Workforce/Workplace Computing Archives

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[...]

Will the BPOS cloud ensure Microsoft’s future?

Yesterday, Microsoft announced 'worldwide' availability of its Business Productivity Online Suite. And it barely mentioned[...]

Wake up little Fu-Sie

Tomorrow sees the start of the huge CeBIT ICT exibition in Germany where 4,300 companies[...]

It pays to think big

When it comes to generic requirements from IT, there isn’t really much to separate large[...]

Are Apple and Sony worth the price premium?

Our recent poll of Reg readers on their perceptions of some of the most prominent[...]

Reg Reader poll on notebook quality: results are in