Objective Corporation has been awarded a new contract with IBM to deliver a key component of the Australian Department of Defence's End User Compute (EUC) Program. The EUC Program is one of several initiatives designed to establish a dependable, secure and integrated Single Information Environment (SIE) to support Defence business and military operations

There are many businesses and governments around the world that are embracing data as an asset. But what does this mean? Data is integral to understanding business operations and to support business planning. It is important that data is accessible, discoverable and managed by responsible and accountable members within an organisation.

Myths are paradoxical. They often start with a kernel of truth, and the most fertile ground in which a kernel sprouts and grows, is a field of confusion. The more complex a topic, the more likely it is that myths will spread vigorously like weeds. Case in point? Information governance.

The goal of many businesses for the past three decades has been to go paperless.  While this is a worthy and environmentally-sound objective, it is not one that has been successfully met by most businesses.  In fact, according to Coopers and Lybrand there are over four trillion paper documents in the U.S. alone and that number is growing at a rate of 22 percent, or about 880 billion paper documents a year.