E-payments may bring convenience to shoppers and retailers alike -- but do they also boost the wallet?
News and video from Gartner's Symposium event, which is being held in Sydney this week.
Westpac has bucked the trend on policing Internet use in the workplace -- allowing staff to access Facebook from work, building a Web 2.0-like portal in-house and a Westpac-branded site on Second Life.
Cash faces stiff competition from electronic payment methods in the coming years as consumers realise the benefits of emerging technologies.
According to one IBM exec, an avatar in Second Life now consumes more energy than a person in Brazil.
Attendees at this weekend's annual Second Life Community Convention will mostly agree on one thing: intense scrutiny has meant it's been a rough ride for the virtual world lately.
As iPhone Week dawns, one thing is clear: marketing is a lot easier--and cheaper--if you let other people do it for you.
IBM has introduced a three-dimensional video game that puts a businessperson in a virtual office with the task of constructing a more efficient company.
Peak ICT industry body the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) will join the goldrush into the virtual world of Second Life with the launch next week of an official "island" representing the organisation.
Let the colour jokes begin: With its new energy efficiency initiatives, Big Blue wants to go green.
Australia's future economic prosperity will depend on it embracing the principles of community-driven technologies such as Linux and Second Life, according to IBM CEO Glen Boreham.
All the tech action at the Australian Open Tennis Championships 2007 in Melbourne.
Sun Microsystems is considering releasing its Solaris operating system under the General Public License, executives said on Monday in the US, raising the possibility of cross-pollination with Linux.
New wireless networking chips for handheld devices are giving second life to the 802.11b standard and could soon test the theory that Wi-Fi and mobile data services can work hand in hand rather than compete.
The Cell processor, which will form the heart of the PlayStation 3, will use a new high-speed memory interface following a deal between Sony, Toshiba and Rambus.
Can Chrome give Internet Explorer a run for its money?
ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks with Senior Editor Sam Diaz about the perks and pitfalls of the newly relea… Watch it now
Driving Business Growth Through Enterprise IT Management
High availability computing with reliable blade technology
Mission-critical now a meaningless phrase
Telstra's BT coat doesn't fit
Australian security: the lucky country
Driving Business Growth Through Enterprise IT Management
Dig deeper by clicking here »
Achieve continuous availability with high performance NonStop blade technology
Security superguide
When chief information officers and other technology managers talk about their priorities, security is always high on the list.
Click here for more.
Superguide: Printers -- all you need to know
Looking to buy a printer? Our superguide rates the latest printers and shines a light into the industry.
Click here for more.
Storage and server superguide
Over the last decade the art of maintaining the datacentre of a large organisation has evolved into an art form.
Click here for more.
