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• Brazil votes against Microsoft OOXML 'standard'

  The bid to fast track Office Open XML as an ISO-certified standard has received a setback, with ISO member Brazil casting a 'No' vote.

• Microsoft to expand low-cost Windows to Brazil

  Microsoft plans to expand its low-cost Windows XP Starter Edition program to Brazil, the company confirmed on Monday.

• Brazil joins OOXML appeal conga line

  Brazil is to appeal the International Organisation for Standardisation decision to ratify Microsoft Office Open XML, now known as ISO/IEC DIS 29500.

• IBM, Brazil pair up for Linux lambada

  IBM is teaming up with the government of Brazil to develop the country's expertise in open-source software such as Linux, the technology giant announced Friday.

• Final deadline looms in OOXML vote

  Lobbying has intensified ahead of Saturday, 29 March, the deadline for Microsoft to convince the world that its Office Open XML (OOXML) specification should be accepted as a formal standard.

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  Are privacy laws killing Australians?

  Are Australia's privacy laws slowly killing Australians by preventing medical professionals gaining access to patient information?

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  The seven Eskimo rules of designing icebergs

  Blogs consisting solely of bullet points seem to be popular these days, if Guy Kawasaki's rather lazy blog is anything to go by. This morning, Microsoft's Don Dodge detailed venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins' list of seven rules for software startups, as told by KP partner Ajit Nazre at a recent conference.

Features and Case Studies (12)

• Negroponte's laptop plan moves closer to reality

  Nicholas Negroponte is a man on a mission. As Chairman of the One Laptop per Child program (OLPC), he has big plans ahead of him: to help eliminate poverty through education, via US$100 laptops distributed to the world's poorest children.

• Microsoft wants another billion users

  Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer got Microsoft its first billion customers. It's Will Poole's job to get the next billion.

• Is mobile Linux ready for the enterprise?

  Cutting costs by deploying Linux is a well-established strategy on the server and even the desktop, but what effect could it have on the cost of mobile computing?

• Stampede for patches disrupts Microsoft update site

  The crush of millions of Windows users trying to patch their computers overwhelmed Microsoft's update service for several hours after new security fixes were made available, the software giant acknowledged on Wednesday.

• A billion PC users on the way

  By the end of the decade, a billion people will be clicking away at computers, but generating a profit out of newly wired portions of the world is going to take a lot of work.

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• Motorola COO sees strong demand for 3G phones

  The market for high-speed cellular data handsets is beginning to take off, according to Motorola's president and chief operating officer.

• UnitedLinux working on desktop distribution

  Linux Expo: With version 1.0 of its server software on the way, the unified Linux group is also contemplating a desktop rollout. It may also bring in new members.

• June 1st virus warning declared a hoax

  If you receive e-mail instructions on how to remove the file SULFNBK from Windows, don't do it. This virus warning is a hoax.

• UnitedLinux won't tip Red Hat

  A move by four sellers of Linux to unite behind a single version of the operating system might help those allies--and boost Linux's popularity--but it isn't likely to dent the dominance of the top dog, Red Hat.

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