Software
IBM buying Apple's virtualisation partner
By: Stephen Withers
IBM is buying Transitive, the company behind cross-platform technology used by a range of IT vendors including Apple and IBM itself.
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By: Stephen Withers
IBM is buying Transitive, the company behind cross-platform technology used by a range of IT vendors including Apple and IBM itself.
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Carbon emissions reporting software launched in Australia
By: Stan Beer
In what is claimed to be a first, a new reporting software product, aimed at simplifying carbon emissions reporting across Australia’s business community, has been launched.
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By: Stan Beer
In what is claimed to be a first, a new reporting software product, aimed at simplifying carbon emissions reporting across Australia’s business community, has been launched.
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Sun Microsystems releases StarOffice for Mac OS X
By: Stan Beer
Sun Microsystems has announced the availability of its StarOffice 9 productivity suite for Mac OS X. The news comes just one month after the open source equivalent of the latest StarOffice, OpenOffice 3.0 announced support for the Mac platform.
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By: Stan Beer
Sun Microsystems has announced the availability of its StarOffice 9 productivity suite for Mac OS X. The news comes just one month after the open source equivalent of the latest StarOffice, OpenOffice 3.0 announced support for the Mac platform.
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NetSuite declares price cut SaaS war on Salesforce.com downunder
By: Stan Beer
SaaS business applications provider NetSuite has launched a price war against SaaS market leader Salesforce.com, declaring openly that it will take over the accounts of Australian and New Zealand Salesforce customers for half the price they now pay.
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By: Stan Beer
SaaS business applications provider NetSuite has launched a price war against SaaS market leader Salesforce.com, declaring openly that it will take over the accounts of Australian and New Zealand Salesforce customers for half the price they now pay.
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Symantec CEO steps down
By: Stan Beer
Hot on the heels of completing its acquisition of MessageLabs, Symantec has announced that John W. Thompson, chairman and chief executive officer, will retire as CEO at the end of the fiscal year. His replacement will be Enrique T. Salem, Symantec’s current COO.
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By: Stan Beer
Hot on the heels of completing its acquisition of MessageLabs, Symantec has announced that John W. Thompson, chairman and chief executive officer, will retire as CEO at the end of the fiscal year. His replacement will be Enrique T. Salem, Symantec’s current COO.
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Google ups SketchUp to version 7
By: Stephen Withers
SketchUp 7, the latest version of Google's 3D modelling program, features 'dynamic components' - objects that are more than just a collection of lines.
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By: Stephen Withers
SketchUp 7, the latest version of Google's 3D modelling program, features 'dynamic components' - objects that are more than just a collection of lines.
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The wit and wisdom of Linus Torvalds
By: David M Williams
Linus Torvalds is known, rightly so, as the creator of the Linux kernel. What began as his own hobby project now powers major data centres, enabled the netbook market to exist, and has given rise to many a user group install-fest. It's no wonder his opinion is canvassed regularly but the answer may not always be what you expect. Here are some of the best and most defining.
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By: David M Williams
Linus Torvalds is known, rightly so, as the creator of the Linux kernel. What began as his own hobby project now powers major data centres, enabled the netbook market to exist, and has given rise to many a user group install-fest. It's no wonder his opinion is canvassed regularly but the answer may not always be what you expect. Here are some of the best and most defining.
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Symantec completes aquisition of MessageLabs, bolsters SaaS
By: David M Williams
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By: David M Williams
Early last month Symantec announced their intention to acquire global anti-spam, anti-virus mail-filtering company MessageLabs. The due diligence and legalities have finalised with Symantec today announcing the acquisition has completed. With this comes the news of a new Symantec Software as a Service (SaaS) arm.
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Technology One bucks downturn with strong results and bullish outlook
By: Stan Beer
Australian enterprise applications vendor Technology One does not believe in economic downturns, having just posted a record profit for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2008. What's more, the company's founder and boss, says the market can expect double digit growth again in the coming year.
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By: Stan Beer
Australian enterprise applications vendor Technology One does not believe in economic downturns, having just posted a record profit for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2008. What's more, the company's founder and boss, says the market can expect double digit growth again in the coming year.
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The extremely vocal desktop Linux tinority
By: Stan Beer
Neither Ubuntu nor any other brand of Linux is ever going to make it as a mainstream desktop operating system. Listen to a roar of protests from some of the millions of Linux desktop users around the world. Very loud they are but in the scheme of things their numbers are tiny - they are a tinority.
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By: Stan Beer
Neither Ubuntu nor any other brand of Linux is ever going to make it as a mainstream desktop operating system. Listen to a roar of protests from some of the millions of Linux desktop users around the world. Very loud they are but in the scheme of things their numbers are tiny - they are a tinority.
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Microsoft download “Store” opens in US, no sign for Australia yet
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Although any of Microsoft’s products are freely available to download from pirate networks and often advertised in spam emails, Microsoft has finally opened an official, legal download store in the US, after three other countries got it first. Microsoft is spruiking the carbon benefits of downloads, but online purchasing seems no cheaper than at retail.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Although any of Microsoft’s products are freely available to download from pirate networks and often advertised in spam emails, Microsoft has finally opened an official, legal download store in the US, after three other countries got it first. Microsoft is spruiking the carbon benefits of downloads, but online purchasing seems no cheaper than at retail.
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iUnlock-iPhone.com releases latest iPhone 3G unlock scam
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Ripoff merchants iUnlock-iPhone have put out a press release celebrating “groundbreaking 3G capabilities” and raising hopes of a true iPhone 3G unlock, but a quick perusal of its press release and website shows it’s all just a scam to pilfer US $24.95 out of your pocket and steer you away from the iPhone Dev Team’s free software.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Ripoff merchants iUnlock-iPhone have put out a press release celebrating “groundbreaking 3G capabilities” and raising hopes of a true iPhone 3G unlock, but a quick perusal of its press release and website shows it’s all just a scam to pilfer US $24.95 out of your pocket and steer you away from the iPhone Dev Team’s free software.
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Security is the theme for Safari 3.2
By: Stephen Withers
It's a busy week for browser updates: first Firefox (which implies a corresponding Camino update can't be far away), and now Safari. What has Apple delivered in version 3.2?
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By: Stephen Withers
It's a busy week for browser updates: first Firefox (which implies a corresponding Camino update can't be far away), and now Safari. What has Apple delivered in version 3.2?
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A real-world web site crack before your eyes
By: David M Williams
15 years ago Dan Farmer wrote a program called SATAN designed to help sysadminis detect vulnerabilities in their networks. He was criticised because of the massive potential for malice if used by "the wrong people" and was fired by his employer, SGI. Now, I'm not in Farmer's league but I'm going to risk my reputation here and now to practically explain SQL injection by cracking two publicly available web sites.
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By: David M Williams
15 years ago Dan Farmer wrote a program called SATAN designed to help sysadminis detect vulnerabilities in their networks. He was criticised because of the massive potential for malice if used by "the wrong people" and was fired by his employer, SGI. Now, I'm not in Farmer's league but I'm going to risk my reputation here and now to practically explain SQL injection by cracking two publicly available web sites.
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More critical holes plugged by Firefox updates
By: Stephen Withers
New updates to Firefox 2.0 and 3.0 include fixes for multiple security vulnerabilities, some of them regarded as critical. Users are advised to install the updates "as soon as possible."
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By: Stephen Withers
New updates to Firefox 2.0 and 3.0 include fixes for multiple security vulnerabilities, some of them regarded as critical. Users are advised to install the updates "as soon as possible."
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Fujitsu helps clients check green credentials
By: Stephen Withers
A new online diagnostic tool offered by Fujitsu helps its clients move towards environmental sustainability.
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By: Stephen Withers
A new online diagnostic tool offered by Fujitsu helps its clients move towards environmental sustainability.
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ComOps picks Panosh
By: Stephen Withers
Business software products and services provider ComOps has appointed Michael Panosh as sales manager with responsibilities for Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.
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By: Stephen Withers
Business software products and services provider ComOps has appointed Michael Panosh as sales manager with responsibilities for Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.
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Parallels 4.0 promises 50% faster Mac virtualisation
By: Stephen Withers
There was a surge of interest in Windows on Mac virtualisation when Apple switched to using Intel processors. With VMware competing strongly, Parallels steps up the pace with its latest release which it claims delivers a substantial performance boost.
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By: Stephen Withers
There was a surge of interest in Windows on Mac virtualisation when Apple switched to using Intel processors. With VMware competing strongly, Parallels steps up the pace with its latest release which it claims delivers a substantial performance boost.
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