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  • Is green IT a marketing fad?

    It seems that green IT has dropped off the radar, with other technology issues moving to the fore. But was green IT ever a real technology movement, or was it just a marketing fad?

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Digital TV: back to the future?

    What a difference a decade makes.

  • Read the blog post - Sheryle Moon

    Social networking -- good business or a waste of time?

    By allowing people both in and outside of companies to connect with each other, and share information over the network, the pace of business operations will escalate.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    One asterisk can ruin your whole day

    When broadband providers offer packages that you think look to good to be true, you're rarely disappointed.

  • Read the blog post - Steven Deare

    An ITIL threat

    Think the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) framework is boring? So did one Commonwealth Bank worker, apparently. She doesn't work there anymore.

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  • What makes a good CIO?

    What does it take to be a great chief information officer? We talk to Australian CIOs, analysts and human resource managers to find out. The results might surprise you.

  • 2007: How was it for security?

    Security researchers worked overtime in 2007, which turned out to be a nightmare for software vendors from day one.

  • SurfControl: Max Rayner, CIO

    As chief information officer of a security company, Max Rayner is under even more pressure than others to practise what his company preaches. In this CIO Vision Series interview, he tells Munir Kotadia how his role as CIO and head of product development delivers efficiency in the supply chain.

  • Conroy charts national broadband agenda

    The Australian Labor Party's ICT shadow minister wants a national fibre broadband network and enough skilled people to exploit it.

  • Is the FOSS community divided?

    One Linux Australia past president thinks so. In other Linux.conf.au coverage, a leading IT lawyer claims that an expensive and ineffective patent regime is hampering the work of Australia's software community.

Reviews (6)

  • The dazzling dozen: 12 mobiles tested

    We take a look at 12 of the latest and greatest mobiles, from high-tech 3G wonders to cheap and cheerful budget phones in our Australian review.

  • Siemens MC60

    Siemens first handset with a camera and a colour screen. It also sports a funky design and unique keypad. Will it just be a fad or have Siemens come up with a gem? Find out in our Australian review.

  • Mobiles transform into mosquito repellers

    Asian mobile firms have developed a ringtone that wards off mosquitoes.

  • Warchalking marks the Wi-Fi 'hot spots'

    A new fad is taking the Internet community by storm: chalking runes on pavements and walls to indicate the presence of a wireless networking node.

  • Death, taxes and accounting software

    Need some help with your taxes this year? While they won't take the sting out of tax time entirely, some of the most recent accounting software offerings are designed to do more than just arithmetic.

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