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• BUDGET 2013: Business lambasts budget as a missed opportunity

  By AAP | 14 May, 2013 21:30

  The Federal Budget has missed the opportunity to take the pressure off business, according to the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI).

• Software asset management among top 2013 business priorities: Express Metrix

  By Hafizah Osman | 13 May, 2013 16:54

  Software Asset Management (SAM) is among the top business priorities for 2013, according to IT asset management vendor, Express Metrix.

• Intel starts countdown clock for next-gen Haswell chips

  By Ian Paul | 29 April, 2013 20:54

  In just a few weeks, Intel's one-chip-fits all family of core processors will finally meet Microsoft's one-design-fits all operating system, Windows 8. The chip maker recently announced it will unveil the first round of Haswell Core processors on June 3.

• Just how close Is Apple's Tim Cook to being fired?

  By Tom Kaneshige | 26 April, 2013 16:55

  Apple CEO Tim Cook needs to show investors where the company's future growth is coming from. If he fails this fall, then he might be in big trouble, say industry analysts.

• Windows Blue won't solve all Microsoft's problems, analysts say

  By Gregg Keizer | 25 April, 2013 20:34

  "Windows 8 sucks because Windows 8 apps suck", said analyst Michael Cherry, not mincing words. "And there's nothing in all these rumors of Windows Blue or Windows 8.1 that tells me that apps will be easier to write or that will result in better apps".

• EMC tackles Big Data, Cloud skills gap among IT business leaders

  By Thor Olavsrud | 23 April, 2013 15:22

  Many organisations have trouble finding IT workers with the skills needed to implement big data analytics and Cloud computing strategies. But that skills gap isn't limited to engineers and developers.

• Within change, there is tremendous opportunity: Cronin

  By Hafizah Osman | 03 April, 2013 11:17

  The 2013 ARN ICT Industry Awards were recently launched in Sydney with the annual Judges' Lunch. Intel Asia Pacific director of regional sales and business development, Philip Cronin, spoke to the gathering of industry leaders about change within the IT industry.

• In Pictures: 3D virtual worlds for the enterprise

  By Maria Korolov | 27 March, 2013 08:03

  The first step is browser-based environments for online meetings

• Is Windows 8 really killing the PC market?

  By Ian Paul | 14 May, 2013 00:12

  Computers just aren't selling like they used to, and many critics, analysts, and longtime Windows users point the blame finger at one culprit in particular: Windows 8. Nobody's using Windows 8, they say. It's worse than New Coke, they say. PC shipments are cratering and it's all Windows 8's fault, they say.

• Opinion: Why Apple won't be around as long as IBM

  By Rob Enderle | 03 May, 2013 16:39

  IBM is 102 years old. At its height, it was almost a cult, with employees dressing alike, speaking a unique language and earning benefits that took care of them for life. Today's tech companies aren't built to last, as Apple's recent earnings report shows all too well.

• The seven best OS X tricks you're not using

  By Sharon Zardetto | 08 April, 2013 16:16

  It's a tough job, but somebody's got to do it: find overlooked OS X tricks. Sometimes I hunt for them; sometimes I just run across them. Here's a collection that I bet includes items you've missed, too.

• How a CIO at ING Japan transformed its IT operation

  By Houston Ross | 27 March, 2013 13:44

  The CIO at ING Insurance in Japan explains how he provided a new vision and framework for improving the reputation and effectiveness of the IT department

• How BYOD saved VMware $US2 million

  By Thor Olavsrud | 01 February, 2013 15:20

  As more companies adopt a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) approach to mobile, many are getting caught by hidden costs. But virtualization titan VMware has bucked that trend. VMware CIO Mark Egan explains how his company accomplished its feat.

• Office 365 vs. Office 2013: Should you rent or own?

  By Ian Paul | 31 January, 2013 00:41

  For the first time Microsoft is tempting Office users to rent, not own, software that for decades they've bought as a standalone program. It's not a foreign proposition. We pay annual subscription fees for our anti-virus software. Last April, Adobe rolled out its Creative Cloud subscription package for renting Photoshop, Illustrator, and Dreamweaver.

• The iPad mini: 2013's next big business tool?

  By Joel Mathis | 28 January, 2013 14:21

  Not long after the iPad mini launched last fall, Cameron Yuill, the founder of AdGent Digital, started using the device to make business presentations.

• How a Private Cloud saves money and the environment

  By Stephanie Overby | 18 January, 2013 20:56

  When Ricoh Europe realized its IT environment was both spiraling out of control and environmentally unfriendly, it turned to a IT services provider for help. Working with Infosys, Ricoh developed a private cloud that helped it consolidate nine data centers into two, cutting infrastructure costs and reducing carbon dioxide emissions significantly.