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    Dual boot tips, CSO job titles, Linux security and tough employment decisions--Australian CIOs and IT managers are grappling to stay up-to-date with the hot topics. What issues are facing tech leaders this month?

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    Sun has spent so much time on its efforts against Linux and Microsoft that its products may be suffering. One engineer took his concerns about Java's implementation on Solaris public.

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    Scott Charney's carreer has taken him from prosecutor in Bronx County to vice chairman of the President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board. Now he's literally looking for trouble as Microsoft's chief security strategist.

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