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Accountancy group PKF Australia has started migrating its 800 or so users from IBM's Lotus Notes collaboration platform to rival Microsoft's Exchange infrastructure.
Voice over Internet Protocol, in some way, shape, or form, is a standard inclusion now with most business telephony systems. We review the latest offerings.
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If you're thinking about voice over IP, we take a look at the steps involved in getting it set up and what's on offer from four major vendors.
GoToMeeting is a first-rate basic Web conferencing program that's priced right for small to large businesses hoping to minimise travel costs.
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Yang's resignation: The talk of Silicon Valley
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In this exclusive video interview, Optus chief information officer Lawrie Turner speaks to ZDNet.com.au about being the IT head for Australia's number two telco.
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