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  • What do data centres and iPads have in common?

    Judging by the hardware announcements coming out of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, you’d have to agree 2011 is a stellar year to be a consumer. It might actually be the best year on record.

    Written by Trevor Clarke • 22 April 11 09:00

  • IT trends and their legal disruptors

    If nothing else will cause CIOs insomnia in 2011 it will be the potential disruptive effects of legal issues that walk hand in hand with this year's IT trends. Most of the lists of trends look the same and there are those that will be proved to be over hyped. One thing that is certain after Wikileaks, Facebook privacy issues and an ever growing cloud on the horizon, it will be a busy year in the courts.

    Written by Robert Todd • 16 Feb. 11 16:53

  • HP's phone, tablet strategy comes together with webOS

    Less than a year after it acquired Palm for $US1.2 billion, HP has announced the first wave of webOS-based products – two smartphones and a tablet pc – aimed at forging a new mobile device strategy for the company. Now it’s time to see if HP has the muscle to make mobility a success.

    Written by Rodney Gedda • 10 Feb. 11 12:53

  • The era of empowerment

    As we describe in Forrester’s new book Empowered, your customers are empowered by better information than ever before. They can check a price, read a product review, or ask for advice from a friend right from the screen of their smartphone.

    Written by Tim Sheedy • 23 Dec. 10 09:00

  • Wii worry, convergence powers gaming ahead

    When the Wii first came onto the market it was an instant hit, but the console gaming space is changing so fast Nintendo needs to rethink how it plays the innovation game for a converged world.

    Written by Rodney Gedda • 19 Nov. 10 11:16

  • Looking gift iPads in the mouth

    My company had excellent news last week, announcing stellar earnings. It was especially welcome after a difficult year of budget cuts, layoffs and a general decline in morale. To address that last issue, the company decided to give every employee a gift, and I'm not talking about a $25 Starbucks gift card. No, the plan was to hand out brand-new iPads to everybody. What could be cooler, right?

    Written by Mathias Thurman • 28 Sept. 10 00:35

  • CIOs: Empower your employees' use of consumer tech

    How empowered are your employees to solve customer and business problems? What's your role in empowering them? These questions are often absent from IT's mission, but not from the minds of those it serves.

    Written by Ted Schadler • 01 Sept. 10 07:53

  • Restricting access to social media can seriously damage your business

    In the past year or so, it has been amazing to witness organisations finding ways of using social media to engender innovation and creativity. By offering employees full access to these tools, innovative use of applications like Twitter and Facebook can come from all parts of the organisation. Restricting access to social media risks placing an organisation at a competitive disadvantage.

    Written by Andrew Milroy • 03 Aug. 10 09:34
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