Every IT manager we talk to tells us that dealing with the diversity and infiltration of smartphones and tablets is a growing issue. So, it's no surprise that mobile business is the number one IT issue occupying the minds of IT professionals in Asia/Pacific, according to IDC's CIO Innovation Survey 2011.

Microsoft has reset the Australian launch date for Visual Studio 2010 to April 13.

People all over the world use computers for many different reasons. Yet, often Linux evangelists focus on those who already have a technical bent through initiatives such as software freedom day. The Ubuntu community in Massachusetts decided its time to reach out to a new crowd.

Australian organisations are invited to respond to an international survey which will identify the trends in software testing and provide what is claimed to be the IT industry’s first comprehensive benchmark in this area of software quality.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is well known for his wild outbursts and tirades, but just how crazy did he go at today's conference when he spotted one of his employees with an iPhone?

It’s on, and I’m here. Microsoft Tech-Ed Australia is running from today until Friday 11th September on the sunny Gold Coast of Australia. An incredible 2000+ attendees are roaming about with HP Mini netbooks. Demonstrations have already begun of Exchange 2010, Office 2010 and Visual Studio 2010.

IT assurance, governance and security challenges facing organisations will be come under the microscope at a conference in Canberra later this year of the Oceania chapter of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA).

When paying around $2,000 for a technical conference you expect some good swag to take away. Microsoft's annual Tech-Ed event ups the ante this year with attendees receiving a free HP netbook with Windows 7. There is a small catch however with an ethical choice being attached.

A major trade show seems to be taking advantage of Apple's pull-out from Macworld Expo and visitor disquiet over the event's changed timing.

Times are tough, but maybe your boss will be more likely to send you to Tech.Ed if you tell him or her that you can save $300 by booking early.