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  • Opening the door to better collaboration

    A new generation of enterprise portals offers a way to collabrate and interact, but getting workers to give up e-mail may be their biggest challenge.

  • Instant messaging for business

    The ease and convenience of instant messaging has made it popular with users. But is instant messaging a curse or a boon for the office environment?

  • IM: beyond text messaging

    Instant messaging is often characterised as a frivolous application used mostly by home users. But its business use has increased dramatically in the past year, thanks to a plethora of IM features beyond text messaging.

  • IM: Do IT departments care?

    IT departments are well aware of user's love of instant messenging. But, benefits aside, are you concerned about the security and confidentiality issues in your organisation?

  • Banning IM at work

    Instant messaging has been touted as offering a range of business benefits. But there are also security and HR issues that Australian CIOs and IT managers should carefully consider.

Blogs (7)

  • Lies, damned lies and telco stupidity

    Earlier this month, Telstra put out a press release trumpeting that it's come up with a new phone coaching service to help people who are "bamboozled" by their mobiles. Another excellent example of wrongheaded thinking from the mobile industry.

  • Photos: Star Wars iPhone running Vista, WiMax

    I can't wait for the new iPhone to come out mainly because I'm so dog-tired of listening to the never-ending screeds of rumour mongering nonsense speculating on what functionality the device will have that come out every single day. So I've decided to join in. I'm 100 per cent convinced the new iPhone will run Vista and have WiMax connectivity. In fact I'd bet my house on it.

  • Read the blog post - Steven Deare

    An illuminating chat

    Recently I came across probably the most engaging speaker I've heard on the issues facing technology executives.

  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    Wanna save storage? Try social networking

    There are plenty of popular strategies for reducing enterprise storage usage, but up until now I've never heard the usage of Facebook or instant messaging listed amongst them -- but there's a first time for everything.

  • Read the blog post - Steven Deare

    India off-limits for outsourcing?

    Australian Federal Police (AFP) boss Mick Keelty is the latest to voice concern about India becoming an outsourcing no-go zone, but how real is the risk?

Features and Case Studies (46)

  • Opening the door to better collaboration

    A new generation of enterprise portals offers a way to collabrate and interact, but getting workers to give up e-mail may be their biggest challenge.

  • Instant messaging for business

    The ease and convenience of instant messaging has made it popular with users. But is instant messaging a curse or a boon for the office environment?

  • IM: beyond text messaging

    Instant messaging is often characterised as a frivolous application used mostly by home users. But its business use has increased dramatically in the past year, thanks to a plethora of IM features beyond text messaging.

  • Administering corporate IM

    Instant messaging is gaining increasing focus in the enterprise. What are some of the issues facing IT managers? ZDNet Australia takes a look at some tips and analysis.

  • IM: Do IT departments care?

    IT departments are well aware of user's love of instant messenging. But, benefits aside, are you concerned about the security and confidentiality issues in your organisation?

Reviews (30)

  • Instant messaging for business: 3 packages tested

    The ease and convenience of instant messaging has made it popular with users. But is instant messaging a curse or a boon for the office environment?

  • Microsoft puts its spin on office chat

    The proposed SIP standard is key to IM interoperability and to merging voice, data, video and messaging into a single system, says a Microsoft executive.

  • Microsoft to launch corporate IM

    Microsoft is expected to unveil a new instant messaging service aimed at corporate customers, jump-starting belated efforts by the software giant to tap a fast-growing, new market for the hugely popular technology.

  • Microsoft makes next-gen Messenger public

    MSN Messenger 6, which includes ramped-up multimedia features, has been made available for download in its first public beta version.

  • Work together, IM giants told

    Instant messaging use is growing in offices and homes around the world, and the big players are being told by a standards board to work together.

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