Features

• Cloud computing still a dream?

  By David Price | 04 March, 2011 01:58

  Today at CeBIT, representatives of some of the biggest names in IT came together for a discussion of cloud computing, which organisers have suggested could be the overriding theme of this year's show.

• Tablet revolution reality check

  By Melissa J. Perenson | 17 January, 2011 17:41

  With so much chatter about tablets this year, you might think that the handheld, rectangular devices being unveiled represent a significant innovation. The reality is that so much of what we're seeing is not a whole lot different than what we saw in previous years; these products offer only a few new twists. But those new twists could make the difference between tablets' remaining a niche item and their finally busting out to the mass market in a meaningful way.

• Lessons learnt

  By Trevor Clarke | 07 April, 2010 09:54

  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.

• Where's USB 3.0?

  By Jason Cross | 30 September, 2009 01:43

  It seems as if we've been writing about USB 3.0 forever, but it has really been only about two years since Intel and other parties formed a promotional group for USB 3.0 in 2007. The spec was completed in November 2008, at which time the standard's backers said that a glut of devices would hit the market late this year. Well, that statement turned out to be almost right: Devices are coming very soon, but the glut won't be until next year.

• Fujitsu to offer Windows 7 upgrades but not for free

  By Martyn Williams | 22 June, 2009 18:12

  Fujitsu will charge for Windows 7 upgrade vouchers when it begins offering them shortly to people that buy a PC ahead of the operating system's Oct. 22 launch.

• Serving it up to SMBs: What's on the menu?

  By Trevor Clarke | 30 July, 2008 12:21

  There are few people in the IT industry that would gloat about servicing a company of less than 50 people to their global peers. There are even fewer that would do it for a 10-seat operation. But in reality, the SMB market is the backbone of the Australian economy and deserves its time in the spotlight.