Stories by Siobhan McBride

Legal threats used to assert control over customers

Litigation, or the threat of it, appears as an increasingly used ploy in vendorland as suppliers strive for the upper hand in dealings with customers. And signs emerge that this ugly trend - the flipside of customers suing vendors - has reached Australian shores.

Corporate governance basics challenge IT, business

While corporate governance is not new, especially for CEOs who witnessed some of the biggest, high-profile failures in corporate history in recent years, the problems it brings challenge many IT shops tackling a broad range of corporate governance and compliance issues.

Nokia locks horns with BlackBerry in e-mail mobility

In the race to win the attention of executives on the move Nokia has released its mobile e-mail solution to go head to head with BlackBerry.
The Nokia One Business Server aims to give business the freedom to select a combination of devices, delivery options and deployment methods to meet individual enterprise needs.

System upgrade dumps costly overheads

The Cerebral Palsy League of Queensland (CPLQ) has streamlined its financial, stock control and customer-facing processes to overcome costly overheads and laborious processes.

Unwitting pirate makes a public confession

The Business Software Association of Australia (BSAA) this week staged a public confessional of piracy putting on parade a company that had been caught in the act of using illegal software.

Microsoft pledges less complexity, new direction

Admitting Microsoft has been too complex and feature-driven in the past, the company's local managing director Steve Vamos today pledged a new direction for the software giant that represents significant change for its partners and customers.

Wattyl dissolves frame relay congestion

Australian-owned paint manufacturer Wattyl Limited opted for a hosted solution to provide data communications across its eight Australian and New Zealand offices.

AMD and Intel reject hype tag for 64-bit computing

Rejecting IT manager claims that 64-bit computing is still in the hype phase, both AMD and Intel last week said the technology has arrived with organizations already making the transition from 32-bit processor technology.

Storage upgrade goes beyond liquid assets at Barwon

With only 320 employees, Barwon Water provides quality water and sewerage services to a permanent population of 250,000 people across an area of more than 8100 square kilometres, while managing 10 major water storage units, 10 water treatment plants and nine sewerage treatment facilities.

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