Stories by Andrea Malcolm

Messaging gets a hurry-up

Instant messaging has taken a step forward with the industry’s standards body approving an open source-developed protocol.

.Net skill demand likely says Spherion

Research by recruitment and training company Spherion suggests that experience in Microsoft's .Net platform could be the most in-demand IT skill in coming months.

Customers pay, but tight suppliers pay off: academic

Everyone talks about the importance of customers, but Canadian professor Brent Gallupe says managing relationships with suppliers actually has more effect on the bottom line.

Sparc's future not about to be doused

With Sun Microsystems Inc.'s show of support for Linux on Intel, what is the future of the Sparc chip? Will it go the same way as Digital's popular but doomed Alpha processor?

TVNZ looks to future with SAN

A storage area network implemented to handle TVNZ's business applications could ultimately support its highly specialised audiovisual requirements.

EMC storage takes aim at Unix, Windows users

EMC's Symmetrix storage servers have long been the domain of mainframe-heavy organisations such as banks and government departments, but the newest, modular offerings in the range aim to push down into the Unix and Windows markets.

DoC uses .Net to manage mud, frogs

From monitoring lahars to managing frog species, the Department of Conservation in New Zealand is engaged in a raft of projects using Microsoft's .Net development framework.

Content management systems aid freshness, self-input

The struggle to keep material on websites fresh and compelling is driving organisations to implement content management systems of all shapes and sizes.

DoC uses .Net to manage mud, frogs

From monitoring lahars to managing frog species, the New Zealand Department of Conservation is engaged in a raft of projects using Microsoft's .Net development framework.

Services choice faces shrinkage - analysts

IT analyst company Gartner Asia-Pacific is warning of consolidation in the IT services market with companies such as EDS, Unisys and Fujitsu as possible takeover targets.

Integration: EAI business case now more solid

Are you in point-to-point hell? It's how Aaron Kumove, managing director of Wellington-based Horizon Consulting, describes the Sisyphean task most organizations face of managing the connections between their various IT systems.

Users mull Domino effect

Poor communication by IBM has left some Lotus Domino customers in the dark about software licensing changes that take effect in less than a month.

Oracle's Ellison turns charm on CIOs

Confronted by the man whose company has taken millions of their IT budget dollars, CIOs were more interested in his sailing exploits and grooming than his software.

Microsoft pledges ongoing ERP upgrades

Customers of Microsoft's ERP products can expect new releases for "years to come", the company says.

MS to tackle CRM market

Microsoft will target the mid-range market when it launches a customer relationship management (CRM) product in the middle of next year.