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Mao-era model soldier to clean up online gaming

Mao-era model soldier to clean up online gaming

A Chinese game developer is betting a Mao-era model soldier and other patriotic figures are just the kinds of heroes needed to steer impressionable youths towards cleaner online gaming content.
Staff Writers Sep 14 2005, 2:30PM Software
Gates pushes upcoming Microsoft Windows, Office

Gates pushes upcoming Microsoft Windows, Office

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates pitched software developers to build programs for the next versions of Windows and Office software and showed off features on Tuesday that he said would drive a new wave of personal computer sales.
Reed Stevenson Sep 14 2005, 9:30AM Software
Oracle's Ellison settling insider-trading suit

Oracle's Ellison settling insider-trading suit

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawrence Ellison, chief executive of software maker Oracle Corp, has reached a tentative agreement to pay US$100 million to charity to resolve a lawsuit charging that he engaged in insider trading in 2001, the New York Times reported on Monday.
Staff Writers Sep 13 2005, 3:04PM Software
KAZ buys Intology IP, customers

KAZ buys Intology IP, customers

Telstra subsidiary KAZ has bought the intellectual property and customer contracts of Canberra-based business intelligence provider Intology for an undisclosed sum.
Staff Writers Sep 13 2005, 12:41PM Software
Unblinded by the light

Unblinded by the light

Whitech Software Solutions no longer need hide its light under a bushel. The abilities of this Sydney developer have begun shining out far and wide.
Fleur Doidge Sep 12 2005, 1:58PM Software
Onyx seeks resellers for huge channel sales boost

Onyx seeks resellers for huge channel sales boost

Onyx Software is targeting sales growth by signing boutique resellers and system integrators with either a broad focus or niche vertical specialities and a focus on CRM or business process management.
Fleur Doidge Sep 12 2005, 9:00AM Software
Under the Wire: Topping the Bill

Under the Wire: Topping the Bill

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: whoever first used the term “plot” to describe the storyline of a video game has a lot to answer for.
Matthew JC Powell Sep 8 2005, 3:37PM Software
Microsoft files suit against European Commission

Microsoft files suit against European Commission

Microsoft has filed a new lawsuit against the European Commission, the latest move in its long-running battle against antitrust sanctions imposed by the Commission for abuse of its dominant Windows software.
David Lawsky Sep 8 2005, 9:00AM Software
Symbol, Intermec agree to settle RFID dispute

Symbol, Intermec agree to settle RFID dispute

Two of the pioneering developers of barcode technology used to track inventories said on Tuesday they had agreed to settle a patent dispute on next-generation wireless systems for tracking goods.
Staff Writers Sep 7 2005, 3:00PM Software
Thai military upset by Google satellite pictures

Thai military upset by Google satellite pictures

Thailand, afraid that detailed satellite pictures available on the internet threaten its national security, may ask Google to block images of important government buildings vulnerable to attack.
Staff Writers Sep 7 2005, 2:42PM Software
Talking to a stranger

Talking to a stranger

Although web services are not something a customer buys the way he or she would buy servers or PCs or managed services, they are becoming an increasingly important set of nuts and bolts in the application integration toolbox of developers.
Fleur Doidge Sep 7 2005, 2:20PM Software
ShadowRAM: Awards, awards and more awards

ShadowRAM: Awards, awards and more awards

There’s an “award frenzy” going on in the channel. Hmmm, must be that time of year.
Staff Writers Sep 7 2005, 1:45PM Software
WebCentral records strong growth

WebCentral records strong growth

WebCentral Group has announced 16 percent revenue growth on the back of its managed hosting business in the full year to 30 June 2005.
Fleur Doidge Sep 7 2005, 10:00AM Software
Katrina children seeking parents shown on website

Katrina children seeking parents shown on website

Photos of children separated from their parents by Hurricane Katrina have been posted on a website by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in an attempt to reunite families.
Staff Writers Sep 6 2005, 11:00AM Software
Startup man an open source champion

Startup man an open source champion

A champion of the open source model, Bob Waldie believes in the value of sharing information and being smart to succeed in IT. He also reckons that a little bit of failure does not hurt either.
David Binning Sep 6 2005, 9:32AM Software
Microsoft Tech.Ed looks ahead to lowered costs, complexity

Microsoft Tech.Ed looks ahead to lowered costs, complexity

Microsoft has highlighted a slew of fresh product updates and new releases that the software giant claims will help reduce cost and complexity for developers -- helping enterprises, smaller businesses and consumers alike.
Fleur Doidge Aug 31 2005, 11:13AM Software
Under the Wire: A toast to mediocrity

Under the Wire: A toast to mediocrity

What’s so great about toasters? I recently had a software vendor describe their product as “like a toaster for the internet”.
Matthew JC Powell Aug 31 2005, 10:00AM Software
Creative says has patent covering iPod technology

Creative says has patent covering iPod technology

Creative Technology, a maker of portable music players, on Tuesday said it was awarded a US patent that applied to Apple Computer's iPod and other rivals.
Sue Zeidler Aug 31 2005, 8:54AM Software
New online auction site aims at resellers

New online auction site aims at resellers

Online auction site OZtion has pitched its service to computer resellers, claiming that the eight-month-old site will save the channel money and marketing resources.
Fleur Doidge Aug 29 2005, 4:35PM Software
US firm buys Adelaide game developer

US firm buys Adelaide game developer

Adelaide game developer Ratbag has been bought by US interactive entertainment publisher Midway Games for an undisclosed sum.
Staff Writers Aug 29 2005, 9:00AM Software

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