Opponents of the US$85.4 billion AT&T acquisition of Time Warner from both ends of the political spectrum in the US have publicly called for the deal to be quashed. Both Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders oppose the proposed merger.

Digital coupons using mobile and online media will take advantage of personalisation to grow by 60% to more than 360 billion by 2021, while social media and use of bots drive customer engagement and coupon delivery.

The Commonwealth Bank and Wells Fargo are claiming a world-first inter-bank open account transaction between two independent banks combining blockchain technology, smart contracts and the Internet of Things.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has engaged global management consultancy Accenture to enhance its digital data collection systems as it implements a $257 million transformation of its services infrastructure.

More than 95% of all Australian businesses are small to medium enterprises (SME) – the backbone of the Australian economy. IT-related issues are affecting their efficiency more than any other type of problems.

Newly published research shows that the rapidly changing ICT environment poses big challenges for chief information officers, with many revealing that they now have less control over IT spending than ever before.

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