Category Archives: Workforce/Workplace Computing

Scoping UC – all bases covered?

While lots of people think Unified Communications (UC) is a nice idea, they don’t necessarily[...]

The evolving role of the mobile operator

Mobile operators have their roots firmly in the utility services space. Indeed, many business customers[...]

In-building coverage: What’s the problem?

Most mobile calls, voice and data, are made inside a building – at home, at[...]

Virtual events aren’t real events shoved online

As you know, most of us are facing financial difficulties and some of us are[...]

Is there hope for unified comms?

The evangelists are calling for businesses to implement unified communications (UC), citing a whole raft[...]

Is telehealth coming at last?

Yesterday at Cisco's C-Scape analyst briefing, we were treated to a presentation by one James[...]

Moments of Need

by Josie Sephton and Dale Vile With high speed networks, sophisticated devices and a myriad[...]

Collaboration – get it together

By Dale Vile Getting your people collaborating more effectively is a laudable goal. If you[...]

A realistic exploration of the Desktop Linux opportunity

How often have you dismissed the views expressed by extremists because what they are saying[...]

Dan Bricklin (inventor of PC spreadsheet) on technology

A couple of weeks ago, Wiley asked if I’d like a review copy of Dan[...]

Getting real about Linux on the desktop

Few topics in the IT industry are more contentious than the prospect of putting Linux[...]

Linux on the Desktop

by Dale Vile and Martin Atherton The Microsoft Windows based desktop has been a fact[...]

Cloud: evolution not revolution

Fed up with 'cloud' yet? You ain't seen nuthin'. It's not going to go away.[...]

Microsoft: Leopard: Spots

When invited to a Microsoft ‘Voice of the Customer’ briefing, I must confess that I[...]

Rumours of KM’s death exaggerated

Say 'knowledge management' to most people in our business and watch the curl of their[...]

The business value of social software

by David Tebbutt At Lotus/IBM’s Lotusphere the words ’business value’ were repeatedly uttered by keynote[...]

Messaging Snapshot

by David Tebbutt Messaging is a thread that runs through IT from top to bottom,[...]

Remove paper for cost and environmental gains

Kevin Misselbrook is customer services director at Access Accounting. He is also a member of[...]

Mobilising the enterprise

Wireless computing is becoming an increasingly important facet of enterprise IT and communications strategy, and[...]

At cute corporates it’s good to talk

Four years ago, when IWR interviewed social computing expert Euan Semple about return on investment,[...]

Mobile TV – who’s watching?

Despite regular predictions of mass market adoption of mobile TV, take up to date has[...]

Which desktop Linux distribution? – Hobbyist versus serious deployment

One of the most common objections to desktop Linux is fragmentation. With so many distributions,[...]

Mobile operators: It’s time to get personal

The recession is making life harder than ever for mobile operators. Freeform Dynamics analyst Josie[...]

Dynamic Business Intelligence

by Tony Lock and Dale Vile One of the most versatile assets many organisations have[...]