Are tablets a long-term solution?
02 May, 2013 by Anthony Caruana | Supplied by: BlackBerry Australia Pty LimitedTablets have completely changed the nature of information access for users right across the enterprise. But are they a long-term solution or a flash in the pan?
Tablets invading the enterprise?
24 April, 2013 by Andy Purvis, General Manager ANZ, Acronis | Supplied by: AcronisThe world is experiencing a historic influx of personal devices. But new ‘personal” devices aren’t staying at home - they’re coming into the workplace, and it’s giving some enterprise IT departments cause for concern as they confront the ways this bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend complicates one of their primary duties: data protection.
Samsung in fraudulent review scandal; ispONE to countersue Kogan
22 April, 2013 by Andrew CollinsThis week: Samsung admits to paying Taiwanese students to write negative comments about HTC phones online, while ispONE has made a counterclaim in its ongoing legal battle with Kogan Mobile.
Getting smarter about mobility
19 April, 2013 by Anthony Caruana | Supplied by: IDC Australia Pty LtdHere are some scary numbers for IT managers trying to develop a mobility strategy. Over 800 million workers across the Asia-Pacific region (excluding Japan) will be considered mobile by 2015. That’s more than a third of the total workforce in the region, with 38% of workers being out of the office for two days each week. Will you be ready?
Transmission of internet communications using visible light could spark a communications revolution
16 April, 2013Tiny LED lights now being developed could deliver Wi-Fi-like internet communications, while simultaneously displaying information and providing illumination for homes, offices and a whole host of other locations.
Five tips for your mobility strategy
04 April, 2013 by Anthony CaruanaIf you haven’t done it already, it’s a fair bet that you’ll be putting together a mobility strategy for your business sometime soon.
Nine tips for BYOD success
03 April, 2013 by Ennio Carboni, President of Ipswitch’s Network Management DivisionBYOD is the latest trend to portray how far IT has come in understanding and responding to what employees want and need in order to be productive. While the mobile workforce can work very well to accelerate productivity, because BYOD brings with it a fundamental shift in networking practices, costs can add up. According to Aberdeen, enterprises spend an extra $170,000 per year to deploy 1000 mobile devices via BYOD. To put that in more general terms, a typical BYOD model costs 33% more than the traditional corporate-wireless model.
High-data-rate laser-based space communication system is flight ready
15 March, 2013A NASA-developed, laser-based space communication system will enable higher rates of satellite communications similar in capability to high-speed fibre-optic networks on Earth.
No boundaries: the mobility challenge
26 February, 2013The increasing desire for businesses to deliver services to staff and customers on any device, at any time and in any place is driving the third era where IT delivery deals with an enterprise without walls or boundaries.
Firefox OS: worth a damn or just an academic exercise?
29 January, 2013 by Andrew CollinsMozilla has revealed that phones running its Firefox OS will go on sale in February. But while Mozilla’s goals are lofty, it remains to be seen what impact the OS will have on an already-crowded marketplace.
Three tiers for BYOD - what you get for what you pay
23 January, 2013 by Ennio Carboni, President of Ipswitch’s Network Management Division | Supplied by: Ipswitch IncLove it or hate it, bring-your-own-device (BYOD) was affecting security and network performance long before it became the industry’s newest buzzword. Proponents suggest that BYOD will make more room in the budget, and on the surface it seems like a cost-cutter.
Telogis Fleet 10 fleet management software
22 January, 2013 | Supplied by: TelogisThe Telogis Fleet 10 fleet management software is now available. The Driver Scorecard option provides metrics to help companies identify trends in driver behaviour over time to positively impact safety.
Surface demand “disappointing”; net protection bid fails; McAfee arrested, suffers heart attack
10 December, 2012 by Andrew CollinsIn the news this week: a failed US/Canadian bid to limit ITU regulation of the internet, fugitive John McAfee’s continuing woes and underwhelming sales figures for Microsoft’s Surface.
Windows 8 not for enterprise - unless it’s in tablet form
26 November, 2012 by Technology Decisions staffLarge enterprises will avoid a general deployment of Windows 8 on desktops and laptops, but many will look to the OS for tablet computing, according to a new report from Gartner.
Conroy abandons internet filter plans; Apple’s big week in court; TPG gets a 000 slap
12 November, 2012 by Andrew CollinsAndrew Collins casts an eye over the big stories in IT from the last seven days, including the Australian Federal Government’s backdown on internet filtering, Apple’s week of patent lawsuits and ACMA’s targeting of TPG over its alleged failure to provide customers with access to 000 emergency services.
