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The more I think about the issues surrounding the under-representation of women in IT, the further I get from finding a solution. Overanalysis is a real drag. And that's why this year I'm going to be blogging direct from the FITT lunch.
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When to upgrade software, and which packages to opt for aren't new decisions for Australia's CIOs. But with budgets shrinking, how are senior IT professionals coping with these decisions?
Companies are beginning to see open source software as a viable alternative for the enterprise, according to a leading analyst.
ROI--return on investment--has moved into the limelight as enterprises struggle to get more infrastructure for less dollars. But does it offer anything useful to Australian businesses?
More and more companies are shelling out for CRM systems, yet few are bothering to see if their investments have been worthwhile.
A new industry body aimed at students and workers looks set to make waves in Australia.
At the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles, Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie talks about the company's new cloud computing operating system, called Windows Azure. The new OS is a framework that allows you to scale from 10 users to 10 million users without additional coding. Ozzie also discusses what the technology means for developers and businesses.
For composing long PDF packages at an office that requires security and wants to use the new digital forms, Acrobat 8's got the goods, but it's overkill if you only seek to make short PDF files.
System Mechanic 7 Professional goes beyond its original greatness, morphing a system utility suite into a kind of grand security suite. As such, it comes up short.
A quick and easy-to-use utility that allows you to enhance the synchronisation features of your Palm handheld with Outlook.
Version 9.0 of Ipswitch's WS_FTP Professional is one of the most complete, effective and secure FTP applications available.
Adobe's Acrobat 7.0 Professional brings new collaboration and usability features, some of which workgroups will find invaluable.
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