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    The mainframes at the heart of some companies are decades old, but removing them is a massive ordeal which one HP exec likens to a heart transplant a necessary yet painful operation many companies are loath to undergo.

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    Dell has become the first PC maker to put its support behind Microsoft and Novell's effort to bridge the gap between Windows and Linux server computing.

  • 'Krafty' CIO hire for Rio Tinto

    After several months scouring the globe, international mining group Rio Tinto has found a new CIO: John Becker from food giant Kraft.

  • Linux heavies plan lightweight virtualisation

    Red Hat and Novell, the two top Linux sellers, have only just begun building Xen virtualisation software into their products. But they're already planning to add a higher-level option.

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    Education services company Pearson Assessments and Testing (PA&T) is ramping up its back end IT infrastructure to meet demand for its services from education departments all over Australia.

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    Baby boomers are retiring and the experience they will take with them represents a huge potential loss for Australian businesses. ZDNet Australia investigates how this know-how can be retained.

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    Sun Microsystems has recruited one of its biggest customers yet for its StarOffice software, signing a contract with the Ontario Ministry of Education covering 2.5 million students.

  • Lindows mobilizes Centrino support

    Desktop Linux software maker Lindows.com released on Thursday a version of its operating system that features support for Intel's Centrino chips for wireless notebooks.

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    Microsoft on Tuesday released what its executives touted as one of the most significant product updates in the company's history: a fresh version of Office with extensive new hooks into corporate computing systems.

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  • Lindows mobilizes Centrino support

    Desktop Linux software maker Lindows.com released on Thursday a version of its operating system that features support for Intel's Centrino chips for wireless notebooks.

  • Slow uptake seen for Office 2003

    Only about 35 percent of large businesses plan to move up to the latest version of Microsoft's Office software next year, according to a new survey of chief information officers.

  • New Office relies on buddy system

    Microsoft says the new version of Office, its most profitable product, could also represent a bonanza for its partners.

  • No rush to move into new Office

    The new version of Microsoft's widespread Office software package won't likely spur immediate mass upgrades among businesses upon its release, analysts said, due in part to a complex set of added features.

  • Ecommerce blunder reveals Office 2003 UK pricing

    Pricing for Microsoft Office 2003 has appeared online together with a heavy hint at its release date, in what appears to be the latest e-commerce blunder.

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