In today's highly dynamic banking world, top-ranking technology tsars tend to change roles or company every few years. But some have more longevity. Long-time AMP chief information officer Lee Barnett fills us in on her priorities, seven years after she first won her role.
Google, Yahoo, and News Corp's MySpace announced on Tuesday that they have formed the OpenSocial Foundation, a nonprofit group to support the OpenSocial initiative that Google kickstarted last year to promote a universal standard for developer applications on social networking sites.
Sometimes, it's not easy to leave the Googleplex. Even for the many millionaires among the search giant's pre-IPO employees, there's great appeal to a workplace that prizes creativity and rewards its employees -- of course, there's also the cachet of working at one of the hottest tech companies in the world, a virtual Shangri-La for the geek set.
Microsoft's HD Photo format could soon become a standard, boosting sales of its Windows Vista operating system which includes built-in support for the JPEG alternative.
Novell will continue its march against Microsoft and any uptake of Vista despite a recent alliance with the software giant, said Ron Hovsepian, Novell president and CEO, who was in Sydney today. Also: Watch the four-part video.
The fact that Australia won't be represented at either of the globe's pre-eminent showcases for emerging tech companies should be considered a national disgrace.
The new film Firewall is the latest in a long line of Hollywood hacker movies. But how do they rate in terms of accuracy and entertainment value?
Second Life, with an alleged population of 7.979 million, is changing the way businesses think about what their customers want, and whether "virtual" is a viable way to give it to them.
You're fired! This succinct phrase strikes more fear into the heart of the working man or woman than any other. John McKee, a certified business and executive coach, gives us the top 10 self-destructive workplace habits sure to endanger ones longevity on the job.
Without diversity in security software for Windows, computers running the Microsoft operating system will be sitting ducks, Symantec CEO John Thompson warns.
The wonderchip that wasn't serves as a lesson about how complex development plans can go awry in a fast-moving industry.
The Central Queensland University's realisation that its e-mail database was set to surpass the one terabyte mark has finally motivated the IT team to take proactive measures.
Asus' TS500 offers reliability, speed and efficiency at a low price for a mid-range tower server. However, case design is not ideal, and the system strangely requires a PS2 keyboard and mouse.
The M50Vm is a great mid-weight laptop, with a few years of longevity in it as well. And at AU$1,999, it's definitely worth a look.
The Ultimate 6150 goes like grease lightning but be warned: you'll need deep pockets to own one, and not just to pay the price tag.
The S66HS isn't the fastest computer you'll ever use, nor the easiest. Yet if you want a full-featured PC in a compact size, this one is well worth looking into.
The Epson Stylus Photo R2400 printer's excellent monochrome printing further solidifies company's hegemony of the enthusiast and professional photo printer markets.
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