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US webhost swallows Sydney firms

US webhost swallows Sydney firms

US webhosting firm Hostway Corporation has bought GlobalHost’s webhosting co-location customers and infrastructure for an undisclosed sum, hard on the heels of its purchase of Dedicated Hosting.
Staff Writers Sep 29 2003, 12:00AM Software
Is Office 2003 worth the upgrade?

Is Office 2003 worth the upgrade?

Windows Office 2003 is slated to launch October 21, and it's already available to volume buyers. But one question looms - the same question, in fact, that hovers over every Microsoft release. Is the upgrade really worth it?
Mario Morejon , Vincent Randazzese , Michael Gros Sep 26 2003, 12:00AM Software
WebCentral manages new Exchange

WebCentral manages new Exchange

Application service provider WebCentral is gearing up to launch the second version of its Microsoft-based managed exchange offering next Monday.
Fleur Doidge Sep 25 2003, 12:00AM Software
VARs blast VeriSign domain search service

VARs blast VeriSign domain search service

Solution providers are blasting what they and others are calling VeriSign's attempt to hijack Web traffic.
Barbara Darrow Sep 24 2003, 12:00AM Software
Distributor to manage PGP channel

Distributor to manage PGP channel

Messaging software vendor PGP Corporation has outlined its first formal reseller program, which will be delivered to resellers here by niche Sydney distributor Aquion.
Fleur Doidge Sep 23 2003, 12:00AM Software
Alstom IT adds app management

Alstom IT adds app management

In its third signing in as many weeks, Alstom IT has won exclusive rights to distribute Mercury Interactive application management software in Australia.
Fleur Doidge Sep 22 2003, 12:00AM Software
Microsoft partners cry foul over program changes

Microsoft partners cry foul over program changes

Microsoft-certified partners in the US are steeling themselves for what might be jarring revisions to the company's partner programs.
Barbara Darrow Sep 22 2003, 12:00AM Software
Red Hat in black with US$3.3M profit

Red Hat in black with US$3.3M profit

For the second quarter of its 2004 fiscal year, leading Linux company Red Hat posted a profit of US$3.3 million, or US2 cents per share, on roughly US$29 million in revenue.
Paula Rooney Sep 19 2003, 12:00AM Software
New era of web services?

New era of web services?

Microsoft and IBM united in the US to demonstrate preview code for the next set of web service protocols designed to enable more complex, secure, cross-company e-business transactions.
Paula Rooney Sep 18 2003, 12:00AM Software
Web services gains a long way off

Web services gains a long way off

Companies jumping into web services are reaping ‘extraordinary benefits’, but several fundamental issues around the technology could be years from resolution, according to an analyst.
Fleur Doidge Sep 18 2003, 12:00AM Software
ACS slammed over patent response

ACS slammed over patent response

Matt Tutaki - the individual at the centre of opposition to a controversial e-commerce patent - has slammed the Australian Computer Society (ACS) for ‘playing politics’ and failing to assist his campaign.
Byron Connolly Sep 18 2003, 12:00AM Software
No Sun layoffs here

No Sun layoffs here

Sun Microsystems has no plans to cut staff in Australia in the wake of its US redundancies.
Staff Writers Sep 18 2003, 12:00AM Software
Sun challenges Microsoft in integration wars

Sun challenges Microsoft in integration wars

Sun has released its Project Orion integrated enterprise software system to the market in a direct challenge to main competitor Microsoft, asserting its own integrated package as a simpler, cheaper way to adopt open source.
Fleur Doidge Sep 17 2003, 12:00AM Software
Office 2003 arrives for large customers

Office 2003 arrives for large customers

Microsoft Office System 2003 hit yet another milestone Monday when volume customers were able to download it. Office 2003 and its Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook components, became available for download as did OneNote, the totally new note-taking application.
Barbara Darrow Sep 16 2003, 12:00AM Software
Carly joined at the hip with Oracle

Carly joined at the hip with Oracle

Oracle and HP remain entrenched together within the grid for leadership, according to HP CEO Carly Fiorina.
Siobhan Chapman Sep 12 2003, 12:00AM Software
Oracle keeps PeopleSoft in its scope

Oracle keeps PeopleSoft in its scope

Oracle executive vice president, Charles Phillips said PeopleSoft will struggle to meet the financial goals it laid out for itself.
Siobhan Chapman Sep 12 2003, 12:00AM Software
Bomb scare at OracleWorld

Bomb scare at OracleWorld

The OracleWorld conference in the US was disrupted Wednesday when police ordered the building vacated because of a bomb scare.
Charles Babcock Sep 11 2003, 12:00AM Software
SCO blasts open source community in open letter

SCO blasts open source community in open letter

In an open letter, Darl McBride, CEO of SCO, the Unix seller that's shaken the open-source community with a lawsuit against IBM and calls for companies to license Linux code that SCO says it owns, took the community to task.
Staff Writers Sep 10 2003, 12:00AM Software
Oracle unshakable on unbreakable promise

Oracle unshakable on unbreakable promise

Oracle’s famous promise to make its products ‘unbreakable’ has made it a target for malicious hackers, said Mary Ann Davidson, chief security officer for the company.
Siobhan Chapman Sep 9 2003, 12:00AM Software
Microsoft to unveil NAS OS

Microsoft to unveil NAS OS

Microsoft is expected next Wednesday to announce with vendor partners the pending rollout of a number of NAS appliances based on its Windows Storage Server 2003 operating system.
Joseph F. Kovar Sep 5 2003, 12:00AM Software

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