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News

  • Apple to double its market share in three years?

    By 2011, Apple will double its market share in the US and Europe -- a trend that will also mean an onslaught of Apple devices invading corporate networks, new research predicts.

  • The boss's iPhone: Your worst security nightmare

    As employee-owned portable devices become more sophisticated they become less secure, according to one analyst -- and the more senior an employee, the less compliant they are when it comes to protecting the information on those devices.

  • Is Apple Mac's popularity creating insecurity?

    Macs are still less likely than PCs to be exploited by malware, but Apple's rising popularity and Wednesday's discovery of a Mac-targeted Trojan could spell the beginning of the end for the Mac security haven.

  • iPods are security risk, warns analyst

    Mobile storage devices could give thieves and hackers a back door into corporate networks.

  • Don't trust security to techies alone: Gartner

    Businesses should no longer let IT staff dictate how a company secures itself, analyst firm says.

  • Naked network

    You may be enjoying the convenience of a newly installed wireless solution, but how many strangers are doing the same with your network?

  • Managing handhelds: Policy, support and TCO

    Whether to move into handheld technology is a decision each organisation has to analyse and make for itself. Here are some topics to cover as you explore using and supporting handheld devices.

  • Upwardly mobile

    Videoconferencing at the beach may still be a pipe dream, but the mobile workforce is here today. ZDNet Australia examines how businesses are reaping the benefits of mobility.

  • Making money in the big, bad m-commerce world

    Australian businesses are starting to think about how m-commerce will tie in with their overall strategies. In the early stages of this process it’s important to realise exactly where m-commerce is at, and to assess how it can fit in to your existing business model.

  • Picking up the pieces for portable devices

    Someone's going to figure out how to build tiny portable devices that run a long time and fit easily into a corporate network, but until then, you'll have to assemble the pieces by yourself.

Features and Case Studies

  • Cisco's new security target: consumers

    Cisco Systems, a multibillion-dollar player in security tools for businesses, is planning to move into the consumer market.

  • Don't trust security to techies alone: Gartner

    Businesses should no longer let IT staff dictate how a company secures itself, analyst firm says.

  • An eye for an aye

    Australia is keeping pace with other governments in biometric usage but are we operating in a policy vacuum with technology that is far from perfect?

  • Mobility madness: Managing mobile devices

    Today's smart phones are less about ring tones and more about extending your corporate applications well and truly into the field. Say goodbye to the deskbound worker -- and hello to a potential data and security nightmare, warns David Braue.

  • Security with bite: 15 technologies tested

    In this special review, we round up the various authentication devices on the market.

  • Patch management: All talk, no action?

    In the unpredictable environment outside the corporate firewall, where each device is a potential target, efficient patch distribution is essential. But it's easy to say and not easy to do.

  • Naked network

    You may be enjoying the convenience of a newly installed wireless solution, but how many strangers are doing the same with your network?

  • Managing handhelds: Policy, support and TCO

    Whether to move into handheld technology is a decision each organisation has to analyse and make for itself. Here are some topics to cover as you explore using and supporting handheld devices.

  • Upwardly mobile

    Videoconferencing at the beach may still be a pipe dream, but the mobile workforce is here today. ZDNet Australia examines how businesses are reaping the benefits of mobility.

  • 10 mobile trends: Should you care?

    silicon.com's Jo Best looks at 10 oft-debated areas in mobile and wireless and asks a simple question: how much should you care over the next 12 months?

Reviews

  • Security with bite: 15 technologies tested

    In this special review, we round up the various authentication devices on the market. From fingerprint scanners, to single sign-on software and biometric technology -- we have the authentication market covered.

  • Naked network

    You may be enjoying the convenience of a newly installed wireless solution, but how many strangers are doing the same with your network?

  • Upwardly mobile

    Videoconferencing at the beach may still be a pipe dream, but the mobile workforce is here today. ZDNet Australia examines how businesses are reaping the benefits of mobility.

  • Laplink Everywhere 4.0

    Lack of a true-colour option hinders Laplink Everywhere, although the program does offer multiplatform support and flexible file transfers.

  • Iomega inches closer to mini-storage

    Iomega has unveiled details of a small, detachable storage drive it is developing for portable electronics gadgets.

  • Is that a computer in your pocket? 6 mobile devices tested

    Choosing a portable computing device is getting trickier -- we take a variety of devices for a spin and weight up the pros and cons.

  • Tablet PCs off to solid start

    Shipments of tablet PCs topped 72,000 units in the fourth quarter of last year, and will "grow considerably" this year, research firm IDC said Friday.

  • How not to be seen

    In a world where the spies have unparalleled access to our everyday lives, there are some simple ways to make them earn their pay.

  • Dirty downloads done dirt cheap!

    Legal music downloads in Australia are expensive, files are restrictive, catalogues are small and music lovers are better off finding their favourite bands in a record store.

  • Chip paths diverge at Intel

    Chips in desktops and notebooks will start to go their separate ways in 2003 with the introduction of two new processor families that Intel will tout this week at its Developer Forum.

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