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  • ACS appoints new CEO

    The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has again filled its CEO position after former CEO Kim Denham was sacked in May this year.

  • UXC wins Linfox, other deals

    Australian IT services company UXC today revealed it had won several major contracts, with the stand-out being a comprehensive technology outsourcing arrangement with freight company Linfox.

  • Microsoft releases SQL Server 2008

    Microsoft said on Wednesday in the US that it had finished work on SQL Server 2008, the latest version of its database software.

  • Solving Yahoo's identity crisis

    The troubled Web giant used to be known for its innovative ways. To find a way to a brighter future, it could benefit from looking at its past.

  • Mainfreight keeps data in motion

    Auckland-based Mainfreight will undertake three major IT projects, including the building of a "greenfield" datacentre and the migration of SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2005, in the first half of the year.

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  • Read the blog post - Chris Duckett

    No paper, no promotion

    It comes at no surprise to learn that HR people use IT certifications to choose between candidates when hiring, but in some organisations it can also inhibit career advancement.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Weighing the odds for the new Sol

    Telstra changed so much internally under Sol Trujillo's watch that it seems likely the company's next CEO will be drawn from a small pool of executives who are already well practised in the Way of Sol.

  • Read the blog post - Paul Montgomery, ZDNet Australia

    Corporate Portishead mashups wouldn't be dumb

    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.

  • Read the blog post - Steven Deare

    An illuminating chat

    Recently I came across probably the most engaging speaker I've heard on the issues facing technology executives.

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    The world of enterprise IP telephony is varied and complex. Here's our round-up of the major players and what they can bring to your business.

  • Is Brown Qld Health's white knight?

    Ray Brown stepped in two weeks ago as the latest chief information officer for Queensland Health, hoping to bring some stability to a division that has seen a number of faces move through the head technology spot in quick succession.

  • The best CRM suite is...

    What's the best customer relationship management suite? We put six of the top vendors to the test to find out in our no holds barred face-off.

  • What's the best business smartphone?

    What's the best smartphone for your business? BlackBerry, iPhone, Nokia, or even HTC, Samsung or Android? In a ZDNet.com.au feature, we investigate businesses and talk to CIOs and executives to find out which handsets are picking up speed and which are falling by the wayside.

  • Linux: Who got it right, who got it very wrong?

    Who predicted Linux servers would outnumber Windows servers by 2006? Who said one in five enterprise desktops would be Linux-based by 2008? We look back at the bad (and good) predictions made about Linux over the past decade.

Reviews (61)

  • Lenovo IdeaPad S10-2

    Lenovo's popular IdeaPad S10-2 netbook has been slimmed down and its price reduced, making it a better netbook as long as you can live without ExpressCard.

  • Sony Ericsson Naite

    Sony Ericsson's Naite isn't a heart-starter but let's face it, the reason you'd buy the Naite is for the secret pleasure of knowing your phone is slightly less of a burden on the environment than those wretched iPhones.

  • The best VoIP solution is ...

    The world of enterprise IP telephony is varied and complex. Here's our round-up of the major players and what they can bring to your business.

  • Cisco 891 ISR

    A great little all-in-one network connectivity and security device that offers good value for money and is perfect for a small office or branch/regional office deployment. You would be hard pressed to pass by the 890 family of ISR devices from Cisco.

  • Samsung Omnia Icon

    Its excellent multimedia support, storage and gorgeous display make the Omnia better for people who put pleasure before business.

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