Are small businesses headed for DIY IT?
As the cost of IT comes down, it's changing the ways small businesses use technology. Peter Cochrane examines this trend.
2005: Five headlines you won't see
Rather than try to predict which technology is going to explode this year, here's what won't happen in the next 12 months.
Ballmer era: Easy does it
In the five years since Bill Gates surprised the technology world by announcing he would give up his title as chief executive at Microsoft, has the company changed?
Gates' extreme makeover
While other tech honchos play hard to get, Microsoft's boss holds a first-of-a-kind chat with a blogger, writes News.com's Jeff Pelline.
Consumers lead the way for enterprise players
Tech giants' newfound respect for consumer power is their roundabout way of winning enterprise customers, says CNET News.com's Mike Ricciuti.
How outsourcing saved one catering company
Outsourcing can be a contentious issue, but catering company Sodexho has found that when done right, it can make life much easier.
Can IBM be a Google for businesses?
Firm quietly working on data storage software designed to help companies find business documents scattered across their networks.
PeopleSoft today, 49ers tomorrow?
video Oracle CEO Larry Ellison promises a better PeopleSoft.
Fiorina: 'The vertical must go horizontal'
Carly Fiorina on stage at Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco.
How to beat job insecurity
Outsourcing and layoffs in the IT industry are a fact of life. While you cannot necessarily prevent being laid off, you can take steps to mitigate the impact when it happens.
Patent pending: The threat to tech
An intellectual property executive warns that few firms will invest in next-generation technologies unless the patent-approval system gets fixed.
Who's to blame for IT failures?
In analysing recent IT meltdowns, Martin Brampton points out the two principles that could have helped prevent many of today's problems.
Teleworking: You'll never work alone
Modern solutions are giving staff the option of using the virtual office. In this special report, we investigate what companies can gain from allowing employees to work remotely.
Profile: Leading edge Australian companies
Sometimes you just must have the latest technology, and swallow the associated risks of being the first to use it. We talk to Australian companies that couldn't wait.
Ignore IT change at your peril
So many IT projects seem to go wrong but factoring in incremental pressures on infrastructure is the small thing that can make a big difference.
For developers, it's not all fun and games
Employees at game software makers are speaking out about demanding hours, challenging companies to change their ways.
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Before handing over your IT requirements to a host, you had better learn to play all your cards right.
