Is Research in Motion stuffed?
Is Research in Motion stuffed?Research in Motion, the maker of Blackberry smartphones, can’t spin its way out of its current crisis. The once-powerful, must-have business phone maker has fallen behind...
View ArticleWindows 7: Microsoft’s last OS hurrah?
Windows 7: Microsoft’s last OS hurrah?Garter says Windows 7 will run on 42% of all PCs by the end of the year. The analysis company forecasts 94% of new PCs sold in 2011 will have Windows 7 installed....
View ArticleAsia-Pacific insurers to boost IT spend in 2012
Asia-Pacific insurers to boost IT spend in 2012Ovum reports insurance companies in the Asia-Pacific region will increase their information technology budgets in the coming year. Regional economic...
View ArticleIBM CTO: PC dead, we bailed long ago
IBM CTO: PC dead, we bailed long agoMark Dean chief technology officer IBM Middle East and Africa On the 30th anniversary of the first IBM personal computer Mark Dean, now the company’s Middle East and...
View ArticleWink shows promise of fibre-delivered video conferencing
Wink shows promise of fibre-delivered video conferencingAt last month’s ICT 2012 conference held by Gen-i in Auckland, Fletcher Building CIO Paul Knight spoke of his experience using fibre...
View ArticleCloud computing: Aussies, Kiwis just doing it
Cloud computing: Aussies, Kiwis just doing itThere’s something refreshing about the willingness of Australian and New Zealand workers to bypass the IT department and use public cloud applications...
View ArticleWill HP matter again?
Will HP matter again?We come from garageland - this is where HP started One day in 1990, two Hewlett-Packard executives dropped off a PC at my office. At the time I ran a publishing business in...
View ArticleTelstra planning a NZ mobile acquisition?
Telstra planning a NZ mobile acquisition?Nicole McCormick Writing at the Ovum website Brisbane-based Nicole McCormick says New Zealand’s mobile market is at a consolidation crossroads. She concludes...
View ArticleCoherent strategy emerges with MS Surface
Coherent strategy emerges with MS SurfaceMicrosoft Surface Microsoft’s move into hardware with its more-tablet-than-laptop Surface is final proof the PC era is drawing to a conclusion. It also...
View ArticleOrcon free fibre underlines UFB flaw
Orcon free fibre underlines UFB flawOrcon CEO Scott Bartlett Hat’s off to Orcon for its bold ultrafast broadband offer. Last week the company said customers will pay nothing for its basic UFB service...
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