Impress Media's News syndication http://www.impress.com.au Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:30:11 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.impress.com.au/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.impress.com.au Impress Media's News syndication http://www.impress.com.au/content/view/427/106/ Many retailers are basing business strategy and investment decisions on inaccurate data gained from poorly-calibrated or malfunctioning people counting systems warns industry leader Beonic. The Melbourne based company, a world leader in people-counting and retail intelligence systems, has launched a new service called Accuracy Counts , which will benefit users of all people counting technology, regardless of the sensor type or manufacturer. Beonic operations manager Adam Barrow said the Australian marketplace had a wide variety of people counting technologies available. Regardless of the technology you use to measure your foot traffic, you still need to know how accurately it is performing, he said. A surprising number of retailers are basing decisions such as marketing effectiveness or sales conversion results on incorrect or outdated accuracy benchmarks. Newsroom - Beonic Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:30:00 +0100 http://www.impress.com.au/content/view/426/48/ National broadband company Internode has become SA's 23rd largest company according to the annual inBusiness T100 report, after reporting revenues of $170 million for the past financial year. Internode, and its associate company Agile Communications, have climbed from position #31 on the T100 chart in the past year, a period when its employee numbers have topped 320. About half of the company's revenues come from outside its home state of SA. Internode is the largest technology company on the list, significantly ahead of memory manufacturer Legend Corporation and communications manufacturer Codan Ltd. Internode's Chief Executive Officer Patrick Tapper said he expected Internode's rapid growth rate to continue for the foreseeable future. Internode has grown by about $30 million annually during the past two years, he said. We expect to maintain that volume of growth as the company diversifies its products and services to meet the needs of our customers, especially corporate and government organisations. Newsroom - Internode Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:30:00 +0100 http://www.impress.com.au/content/view/423/98/ Augusta, Georgia I distinguished myself today as the worst-dressed person to attend the 11am service at the Ebenezer Baptist Church. The day started badly when I woke up in my room at The Ellis Hotel at 10.50am after hitting the sack at 2.30am (about 4pm in Adelaide) after a midnight visit to Blind Willie's blues club in the entertainment district of Virginia Highlands. Before climbing into bed, I'd closed all the curtains so day's break would not disturb my slumber. It worked! The result was eight and a half hours of relatively deep sleep - my only interruptions were the bleep of an incoming text message and a full bladder. I finally woke when the driving force behind this trip Robbie headed for the shower. I rolled over, checked my watch and then immediately double-checked the hotel clock to make certain my eyes were not full of sleep. I spent the next 10 minutes cramming the tangle of electrical gadgets that had crept out of my bags back inside and climbing into my travelling clothes. I told Robbie to meet me at the Australian Bakery in East Atlanta. I'm off to church, I said. You do what you gotta do Johnny, he replied, sleepily. Afterthought - Travel Sat, 20 Sep 2008 23:30:00 +0100 http://www.impress.com.au/content/view/420/108/ National accounting firm RSM Bird Cameron has recruited information security veteran Jo Stewart-Rattray to head up its new Risk Management Services team in Adelaide. Jo has 20 years experience in the IT field, including as a Chief Information Officer for a major utility. She has worked in the information security arena for 12 years. In her most recent role, at Vectra Corporation, Jo provided strategic advice to organisations across industry sectors including banking and finance, utilities, automotive manufacturing, tertiary education, retail and government. Jo specialises in consulting in information security issues with a particular emphasis on governance in both the commercial and operational areas of businesses. As RSM Bird Cameron’s Director for Information Security, Jo said her focus was on the business side of risk management rather than the technical element. “Information security is all about risk management, so my role is to identify where the risk lies and to reduce it,” she said. “People at the coalface are doing a good job of managing risk, but that has the effect of quarantining risk management rather than inculcating it through the organisation. Executive management and senior management must become more aware of the issue of risk. We need more executive focus.” Newsroom - RSM Bird Cameron Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:30:00 +0100 http://www.impress.com.au/content/view/417/108/ Adelaide-based Terry Rodoni has gained a seat on the executive board of national accounting firm RSM Bird Cameron as the SA office recorded nearly 50 per cent growth in the past year. During the past year, the Adelaide branch of RSM Bird Cameron has grown from 15 employees to 21, with another two vacancies currently open. Mr. Rodoni was elected to the national executive in May. As RSM’s , he also holds the national role of managing the firm’s traditional business services including tax accounting. Mr. Rodoni, the third Adelaide based director to sit on the board, said his directorship gave the South Australian offices, including Port Lincoln and Mt Gambier, a seat at the national table. “A significant reason for this was my Business Solutions role, which puts a large part of the practice under my responsibility. This national role is very demanding as the firm aims to ‘lever off’ the skills of its accountants around the nation. Newsroom - RSM Bird Cameron Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:30:00 +0100