OzHub, the Macquarie Telecom-led cloud computing alliance, has come down firmly on the side of Optus over the copyright controversy surrounding Optus TV Now, warning that any moves to change the law "risk branding Australia a global luddite state."
A program to put Microsoft's developer and design tools into the hands of students has been extended to cover Australian universities and TAFE colleges.
The idea behind the DreamSpark program is to give students access to Microsoft's professional development software at the same price they would pay for open source alternatives - $0.
According to Norbert Haehnel, director of Microsoft Australia's developer and platform group, DreamSpark was designed to provide a helping hand for students as they pursued their career aspirations.
The tools covered by the program are Visual Studio 2005 and 2008 Professional Edition, Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition, SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition, Expression Studio, and XNA Game Studio.
Although the products are "the complete and full professional grade versions," the DreamSpark licence only covers "non-commercial use to support and advance your learning and skills through technical design, technology, math, science and engineering activities."
Students can prove their eligibility for the program through the Meta Access Management System operated by Macquarie University, or by using a current International Student Identity Card.
Participants must re-verify their student status annually.
DreamSpark, launched in February this year, is available to more than 35 million students in various countries, and expansion of the program could increase that to one billion during the coming year.
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