Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer yesterday tip-toed around Australia's broadband debate but said that if the country was to engage in cloud computing business that telcos and the government needed to 'get on with' delivering high speed broadband at a fair price.
Apple wowed the cell phone industry a year ago with the first version of the iPhone. And now its new software development kit and soon-to-be-launched application store featuring third-party applications could change the game yet again.
The era of officially sanctioned iPhone applications should kick off on Monday.
Antivirus firm Sophos has updated its application control software so IT managers can block distributed applications such as SETI@home from being used on corporate desktops.
The Commonwealth Bank's rebuilding of its front-end customer management system was a complex technical undertaking, but one of the most important aspects of its successful deployment was paying close attention to interface design, according to its developers.
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Visual Studio Team System provides the tools a team needs for every collaborative development purpose. The downside is that Microsoft is once again going too far in deciding how we should do things. Will it work for your team?
Being a Microsoft or Java fanatic may be admirable in some IT roles. IT development management isn't one of them.
Companies using enterprise architectures for distributed applications may not realise the extra vulnerability of their apps, but they might also fail to realise that they already have the means of increasing security without increasing expense.
ERP architectures are usually structured around messaging, monitoring, and workflow. Learn how to reconfigure these resources into document management, compliance enforcement or help desk automation systems.
special report The two Web services standards are now settling into their respective roles and the reasons for choosing one over the other are becoming clearer.
Exhibitors at this week's annual Bluetooth World Congress, beginning on Tuesday, are pushing the wireless cable-replacement technology into realms where it has not gone before.
Bluetooth was supposed to cure cable clutter, by letting PCs, keyboards, printers, and PDAs talk to each other without wires. Here's why that hasn't happened--and what needs to be done.
Are you considering making the move to Office 2003? Find out about features, licensing, and what the new version can and can't add to your organisation.
Microsoft introduced additions to Windows XP designed to make the operating system better tuned for peer-to-peer applications.
ZDNet Australia looks at software deployment packages designed to help you reduce network administration costs.
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