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Interactive games to dominate by 2008

Interactive games to dominate by 2008

Interactive games are predicted to dominate the entertainment industry by 2008.
Logan Booker Dec 3 2004, 12:00AM Software
Software sales at risk with multiple core PCs

Software sales at risk with multiple core PCs

Software prices could skyrocket to unaffordable levels for many users in coming years as computer hardware evolves to multiple core models, a Gartner analyst has claimed.
Fleur Doidge Nov 30 2004, 12:00AM Software
Online store beats brick and mortar

Online store beats brick and mortar

Online shoppers are more satisfied with customer service than their counterparts at brick and mortar stores, a US survey showed.
Staff Writers Nov 26 2004, 12:00AM Software
Half-Life 2 smashes PC games sales records

Half-Life 2 smashes PC games sales records

Highly anticipated PC game Half-Life 2 has broken Australian sales records.
Damien Virulhapen Nov 26 2004, 12:00AM Software
US$10 million in bonus money for Microsoft critic

US$10 million in bonus money for Microsoft critic

Ed Black, the outspoken trade association president who excoriated Microsoft for years, is receiving nearly US$10 million from a Microsoft antitrust settlement that aims to eliminate further criticism of Microsoft.
Staff Writers Nov 25 2004, 12:00AM Software
Acer tops $300M in online sales

Acer tops $300M in online sales

Number three PC market player Acer Computer Australia has surpassed $300 million in online channel sales three years after launching its popular e-commerce initiative.
Byron Connolly Nov 25 2004, 12:00AM Software
Open source pioneers take on EU patent issue

Open source pioneers take on EU patent issue

With the European Union's Council preparing to take up an important software patent issue later this week, a group of open-source software pioneers, led by Linux developer Linus Torvalds, has issued an appeal to the EU Council to block the legalisation of software patents because they are "deceptive, dangerous, and democratically illegitimate."
W. David Gardner Nov 24 2004, 12:00AM Software
CA cancels 2005 partner shindig

CA cancels 2005 partner shindig

Computer Associates International said there would be no annual partner conference next year, according to a statement from the vendor e-mailed to many former conference attendees.
Dan Neel Nov 23 2004, 12:00AM Software
BigPond apologises to Australian Idol winner

BigPond apologises to Australian Idol winner

BigPond has apologised, following yesterday's revelations that an ad about Australian Idol winner Casey Donovan included a URL for a porn site.
Vivienne Fisher Nov 23 2004, 12:00AM Software
Linux will slow Windows server growth

Linux will slow Windows server growth

IBM has heralded market research claiming that Linux will slow Microsoft's server momentum and grow IBM's share of the enterprise applications market to 20 percent over the next three years.
Paula Rooney Nov 22 2004, 12:00AM Software
Brisbane ISV signs three US deals

Brisbane ISV signs three US deals

Brisbane ISV Ephox has signed three OEM deals with US-based companies for its browser-based authoring software EditLive! for Java, ahead of plans to expand into Europe in 2005.
Fleur Doidge Nov 22 2004, 12:00AM Software
Half-Life 2: raising the (crow)bar

Half-Life 2: raising the (crow)bar

Half-Life 2, the most anticipated PC game in recent years, has finally been released to the joy of eager gamers across the globe.
DVD Editor Nov 19 2004, 12:00AM Software
Microsoft debuts MSN search beta

Microsoft debuts MSN search beta

Microsoft will push its home-grown search technology into full-blown beta this week as the developer makes its first real move against rival Google, sources reported.
Gregg Keizer , Gregg Keizer Nov 11 2004, 12:00AM Software
Software vendors name channel champions

Software vendors name channel champions

Australian software provider Professional Advantage has won a worldwide partner of the year prize from US vendor Epicor for the second year running.
Staff Writers Nov 11 2004, 12:00AM Software
Bluetooth shipments set to double again

Bluetooth shipments set to double again

Worldwide shipments of Bluetooth chipsets and, by extension, devices that use those chipsets, is set to double for the second straight year, according to a market study released this week by In-Stat/MDR.
Staff Writers Nov 10 2004, 12:00AM Software
IBM Lotus developers to ride Java Express

IBM Lotus developers to ride Java Express

IBM has extended its Express portfolio for SMBs, adding a version of Workplace Services Express that lets resellers use a single server with their Java development platform.
Fleur Doidge Nov 10 2004, 12:00AM Software
Microsoft’s anti-trust settlements may top US$4.5B

Microsoft’s anti-trust settlements may top US$4.5B

Microsoft has spent more than $3 billion settling antitrust litigation over the past 18 months, and its total bill for settling claims could exceed US$4.5 billion.
Paula Rooney Nov 9 2004, 12:00AM Software
Resellers under scrutiny in Microsoft piracy case

Resellers under scrutiny in Microsoft piracy case

A four day copyright infringement trial has produced evidence that may implicate at least three resellers in illegal activities aimed at circumventing Microsoft’s strict software licensing regime.
Fleur Doidge Nov 8 2004, 12:00AM Software
Business as usual for Microsoft Axapta resellers

Business as usual for Microsoft Axapta resellers

Microsoft has no special plans for extra initiatives that may help its partners battle their way to Axapta sales in the heaving seas of an already overcrowded and over-traded ERP market.
Fleur Doidge Nov 8 2004, 12:00AM Software
Study: Linux "most breached" OS

Study: Linux "most breached" OS

Apple Computer's OS X and the open-source BSD operating system provide the "world's safest and most secure" computing platforms, according to London-based security firm mi2g.
Matt McKenzie Nov 4 2004, 12:00AM Software

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