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    Microsoft wants you. All of you. The company synonymous with personal computing software will soon try to convince millions of users that it should be the designated gatekeeper for all their online data.

  • New .NET Passport flaws raise security doubts

    If you have employees using Hotmail to exchange confidential corporate information, you should be especially concerned with these new Microsoft .NET Passport flaws.

  • The wit and wisdom of Scott McNealy

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  • New .NET Passport flaws raise security doubts

    If you have employees using Hotmail to exchange confidential corporate information, you should be especially concerned with these new Microsoft .NET Passport flaws.

  • The wit and wisdom of Scott McNealy

    Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy rarely misses the opportunity to twist at least one competitor's product or technology name into a derisive pun. Take a look at these McNealy-isms and what they signal for 2002.

  • Straight to the source: Microsoft's Paul Houghton

    Tackling everything from security issues to open source, we put the tough questions to Paul Houghton, Managing Director of Microsoft Australia and New Zealand.

  • Stopping spam at the source

    New anti-spam technology standards are on the way that promise to hit spammers where it hurts the most -- their wallets.

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    Suppose, for a moment, that everything could talk to everything else. Your calendar could get information from and supply data to your documents, or your cell phone, or someone else's calendar and cell phone. Your computer's desktop could tell you that your dry cleaning is ready or your bank account is overdrawn.

  • Should You Set Your Sights on Windows XP

    Microsoft's Windows XP has received a fair amount of hype in the lead up to its release-Matt Lake and Josh Mehlman assess its usefulness for businesses.

  • Reviews news: A storage symphony

    "I wasn't looking, what did I miss?" We've all said it. Even the best of us. That's why ZDNet Australia has decided to let you in on what's happened during the week in new product releases.

  • Talk to the Hand

    My name is Palm and these are my favourite downloads. Though it's barely four years old, to millions of users the Palm handheld is more than an organiser: It's enlightenment. We've tossed our little black books and notepads. Said sayonara to planners crammed with business cards and Post-it notes. Our Palm gives us instant access to phone numbers, e-mail, memos, and a calendar. It's the glue that holds our lives together in the digital age.

  • The PC-to-Mobile connection

    The mobile phone may not yet be your all-in-one communications device, but some very innovative Web sites are making the PC-to-mobile connection a very attractive way to stay in touch.

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