The nation's largest telco Telstra this week revealed it intended to upgrade its tens of thousands of desktop computers to Windows 7 and would start testing Microsoft's operating system when it was released.
NAB has now achieved a "reasonable standard" of efficiency, according to a spokesperson for the bank, following its turbulent two-year, 28,000 seat rollout of XP.
The National Australia Bank will complete the rollout of a managed desktop environment based on Windows XP to its retail branches by the end of the month, with the corporate office migration to be finished by July.
The Queensland Police Service (QPS) will add a business intelligence (BI) layer onto its core records management system used for basic police duties.
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There appears to be no doubt that Windows 7 will be significantly more popular in Australia than Vista was, a reality that will help Microsoft entrench its wider software portfolio even further into the enterprise.
Telstra's T-Suite shows great promise. But users would be wise to note that there are still many bugs the telco and its partners are yet to iron out.
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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.
As Australian information technology professionals continue to struggle with a stagnant job market, recruiting firms are beginning to develop a picture of the IT labour market for 2003.
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iBurst is a superb wireless broadband solution that's highly useful for the mobile business user, but users who don't require portability will likely find its price to be a deal breaker.
A new mobile-handset brand has entered the Australian marketplace, backed by heavyweights Telstra and Microsoft.
Microsoft is continuing to push the Tablet PC as the "evolution of computing", and this time, it claims, the product will catch on.
Panasonic has created a new paradigm in rugged notebooks with the CF-U1, which is a nice balance between portability and functionality. However businesses should be aware of its limited performance, and note that protection comes at a premium price.
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