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Intel sketches long-range chip vision

Intel sketches long-range chip vision

Intel's 10-year technology vision includes the ability to put hundreds of cores on one processor, which would permit the creation of scores of "arrays" on a chip devoted to separate functions like video, graphics or VoIP, one of the chip giant's top technologists said this week.
Edward F. Moltzen Mar 4 2005, 12:00AM Software
Queen knights Bill Gates

Queen knights Bill Gates

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has been knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in a private ceremony at Buckingham Palace.
Staff Writers Mar 3 2005, 12:00AM Software
Big Blue goes back to channel

Big Blue goes back to channel

IBM Australia’s personal systems group is swinging back to the channel, promising to allocate 80 percent of marketing dollars this year to generate demand for resellers and distributors.
Darren Baguely , Darren Baguley Mar 1 2005, 12:00AM Software
Technology One profits up 18 percent

Technology One profits up 18 percent

ASX-listed Australian software developer Technology One reported a $4.49 million profit after tax for the half year ending 31 December, an 18 percent jump on last year.
Byron Connolly Feb 28 2005, 12:00AM Software
IBM ups open source efforts

IBM ups open source efforts

IBM Software is contributing some 30 projects to SourceForge.net, a US repository of open source code and related material.
Barbara Darrow Feb 28 2005, 12:00AM Software
Microsoft signs Final Fantasy developer

Microsoft signs Final Fantasy developer

Microsoft has hired the creator of the popular "Final Fantasy" video game to develop games exclusively for the next Xbox.
Staff Writers Feb 28 2005, 12:00AM Software
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
Oracle attacks mid-market

Oracle attacks mid-market

Oracle has split its applications and database channel businesses and painted a bullseye on Microsoft’s SQL-based mid-market dominance following the former's buy of PeopleSoft.
Darren Baguely , Darren Baguley 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

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