CommBank's Sydney staff to get MacBook Airs

Staff were expected to continue using Microsoft’s Windows operating system so there would be no need for them to get used to new software.

Instead of desks and offices, Commonwealth Bank Place would have docking stations, each with a 24-inch LCD screen, mouse, keyboard, and network access.

Untethered devices would connect to a building-wide wireless network and staff would use VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) softphones and Microsoft Office Communicator through a headset.

The ‘Smart’ board into whiteboard mode

"You can as well put the ‘Smart’ board into whiteboard mode, and make pages of notes with the electronic pens – again everything can be saved to your normal network folders."

The bank's decision to buy MacBook Air laptops as well came as a surprise to the analyst, who noted that Apple had traditionally struggled to provide enterprise-level support.