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  • FAQ: Yahoo-Google ad deal’s antitrust scrutiny

    Nobody, least of all Yahoo and Google, doubted that the two companies' search-advertising deal would escape any antitrust scrutiny.

  • UK: Data breach offences deserve jail time

    Top executives should face prison if their organisations are found to be responsible for losing customer data.

  • Protecting our borders: IT stands guard

    Can a national ID card protect Australians against terrorist attacks? And can citizens' details be protected by Public Key Infrastructure? We look at the types of hardware and software employed to combat terrorism, and how ports and other critical infrastructure are protected.

  • Metadata drives WA legal eagles

    IT director Bob Berg tells ZDNet Australia how Western Australia’s Department of Attorney-General and Corrective Services overcame complex document management for 40 separate Web sites.

  • How AUSTRAC avoided a BlackBerry jam

    A government e-mail systems lockdown has kept popular BlackBerry handhelds off-limits at many Australian government departments, but a simple fix has changed that.

  • Boards undervalue IT: Boyles

    Company directors undervalue their IT staff and still believe that automation will help them cut IT budgets without affecting their core business, according to David Boyles, chief information officer of ANZ Bank from 1998-2004.

  • The importance of IP in Australia

    With an increase in patent activity across the globe, we ask if businesses need to be concerned with their intellectual property.

  • Sony BMG faces the music

    Attorney Eric J. Sinrod explains why legal woes are mounting for the record label over its CD fiasco.

  • Oracle's pursuit of Siebel

    In the midst of a hostile takeover battle for PeopleSoft, database giant Oracle already eyeing Siebel Systems.

  • ID theft: Separating myth from reality

    Is online identity theft as rife as the widespread media reports would suggest? We find out whether the risks are real.

Reviews

  • WordPerfect Office X4

    Many free and inexpensive office suites are available for download or for use in a web browser. So what's the advantage of paying a pretty penny for a desktop office suite? Corel's WordPerfect Office X4 offers a strong software package that comes closest to the breadth and depth of features found in Microsoft Office.

  • Apple's patent bending

    Apple learnt its lesson when it tried - and failed - to sue Microsoft for copyright infringement of its interface. It has since turned its attention to patents but should not be allowed to succeed here either.

  • Is it wrong to steal wireless bandwidth?

    What would you do if you discovered you could piggyback on someone else's wireless network? Would you use it? Would you ask first? Here's how I'd solve these and other ethical dilemmas that Wi-Fi poses.

  • SCO vs the Linux world...What's a Linux user to do?

    Commentary: SCO's lawsuit against IBM has sparked controversy in the open-source world - here are some things for Linux users to consider.

  • Windows faces new competition: Itself

    In the past year, Microsoft appears to have done just what it asked a court not to make it do: fragment Windows.

  • SharePoint shacks up with Office

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

  • Patent creates IM wrinkle

    America Online has quietly secured a patent that could shake up the competitive landscape for instant messaging software.

  • MS Palladium: A must or a menace?

    Microsoft's upcoming Palladium architecture for 'Trusted Computing' may secure PCs, but it also threatens to turn people's computers into spies.

  • Overdue Morpheus P2P program released

    File-swapping company StreamCast Networks has released a long-awaited new version of its Morpheus software, in a bid to recapture its once-unrivalled online popularity.

  • Red Hat, Sun to boost desktop Linux

    Red Hat and Sun Microsystems are gearing up to sell Linux for desktop computers, the companies' chief executives said Tuesday.

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  • Angus Kidman I'm a celebrity, don't back me up
    Celebrity comes with its perks — free alcohol, better-looking partners, lots of holiday time — and disadvantages — constant media intrusions, being forced to appear in films with Eddie Murphy for the long-term good of your career, and having to do mindless radio interviews with angry men who've been awake since 4am.
  • Array Lies, damned lies and telco stupidity
    Earlier this month, Telstra put out a press release trumpeting that it's come up with a new phone coaching service to help people who are "bamboozled" by their mobiles. Another excellent example of wrongheaded thinking from the mobile industry.
  • Array Dear carriers: More walking, less talking
    Sometimes, a well-placed and well-timed letter can make all the difference. Other times, it can make no difference at all — and even hurt your case. This week's missive by the Competitive Carriers' Coalition, I would suggest, falls into the latter category.
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