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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
Microsoft’s patent plans worry open source providers

Microsoft’s patent plans worry open source providers

Microsoft's new policy for licensing its patents has supporters of open source software worried that the company will use a broken government system for protecting intellectual property to beat back gains Linux and other competing software have made in the marketplace.
Antone Gonsalves Jun 7 2004, 12:00AM Software
Dell to open direct stores [UPDATED]

Dell to open direct stores [UPDATED]

Direct seller Dell Computer Australia has announced plans to open a series of direct stores, or ‘multi-media kiosks’, placed in major shopping centres around Sydney and manned by Dell staff.
Byron Connolly , Nirmal Chandrasena Apr 29 2004, 12:00AM Hardware
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
Popularity growing for open source databases

Popularity growing for open source databases

Database systems built from open-source code are gaining in capabilities and enjoying rapid adoption by early users of new technology on IT staffs.
Charles Babcock Mar 12 2004, 12:00AM Data centre
Multimedia Technology to open in Sydney, Brisbane

Multimedia Technology to open in Sydney, Brisbane

Melbourne distributor Multimedia Technology (MMT) is set to open Sydney and Brisbane branches.
Staff Writers Mar 1 2004, 12:00AM Software
Open source community forms national body

Open source community forms national body

Australia's open source community has established a national body to increase the take-up of free and open source software throughout the corporate, government and education sectors.
Byron Connolly Mar 1 2004, 12:00AM Software
Open source group fires off at SCO

Open source group fires off at SCO

Industry cluster Open Source Victoria (OSV) has filed a compliant with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) against the SCO Group, in response to the vendor’s ongoing requests for licence fees from Linux users.
Staff Writers Feb 20 2004, 12:00AM Software
Open source: Show me the money!

Open source: Show me the money!

Linux and open source technologies look set to gain even more traction this year, but there are issues blocking widespread adoption.
Staff Writers Jan 26 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
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
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
Broadband fund open for business

Broadband fund open for business

The Australian Government is inviting expressions of interest for project funding, in a bid to improve broadband access in regional areas.
Staff Writers , Vivienne Fisher Nov 14 2003, 12:00AM Mobility
Not the Wachowski brothers open Sydney's Matrix

Not the Wachowski brothers open Sydney's Matrix

The MD of Sydney's newest network integrator has claimed Australian system integrators have done a poor job filling network integration needs, opening a gap in the market for specialist companies like his own.
Fleur Doidge Nov 7 2003, 12:00AM Collaboration
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

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