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In order to properly assess the state of their EA, organisations should examine adherence to a nominated framework... Microsoft’s only threat in mobility is from Google... For today's Gen X's, Y's and Z's (the Alphabet Generations), organisational commitment influences intention-to-turnover among ICT graduates... Unachievable partnering strategies remain costly mistake for future of Lotus Notes... A stance of default public licensing for the disclosure of government copyright information would be of immense value to Australian businesses... In 2006-2007 both India and China's venture capital investments (including private equity) were 4.3 times that reported in Australia... Chinese BPO Firms are competent niche players at the end of the food chain... Demand still exists for ICT benchmarking services as an enduring approach for CIOs wishing to optimise their overall ICT service performance... The telecommunications company that can bring in a SaaS offering in partnership with MYOB will be hugely successful in Australia... Oracle can play a lead role in the charge to corporate free-mail...
Welcome to Longhaus

Welcome to Longhaus

Longhaus is globally recognised as one of Australia's leading boutique ICT research and advisory companies offering local research and analysis to assist major organisations overcome the challenges presented by the adoption of global ICT solutions. 

A backstage pass to Australian ICT research and analysis

A backstage pass to Australian ICT research and analysis

Information without context is like organisational quick-sand. The more you talk about it, and struggle against it the deeper you sink. Access All Areas is the "Thank-God you're here!" ICT research and advisory service the local industry has been looking for.

The benchmark in Australian public sector ICT research

The benchmark in Australian public sector ICT research

Detailed information on 1000's of individual ICT assets collected directly from core budget-funded government departments. This critical information enables business, sales, and marketing planning, or assists public sector agencies make more effective ICT strategy and procurement decisions.

Monitoring the health of the Australian ICT economy

Monitoring the health of the Australian ICT economy

The Australian Tech Index is a quarterly service developed to provide unique and important insights into the current and future state of the Australian technology economy. The index incorporates up to 13 indicators including quarterly measurements of local CIO confidence.

Avoid the ivory tower of global industry analysis

Avoid the ivory tower of global industry analysis

Engage an in-region perspective for analysis and decision support for major ICT purchases, pre-tender reviews, or marketing and strategy development. Our service provides coverage for each side of the ICT economy through research into both demand-side markets and supporting supply-side industries.

The data service for ICT marketing professionals

The data service for ICT marketing professionals

Longhaus delivers fast turn-around, customised responses to questions involving the business impact of technology. All responses include quantitative analysis undertaken with statistically significant data, and geographically relevant research projects.

Markets, brands and business performance

Markets, brands and business performance

Longhaus events deliver industry-leading insights on technology and its impact on IT and business performance. They deliver pragmatic, actionable advice to a wide audience including best practices and networking for end-users, and a high-quality C-level audience for ICT vendors.  

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From web browsers to mainframe tools: competition drives innovation

Today few organisations would deny that there exists a competitive web browser market. Organisations and consumers alike can choose from multiple, viable web browser solutions for various platforms. Marketing...

The return of PWC and KPMG technology advisory to ranks of the Big 4

Forgetting the last 9-months of economic crisis, the last 18 months have been a challenging time for the ICT industry as it has come under increasing scrutiny to return savings to the business on the back...

The importance of being distributable

At the Open CeBIT conference in 2008 Longhaus stated that by 2012 the open source business model would be a fully integrated dimension of the overall software market. Part of the logic behind this forecast...

Social network analysis can save a re-branded corporate social computing

Our latest research highlights that only 26% of Australia’s large-enterprise organisations are actively planning or currently using corporate social computing. That’s a staggering 74% that are stating...

The looming maintenance and technical support bubble in education

It’s like Christmas morning across most of the nation’s education departments. And schools are abuzz. Hundreds of thousand’s of netbooks are shipping out across Australia in a boon for not just students...

IE8 accelerator add-ons: not yet leading the social network integration race

IBM’s acquisition of Sun Microsystems: hiding a murder in a war

Fighting fires and floods: the right to information

Federal government purchases 2.5 million CRM SaaS licenses

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Is it better to keep going on this or admit defeat and blog about the challenge of ICT policy?

It was always going to be a tough assignment and a large part of me is disappointed that the job is only half-done. As of today, we have received over 1,250 views of the 13 policies outlined on the Naked...

ICT Policy #13: Set a government standard for company references

ICT Policy #13: Set a government standard for company references

The Naked Chief wishes to thank Sam Higgins for this policy contribution.  At some point or another everyone has been asked to provide a reference. Whether it is for a close personal friend,...

ICT Policy #12: Consistency of chargeback and capital management

Thanks to Sam for filling in for me while I was sick. This one comes from him. Shared service providers are continuing to emerge across governments in Australia. From shared Financial and HR business...

ICT Policy #11: Government ATMs - the free enterprise service kiosk

Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) changed the face of banking forever. I remember my first "trip" to use one in 1982, two years before the demise of the $1 note. The ATM was embedded in the wall...

ICT Policy #10: Move over classic languages; enter Kodu

As a kid it was bug-catchers, Mechanno, and as I got older the 200-in-1 electronic kits from Tandy, and Dick Smith that helped me understand how things worked. Dad tended to draw the line at power tools...

ICT Policy #9: Introducing LAMP into the national curriculum

ICT Policy #8: Central licencing bureau

ICT Policy #7: Constitutional change for ICT

ICT Policy #6: A netbook for every public servant

ICT Policy #5: More mobile representatives in government service

ICT Policy #4: Fund and build a purpose-built application development campus

ICT Policy #3: Assigning an economic value to a digitally connected life in support of greater public works investment

ICT Policy #2: Encouraging ICT strategy thinking within small business

ICT Policy #1: Why do all public servants need a government email address?

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Australia ICT Budget Review and Outlook: 2009-10

After years of relatively modest but comfortable ICT expenditure increases Australian businesses are about to be hit by a severe ICT budget slowdown. Longhaus’ 2009 ICT Spending and Priorities Study...

Australia’s Enterprise Email Market: Collaboration or Communication

Longhaus have long suspected that because of the architecture and integration of email into a larger workspace, IBM’s Lotus Notes was adopted by organisations that had a greater use of collaboration...

Barriers to enterprise wiki adoption: Understanding the wiki-portal continuum

The Longhaus ICT Spending and Priorities Study 2009 fielded in February indicated that the enterprise wiki adoption intention of Australian organisations is high yet this passion has not effectively translated...

How to move from buying technology to buying services if you are an Australian SME

ICT as a service delivery enabler has risen to meet the demands of the Small-to-Medium Enterprise (SME) business owner while at the same time becoming infinitely more affordable. However the SME ICT market...

Oracle acquisition of Sun should put competitors on notice

Reports emerged on 18 March from the Wall Street Journal that IBM and Sun Microsystems (Sun) had entered into talks about a potential acquisition. By 7 April it was reported that talks between IBM and...

Australian Tech Index Q2 2009

Open-cut Queensland turns to open source

Data leakage prevention must evolve to an enabler of collaborative business processes

Australian ICT services market in the eyes of a Chinese BPO

Telstra keeps HFC-led channel strategy under wraps

Current SME spending patterns point to a new digital divide

Microsoft and Red Hat set to capitalise on rising server virtualisation adoption in Australia

Australian Tech Index Q1 2009

Government with its head in the cloud

The rise of the Indian services hydra in Australia

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IBM Cloud Computing Strategy Update
1:1 Custom Briefing - 15 July, 2009

Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Launch
1:Many Analyst Meeting - 9 July, 2009

Update from Enterprise Architects
1:1 Briefing - 3 July 2009

HP and EDS Integration Update
1:Many Briefing - 26 June 2009 (APJ) & 1 July, 2009 (ANZ)

OpenText ECM Suite
1:1 Custom Briefing - 1 July, 2009

RightNow Technologies KM in Public Sector
1:1 Custom Briefing - 1 July, 2009

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Speaking at...

ICT Hypothetical Series: Internet Television
Longhaus & Invest Brisbane - 23 July, 2009

Australian ICT Economy: Current Trends and Budget Outlook
Queensland.NET (BNE) - 15 July, 2009

Longhaus Baseline Event: 2009/10 Queensland Government ICT Budget Overview
Longhaus - 26th June, 2009

Directorship: 09 - Navigating Uncharted Waters
Australian Institute of Company Directors - 12 June (CNS), 2009

Trends in CRM and Case Management Adoption in Government
Avanade - 27 May (BNE) & 2 June (CBR), 2009

Trends in Wireless Computing
Software Queensland - 27 May (BNE), 2009

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Mentioned in...

Lotus Notes losing Aussie email war?
ZDNet - 27 June, 2009

Roll-your-own social networks no guarantee of improved security
TechTarget ANZ - 11 June, 2009

Employer confidence on the rise: Hudson Report
Queensland Business Review - 24 June, 2009

Silver lining to states' efficiency drive
Australian Financial Review - 18 June, 2009

Longhaus: Too Much "Soap Boxing" in Enterprise Wikis
Future Changes - 8 June, 2009

Axe falls on IT
MIS Australia - 1 June, 2009

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