IBM has launched a public beta of the AIX 6 operating system, which incorporates a number of major changes including a more complete virtualisation offering.
Establishing a client-service mind-set within your IT organisation ultimately creates faithful buyers of your services, whether the client is external or internal.
For consultants who don't mind a little uncertainty and are willing to be creative in their contracts, ailing businesses may be good client prospects.
How do you show your work to future employers without violating confidentiality agreements with previous clients? What do you do if your type of work doesn’t lend itself to neat presentation? Here are some tips on creating an effective portfolio.
Most businesses have given a resounding thumbs down to the technologies used to keep spam out of their mail in boxes, a new survey has revealed.
Sometimes, a well-placed and well-timed letter can make all the difference. Other times, it can make no difference at all and even hurt your case. This week's missive by the Competitive Carriers' Coalition, I would suggest, falls into the latter category.
While there's not much that's more fun than stirring up Linux and Windows zealots into a frenzy of spite against each other, we thankfully finally seem to be approaching a more measured universe in which technology choices can be made based on suitability rather than preconception.
Writing a blog about mobile technology on 28 April almost necessitates holding forth on CDMA shutoff. But if you ask me, there's something far more disruptive happening in the wireless world right now.
Macs are banned from many government departments because there aren't any 'approved' applications to encrypt them. So why doesn't Apple CEO Steve Jobs do something about it?
If you're considering an upgrade to Entourage 2008, think again -- for some reason, Microsoft hasn't bothered to add some vital functions that are critical to making Apple Mac systems welcome on any Exchange network.
Outlook has been copping some heat lately, largely for attracting virus writers, while Thunderbird has been getting all of the good press. Is it time to dump Outlook? We review the options.
Whether you are engaging a client on a solution proposal or simply kicking off your project exploration phase, clients are today deeply interested in ROI. Here's how to make that pay off for project managers.
Getting mired in a contentious client relationship is like being stuck in a tar pit: You just keep sinking. But what do you do when dipping into the tar pit becomes inevitable?
Product marks company's entry into market for desktop security products for businesses, but not much is known about it yet.
Onsite contractors need good client management skills even if they're not directly responsible for the client. Managing client expectations is the key.
Trillian is a full-featured, standalone, skinnable chat client that supports AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo Messenger, and IRC.
Azureus is an easy-to-use Java BitTorrent client with support for 27 languages. Azureus connects to the BitTorrent network. BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer protocol designed to transfer files.
In the first instalment of a two-part review on thin clients, we look at thin-client terminals.
Last month we looked at thin-client terminals. This month RMIT examines the back end for thin-client setups.
Outlook has been copping some heat lately, largely for attracting virus writers, while Thunderbird has been getting all of the good press. We examine the two products, and other e-mail clients available today, so you can see if replacing Outlook really is an option.
Chinese engineers have allegedly cracked Skype's Internet telephony protocol, according to a Thursday blog posting.
Thin clients seem to be a perennial runner-up to full-featured desktops, but we think the time is right to stop thinking "what if?" and to get rid of those clunky desktop PCs.
Microsoft slams Google on privacy
Google's approach to privacy is a decade behind Microsoft, the Redmond software giant's chief privacy strategi… Watch it now
MyPerfect.com.au has potential
Storage infrastructure on the tender track
Apple has killed the video store; will ISPs be next?
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