Cases highlighted in recent times prove that Big Brother is well and truly entering the workplace, opening up a whole new can of worms.
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Soul Telemedia has hit back at claims that a number of its workers have not been paid entitlements after the company shifted some of its functions offshore, after the departure of former CEO Michael Simmons.
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Many Web 2.0 technologies and functions fall under the umbrella of KM: wikis for collaboration; tagging and "folksonomy", which is known to the fuddy-duddies as taxonomy; and blogging, which behind the firewall would otherwise be known as intranet publishing.
New technologies have changed just about every aspect of workplace culture. But how long can we go on with these changes without close examination of their overall effect?
Cases highlighted in recent times prove that Big Brother is well and truly entering the workplace, opening up a whole new can of worms.
New technology gains legitimacy when it solves real business problems, but becomes indispensable when it offers to take that business in completely new directions. Such has been the case at Maroochy Shire Council, where a quite conventional thin-client rollout is now facilitating new ways of working for employees in the office and on the road.
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Use of social networking sites such as LinkedIn and Facebook need to be controlled and monitored, not banned from the workplace, according to Jay Heiser, research VP infosecurity, Gartner.
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The Fujitsu S6510 is a light business laptop with HSDPA built in -- meaning it's perfect for those who are always on the move.
The 3Com 3108 is well worth considering in environments where workers spend much of their time away from desks without resorting to expensive to run GSM or 3G dependent mobile phones.
MSN Messenger 6, which includes ramped-up multimedia features, has been made available for download in its first public beta version.
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