News (19)

  • IBM simulates business software in 3D game

    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.

  • Microsoft rolls out first Office 12 beta

    Microsoft late Wednesday released the first test version of Office 12, the next incarnation of its ubiquitous desktop suite.

  • Ozzie memo: 'Internet services disruption'

    Last week, Microsoft announced its plans for two new online services: Windows Live and Office Live. However, it is clear that Microsoft sees more work ahead as it tries to catch up with rivals offering free, ad-supported products. Chief Technical Officer Ray Ozzie, who is leading the services push, outlined the challenge in a memo he penned late last month.

  • Can the wizard of Oz pull it off?

    Until the mid-1990s, Lotus was one of the software companies that really mattered. But management failed to get behind Windows and allowed Microsoft to move in for the kill.

  • Novell SuSE Linux beta adds NetWare

    Novell has begun a public beta programme for Open Enterprise Server, which brings NetWare services to SuSE Linux.

Features and Case Studies (11)

  • Microsoft hijacks virtualisation: What's in a name?

    Virtualisation was high on the list of important technologies at the Windows Server 2008 launch yesterday and not just one or two sorts of virtualisation. By the time the show was over, seven distinct flavours were on display. Some of them looked oddly familiar.

  • In cyberspace, no one can hear you scheme

    Second Life, with an alleged population of 7.979 million, is changing the way businesses think about what their customers want, and whether "virtual" is a viable way to give it to them.

  • The wizardry of Ray Ozzie

    Groove founder heads to Redmond with a clear idea of how to improve Office -- and Windows.

  • Teleworking: You'll never work alone

    Modern solutions are giving staff the option of using the virtual office. In this special report, we investigate what companies can gain from allowing employees to work remotely.

  • Profile: Leading edge Australian companies

    Sometimes you just must have the latest technology, and swallow the associated risks of being the first to use it. We talk to Australian companies that couldn't wait.

Reviews (4)

  • Zoho Office Suite beta

    The Zoho Office Suite beta has strong potential, but it's not yet a final product, and its spreadsheets and presentations apps need more work before you can rely on them.

  • Warchalking marks the Wi-Fi 'hot spots'

    A new fad is taking the Internet community by storm: chalking runes on pavements and walls to indicate the presence of a wireless networking node.

  • Network Associates McAfee Office 3.11

    The general utilities of Office 3.11 are derived from the older Nuts & Bolts 98 product. This provides disk and registry cleanup, system tuning, crash protection, and disk recovery and backup.

  • Agillion

    Web start-up Agillion aims to give small business owners an e-business edge. More than a Web-based customer relationship management (CRM) tool or virtual office, Agillion (US$29.95 a month per subscriber) is a conglomeration of several integrated services that enables businesses to use the Web not only to sell, service, and satisfy customers, but also to open up communications with customers, sales team members, and vendors. Agillion offers a host of business-class services in an easy-to-use, consumer-level package.

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