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  • A look at the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and TouchWIZ UX

    Most Android tablets currently on the market appear to scream "me too", but Samsung appears to be trying to change these similarities with its upcoming Galaxy Tab 10.1.

    Written by Ross Catanzariti • 10 Aug. 11 11:41

  • Apple iPad 2 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1: Tablet showdown

    Apple's iPad 2 is clearly the market leader, but Samsung has ruffled a few feathers with its upcoming Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android tablet -- so much so that Apple has blocked it from going on sale in Australia, and forced Samsung to postpone the launch event

    Written by Ross Catanzariti • 16 Aug. 11 15:08

  • First look: Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet

    Tablets are the hot tech product of 2011, but most seem to offer very little differentiation in screen size, specifications and software. Lenovo is at least attempting something new with its ThinkPad Tablet: it's aimed squarely at business users and comes with a digitiser pen for drawing.

    Written by Ross Catanzariti • 18 Aug. 11 14:06

  • Google Apps vs Microsoft BPOS, Office 365 - Part 3

    The shortfalls of Google Apps will likely resonate with the inordinate amount of Microsoft shops in the industry. Years of investment in SharePoint developers, Exchange support teams and business processes built around the fickle aspects of Microsoft Office and its ribbon interface cannot be discarded easily. That’s ultimately where Microsoft’s strength is likely to reside. No matter when its Office 365 bundle is released, and despite numerous attempts to forge links between legacy applications and Google Apps, the complexity of a migration for a large organisation would likely be a headache most CIOs are eager to avoid. At least, that can be said for Coca Cola Amatil CIO, Barry Simpson.

    Written by James Hutchinson • 30 March 11 07:00

  • HTC 7 Mozart smartphone (preview)

    HTC is one of three mobile phone manufacturers to partner with Microsoft for the launch of Windows Phone 7, the company's new mobile operating system. Exclusive to Telstra, the HTC 7 Mozart comes equipped with a 3.7in SLCD display and an 8-megapixel camera. It is also the only Windows Phone 7 device to feature a Xenon flash.

    Written by Ross Catanzariti • 13 Oct. 10 10:00

  • Will iPad Invade Enterprise as Quickly as iPhone Did?

    Remember all the smug IT guys who scoffed at the iPhone-even forbade users to bring iPhones into work? Yeah, the iPad's going to give them a jolt too, says Mort Rosenthal, a tech sales vet who says the iPad will be a big hit, coming into enterprises through the front door and back door, much like the iPhone did.

    Written by Tom Kaneshige • 05 Feb. 10 05:12
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    Office 2010: The pros and cons for businesses

    With Office 2010 set to launch in June, businesses of all sizes are considering if it is worth the money and hassle to upgrade, especially for small and midsize companies that never moved from Office 2003 to Office 2007.

    Written by Shane O'Neill • 15 Jan. 10 07:36

  • CIO Tested-Tools: Summer 2009

    The summer is rapidly approaching and so is the time when vendors bring out their shiny new products for the holiday season. CIO Australia went looking for senior IT executives help us test the latest innovative technology products, both for the CIOs themselves and the employees they support and manage.

    Written by CIO Staff • 15 Dec. 09 09:15

  • Microsoft in 2010: Four Challenges That Lie Ahead

    When you're a technology mongrel like Microsoft, challenges are constant - and 2009 was chock full of them. It was a tumultuous year that saw the software giant's first widespread layoffs and its worst quarterly revenue earnings ever.

    Written by Shane O'Neill • 11 Dec. 09 05:21
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    Tech Vendors Behaving Badly: Support Just Gets Worse

    I had a problem with the power steering on my old Toyota, so I took it to a mechanic, and he told me, "We'll try and fix it." "Excuse me, you'll try?" "Right, we'll try, but if we can't, we'll charge you anyway."

    Written by Bill Snyder • 07 Dec. 09 06:21

  • SLIDESHOW: CIO Blast from the Past - 40 years of Multics

    2009 marks 40 years since the first release of Multics, the groundbreaking operating system that pioneered time-sharing and paved the way for the development of Unix. In October 1969 the first production Multics system began operations at MIT. Take a tour of the past four decades of Multics with CIO.

    Written by Rodney Gedda • 11 Nov. 09 09:38
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    5 open source billing systems to watch

    Collecting money from customers should be the easy part of your business, but a contrary billing system can make life unnecessarily difficult for CIOs. In this edition of 5 open source products to watch, we take a look at billing systems. They’re open source, Web-based and can be extended and integrated to suit specific needs.

    Written by Rodney Gedda • 03 Nov. 09 07:29
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    Ubuntu 9.10 'Karmic Koala' is here: 5 things CIOs must know

    In case you’ve been too busy dealing with rogue iPhones, October 2009 was a big month for operating systems. Do CIOs care about operating systems? Probably not as much as they used to, but with Windows 7 and Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" (from here on abbreviated to simply "Karmic" for sanity purposes) being released within days of each other, CIOs at least have a reason to be excited about the future of the desktop. Here are five things about Karmic that senior IT executives should consider before disregarding Linux as an option for their desktop and server fleets.

    Written by Rodney Gedda • 02 Nov. 09 12:59

  • Win 7 Launch: Early Adopters Eager to Bid Farewell to XP

    At the Windows 7 launch in downtown Manhattan, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer unveiled the general availability of Windows 7 with his usual enthusiasm, emphasizing ease of use, faster boot up times and the ability to bring together the PC and the television.

    Written by Shane O'Neill • 27 Oct. 09 06:29

  • How to Build a Business Case For SharePoint

    Developing a business case for any IT investment is a complicated exercise. But building a business case for SharePoint poses specific challenges because much of its ROI is intangible: SharePoint deployments can lead to process improvements, but it's not always easy to quantify the dollar value of those process improvements.

    Written by Russ Edelman • 20 Oct. 09 08:21

  • Hype Watch: The Kindle and other e-readers

    The Amazon Kindle and other e-readers have potential as a business device. But they need more capabilities to catch on in the enterprise.

    Written by John Brandon • 24 Sept. 09 06:50

  • Asus 'Eee Reader' to join e-reader fray, says report

    Computer maker Asus may be getting ready to launch an e-reader that would mimic the traditional book, be in full color and come loaded with a variety of innovative features.

    Written by Ian Paul • 08 Sept. 09 05:21

  • Apple iPhone 3GS vs. Palm Pre: In Real Life

    My Palm Pre dialed 911 without my knowing it. "How did you find out," you ask? The dispatcher called me back to make sure I was all right. You don't see that in many product reviews, do you?

    Written by Darren Gladstone • 11 July 09 09:09

  • Aster rolls out data warehousing appliances

    Seeking to cater to more customer tastes in the increasingly crowded market for large-scale data warehousing and analysis, startup Aster Data Systems on Monday announced a new series of appliances that combine Aster's nCluster database and hardware in a preconfigured package.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus • 30 June 09 06:52

  • Palm Pre App Catalog hits 1M downloads

    The Palm Pre, the world's first webOS device, went on sale in the United States on June 6. With it Palm launched a corresponding mobile software channel, the Pre App Catalog, which already boasts a number of great applications. Earlier this week, Medialets, a mobile advertising and analytics firm, released App Catalog metrics that suggest Palm's new app store hit the 1M downloads mark on June 24, just 18 days after its launch. Palm Pre App Catalog Total App Downloads Since Launch, via Medialets

    Written by Al Sacco • 27 June 09 01:29
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