On-demand software, or software as a service, is changing how companies do business. The notion of cloud software and the Internet of Things has dominated the technology discussion for some years, but it's more than just another Silicon Valley buzzword.

Keep on reading: How On-Demand Solutions are Changing the World of Enterprise Software

Software industry public stock market and M&A valuations reached record peaks yet again in 2019. This was led by investor and buyer interest in publicly traded SaaS companies (8.2x EV/Revenue) and SaaS M&A targets (4.9x EV/Revenue). M&A deal activity also reached record levels in 2019, as SaaS M&A volume grew 27% during the year.

Keep on reading: SEG 2020 Annual Software Industry Report

Here’s how developers can maximize scalability and performance while minimizing cost and infrastructure usage.

Keep on reading: Why IoT Development Needs Microservices and Containerization

A look at technology business trends for 2018 and beyond shows Amazon’s market-munching power shows no sign of waning.

Keep on reading: Amazon 2018: Bulldozing More Market Leaders

Toby Redshaw is SVP of 5G innovation at Verizon. I spoke with him about the tidal shift from 4G to 5G and the dawning of the Internet of Things.

Keep on reading: M.R. Asks 3 Questions: Toby Redshaw, SVP, Verizon

Reports claim General Electric is selling off key digital assets, which likely include its Predix platform. What are the implications for IoT?

Keep on reading: GE’s Digital Spinoff: What Does It Mean for the Internet of Things?

Armored Things is using Internet of Things devices to keep large venues safe. I sat down with Julie to find out more about creating a new market category.

Keep on reading: M.R. Asks 3 Questions: Julie Johnson, Co-Founder and President, Armored Things

Discussing data center green initiatives in 2020 and Ireland's position on their growth with Páraic Hayes, Head of US West Coast, for IDA Ireland.

Keep on reading: Quick Answers to Quick Questions: In conversation with Páraic Hayes, Head of US West Coast, IDA Ireland

CIOs often end up trying to manage complex browsers with traditional management or cobbled-together tools. Why is this a problem?

Keep on reading: To CIOs: A message from your engine room

A closer look at the strategic technical developments aimed at improving mobile data security and endpoint experience.

Keep on reading: Presenting the Internet of “Security” Things

Aiming to enable a “nirvana” experience for travelers has driven CellPoint towards block-chain powered, biometric-enabled identification.

Keep on reading: Growth Players: CellPoint Mobile’s CEO Kristian Gjerding

The anticipated proliferation of devices demands an innovative approach to managing, securing and delivering these endpoints and the applications that will run on them.

Keep on reading: Why End-User Computing Needs a Refresh

The 2019 Mobile World Conference was held in Barcelona, featuring extensive learning opportunities from dozens of partner-led programmes, GSMA seminars, summits and more. Here are four notable headlines from this year's conference that you might have missed.

Keep on reading: 6 Headlines from the 2019 Mobile World Conference

ERIC ABETZ: It is all the way with the Liberal Coalition or disaster.

A WAD of fake $50 notes has been splashed across southern Tasmania with police receiving 20 separate reports of the counterfeit currency.

UP to five men could have been involved in an incident at a Greens candidate’s Burnie home on Saturday night, police say.

A FUN children’s show featuring former Junior MasterChef star Jack Lark features a serious message about healthy eating.

THE founder of the bold eco-tourism attraction Eden Project has received a glowing endorsement from the Macquarie Point Corporation.

A DISABILITY support pensioner accused of ripping off Centrelink for $90,000 by claiming her long-term boyfriend was a housemate has pleaded not guilty to fraud charges.

TASMANIA is set to benefit from a major overhaul of a fund that was supposed to ­provide vital projects and ­infrastructure to Australia’s ­regions — but instead pumped millions into mainland capital cities.

WHEN reaching for the steak knife double check the T-bone is on its way because strict new laws banning knives in public places take effect this week.

HOBART taxi driver Mikahil Ahmed is reeling from a brutal racial attack that left him hospitalised and badly damaged his cab.

BY the time most people read this, hundreds of hardy souls will have taken the plunge for the fourth annual Dark Mofo Nude Solstice Swim.

Latest iteration of the electronic library can be taken to the beach or into the bath.

‘Gamergate’ controversy shines spotlight on the ugliest part of gaming culture.

Matt Santoro is one of numerous Canadian YouTube celebrities who will be in town for the second annual event.

Connections allows users to post spare plane tickets and the name of the person the ticket is registered to in hopes of finding a traveler with the same name.

Essentially, you surface your first-ever Facebook profile picture — and then nominate three friends to do the same.

New version of the classic doll, which can chat with children, makes her debut at New York Toy Fair.

At the posh watch show Baselworld, the talk will be about Apple’s entry into the market.

In the U.S. almost three quarters use it, along with others such as Instagram and Snapchat. Twenty-four per cent say they’re online almost constantly.

Two recent papers argue over when the anthropocene began and if it should become an official geological time period.

The insult-triggering website was built by Microsoft as an exercise in machine learning.

If you’re lucky, you’ll find something besides avocados to squeeze in these grocery stores.

The dictionary has added more than 1,700 entries.

A stowaway cat shocked small-plane pilot and passenger.

While featuring all sides of an issue is a hallmark of good journalism, many in the scientific community feel that the media should do a better job of separating facts from opinions.

Coby Persin, whose YouTube channel is known for prank videos with a touch of social commentary, tricked teenage girls he met online to meet him in person.

Used in balloons and industry, gas is hard to capture and supplies are diminishing and its price rising. Researchers think it may be found under ground.

No Smartphone. No Google. No Twitter. No texting and no music — except for a Walkman.

Carli Stephens-Rothman ditches the :) and shows some real emotion.

Dalhousie professor says the heat has been altering marine ecosystems, harming fisheries and killing various species — and the phenomenon is likely to continue.

The highly distinctive and mostly endemic Australian land mammal fauna has suffered an extraordinary rate of extinction (>10% of the 273 endemic terrestrial species) over the last ∼200 y: in comparison, only one native land mammal from continental North America became extinct since European settlement. A further 21% of Australian...

When evaluating public cloud providers on pricing, it is easy to get hung up on the differences. AWS and Google Cloud each have their own service catalog, terminology and purchasing variations. But do these differences actually impact the final bill?

Keep on reading: Google Cloud vs. AWS: Who Has The Best Pricing?

Sharing third-party AWS workflow options that can be integrated to increase your operation's effectiveness and productivity when working in the cloud. 

Keep on reading: Automating the Cloud: AWS Tools and Tips

The challenges businesses and services are facing right now vary from wild fluctuations in supply chains; to enormous digital demand on the technologies and platforms that enable us to stay connected and live productive lives. This is why Jay Chapel is looking for ways to help organizations reduce costs across the board. Collecting information from great companies, we hope our conversation shares some ideas that may help in some small way.

Keep on reading: M.R. Asks 3 Questions: Jay Chapel, CEO, ParkMyCloud

Researchers at the University of Bath in the UK have developed a 3D-printed microscope design, called OpenFlexure, which is open-source and can be assembled for as little as $18. More complex versions of the design are possible, and the microscope can incorporate full automation and a Raspberry Pi computer. The research team hopes that the […]

Researchers at the National University of Singapore have developed a soft sensor and actuator to monitor bladder volume and help empty it on-demand. The device is intended to be implanted on the bladder surface during a surgical procedure to treat patients who cannot completely empty their bladders voluntarily. Patients can suffer from an underactive bladder […]