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Microsoft settles US$1.5B California case

Microsoft settles US$1.5B California case

A judge gave his final approval this week to the US$1.1 billion California antitrust settlement with Microsoft that was first brokered in early 2003, opening the way for some 14 million consumers and businesses in the state to file claims and receive a piece of the pie.
Staff Writers Jul 9 2004, 12:00AM Software
Oracle promises channel: we won't abandon you this time

Oracle promises channel: we won't abandon you this time

Senior Oracle executives have used the opening keynote at the company's Australian user conference to reassure channel partners that its often confusing approach to indirect sales has finally solidified.
Angus Kidman Jul 7 2004, 12:00AM Software
Next 64-bit Windows not for retail

Next 64-bit Windows not for retail

Microsoft Australia has confirmed a global rumour that the next 64-bit version of Windows XP will only be available to OEMs, including local system builders, and resellers.
Fleur Doidge Jul 7 2004, 12:00AM Software
Linux vendors vie for Larry's favours

Linux vendors vie for Larry's favours

Oracle has outlined plans to enhance its business and technology relationship with Novell's SUSE, potentially disrupting what has been a handy revenue stream for its current Linux partner, Red Hat.
Angus Kidman Jul 7 2004, 12:00AM Software
eShop on eCorner hopes to turn epages

eShop on eCorner hopes to turn epages

Sydney-based epages distributor eCorner has signed up eShop, a new hosting company specifically formed to help push e-commerce platform epages to Australian SMBs.
Staff Writers Jul 6 2004, 12:00AM Software
Adobe rejigs licensing for resellers

Adobe rejigs licensing for resellers

Adobe has flagged changes to its software licensing program from 19 July that the vendor claimed would make it easier for resellers to earn points from sales of popular Adobe applications such as Acrobat and Photoshop.
Fleur Doidge Jul 5 2004, 12:00AM Software
DiData ramps up ACT involvement with $5.6m deal

DiData ramps up ACT involvement with $5.6m deal

DiData has signed a $5.6 million, five-year contract to supply, install and maintain switching equipment to a whole-of-government network for the ACT.
Staff Writers Jul 2 2004, 12:00AM Software
Java creator weighs in on open source debate

Java creator weighs in on open source debate

As Java industry leaders prepare to debate at JavaOne 2004 whether Java's stewardship might be better in the open-source community than with Sun Microsystems, the technology's creator James Gosling weighed in on why he thinks open-sourcing Java remains a tricky issue.
Elizabeth Montalbano Jul 2 2004, 12:00AM Software
Gartner urges NT users to migrate now

Gartner urges NT users to migrate now

Now that Microsoft is no longer committed to rolling out critical security fixes for the aged Windows NT operating system, it's time for enterprises to migrate, research firm Gartner advised.
Staff Writers Jul 2 2004, 12:00AM Software
Zultys digs an Australian channel

Zultys digs an Australian channel

VoIP vendor Zultys Technologies has reversed its previous channel policy and begun building a distribution channel here, signing Melbourne’s Polaris Systems as the first of what it expects will be a series of niche deals.
Fleur Doidge Jul 1 2004, 12:00AM Software
Frew back in the channel

Frew back in the channel

After spending five years overseas, LAN Systems founder Scott Frew is back in the channel and has taken a 75 percent stake in security distributor Firewall Systems.
Byron Connolly Jul 1 2004, 12:00AM Software
inTechnology partners Singapore hotspot gear provider

inTechnology partners Singapore hotspot gear provider

Melbourne-based distributor inTechnology has signed Singapore-based wireless provider Advanced Network Technology Laboratories (ANTlabs) with a view to building on its current 802.1x security portfolio.
Fleur Doidge Jul 1 2004, 12:00AM Software
Sun, Microsoft to unveil Phase one of partnership

Sun, Microsoft to unveil Phase one of partnership

Sun and Microsoft plan to detail Phase One of their historic partnership in late summer [US], Sun chairman and CEO Scott McNealy said this week at JavaOne.
Elizabeth Montalbano Jun 30 2004, 12:00AM Software
Democrats lash out at endorsement of Gates

Democrats lash out at endorsement of Gates

The Australian Democrats have lashed out at John Howard's strong endorsement yesterday of Microsoft and its founder and chairman Bill Gates.
Sarah Stokely Jun 29 2004, 12:00AM Software
Sun sheds light on open source Solaris

Sun sheds light on open source Solaris

Sun Microsystems' top software executive shed new light on Sun's plans to open-source its Solaris operating system, but the vendor's ultimate strategy to release the source code for its proprietary Unix-based OS remains far from clear.
Elizabeth Montalbano Jun 29 2004, 12:00AM Software
Licence to change

Licence to change

Microsoft is hard at work on more flexible and simplified licensing for enterprises and SMBs, executives told CRN.
Barbara Darrow , Paula Rooney Jun 28 2004, 12:00AM Software
Gates sounds off in Sydney

Gates sounds off in Sydney

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates told Australian media he was unfazed about the threat of open source or scepticism by business towards technology and defended the security of Microsoft's software products.
Siobhan Chapman Jun 28 2004, 12:00AM Software
The whole shebang

The whole shebang

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is trying to take the software giant into the heart of the enterprise market. Is he reaching too far?
Staff Writers Jun 28 2004, 12:00AM Software
Microsoft extends NT 4.0 support

Microsoft extends NT 4.0 support

Microsoft quietly extended support for Windows NT 4.0 this week , the third time in recent years that it has reneged on a promise to cease support for the ageing enterprise system.
Paul Thurrott Jun 24 2004, 12:00AM Software
Siebel weighs channel role for hosted CRM

Siebel weighs channel role for hosted CRM

Siebel Systems is weighing up the potential for greater channel involvement as it fights to retain its market share through the local launch of a hosted CRM offering.
Angus Kidman Jun 22 2004, 12:00AM Software

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