Being enterprise software, one usually needs considerable expertise and time to obtain optimal performance and functionality. This is especially true for a product as comprehensive and feature rich as Lotus Domino 6.5 which is fully programmable and can provide workflow, knowledge management, document management, archiving, database and collaboration services via a client-server or browser based thin client model.

Plenty of modern phones support email, of course, but what always made BlackBerry special was its push technology. With this, you don't need to dial up to collect your email: just sit back and wait for the messages to come to you. Wherever you are, if an urgent email comes through to any of your email addresses -- and the 7100v supports up to 10 -- you can act on it instantly.

Office 2003 has undergone a lot of tweaking, but the most obvious changes are in the new and improved Outlook 2003. The differences will be obvious as soon as you fire it up.

One of the best combinations of design and function in a smartphone we've seen for some time.

Spam! spam! spam! spam! . . . if it had not been for Monty Python nobody would ever have thought there was anything funny about it. With almost 50 percent of the world’s email now junk mail, offering everything from unwanted penis extensions to stockmarket tips, spam has become as big a problem as viruses.

A stylish and rugged business-class smartphone with a huge choice of push-email clients available.

Voice E-mail is an add on to Maxiworks E-Mail Express (sold with the program). Priced at $32.95 without a microphone, or $49.95 with, there is no doubt that the program delivers what youd want in an email package, but there is a lack of sophistication thats generally expected in todays programs.

ViaVoice Web is a voice recognition package designed especially for Internet users. It links into email programs, both Netscape and Microsoft Web browsers, chat programs and includes special Web oriented jargon to make it much easier to take voice recognition onto the Internet.

A good range of business features are slightly let down by the form factor.

The most intensely anticipated phone over the last six months in our labs has to be the HTC Dream. Read our first look here.

Brilliant ergonomics and admirable ease of use make this a great choice for those who need business email on the move

No high-speed internet or bells and whistles, but an easy-to-use and pocketable email phone nonetheless

A little large and lacking in superfast data connectivity, but unrivalled as an email tool.

Mobile phones are experiencing their second major evolution. Its not one of form factor, but of functionality.

An excellent phone for businesses and consumers, although some will find the lack of 3G a concern

A great keyboard, wonderful screen and loads of features, but battery life is weak and it’s a touch pricey

A great piece of hardware, backed up by BlackBerry’s legendary services.

We like the ambition of producing a low-cost BlackBerry, but until it drops in price there’s too much competition.

Surprisingly there's no visual voicemail on our Optus iPhone, but otherwise the phone performs brilliantly with a massive speed boost over the 1st gen model.

A capable and beautifully designed smartphone, but weaker battery life means it can’t match the E71