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  • Data#3 named Defence's new Microsoft reseller

    Defence has awarded Data#3 a three-year Microsoft large account reseller contract in a deal which could see the IT services company also servicing other agencies across the Commonwealth.

  • Data#3 rolls out Office 2007, Salesforce

    Diversified IT products and services company Data#3 this week said it was in the middle of a two-year internal software and systems revamp, including roll-outs of Office 2007 and Salesforce.com.

  • Australia sends troops to combat Microsoft prices

    The Department of Defence's CIO Group, headed up by Greg Farr, will represent the Commonwealth of Australia when negotiating a procurement template for all government agencies.

  • Defence cuts $268m IBM stealth deal

    Just weeks before the Gershon review of the government's $6 billion IT spending was delivered, the Department of Defence has quietly inked a massive five-year deal with IBM worth $268 million.

  • CSIRO to streamline software purchasing

    The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation has continued its shift towards a more centralised enterprise IT model by unveiling plans to appoint a large software reseller to manage its relationships with key providers Adobe and Microsoft.

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    The actual administration of e-mail -- getting it into your company, filtering it, distributing it, providing mobile access to it, archiving it, backing it up, undeleting it -- can be an extremely time-consuming, bothersome process.

  • Fone Zone's PowerPoint hangup pays off

    Most businesses see PowerPoint as the be-all and end-all when it comes to distributing information. As David Braue finds, however, Fone Zone's willingness to look further has paid many benefits.

  • Microsoft unit key to new strategy

    It used to be a money-losing afterthought. Now the business software unit is playing a key role in Redmond's plans.

  • McKesson Corp: Randy Spratt, CIO

    McKesson is America's oldest and largest health care services company. In this CIO Vision Series interview, Randy Spratt explains IT's critical role across the organisation.

  • Customers report Microsoft CRM problems

    Microsoft's CRM software features an email identifier that some customers could cause legitimate communications to be seen as spam, but the company says it has not received many complaints.

Reviews (131)

  • Acer Altos R520

    Acer has taken standard Intel OEM components to put together a highly configurable and very scalable 1U server, capable of handling a variety of tasks. It's more than a match for similar products from the big-name vendors.

  • IBM System x3455

    This is a good choice for compute-intensive applications, but the System x3455's restricted storage and availability options limit its use when it comes to general hosting duties.

  • McAfee Wireless Protection

    With McAfee Wireless Protection, McAfee enhances last year's stand-alone wireless protection application with a few new features, however much of what you can do with McAfee Wireless Protection is available for free with Windows XP.

  • Microsoft Encarta 2004

    The software giant's latest version of its flagship encyclopaedia seamlessly combines a wealth of knowledge with impressive multimedia, including Discovery Channel documentaries.

  • Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop Executive Edition

    The Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop Executive Edition is the ideal accessory for desk jockeys who value fashion and convenience over fiscal responsibility.

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