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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
Max-SI beefs up Linux practice with Red Hat [updated]

Max-SI beefs up Linux practice with Red Hat [updated]

Brisbane system integrator MAX-SI has stepped up its Linux software practice, signing on as a Red Hat business partner.
Fleur Doidge , Staff Writers Jun 21 2004, 12:00AM Software
SCO adds channel support to aid new products

SCO adds channel support to aid new products

The SCO Group has beefed up its channel support program, adding new training and marketing initiatives to help its Australian resellers promote its UnixWare to application providers and integrators.
Fleur Doidge Jun 18 2004, 12:00AM Software
Red Hat posts US$10.7M profit

Red Hat posts US$10.7M profit

Red Hat posted more than US$10 million in profit for its first fiscal quarter of 2005 amid a 53 percent increase in sales from the same quarter a year ago.
Paula Rooney Jun 18 2004, 12:00AM Software
MAX-SI takes on Red Hat

MAX-SI takes on Red Hat

Brisbane-based system integrator MAX-SI has stepped up its Linux software practice signing on to be a Red Hat business partner.
Staff Writers Jun 18 2004, 12:00AM Software
Review: Microsoft Virtual Server 2005

Review: Microsoft Virtual Server 2005

While server virtualisation is nothing new, with the forthcoming release of Virtual Server 2005, an application that virtualises the Windows 2003 Server operating system, Microsoft promises to ease server application migration and simplify testing environments using a unique take on the technology.
Frank J. Ohlhorst Jun 17 2004, 12:00AM Software
Sun to open Solaris?

Sun to open Solaris?

Sun's president publicly announced recently that the company will open-source its Solaris operating system, but he may end up eating those words.
Paula Rooney Jun 16 2004, 12:00AM Software
Tech Pacific signs Electronic Arts

Tech Pacific signs Electronic Arts

Distributor Tech Pacific has beefed up its games software portfolio signing on to distribute titles developed by Electronic Arts (EA), following a similar agreement with Take 2 Interactive in March.
Byron Connolly Jun 16 2004, 12:00AM Software

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