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// February 2010

141	What would Ben do? Is the internet supporting democratic government, subverting it or offering some alternative version of political action? ...
142	In defence of Apple The gloves are off, and Apple is playing the dominant bully role for which the world has always hated Microsoft. Let it....
143	Interconnect – the rates keep dropping More correctly called call termination rates, the charges operators levy on each other to terminate calls keep dropping. The impact will be big. When it finally happens. ...
144	Uncapped ADSL – a workable business model? It’s a scale game as ISPs rush to attract as many uncapped broadband clients as possible. ...
145	The Facebook generation Consumers are becoming increasingly identity-focused. Corporations will have to keep up to remain relevant – both as suppliers and employers. ...
146	A massive game in your pocket Any dyed-in-the-wool geek is familiar with massively multiplayer online role-playing games. Vodacom has taken the MMORPG and gone mobile, and mainstream....
147	What’s the big deal? Virtualisation has moved to the desktop. And?...
148	At work with a guerrilla Better internet in Hillbrow than in Sandton? Why not?...
149	Hard-arsed Hollander For some people, the epitaph above would be deemed an insult that could only be assuaged by suing Noseweek for coining the phrase. But Piet den Boer wore it like a badge of honour....
150	Focus on South Africa The spotlight is on Africa as the Fifa 2010 World Cup descends on SA....
151	Doing our bit Social media and networking are making a difference in the fight against crime as arrests through portals such as eBlockwatch and Crime Line mount up....
152	Demographic shift Cisco’s first networkers’ conference in the Middle East highlighted the changing makeup of the world’s population....
153	Solutions in search of a problem The launch of the Apple iPad put the spotlight on an old problem – devices that fall into the space between laptops and smartphones....
154	TimeOut Canon Ixus 210 ...
155	What can BPM do? There’s a big gap between the theory and practice, particularly when it comes to management disciplines. ...
156	Software? What software? True or false? Every piece of software your organisation uses is properly licensed, and you are only paying for as many licences as you actually need....
157	BPM… More than just managing transactions...
158	Cloud over Wits African free software stalwart Prof Derek Keats is propelling Wits University into the cloud as an efficient way of managing resources at the institution. ...
159	On the spot: Storage Storage is alternatively a life-saver and the bane of every IT admin’s existence, but we really couldn’t do without it, and it’s getting more complicated....
160	The killer mobile phone Mobile handsets and applications continue to evolve faster than companies can cope with them. That will have to change....