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Microsoft must try harder on standards: BEA

Microsoft must try harder on standards: BEA

Microsoft must work harder to demonstrate its commitment to open standards, according to one of its key software development partners.
Angus Kidman Jan 20 2004, 12:00AM Software
SCO licence available in Australia

SCO licence available in Australia

Australian SCO channel partners would now be able to sell an intellectual property licence from the SCO Group.
Staff Writers Jan 20 2004, 12:00AM Software
Linux not ready to kill Unix -- yet

Linux not ready to kill Unix -- yet

Despite the relentless march of Linux, major vendors believe commercial Unix releases aren't ready for the scrapheap yet.
Angus Kidman Jan 19 2004, 12:00AM Software
Open source procurement policies debated

Open source procurement policies debated

Software industry executives sparred at Harvard Business School last weekend over open source procurement policies being adopted by some governments that could leave Microsoft in the cold.
Paula Rooney Jan 19 2004, 12:00AM Software
Webjet casts travel .NET wider

Webjet casts travel .NET wider

Melbourne online travel reseller Webjet has launched a $3.6 million .NET-based services platform which allows consumers and businesspeople alike to buy a total holiday package in one transaction.
Fleur Doidge Jan 19 2004, 12:00AM Software
Debian distribution gains ground

Debian distribution gains ground

Despite lacking the commercial backing of some of its rivals, community-based distribution Debian is gaining ground amongst enterprise users.
Angus Kidman Jan 16 2004, 12:00AM Software
CA turmoil as iCanSP head resigns

CA turmoil as iCanSP head resigns

A rough week at Computer Associates International got rougher on Tuesday when Nanci Li, wife of founder Charles Wang and CEO of the company's iCanSP managed services subsidiary, unexpectedly resigned.
Matt Villano Jan 15 2004, 12:00AM Software
Linux rising in corporates, but still a geek's paradise

Linux rising in corporates, but still a geek's paradise

Interest in Linux as a business tool continues to grow, but enthusiasm for the open source operating system remains strongest amongst dedicated community hackers, new data from Linux.conf.au 2004 reveals.
Angus Kidman Jan 15 2004, 12:00AM Software
Aussie ISV does $11m Latin dance

Aussie ISV does $11m Latin dance

Perth-based software developer HarvestRoad has bagged a four-year, $11 million contract with Mexico-based Latin American Institute of Educational Communication (ILCE) to provide its Hive software for a digital repository system.
Byron Connolly Jan 15 2004, 12:00AM Software
Open source preferment bills could cripple local providers

Open source preferment bills could cripple local providers

Legislation aimed at making open source software a preferred option for government departments and agencies could have the unintended effect of damaging the prospects of local IT service providers.
Angus Kidman Jan 14 2004, 12:00AM Software
UXC adds Red Rock in buyout campaign

UXC adds Red Rock in buyout campaign

Business IT consultancy UXC has bought out Australasia’s largest Oracle services provider, Sydney-based Red Rock Consulting.
Fleur Doidge Jan 14 2004, 12:00AM Software
MCR wins large content filtering deal

MCR wins large content filtering deal

Reseller mcr Computer Resources has bagged a deal to provide SurfControl’s content filtering technology to 4000 users at massive consultancy Ernst & Young.
Staff Writers Jan 14 2004, 12:00AM Software
GITC4 inhibitor for local developers

GITC4 inhibitor for local developers

Government contract rules around IT procurement are hindering open source adoption and impeding competition from smaller ISVs, said speakers at an Australian conference on open source in government.
Siobhan Chapman Jan 13 2004, 12:00AM Software
ODSL, IBM, Intel launch fund for customers targeted by SCO

ODSL, IBM, Intel launch fund for customers targeted by SCO

IBM, Intel and the Open Source Development Labs are creating a defense fund to cover the legal costs of any customer sued by the SCO Group for copyright infringement.
Paula Rooney Jan 13 2004, 12:00AM Software
Open source sneaks in SA govt back door

Open source sneaks in SA govt back door

The South Australian Democrats may have failed so far in their campaign to have legislation passed promoting open source software, but open source products are slowly infiltrating the government nonetheless.
Angus Kidman Jan 12 2004, 12:00AM Software
Content management market to boom

Content management market to boom

Local users remain skeptical towards enterprise content management, despite predictions the market will reach US$9 billion in software and services by 2007, says analyst firm META Group.
Siobhan Chapman Jan 9 2004, 12:00AM Software
Business Objects details plans for Crystal Decisions

Business Objects details plans for Crystal Decisions

Business Objects SA will integrate Crystal Decisions' reporting applications with its own software in stages during the next two years, starting with integration tools due in the next few months that will let users access reports using either company's business-intelligence software.
Rick Whiting Jan 9 2004, 12:00AM Software
Powerlan leaps into BPO with $12m deal

Powerlan leaps into BPO with $12m deal

Software vendor and services provider Powerlan has made its first big leap into business process outsourcing (BPO), forming a wholly-owned subsidiary to win a $12 million tender with OFM Investment Group.
Fleur Doidge Jan 8 2004, 12:00AM Software
Ejasent acquisition propels Veritas into utility computing

Ejasent acquisition propels Veritas into utility computing

Veritas Software has agreed to acquire Ejasent for US$59 million in cash, a move expected to boost the storage software company's utility computing strategy.
Antone Gonsalves Jan 8 2004, 12:00AM Software
New OS for tablet PCs due June

New OS for tablet PCs due June

Microsoft has promised to make a new version of its Windows operating system for tablet PCs available to end-users and the channel from mid-year.
Fleur Doidge Jan 7 2004, 12:00AM Software

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