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Adobe CS3 subscription offer for Aussies

Adobe CS3 subscription offer for Aussies

Australians will be one of the first to receive the Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium software as a subscription service.
Leanne Mezrani May 8 2008, 12:56PM Software
Opinion: Downloadus interruptus

Opinion: Downloadus interruptus

Bzzt! Bzzzzt! We’re sorry, we have to interrupt your download of Windows XP SP3 and Windows Vista SP1 because they interfere with some silly accounting software over which Microsoft has no control. Those third party programmers, and we use the term loosely, are so inept. Bzzzzt! Bzzzt! OK, you can download again now we’ve crossed them off the list of acceptable recipients.
Ian Yates May 8 2008, 11:03AM Software
Interactive Intelligence seeks resellers in A/NZ

Interactive Intelligence seeks resellers in A/NZ

NASDAQ-listed unified IP business communications vendor, Interactive Intelligence, has launched a channel campaign to attract partners in Australia and New Zealand.
Leanne Mezrani May 5 2008, 4:52PM Software
Open Source is the 'software establishment', report says

Open Source is the 'software establishment', report says

A new report examining trends in the open source market says more and more organisations are jumping on FOSS, for more reasons than just the price tag.
Ashley Clark May 3 2008, 8:43AM Software
Opinion: Arrrgghh! They are always complaining about software pirates

Opinion: Arrrgghh! They are always complaining about software pirates

Here we go again! There’s always some software outfit complaining about pirates. Arrrghhh! Now it’s Nintendo’s turn to whine about pirates.
Ian Yates Apr 30 2008, 2:00PM Software
Is Open Source adoption set to mushroom in Australia?

Is Open Source adoption set to mushroom in Australia?

Optimism and take-up is growing around the platform-independent code with the industry taking more notice of this fast growing area
Staff Writers Apr 30 2008, 10:56AM Software
Microsoft champions green computing

Microsoft champions green computing

Microsoft has announced plans to support four academic research projects focused on energy-efficient computing as part of its Sustainable Computing Program.
Clement James Apr 30 2008, 6:22AM Software
Opinion: Think of a number

Opinion: Think of a number

A big number. A really big scary number. Hint: think 140 million. That’s how many copies of Windows Vista Microsoft says it has shipped.
Ian Yates Apr 30 2008, 6:19AM Software
Three-dimensional PDFs for Adobe Acrobat 8.0 and above

Three-dimensional PDFs for Adobe Acrobat 8.0 and above

A new software technique has been developed to allow interactive, three-dimensional visualisations to be embedded into Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files.
Liz Tay Apr 30 2008, 6:10AM Software
ReiserFS developer convicted of murder

ReiserFS developer convicted of murder

He was once seen as one of the most innovative programmers out there. Now Hans Reiser may spend the rest of his life behind bars, and his software’s future seems bleak.
Ashley Clark Apr 30 2008, 6:08AM Software
BitDefender teams with SOS for online backup service

BitDefender teams with SOS for online backup service

Security vendor BitDefender has partnered with SOS Online Backup to to offer an integrated security and online backup solution to Australian businesses.
Staff Writers Apr 29 2008, 12:49PM Software
Quest expands unified comms portfolio

Quest expands unified comms portfolio

Quest Software has broadened its range of unified communications support products for Microsoft's business applications. The company’s MessageStats and Active Roles Server programs have been updated to fully support Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007.
Staff Writers Apr 23 2008, 4:28PM Software
TED talks come to Australia, innovatively

TED talks come to Australia, innovatively

Given the cutting-edge nature of the Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED) convention that annually brings together the world’s sharpest minds in one U.S. location, it is unsurprising that TED presentations are to set foot on Australian shores in a rather unconventional fashion.
Liz Tay Apr 23 2008, 12:52PM Software
BitDefender targets lucrative SMB market

BitDefender targets lucrative SMB market

Security vendor BitDefender has launched a new SMB version of its software as the firm seeks to expand its share of the crowded security market.
Mitchell Smith Apr 23 2008, 10:26AM Software
Google announces Sydney Developer Day event

Google announces Sydney Developer Day event

Google Australia today extended an open invite to developers in Sydney to attend a day-long discussion about building Web applications and advancing the Web as a platform.
Liz Tay Apr 23 2008, 6:59AM Software
Revealed: Ballmer’s original keynote [Opinion]

Revealed: Ballmer’s original keynote [Opinion]

It was good to see Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer apologising for the whole Vista thing in that recent keynote speech he made to the company’s most valuable partners. What readers probably don’t know is that yours truly got given the job of making that speech more palatable to the general public. Just so you know what we’re up against here’s the original speech, before we “fixed” it for him.
Ian Yates Apr 22 2008, 2:19PM Software
EA extends Take Two deadline

EA extends Take Two deadline

Electronic Arts has extended the deadline in its attempt to buy out rival game firm Take-Two Interactive.
Shaun Nichols Apr 22 2008, 2:16PM Software
Former Lib John Hewson heads up Aussie IT service provider

Former Lib John Hewson heads up Aussie IT service provider

Former Liberal party leader, Dr John Hewson, has taken the position of chairman for Australian-based The Pisces Group - a provider of mortgage platforms and supplier of IT services.
Lilia Guan Apr 22 2008, 11:48AM Software
On a mission to save Windows XP

On a mission to save Windows XP

The ‘Save Windows XP’ petition has attracted over 100,000 signatures as Microsoft prepares to phase out the popular operating system.
Leanne Mezrani Apr 21 2008, 9:15AM Software
Companies warned not to skip Vista

Companies warned not to skip Vista

In a sure sign that many companies are far from eager to upgrade to Windows Vista, analyst firm Forrester Research has published a report urging enterprises not to wait for Windows 7.
Guy Dixon Apr 21 2008, 7:02AM Software

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