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Vendor Directory Search. Looking to conduct research on your next ICT investment and conducting vendor research? Then use the iStart Vendor search to access all information (including case studies, features, opinions, research and news) on …

Dec 3, 2014 · We do this by showing you how other companies are using IT solutions, investigating industry-specific technologies, tracking the latest research and keeping up with relevant business and IT news across the region and globally.We look at things from a business perspective, and use business language, not technical jargon nor sales and marketing puffery.

iStart.com.au is Australia's ICT Research Hub where business decision makers are educated and motivated on business technology. We go beyond the product to interview people who have deployed business technology to share their stories with readers considering a business software investment. If you are buying technology, then iStart is where to begin. It’s so good, we even advertise ourselves ...

1 day ago · SAP Australia has secured an AU$51.8 million contract with New South Wales’ Department of Customer Service to migrate a range of platforms from on-prem to the cloud. The deal, awarded this month, includes SAP’s ERP software, the RISE finance platform and human resources and payroll systems, in a ...

Welcome to iStart’s annual ERP Buyer’s Guide. The Guide provides in-depth comparison and evaluation of the leading ERP vendors and products active in the A/NZ region, along with contact details for their local implementation partners…

Use the ERP Buyer’s Guide to find solutions that fit with your business requirements or industry vertical. As part of your research you should also check the vendor’s listing on the ERP pavilion for more detail on the product or the company behind it, and explore local case studies. To find relevant case studies for a particular industry, search our case study archive by industry vertical.

Jan 23, 2025 · Almost half of all workers employed by New Zealand’s 200 largest tech exporters are now based overseas. But the move isn’t just about bypassing local talent shortages – though that is no doubt a factor – with local companies looking to place their teams closer to customers and supply chains ...

Jan 21, 2025 · Economics, and the AI PoC graveyard… Kiwi business leaders are focusing in on workplace productivity and growth for 2025 as concern about economic uncertainty bites deep, while for Australian businesses it’s extracting organisational value from digital transformation that is a leading challenge for the year ahead.

Apr 5, 2023 · His comments follow the release of AI-focused reports in both New Zealand and Australia. The National AI Centre’s Australia’s AI Ecosystem Momentum report, prepared by Forrester Consulting, includes feedback from more than 200 business decision makers and AI service providers.It found that Australian businesses are growth-focused, using AI technologies across their organisations to gain ...