News (37)

  • Optus dumps hosted VoIP for Evolve network

    Optus is decommissioning its Nortel-powered hosted VoIP Centrex offering in favour of a new voice module delivered over its next-generation Evolve network.

  • Volante names advisors on Commander bid

    Australian ICT infrastructure and services specialist Volante has retained Macquarie Bank and Deacons to help it assess a hostile AU$129.7 million takeover offer from telecommunications player Commander Communications.

  • FSF lawyer recommends express patent license for GPL, BSD

    Free Software Foundation (FSF) senior counsel, Dan Ravicher, has put forward a recommendation to help developers avoid potential legal pitfall when distributing software under free and open source licenses.

  • Aust open source drama echoes SCO fight

    Australian courts may soon host a legal drama reminiscent of the open source legal watershed brought about when SCO's sued IBM for allegedly misappropriating its Unix intellectual property and distributing it with Linux.

  • Aust retailers move to allay RFID fears

    The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has developed a second draft RFID Consumer Code of Practice and hopes to launch a finished document by Christmas.

Blogs (1)

  • Read the blog post - Sheryle Moon

    Getting a Second Life

    It is hardly surprising that Australian companies are beginning to enter the brave new world of Second Life.

Features and Case Studies (13)

  • DVD burning: a business issue?

    Making copies of DVD movies on the office machine may seem like an excellent idea to some of your employees. But what issues should Australian enterprises and IT departments be aware of?

  • Storage: where IT managers go wrong

    While most IT departments would argue that they try and assess storage requirements accurately, industry pundits have a differing view--a large number are still not getting it right. ZDNet Australia examines how this can be resolved.

  • Corporate governance: CIOs get thinking

    Corporate collapses and highly publicised financial mismanagement has been making headlines in 2002. But do issues about corporate governance affect the way Australian CIOs and IT managers make decisions?

  • Most network investment driven by FUD

    Most network infrastructure investments are driven by fear, uncertainty and doubt rather than long-term, measurable strategic planning, according to new research.

  • Teamwork and the battle for the bottom line

    The bottom line benefits of teamwork are a key focus for Ken Payne, national IT director at Australian law firm Deacons. ZDNet Australia recently spoke to Payne about the rigours of managing his dynamic team.

Reviews (1)

  • DVD burning: a business issue?

    Making copies of DVD movies on the office machine may seem like an excellent idea to some of your employees. But what issues should Australian enterprises and IT departments be aware of?

Create an e-mail alert for "deacons"
ZDNet Australia Alerts is an e-mail alert service which provides personalised news, features and reviews to readers’ inbox on an hourly, daily and weekly basis.
Alert:
deacons


Frequency: *

Filter Tags

Sponsored content

Power Centre - Content from our premier sponsors

Blogs

  • Angus Kidman Google should come clean on datacentres
    It's nice that Google says it has put an effort into making its datacentres more energy efficient, but the search giant's pledges won't mean much until it discloses just how many of the beasties it's actually running.
  • Array US shows what OPEL could have been
    Sprint's WiMAX roll-out in Baltimore will prove the Australian government's decision to worm its way out of the Opel WiMAX contract was a short-sighted, and ultimately damaging, political stunt that has benefited nobody.
  • Array Do you love or hate Microsoft's Seinfeld ads?
    Microsoft has released its second commercial starring Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld. Have you seen it yet?
  • More blogs »

Back to top

Featured