Microsoft on Tuesday released new versions of its personal finance package, including one that can be downloaded from the company's Web site.
At its Analyst Day in Mountain View yesterday, Google talked up updates to the set-up for its popular iGoogle personal home page.
If you believe the US credit crisis has little to do with the technology industry, think again.
The Rudd government's so-called Razor Gang has taken the blade to some of the Howard government's pre-election promises for the 2007-08 fiscal year, including AU$30 million sliced from the federal tech budget.
Microsoft, via a newsgroup posting from one of its enthusiasts, has announced it would no longer update its Money product each year and, more importantly, it will stop selling the product at retail stores.
It's all very well to roll-out technology, but if you don't force your employees to use it, it's just another piece of expensive equipment that takes up office space.
Considering how expensive and drawn-out tender processes can be to solve problems that might be very immediate, it's little wonder that the Victorian Police IT department tried to work the tender exemptions system.
Eighteen months after the Federal Government severed an important lifeline for innovative Australian start-ups, a new $196 million program has been announced to help fill the Australian funding void. But will it really help?
There's something to be said for the Japanese philosophy of Kaizen an idea of continually improving business via small changes something that unfortunately doesn't seem to glean many votes or impress punters.
With its new taskforce, the government has got straight back on the web 2.0 horse after taking a nasty fall last year with Communications Minister Stephen Conroy and Finance Minister Lindsey Tanner's blogging trial, but how long will it stay on?
The motivation for money laundering is greed, and the common gateway is the Internet. How do Australian banks use technology to fight this phantom menace? ZDNet Australia investigates.
With every potential information technology purchase now under intense scrutiny, a few software vendors are working to help CIOs look before they leap into big expenses.
Financial organisations are slowly embracing the notion of unified communications, but significant organisational hurdles remain
When your money moves, it almost certainly travels using SWIFTNet, a network for financial institutions. We chart the ups and downs of a few Australian companies which are upgrading to the network.
Industry veteran Jon Oltsik says Visa's "defence in depth" approach to security proves this is not mission impossible.
Microsoft Money 2006 is a worthwhile upgrade for current users who like to bank and pay bills online, but it requires Windows XP.
Microsoft Works Suite 2004 delivers quality productivity apps for families, but there's not enough new this year to make Suite 2003 users switch.
While the interface of IBM's free office suite is sexy, its hunger for system resources and lack of features mean that OpenOffice.org 3 is still the best free office suite. Also, watch out for Symphony's lack of OOXML support.
OpenOffice.org 2.4.0 is a free, open source alternative to Microsoft's Office application suite. It is fantastic if you need basic office applications such as a word processor or spreadsheet at no cost. However, large organisations and power users may be disappointed by its lack of features and support.
Commentary: As we're constantly barraged by ads for various 'next-generation' phone services, it's worthwhile stopping to wonder if we're being sold something we've already got.
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