Product, software and technology launches abound at CeBIT

Entrepreneurs, inventors, business leaders and academics have used CeBIT Australia – the most significant business technology exhibition and conference in our region as a platform to launch new software, business solutions and technologies over the three day event at Sydney Olympic Park this week.

Sutherland NSW based firm Micronet launched their new software HARMONiQ. This new ERP style product gives companies with complex inventory needs control and visibility of their accounting, distribution, sales, marketing and business management functions, allowing them to optimise their business for growth.

Aaron Wong, Researcher at the University of Newcastle showcased the new and improved NUBots, the soccer playing robots that were a highlight for delegates at this year’s CeBIT Australia.

“We have remote control robots here, an autonomous robot running around to demonstrate what the robot can actually do and a virtual reality set-up, with an ocular device and motion capture.”

Mr Wong said that his work is an indicator that we are now in the ‘Age of Robotics’.

“All the research shows that with the decline of the mining sector, our economy needs more skills and talent in the IT area.

“What we are demonstrating here are the results of our research and how we are contributing to Australia’s need to develop a strong knowledge economy,” said Mr Wong.

Bill Simpson-Young, Director, National ICT Australia (NICTA), Australia’s largest ICT research organisation said that they used the platform of CeBIT to showcase their work in the areas of spacial technology, logistics and transport, environmental monitoring, renewable energy and the hyper-spectral technology as the show gives them chance to talk to a diverse range of people from across the IT industry.

NICTA have on show their new techniques for visualising all of Australia’s imports and exports which uses data that hasn’t been visualised before.

“We are also showing the very exciting Doarama a website where people can upload their GPS tracks to get an immersive 3D visualisation in their web browser. This is very popular with para-gliders and drone operators as you can get a 3D rendering from just using your GPS track. To date we’ve had 270,000 GPS tracks uploaded from around the world,” he said.