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    SmartGate, the self-processing option for travellers, is now available at Sydney International Airport.

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    ComputerCorp has come out on top in the Queensland Department of Education and Training's latest round of purchasing laptops for teachers through its $70 million computers for schools program.

  • Hiccups for Tassie schools' ICT merger

    Tasmania's plan to combine its year 11 and 12 colleges with its TAFEs to form a new statewide system with shared ICT services has run into teething issues.

  • Nokia N97 ships with Aussie apps

    During the launch of the N97, Nokia demonstrated some of the Aussie apps available for its flagship smartphone.

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    Firefox 3.5, the embodiment of Mozilla's attempt to "upgrade the Web", is now available for Windows and Mac.

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    Carriers in a tether over iPhone capabilities

    One of the more curious aspects of the iPhone phenomenon has been the disconnect between the device's capabilities and carriers' willingness to support them.

  • Read the blog post - Chris Duckett

    Microsoft misses the Outlook point

    Ask designers which mail program is the bane of their existence, and you'll find that Outlook tops the list. The reason why the most popular email reader is also the most painful is simple: it uses Word to render HTML emails.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Telstra's iPhone-free parallel universe

    Given that the new iPhone 3G S is rated at up to 7.2Mbps, you'd think Telstra would be all over it as a potential show pony for Next G's purported high-speed performance. Yet the opposite seems to be true.

  • Read the blog post - Suzanne Tindal

    Don't be an IT snake oil salesman

    IT often promises the government much with the big pull being productivity gains and cost savings, but does the government think about IT in the terms of something that will cure its ills or something which could backfire and give it process diarrhea for a decade?

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    How going public can be, well, public

    Do the boards of IT companies deliberate extra carefully before making a deal with government for fear of having their name pulled through the dirt when they stuff up?

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  • Changing of the guard: ANZ Bank

    Get an insider's look at the recent history and potential imminent future of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group's technology operation in the third of our Changing of the guards series examining generational change in the nation's big four banks.

  • What's the best hosted virtualisation suite?

    A lot of the fuss behind virtualisation is focused around the datacentre. That's all well and good, but there is a whole world of virtualisation for workstations where competition for the best suite is red-hot and constantly improving.

  • A manager's guide to social media

    Use social networking tools like Twitter and Facebook to create a harmonious workplace with our manager's guide to social media.

  • Changing of the guard: National Australia Bank

    Get an insider's look at the recent history and potential imminent future of the National Australia Bank's technology operation in the second of our Changing of the guards series examining generational change in the nation's big four banks.

  • Office 2010 Technical Preview: Screenshots

    We give you a sneak peek at a "Technical Preview" build of Microsoft's upcoming Office 2010 suite before the company formally unveils it to the public.

Videos (24)

  • Money multiplies malware growth in 2007

    The profit motive of cybercriminals has caused the total number of known malware threats to double from 250,000 to 500,000 in just one year. "Essentially, in one year we did 20 years of work," says F-Secure's senior security specialist, Patrik Runald.

  • CIO View: Don't outsource your security!

    With millions of customers at AGL paying by credit card, Cesare Tizi, ZDNet Australia CIO of the Year 2007, explains the importance of security and why outsourcing it is a bad idea. Tizi also talks about why Australia should implement stringent data disclosure laws.

  • Cesare Tizi, ZDNet Australia CIO of the Year 2007

    Welcome to the CIO Vision Series and congratulations to Cesare Tizi, who was awarded the ZDNet Australia CIO of the Year award for 2007. Tizi was recognised for the work he did while successfully leading Australia's largest energy supplier, AGL Energy, through a period of intense change.

  • CIO View: Mobile computing is the future

    A "walk around" management style and lots of time travelling makes Cesare Tizi, ZDNet Australia CIO of the Year 2007, a fan of mobile computing. However, he is still looking for the perfect device -- one that has "snappy" performance, a decent screen, long battery life and a fast, cheap connection to the Web.

  • CIO View: It's good to talk-over-IP

    Cesare Tizi, ZDNet Australia CIO of the Year 2007, likes VoIP because it saves money but he also loves the flexibility it offers. However, Tizi warns admins not to undestimate the problems setting it up.

Reviews (175)

  • Best budget business desktops

    Looking for an affordable business desktop to roll out? We look at the major players available in the market today.

  • HP Pavilion DV2 1001AU

    For a 12-inch laptop we'd expect more performance and features than we're getting, but there are obviously compromises to be made in making ultrathin affordable.

  • Zoho Writer 2.0

    Zoho Writer 2.0 provides one of the richest feature sets of any online word processor, now more accessible thanks to an interface revamp. And, of course, it's free...

  • Dell OptiPlex 960

    If you're shopping at the premium end of the business desktop market, you'll be hard-pressed to do better than the Dell OptiPlex 960.

  • HP Compaq dc7900

    The HP Compaq dc7900 is a solid business offering in the premium desktop space, but the competition is a small step ahead.

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