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    Integrating disparate systems and software from companies it had acquired presented one CIO with the inevitable task of trying to figure out how to pull it all together.

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    Providing a blended solution in order to provide e-learning to its managers was one of the criteria for St George Bank when it was planning a recent implementation.

  • Case study: Taming the integration beast

    Last year, Petsmart took on what it thought would be a simple Y2K remediation project. But while upgrading its financial applications, the company ran up against a unique system integration conflict that left the IT department holding a tiger by the tail.

  • Portals: opening new doors to business

    If they're done right, portals can provide financial returns and less tangible benefits. How can you get the best results and how do you measure your success?

  • We are CRM, you will be integrated

    One of the great challenges of implementing customer relationship management is getting CRM to work together with your existing systems. What is the best approach for connecting CRM?

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  • Boag's finds great ERP takes time to brew

    A major enterprise resource planning implementation has sped reporting, added flexibility and supported rapid growth at beer maker J. Boag & Son. But with success came myriad challenges with employees keen to hold onto the old way of doing things -- pen and paper versus the computer. We examine Boag's ERP turnaround.

  • Fone Zone's PowerPoint hangup pays off

    Most businesses see PowerPoint as the be-all and end-all when it comes to distributing information. As David Braue finds, however, Fone Zone's willingness to look further has paid many benefits.

  • For Thiess, ERP benefits measured in peace of mind

    The construction giant's AU$15 million, JD Edwards OneWorld implementation was initially intended as an upgrade to a struggling decade-old internal system but Thiess has found more than one reason to embrace a future version of the product.

  • Centrelink lays off old project management ideas

    The sheer size and breadth of Centrelink's operations has always meant project management there is a Herculean effort. Taking a new approach to its people and project scheduling has improved the situation dramatically -- but change hasn't been easy.

  • IT alignment pays off for Orica

    How Orica Consumer Products is reaping the rewards of an SAP R/3 enterprise management system implementation.

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    How long will it be before your computer is able to read your facial expressions? Will a rude gesture become the next Control-Alt-Delete? ZDNet Australia investigates computing interfaces.

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    When Intel released the Pentium III Tualatin, PC manufacturers applauded its power saving achievements and joined the chip manufacturer in promising bright new era in mobile computing. However, as the release of the first generation of notebooks built around the new chipset starts to gain momentum, it is not clear how notebook manufacturers will deliver its advances to the market.

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