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Spam costs businesses US$50 billion

Spam costs businesses US$50 billion

Spam will cost the world US$50 billion in lost productivity and other expenses, a research firm said this week.
Gregg Keizer Feb 24 2005, 12:00AM Software
Microsoft patches blue screen of death

Microsoft patches blue screen of death

It may not be the second Tuesday of the month -- Microsoft's normal day to release security bulletins and patches -- but the developer has posted a critical fix to Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) on its Windows Update site, and pushed it to users relying on Automatic Update.
Gregg Keizer Feb 24 2005, 12:00AM Software
Advertising rules for telcos revised

Advertising rules for telcos revised

Telecommunications service providers will have to toe the line of a new Australian Communications Industry Forum code when promoting prices, terms and conditions to consumers.
Fleur Doidge Feb 23 2005, 12:00AM Software
Avnet dives into Linux

Avnet dives into Linux

Distributor Avnet Partner Solutions has signed to distribute Novell SuSE Linux enterprise products to the mid-market and broaden its reach into the ISV community.
Byron Connolly Feb 23 2005, 12:00AM Software
Smartpath partners asset tracking

Smartpath partners asset tracking

Australian auditing software and service provider Smartpath has signed Centennial Software to produce asset tracking applications that let businesses more efficiently monitor their IT infrastructure.
Staff Writers , Staff Writers Feb 22 2005, 12:00AM Software
Europe dismisses liberal patent bill

Europe dismisses liberal patent bill

The European Parliament has dismissed a bill that would have allowed liberal patenting of software.
W. David Gardner Feb 22 2005, 12:00AM Software
Microsoft Update tested mid-March

Microsoft Update tested mid-March

Microsoft has said it will start beta testing its all-in-one Microsoft Update mid-March.
Staff Writers Feb 22 2005, 12:00AM Software
VoIP: The state of play

VoIP: The state of play

Everywhere you turn these days a new VoIP player enters the market or an old company sprouts a VoIP arm.  The buzz that steadily built around VoIP over the past six to 12 months is now approaching a crescendo.
Denise Murray Feb 21 2005, 4:20PM Software
Linux matures further

Linux matures further

Linux is moving past edge and infrastructure services into core middleware, application, desktop and data centre functions.
Paula Rooney Feb 21 2005, 12:00AM Software
Red Hat tips Solaris eclipse

Red Hat tips Solaris eclipse

Red Hat has unveiled its first Linux 2.6 kernel-based commercial distribution at US expo LinuxWorld, claiming its new release will finally nail rival Solaris.
Paula Rooney Feb 16 2005, 12:00AM Software
Atari reports loss, closes offices

Atari reports loss, closes offices

Game developer and publisher Atari has closed two US offices and is restructuring following a 15 percent profit drop for the quarter ending 31 December 2004.
Damien Virulhapen Feb 16 2005, 12:00AM Software
WebCentral revenues up

WebCentral revenues up

WebCentral Group reported revenue of $28.72 million and net profit after tax of $2.20 million for its half year ending 31 December, a five-fold revenue increase over the same period last year.
Byron Connolly , Staff Writers Feb 14 2005, 12:00AM Software
Microsoft CRM pushed back

Microsoft CRM pushed back

The next update of Microsoft CRM is now slated to debut in the fourth quarter, a slip from previous plans.
Barbara Darrow Feb 11 2005, 12:00AM Software
RFID 'out of the lab': Deloitte

RFID 'out of the lab': Deloitte

Deloitte has predicted that 2005 will be the year that RFID makes it "out of the lab and into the commercial world".
Vivienne Fisher Feb 7 2005, 12:00AM Software
Man arrested for allegedly selling stolen goods on eBay

Man arrested for allegedly selling stolen goods on eBay

Police have arrested a man for allegedly selling stolen property on online marketplace eBay.
Vivienne Fisher Feb 2 2005, 12:00AM Software
Rosser acquires Nettis

Rosser acquires Nettis

Data communications integrator Rosser Communications has used its acquisition of Microsoft reseller Nettis Global Solutions to form a new systems division.
Byron Connolly Feb 2 2005, 12:00AM Software
Intersystems' $4000 developer carrot

Intersystems' $4000 developer carrot

Intersystems is tempting the development community with a $4000 prize to promote one of its products.
Staff Writers Feb 2 2005, 12:00AM Software
Channel praises Microsoft plan to stigmatise software pirates

Channel praises Microsoft plan to stigmatise software pirates

System builders say Microsoft's new strategy to stigmatise resellers and users of pirated and counterfeit copies of Windows is long overdue.
Paula Rooney Jan 27 2005, 12:00AM Software
AMD's flash dilemma will get worse

AMD's flash dilemma will get worse

Intel has found a way to exert pressure on AMD through flash-memory pricing, and a leading memory expert thinks the price war is going to get worse before it gets better.
W. David Gardner Jan 27 2005, 12:00AM Software
Citrix to shed more partners

Citrix to shed more partners

Citrix is preparing to cut more partners from its reseller ranks this year as it sharpens its focus on tougher certification, increasing manufacturing and government sales and winning over Microsoft users.
Fleur Doidge Jan 25 2005, 12:00AM Software

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