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.

By sticking with the same intuitive management console, the latest version of Computer Associates' (CA) antivirus software remains notably easy to use, and has increased its coverage by adding new virus-scanning capabilities for PDAs, plug-ins for a variety of gateways, and protection options for Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes/Domino. You also get remote browser access and the option to designate secondary signature servers, which clients will use if the primary distribution server fails.

IBMs WorkPad c3 is pitched as an integral part of IBMs business solutions rather than a stand-alone device

A desirable form factor that doesn’t compromise on usability.

A slim Blackberry that doesn't dispose of what makes Blackberries so popular and effective.

The arrival of Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 (ES2K3) is a significant event in the history of this product. First, it brings to a close the second era of the codebase. Released back in 1996 on the NT 4 wave, ES4 (there was no 1, 2 or 3) brought enterprise-level email, contact management, diary management and so forth to the Windows Server platform in a new and comprehensive BackOffice application.

Computer Associates (CA) is one of the biggest names in the software industry, even compared to Microsoft. Most of its business is done in the enterprise and corporate field, and this heritage shows in eTrust Antivirus.

A complex but powerful tool that’s made simpler by its new Dashboard interface

A questionable interface redesign and greater-than-ever complexity lead to a half-baked feeling.

When it comes to design principles, the IBM embodies a completely different approach to the Toshiba

We had one of the special releases of this version of the Palm, which comes with a translucent plastic shell

A great phone that combines business and personal functionality in one neat and sturdy package.

With Flash media handling and integration with Acrobat.com the Acrobat platform embraces the Internet – at last

Printer manufacturers have steadily been increasing the number of ink cartridges in their top of the range photo printers on the basis that the more basic colours they have to work with the more precise the overall result.

The first OS to make a serious effort at an easy, integrated Linux to rival Windows was the now defunct Corel LinuxOS.

Not only is SuSE Linux Professional 8.1 the most complete distribution, it's also one of the friendliest.

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.