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2010 – hardware peek 2010 – hardware peek

Looking forward to the year ahead – here are some of the innovations that we are getting excited about:
4G Wireless internet – we start to see life beyond 3G on the horizon. Plans are already …

Windows 7 – CA client update Windows 7 – CA client update

You can’t have missed the recent launch of Windows 7 – Microsoft’s new flagship operating system .

It has been a long time coming for the SMB / Corporate sector most IT Managers elected to stay with Windows XP rather than make the move to Vista.

Vista failed to present a compelling reason to upgrade and the performance of XP remained superior.

content filtering = increased productivity content filtering = increased productivity

Balancing the value of business internet vs the cost to productivity through its misuse.
Web-browsing has become a key part of conducting business for our clients. Email communication, online research and extranets are just some examples …

CA @ Activ City to Surf CA @ Activ City to Surf

The CA team successfully completed the 12km walk in the 2009 Activ City to Surf event on Sunday.
Around 39,000 people took part in the event which was the biggest turnout ever.
Perth turned on fantastic weather …

Software Development: planning to succeed! Software Development: planning to succeed!

At Computing Australia we have developed a significant number of computer software and web applications.
Many companies find themselves in the situation whereby an “off the shelf” solution either doesn’t meet their business needs or the …

Software – taking the custom route? Software – taking the custom route?

One of the more common requests we get from clients is to “write me a bit of software that does blah, blah”
People often assume that what they do is so unique that there is nothing …

Project focus – Women’s Health Services Project focus – Women’s Health Services

Women’s Health Services (WHS), a well established not-for-profit provider of medical and counseling services within Western Australia recently approached Computing Australia for a solution to combat their increasing IT maintenance costs, and to streamline their …

Virus city – waging war on all fronts Virus city – waging war on all fronts

We have seen a massive rise in the number of virus infections recently.
People often find this surprising given that they have up to date antivirus and firewall software installed.
Unfortunately it is difficult – if not …