SMB Market: News

Treasurer Wayne Swan's sixth budget may well be his last. But it certainly had some highlights although most analysts agree that it didn't offer a great deal to Australian economy. The following stories offer a broad-based, ICT-centric coverage of the budget.

Some of the initiatives announced in the 2013/14 Federal Budget have been met with mixed reactions by ICT industry experts.

This is the full transcript of the Treasurer, Wayne Swan's Federal Budget 2013/14 speech.

The Federal Budget has missed the opportunity to take the pressure off business, according to the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI).

Shadow treasurer, Joe Hockey, claims the 2013/14 budget delivers more "debt, chaos and spin".

Solutions and services provider, CSC has welcomed the Federal Government's Budget announcement regarding health and technology.

Researchers are developing machine-to-machine (M2M) communication technology that allows cars to exchange data with each other, meaning vehicles will soon know what the cars all around you are doing on the highway.

Dicker Data is stepping into the security devices arena through a new partnership with WatchGuard.

The Moollaa Commission Calculator app is designed to be a ‘one stop monitoring shop’ for sales professionals looking to track performance, commissions, and income.

Small businesses are losing more than $24 billion in productivity each year when nontechnical employees, referred to as involuntary IT managers (IITMs), are tasked with managing their company’s IT solutions.

The Australian dollar has enjoyed a huge surge on the back of booming mining and resources export prices but that is unlikely to happen again, a leading economist says.

The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) is encouraging all political parties in the Federal Election to adopt reforms to six policy, legislative and incentive areas to ensure the ongoing contribution of ICT to Australia’s digital economy.

Business intelligence vendor, QlikTech, has opened a new office in Perth, in an attempt at strengthening its Australian presence.

The Cloud is an increasingly viable (and inexpensive) storage and backup option for small businesses. Here are 10 services worth a look - and, possibility, your data.

Operating a small business isn't easy. So, here’s a list of 25 must-have technologies that will help make your life easier and your business more successful.

Technology services provider, Insentra, has been named in BRW’s ‘Fast Starters Top 100’ for the second consecutive year, jumping to 38 from 81 in 2012.

Communications integrator, Orange Business Services, has launched its ‘Business Together as a Service’ (BTaaS for this article) product in Australia as part of a global expansion.

In a bid to attract more regional partners, Fujitsu has introduced a service program to allow qualified partners to purchase Next Business Day (NBD) parts only warranty uplifts, and service Fujitsu server hardware that they have sold.

Running a small business isn't easy. I know. I run one. As a freelance writer, I’ve learned that you need to run your writing career as if you were running a business.

Led by Windows 7, Microsoft's operating systems still control the enterprise, but the software giant's days of dominance are waning. As a recent Forrester report highlights, mobile devices and BYOD have made the state of enterprise operating systems far more complex.