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  • Oracle shifts multicore licensing model

    Following months of anticipation and some high-profile criticism, Oracle has changed the licensing model for its databases and middleware on multicore servers, bringing it a step closer in line with competitors.

  • Red Hat plans app server in 2004

    Red Hat plans to expand into a new Java software market in the first half of 2004, encroaching on the application server turf of IBM, BEA Systems and Sun Microsystems.

  • JBoss reaches certification landmark

    JBoss Application Server 4.0, the next version of the open-source application server, was released on Monday.

  • Microsoft Office goes online with Workspace

    In a salvo fired squarely at the online productivity tools offered by Google, Microsoft has released a beta version of Office Live Workspace -- a free Web service that allows users to post Word, Powerpoint, Excel or PDF files directly from within their Office application onto the Internet.

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    VMware's forthcoming ESX Server 4.0 hypervisor update will allow users to change the amount of RAM allocated to virtual machines without rebooting them, VMworld 2008 attendees heard this week in the US.

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    Could the spread of the cloud force Australian ISPs to step away from usage-based models and finally offer real, unlimited broadband packages with no hard limits? Not very likely.

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    Sun Microsystems will release a free version of its Java application server, a move designed to encourage more developers to build programs on the software foundation.

  • Linux: Who got it right, who got it very wrong?

    Who predicted Linux servers would outnumber Windows servers by 2006? Who said one in five enterprise desktops would be Linux-based by 2008? We look back at the bad (and good) predictions made about Linux over the past decade.

  • Successfully deploy a BlackBerry Enterprise Server

    One organisation has recently gone through a very successful deployment of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) and accompanying devices. Here are 10 lessons to ensure BlackBerrys leave a good taste in your organisation.

  • Ozzie, Mundie pick up tech mantle at Microsoft

    Ray Ozzie and Craig Mundie have some big shoes to fill. The two execs talk to about how they plan to take over for Gates.

  • IBM: Virtualisation is the real deal

    IBM's head of virtualisation is on a mission to spread the word about a technology that is reshaping the structure of IT around the world.

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  • Quarter of NT apps won't run on Server 2003

    Windows Server 2003 is supposed to be the product that finally persuades NT4 users to upgrade - yet many who do will find some of their applications will no longer work.

  • SharePoint shacks up with Office

    Microsoft says it will fold its SharePoint business portal software into its Office System product line.

  • iSeries rises to conflicting demands

    IBM's iSeries will never be IBM's most exciting range of servers, but it is destined for great things, according to one of its architects.

  • BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220

    The first BlackBerry clamshell looks great and does the basics well, though its lack of 3G data speeds is disappointing.

  • BlackBerry Storm

    The BlackBerry Storm looks smart, but its innovative SurePress touch-screen causes us a few concerns. We're also surprised and disappointed by the absence of Wi-Fi.

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