Research and Development

This research report shows some of the benefits of procuring from transversal contracts, and also the dangers of buying equipment from inappropriate channels such as retail.

Several discussions about Blackberry security have been held within R&D and the TTT. These documents were provided by Research In Motion, and detail secure deployment of Blackberry Enterprise Services.

After Sun's acquisition by Oracle, StarOffice got a new name -- it's now OOO.org! Some useful information on the suite in comparison with competitors.

This document provides guidelines on optimising desktop versions of Windows for maximum performance and respon-siveness. The report is applicable to the ICT, desktop support and architecture divisions of Government Departments, SITA R&D and other SITA business units.

Detailed report on Windows 7, including benchmark results and predictions for Windows 8.

FreeForm Dynamics research report.
Intro: The Microsoft Windows based desktop has been a fact of life in the mainstream business environment for so long now that it is often just accepted as a given. Some organisations, however, have been actively exploring and indeed successfully deploying alternatives, and the Linux based desktop is one of these. Based on candid ‘warts and all’ feedback from over a thousand experienced adopters, we take a practical look at the use of desktop Linux in a real world business context.

Research shows that there could be risks associated with cellphone usage, especially for children.

The second document has tips on how to minimise exposure.