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    Simon Phipps, Sun UK's chief open-source officer, surveys the open-source landscape and reaffirms his company's commitment to open-software development.

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    Early results in a study that aims to track open source installations in business has seen Ubuntu and Firefox race to the top of the charts.

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    The Australian open source industry generates AU$500 million of revenue every year, according to the inaugural Australian Open Source Industry and Community Census, released today at the NSW Trade and Investment Centre.

  • Open source Aussies: Not poor, bearded loners

    Typical Australian open source developers are 26 years old and spend their days being bored in Canberra. Despite that, free software enthusiasts have more sex and earn more money than you might expect, a new survey reveals.

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    The Australian Bureau of Statistics is jumping on the mapping mash-up bandwagon, announcing plans to make virtually all of its data accessible using online mapping tools in 2008.

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    The Internet pioneer has big ideas for Google Earth and mobile phones. He's also got his eyes on outer space.

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    Steve Turvey of RMIT IT Test Labs provides an indepth view of the latest technologies to hit Australia.

  • Aust broadband: bottom of the ladder

    Thirty or so years since the birth of the Internet, we seem to be at a technological standstill when it comes to access speeds and bandwidth. If it is meant to be a superhighway, why does it feel like a back road?

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    Australia's Easter Bilby faces a logistical nightmare ever year as it sets out to make its chocolate deliveries. ZDNet Australia asked a number of systems integrators how they would solve the Easter Bilby's computational conundrums.

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    Steve Turvey of RMIT IT Test Labs provides an indepth view of the latest technologies to hit Australia.

  • XMap Business

    DeLorme's XMap Business is an in-depth street-level U.S. mapping program for small businesses.

  • Microsoft MapPoint 2001

    Small and medium-size businesses can boost their productivity rates and analytical capabilities with Microsoft MapPoint 2001 (US$250 street with US$50 upgrade rebate) which significantly upgrades Microsoft MapPoint 2000.

  • Gift Wrap an App

    These holidays, gift givers are striking gold in the software aisle. Software is a relatively inexpensive way to deliver hours of entertainment, enrichment, or safeguarded computing.

  • In Search Of...

    From the capital of Tugo to a Hang Seng IPO, it's on the Web--if you can only find it. We review 30 search engines that make the hunt easier.

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