Randy Pausche once said if there is an elephant in the room you should introduce him so here goes. The latest alpha version (version 2.0.0) of the quickly evolving big-data platform “Hadoop” (the elephant) from Apache is now available. The move to alpha for version 2.0.0 is a big step up from the Read more [...]

Many enterprise resource planning solutions are still firmly embedded in business as on-premise solutions, both physically and logically. But is the time right to consider a two-tier ERP solution which maximises the return on existing investments whilst also offering more business opportunities through Read more [...]

The emerging mobile device market is a tempting one for marketing opportunities – what better than to have your brand message in the hands of people everywhere. According to a report in The Sydney Morning Herald the “the global mobile advertising market is expected to surge to $US17.6 billion in Read more [...]

Cloud enabled integrator Magic Software Enterprises Ltd has been appointed a business partner to enterprise resource planning provider SYSPRO. SYSPRO has over 30 years experience in ERP systems and provides its 45+ module platform to 14,500 companies across 60 countries. Modules include Financial & Read more [...]

Big data is not just for big enterprise – big data analytics can be useful for small business too. A commonly heard statement these days is “big data offers opportunities for small business” but there are few case studies or articles with any examples or actual supporting information. An interesting Read more [...]

When planning to build web service applications to present and handle core COBOL or C data both JSON and XML formats make the process much simpler. However, to optimise the agility of web components built utilising these services requires special attention which could be both complex and time consuming. Read more [...]

You wouldn’t want to have been a COBOL developer attending the recent “NYC 2012 Disrupt Conference”. During a live presentation the new US CIO and CTO launched an effort to “disrupt the United States Federal Government” and called for “bad-ass” developers to help power the disruption (source: Read more [...]

A two-and-a-half year enhancement project “Project Eagle”, the latest development in enterprise resource planning solutions, from applications company IFS has launched as “IFS Applications 8”. This latest version aims to align and extend the product feature set to meet the demands of “modern Read more [...]