10 Technologies to work better

Mobile Data: Handheld devices such as BlackBerrys and those offered by Palm and i-mate have finally become sufficiently sophisticated and secure for works to be connected to corporate systems and information all the time, almost anywhere in the world.

Software as a Service: Software as a service is having a big effect on the way businesses buy and use software. Rather than buying licences and the necessary hardware and software to run and maintain an application in-house, businesses can outsource their applications, accessing them from a computer or mobile device connected to the internet.

Unified Communications: Unified Communications is the integration of disparate business communications systems on one platform. This includes the integration of voice (both fixed phone and mobile), email, instant messaging, voicemail and desktop applications, along with audio, video and web conferencing.

Virtualisation: Virtualisation is rapidly becoming a green technology for the computer industry, one of main consumers of energy. With virtualisation, organisations can reduce the number of servers they operate while increasing productivity.