Software

IBM’s Linux lab in ACT to grow

IBM’s Linux lab in ACT to grow

To meet expected demand for open source software, IBM Australia has announced plans to double the size of its Canberra-based Linux development lab.
Staff Writers Apr 30 2004, 12:00AM Software
Wireless broadband bar lowered for infrastructure providers

Wireless broadband bar lowered for infrastructure providers

Wireless distributor Integrity Data Systems (IDS) has signed up to push wireless radios that its CEO believes could rattle a few cages, heralding a new ISP rush to infrastructure purchases.
Fleur Doidge Apr 30 2004, 12:00AM Software
F5 hails death of IPsec VPN remote access

F5 hails death of IPsec VPN remote access

Internet traffic management vendor F5 Networks has been travelling Australia prophesying the death of IPsec VPN – but the response to its evangelical mission has so far been mixed.
Fleur Doidge Apr 28 2004, 12:00AM Software
Veritas announces pricing changes

Veritas announces pricing changes

Software company Veritas has announced it will reduce prices by 12 percent across its entire product range, in a move the company argues follows the strengthening of the Australian dollar.
Staff Writers Apr 22 2004, 12:00AM Software
Lindows renamed Linspire

Lindows renamed Linspire

Embattled Lindows.com has changed the name of its Linux desktop operating system from LindowsOS to Linspire.
Gregg Keizer , Gregg Keizer Apr 15 2004, 12:00AM Software
auDA applauds court decision

auDA applauds court decision

.au Domain Administration (auDA) has welcomed a Federal Court's decision in its favour against Domain Names Australia.
Vivienne Fisher Apr 14 2004, 12:00AM Software
Microsoft’s first open source post

Microsoft’s first open source post

Hard on the heels of Friday's shocking detente with Sun, Microsoft on Monday pulled another surprise: it posted source code under the Open Source Initiative's Common Public License.
Staff Writers Apr 7 2004, 12:00AM Software
Yankee group disputes Linux' claim to lower cost

Yankee group disputes Linux' claim to lower cost

Linux is not the low-cost alternative to Unix and Windows that many of the open-source operating system's proponents claim it is, a research firm said this week.
Gregg Keizer , Gregg Keizer Apr 6 2004, 12:00AM Software
Oracle facing EU anti-trust music

Oracle facing EU anti-trust music

Oracle continued to argue its case for acquiring PeopleSoft before the European Union this week, parading recent EU bogeyman Microsoft.
W. David Gardner Apr 2 2004, 12:00AM Software
Microsoft releases Paint source code

Microsoft releases Paint source code

Amid internal squabblings with the company's top executives, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates announced that the source code to its popular Paint program will be made available to the public.
Phil Jorge Apr 1 2004, 12:00AM Software
MYOB to merge with Solution 6 in $233m deal

MYOB to merge with Solution 6 in $233m deal

Business software maker MYOB has agreed to merge with Solution 6 in a deal worth around $233 million.
Staff Writers Mar 29 2004, 12:00AM Software
Avnet Australia wins IBM regional partner award

Avnet Australia wins IBM regional partner award

Avnet Partner Solutions has won IBM's Asia-Pacific partner award for excellence in 2003.
Staff Writers Mar 29 2004, 12:00AM Software
QLD provides IT solution for Israel

QLD provides IT solution for Israel

A Queensland-based Corporate Research Centre for software company SAP has become the primary IT solutions provider for the Israeli Government.
Staff Writers Mar 25 2004, 12:00AM Software
Microsoft announces fresh game development platform

Microsoft announces fresh game development platform

In an unexpected revelation that casts doubts on the future of Microsoft DirectX, Microsoft has announced a new gaming software-development platform dubbed XNA.
Paul Thurrott Mar 25 2004, 12:00AM Software
MapInfo spruiks Australian partners

MapInfo spruiks Australian partners

US location intelligence software vendor MapInfo is holding partner showcases as part of its Australian user forums from 30 March to 12 May.
Staff Writers Mar 23 2004, 12:00AM Software
Melbourne IT buys Cogent

Melbourne IT buys Cogent

Domain name seller, Melbourne IT, has agreed to pay $4.5 million for Cogent IPC, a European firm which manages brand protection and control of famous brands on the Internet.
Staff Writers Mar 19 2004, 12:00AM Software
Microsoft revamps partner program

Microsoft revamps partner program

Microsoft has officially launched a new partner program regime, a simpler framework that groups partners into categories and differentiates them based on their specific areas of expertise.
Byron Connolly Mar 18 2004, 12:00AM Software
ACCC concern over Oracle’s proposed PeopleSoft acquisition

ACCC concern over Oracle’s proposed PeopleSoft acquisition

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has expressed concern over Oracle’s proposed acquisition of PeopleSoft.
Staff Writers Mar 18 2004, 12:00AM Software
Microsoft cuddles up to ISVs

Microsoft cuddles up to ISVs

Microsoft Australia this week unveiled two new programs designed to help ISVs make money from software they had developed on the software giant’s platforms and hone their business skills.
Byron Connolly Mar 17 2004, 12:00AM Software
IBM, Novell shortlisted for Vic’s Rosetta project

IBM, Novell shortlisted for Vic’s Rosetta project

IBM and Novell have been shortlisted for Victorian Government's "Project Rosetta" unified directories initiative.
Staff Writers Mar 17 2004, 12:00AM Software

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