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News (7)

• NSW govt consolidates shared services

  The New South Wales state government has quietly created a new shared services agency that will, among other things, provide centralised IT services to a large number of departments and agencies.

• Dell to lay off 10 percent of workforce

  Dell released preliminary earnings on Thursday showing positive signs in its servers unit, but announced it would lay off 10 percent of its workforce over the coming year.

• Can the iPAQ get its mojo back?

  Shouldered aside by recent entrants into the smartphone and mobile e-mail market, HP sees a tougher focus on business users, enterprise markets and device management as keys to regaining its leadership.

• Telstra's next-generation edge takes shape

  Telstra has started to take delivery of routing equipment from vendor Tellabs as part of the the telco's next-generation network build-out, with the vendor partnering with a local contractor for network design and construction.

• Alcatel, Lucent agree US$33 billion merger

  French telecoms technology provider Alcatel and US equipment firm Lucent Technologies on Sunday announced a merger agreement, creating a US$33 billion dollar giant in global telecommunications.

Features and Case Studies (3)

• 10 alternatives to the iPhone

  Not convinced Apple's iPhone is the 'must have' device it's been heralded as? We take a look at a few alternatives that provide some advantages over the iPhone in its current incarnation.

• Sun, HP prep new top-end Unix servers

  Sun Microsystems and Hewlett-Packard are preparing new higher-end Unix servers for debut near the end of the year, and several other models will spring up from HP before then.

• Teaching old routers new tricks

  Some networking equipment companies are sprucing up their existing products to go after a hot and growing market known as the multiservice edge, but sceptics question whether or not the products are up to the task.

Reviews (14)

• BlackBerry 8800

  A very slick high-end handset with GPS support and BlackBerry's trademark push technology that's let-down by a lack of features now standard in most smartphones.

• Pocket-sized productivity: 5 PDAs tested

  PDAs are rapidly gaining in popularity, but with new wireless capabilities being added, how can you possibly do without one?

• Affordable colour on the network

  Networkable laser printers have dropped significantly in price. But it still pays to know what you're after before your organisation goes colour. ZDNet Australia tests five networkable printers.

• Nokia E66

  While we like the E71 better, the E66 is a great smartphone with class leading features. If you want the functionality of a business phone without the bulk of a PDA form factor, the E66 is the phone you've been looking for.

• Dell Vostro 410

  Dell claims its Vostro 410 is an energy efficient, high performance PC for small businesses. While Dell's efficiency claims seem to be hot air, the 410 is a sleek, zippy and good value PC.

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