Software: Features
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9 hot technology startups to watch in 2012
While there are sure to be a lot of new networking and IT companies that emerge in 2012, these nine stood out for their potential to deliver game-changing innovations in a wide array of fields, including Cloud computing, enterprise search, and mobile application development. (These are in addition to seven hot Cloud companies and seven storage companies to watch that we highlighted last year.)
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10 must-have tools for Cloud power users
For many of us, the Cloud has changed the way we work and play. Thanks to well-known services like Gmail, Dropbox, Facebook and Instapaper, practically our whole lives - photos, documents, contacts and more - are online. So isn't it time to take control?
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Google's Ice Cream Sandwich - a new era for Android
Google's Android 4.0 operating system is more than just another upgrade.
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Insight: Why Microsoft's vision of the future will really happen
Microsoft released a video in 2008 and another one this week that together predict the sleek, wireless, connected gadgets we'll all enjoy by the year 2019.
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Are you ready for networking in the cloud?
The two primary forms of public cloud computing, Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), are both growing dramatically in popularity. Over the last few years, the primary focus of the IaaS providers has been on offering the basic compute and storage resources required to run applications.
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Car tech: The connected car arrives
Automobile technology has become so advanced that today's cars are essentially computers with wheels. So why aren't we using them to surf the Web, communicate with other cars or order food at nearby restaurants?
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IN DEPTH: Defying the odds
The incredible - and inspiring - story of neuroscientist and Promethean chief science of education officer, Ramona Pierson
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Google Wallet: A hands-on in the real world - and there are problems
The much-anticipated Google Wallet app debuts today - for now, available only on the Sprint Nexus S 4G phone.
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IN DEPTH: A detailed look at Windows 8
The buzzword is "reimagine" here at Microsoft BUILD conference where Windows 8 is being shown for the first time in detail to developers and the media. Reimagine refers to the operating system's radical new look, new support for tablets, revamped Start Screen, and integration of a new class of "metro-style" applications. --
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NEWS FOCUS: Microsoft Office 365 - hot or not?
Microsoft’s cloud version of Office has sparked a mixed reaction from the channel, with passionate views emerging around Telstra T-Suite’s exclusive role in the distribution chain along with concerns over higher prices set for Australian customers.
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Cloud drives speech recognition forward for Microsoft
For years, using voice recognition technology on phones or other devices has been a novelty -- something people try once but never again, usually because it works so poorly. But recent developments, including harnessing the computational power of the cloud, have made it more usable and will make it even better in the near future, according to Microsoft.
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Closer look at Microsoft 'Aurora' Small Business Server
Microsoft has been paying more attention lately to the small business audience, as well as the cloud. With the "Aurora" Small Business Server (SBS)--officially named Small Business Server 2011 Essentials, Microsoft delivers a solution that brings the two together--bridging local services and the cloud, and granting small businesses affordable access to big business tools.
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11 free Linux apps your business needs now
Despite the wealth of free applications out there, many small business owners continue to spend an inordinate amount of their all-too-scarce resources on software.
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Is Linux really harder to use?
Not surprisingly, the misperception that Linux is harder to use than other operating systems is also one that competing vendors routinely use to scare potential new users away from Linux.
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SAP-Sybase: What to expect in the first 90 days
Now that SAP's roughly $US6 billion acquisition of Sybase has gained clearance from European regulators, it may not be long before the deal is finalised. With that in mind, users and partners of the companies have much to consider during the next few months, analysts say.
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Promotions abound at NBN Co
One of the chief benefits of getting in on the ground of a fast-moving startup company is a speedy ascension up the promotion curve as the company grows.
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The best Windows 7 downloads
Not quite happy with the way Windows 7 works, or looking to get more out of the operating system? You've come to the right place. We're big fans of Microsoft's latest OS, but we're also big fans of making Windows better. In this article, we've rounded up the best Windows 7 downloads. They'll let you customize it in any way possible, give it features that Microsoft removed or neglected to include, and more. So get ready to download--you're about to take Windows 7 to a new level.
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Five ways Apple's iOS 4 'breathes new life' into iPhone
Like clockwork, Apple has once again offered up numerous improvements to the iPhone's software in a June release. Although all eyes were on the new iPhone 4 at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference two weeks ago, the new smartphone would be just a stylish chunk of stainless steel and glass without iOS 4, the new operating system that arrives today.
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Your Browser in Five Years
What will your Web browser look like in 2015? Five years doesn't always bring dramatic change to some technologies--today's desktop PC, for instance, isn't that different from its 2005 predecessor--but browsers are undergoing major changes that will alter our day-to-day computing lives.
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Lessons learnt
The purse strings may be a little looser than 12 months ago but the economic downturn mindset will continue to inform a lot of sales strategies. TREVOR CLARKE reports.
- FTGroup Sales Manager - Digital Media SalesNSW
- FTMobile Portal Architect - .Net TechnologiesNSW
- FTAccount Manager - Strategic Enterprise DevelopmentNSW
- CCDB2 / DBA Technical Consultant - Finance company - Melbourne CBD - DB2VIC
- FTSenior .Net Developer - Mobility/Portal SolutionsNSW
- FTAccount Manager - Digital Media SalesNSW
- FTDigital Account ManagerNSW
- FTDigital Account ManagerNSW
- CCDigital Business Analyst - Agile/ScrumNSW
- FTSupport Consultant - Global Vendor - $55-75,000NSW
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Premier Media Group Fast Study
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HiveManager Online: Less Dollars, More Sense
Today’s de facto standard controller-based Wi-Fi infrastructure model is just too complicated, too expensive, and too unreliable. It’s common for enterprise and mid-market network operators alike to get caught in a crossroads of compromises involving costs, complexity, features, and reliability.








