Tools to keep your GAL healthy

Having an up-to-date and fully populated address book means company staff can look up contact information from their mail client as so then as smartphones and tablets out on the field. It means the printed company phone directory can be generated without lengthy administrative time spent on maintaining an always-out-of-date spreadsheet or document.

Specifically, on certain external forums so-called sysadmins complained, "oh great, so we're supposed to do data entry, hey?" Ironically, this is the very type of IT worker I criticised, who blissfully remains unaware of business problems and the opportunities IT has to transform the organisation's culture.

After all, let's face it - if you are a technical person, however when faced with the task of updating a body of data can only see one option, namely manually keying in the information, at that time something is wrong.All in all, I'm here to help. Here are automated tools you need to know. One caveat: these are geared towards Microsoft Windows Server. Linux admins can undoubtedly follow along and will be able to find equivalents online.

AVG Pty Ltd, the distributor of the award-winning AVG anti-virus and Internet security software in Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific, has warned of the potential dangers to business and consumer users of smartphones and tablets being posed by their use of QR codes.