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  • Digital revolution boosts media management

    The digital revolution in media has made it far easier and less costly to manage media assets than ever before, yet companies such as CNN are only now beginning to realise their value and are starting to implement systems to leverage them.

  • IT services: Ticking time bomb?

    Are time bombs threatening your infrastructure? Not the familiar threats of viruses waiting for a specific date to trigger their attacks, but hidden dangers posed by expiration dates on domain name registration, service contracts, and support agreements?

  • Defence opens suggestions box for big IT project

    The Department of Defence is seeking proposals from vendors to provide extensive systems upgrades, services and support for its military integrated logistics information system, an IT project it has described as one of the largest currently underway in Australia.

  • Asset management systems

    With upcoming changes to accountancy laws, Asset Management Systems may soon become essential. While this may increase enterprise efficiency, it also heralds a downturn in staffing levels.

  • PeopleSoft integrates J.D. Edwards software

    PeopleSoft released a set of integration tools Monday aimed at linking software from recent acquisition J.D. Edwards with its flagship package of enterprise software applications.

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  • Asset management: a dirty word?

    Enterprises that don't have processes in place for managing IT assets can find that infrastructure is completely undocumented, argues a visiting technologist.

  • Hands off my assets: 6 asset management packages tested

    Sure you know how many PCs are on your network, but can you say for sure how many have out-of-date licenses or pirated software?

  • Commonwealth Bank: Michael Harte, CIO

    ZDNet Australia meets with Michael Harte, CIO of the Commonwealth Bank to find out his views on security and sourcing (both out- and open-).

  • Top five problems in IT business: Rational VP

    We talked to Hayden Lindsay, IBM Rational's vice president of enterprise tools and compilers about enterprise modernisation. He identified five key factors that are inhibiting business responsiveness.

  • Service management enterprise guide

    Most critical business processes now depend on IT to some extent so it's no surprise that companies are recognising they must have effective control over technology. IT Service Management (ITSM) is increasingly being used as a framework for bringing IT in line with business strategy.

Reviews (7)

  • Hands off my assets: 6 asset management packages tested

    Sure you know how many PCs are on your network, but can you say for sure how many have out-of-date licenses or pirated software?

  • Optima WorkPro X860

    Intel vPro promises to ease desktop management for IT managers but does it really stack up? We review Optima's first vPro machine to find out.

  • Intel vPro lands in ANZ

    Intel today launched the vPro desktop platform in Australia and New Zealand, claiming the technology will reduce support costs, improve hardware security and make PCs easier to manage. However, newly found partner Apple has no plans to include vPro in its line of offerings.

  • Hiking the price -- with no complaint?

    SQL Server 2005 will cost more but why aren't customers complaining?

  • Patch management: 4 packages tested

    Security patches are a big worry: they come out at odd times, they suck up your bandwidth, and just occasionally they break things. We look at patch management packages to ease the burden.

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