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  • Vista shunned in business survey

    A new survey shows Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system is still playing second fiddle to XP with business users, with more enterprises confessing to checking out the unreleased Windows 7 OS than its predecessor.

  • Australian cybercrime goes under the microscope

    The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) has launched a new study into the effects of cybercrime on Australian commerce by commissioning a survey of more than 10,000 businesses across the country, seeking information about their experiences with online transgressions and what is being done to prevent them.

  • Open source an AU$500m industry in Australia

    The Australian open source industry generates AU$500 million of revenue every year, according to the inaugural Australian Open Source Industry and Community Census, released today at the NSW Trade and Investment Centre.

  • Businesses set to spend, says IBM survey

    A survey of CEOs among IBM's top customers shows a shift from a cost cutting to revenue growth as the primary business objective. That finding isn't much of a surprise, given the global easing of economic pain among corporations.

  • LAN usage hits stalemate amongst SMEs

    Small businesses may be reluctant to implement a local area network (LAN), according to results of an IDC market survey. The survey revealed the number of respondents employing a LAN has risen by only one percent since last year.

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  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    Mission-critical now a meaningless phrase

    If you think two-thirds of your IT is mission-critical, you're either running an incredibly lean and efficient operation or you haven't got a clue how many applications you have and which ones you need to manage.

  • Read the blog post - Sheryle Moon

    Capitalising on human potential

    What can organisations do to keep the employees they have and maximise their potential?

  • Australian security: the lucky country

    Does anyone seriously believe that Australian businesses and government agencies manage security any better than the US or UK?

  • Read the blog post - Renai LeMay

    Australian Govt funds IT start-ups

    This week Australia's Federal Government announced it had allocated $3.6 million in funding to 57 local research projects so that they could be commercialised, with many of them being web or IT-related start-ups.

  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    Sticking it to USB sticks, again

    A new survey highlights a predictable problem: there could be lots of risky private information stored on USB sticks. That's about as surprising as Paris Hilton flaunting her lady garden in public.

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  • Big money IT jobs may be returning: Survey

    A salary survey conducted by IT recruitment company Robert Walters suggests big money IT jobs may be on their way back.

  • Report: Net attacks on businesses down

    Attacks on corporate networks have gone down, but cyber-vandals now have a much larger pool of software vulnerabilities to attack, a report has warned.

  • Survey: CIOs not sold on Cisco storage

    Networking giant Cisco Systems' new ventures in the storage market have piqued the interest of IT buyers, but the company may have to "earn its stripes," according to a new survey.

  • AU industry bodies conflict over ICT job status

    The brawl over the true state of information and communications technology (ICT) employment has taken another twist with the Australian Information Industry Association's (AIIA) release of figures indicating the market is stabilising.

  • IT pros struggle with storage demands

    Storage administration and capacity planning top the list of concerns Australian IT storage professionals are facing, according to a survey.

Reviews (51)

  • Watching the detection

    They may not be perfect, but intrusion detection systems should be a part of your enterprise security arsenal.

  • Surrendering security

    Would you put the security of your company into someone else's hands? ZDNet Australia finds out what benefits and peace of mind a managed service can provide.

  • Six wireless access points tested

    In recent months, wireless networks have received a boost as products based on the 802.11g standard--capable of 54Mbps--have come into the mainstream. Are you ready for fast wireless?

  • Making the upgrade

    You've got a lot invested in that current infrastructure, but there are those who are telling you it's time to upgrade. When is really the right time?

  • MS and IBM get caring and sharing

    Both IBM/Lotus and Microsoft have recently released new versions of their groupware suites--Notes/Domino and Exchange--with an emphasis on collaboration. We take them both through their paces.

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  • Renai LeMay Australian Govt funds IT start-ups
    This week Australia's Federal Government announced it had allocated $3.6 million in funding to 57 local research projects so that they could be commercialised, with many of them being web or IT-related start-ups.
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