Stories about: One Stone

One stone-cold fact about Windows 7 is that we need more stone-cold facts in order to understand the new operating system that is likely to arrive in early 2010.

The world of network access control is being drawn, irresistibly, into Microsoft's orbit now that the Redmond giant's full repertoire of Network Access Protection client, server and policy components are out there in the real world.

A recent ITAA report details how U.S. companies can kill two birds with one stone: outsource their labor force and keep jobs available to U.S. workers.

When South Australia's Whyalla Council decided to overhaul its computer network and introduce laptops to elected members, manager of information services David Poyner decided to kill two birds with one stone by implementing a security suite to protect the new network.

While regulatory compliance is the primary driver of corporate information security projects it is a dangerous strategy that could weaken enterprise defenses, according to Ray Wagner, Gartner's information security and privacy research vice president.

After a combative 18 months under PeopleSoft, Australian JD Edwards (JDE) user groups are now forming the front-line of Oracle's battle to win the hearts, minds and revenues of its newly acquired ERP customer base.

Australia’s intellectual property governing body, IP Australia, has embarked on a world-leading Web services project that will enable electronic patent lodgement to reduce the amount of manual processing required.

IBM is trying to strengthen ties with partners through a raft of technical support programs and services that the company hopes will push forward its On Demand business strategy.

America Online Inc. (AOL) is developing a stand alone e-mail client with integrated instant messaging (IM) software, presumably aimed at competing with Microsoft Corp.'s Outlook application.

Searching for a new job is complicated; searching for a new job long-distance adds a whole new layer of complexity. Last week's Career Advisor discussed three steps for choosing a new hometown for your next IT career move. Concurrent with your research on your target markets you should start evaluating the long-term IT opportunities in that market. And as you narrow down your list of potential towns, you should start your job hunt in earnest.

If you've been thrown off the corporate merry-go-round -- or just want to get off before you're forced off -- an economic downturn can actually provide the best impetus for launching an independent IT consulting practice. As noted in last week's IT Career Advisor, desperation can be a powerful motivator when making the transition from someone else's employee to your own employer.