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    If you're big on technology trends, you may be considering which application server to put in place. But the first question you should ask is whether you truly need one.

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    Although a raft of W3C participants have signed on to major specifications required for this environment to flourish, there’s still a lot of work to be done in order to make Web services a viable Internet platform for cross-application communications.

  • Mixed rulings advance two SCO cases

    The SCO Group won two and lost two in its Unix-related lawsuits against IBM and Novell, with a federal judge issuing rulings that, among other things, granted SCO's request to delay the IBM trial.

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    Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) officials have awarded EMC a content management system contract as part of an overhaul of the public broadcaster's Web site.

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  • Will Lotus users bite Microsoft's bait?

    A new program to convert Lotus Notes/Domino users to the Microsoft platform stands on shaky ground in Australia and the rest of Asia-Pacific, and has the potential to fail miserably.

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    Big Blue plans to boost artificial intelligence by unifying the different schools of thought.

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    Both IBM/Lotus and Microsoft have recently released new versions of their groupware suites--Notes/Domino and Exchange--with an emphasis on collaboration. We take them both through their paces.

  • Duelling databases: Four apps tested

    Databases are by no means an easy product category to understand. Many of the big players now offer free or "light" versions of their databases, but comparing them all is no easy task -- as we found out.

  • The intruder at the gate

    Once simply alarm systems for the network, Intrusion Detection Systems have evolved to encompass a whole lot more. We review six sophisticated security devices.

  • Avert your eyes! 4 Net filters reviewed

    Always a contentious topic, we look server-based Internet content filters and some of the reasons why your organisation might want one, or not.

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