Although the number of mobile workers is supposed to reach one billion by 2011, some workers will always be confined to the office environment, according to analyst firm IBRS.
IBM has launched a new range of collaboration products featuring Siemens technology, in an effort to compete with Microsoft's partnership with networking giant Cisco.
There's been much fanfare about Linux replacing Windows on desktops but we've yet to see any major adoptions take place -- this may have something to do with the fact that in Australia, none of the major PC manufacturers have offered Linux as a pre-installed option.
Red Hat announced a new version of its Linux software on Wednesday geared for desktop and laptop computer customers in developing nations.
Business software companies are looking to the consumer Web for product inspiration -- and potentially profit.
You hear a lot about mashups in Web 2.0 -- where one data source is combined with another to produce a new application where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts -- but the musical version of the term is far more apposite to corporate uses of 2.0 techniques than anything which relies on Google Maps APIs.
On the odd occasion where I have seen the results of surveys of knowledge workers where they are asked to rank the barriers to the adoption of knowledge management inside their organisation, one word keeps popping up at the top of the list again and again: culture.
The question on the lips of most CIOs is no longer whether to send work offshore. It's a question of how much to send.
Welcome to the CIO Vision Series, where we have with us as our guest Graham Andrews of PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Thank you for joining us today and congratulations on being 'highly commended' by the Australia CIO of the Year judging panel.
Server virtualisation is a no-brainer -- it's quick to deploy and easy to justify in terms of cost-savings but too many companies are deploying the technology without considering the security implications.
IBM's head of virtualisation is on a mission to spread the word about a technology that is reshaping the structure of IT around the world.
In 2004, a study showed backups and recoveries took too long, and the processes consumed too many human resources. To hopefully overcome this issue, ZDNet Australia has compiled a guide for IT managers.
Microsoft has revamped the online resource site for its Office software line, bringing together help resources, software add-ons and other content.
ZDNet Australia shows you how to save money and keep staff happy with thin clients.
As Microsoft's forthcoming office suite takes clearer shape, we report on the latest beta version, and its implications for companies' IT strategies.
Commentary: Intel may make semiconductors, but to understand what the company's efforts will mean to you and me in the months ahead, it helps to be less an electrical engineer and more a cartographer.
Commentary: Bill Gates is beating the drum for tablets, Smart Display, and Web services - purchased with his US$5bn research budget. The question is: do we want to follow, and can we afford to?
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