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• Ozzie memo: 'Internet services disruption'

  Last week, Microsoft announced its plans for two new online services: Windows Live and Office Live. However, it is clear that Microsoft sees more work ahead as it tries to catch up with rivals offering free, ad-supported products. Chief Technical Officer Ray Ozzie, who is leading the services push, outlined the challenge in a memo he penned late last month.

• Another Mac OS X hack challenge launched

  A university systems engineer in Wisconsin is giving hackers until Friday to break into his Mac.

• Mac OS X flaw raises serious concerns

  An unpublished security vulnerability in Apple's OS X operating system which first came to light after a hacking competition has sparked concern in the user community.

• The hacker challenge

  Security systems continue to get more sophisticated--and so do the hackers who are seeking to break through them. How can you best combine your defences to protect your company networks?

• Kofi Annan's IT challenge

  In a special column for ZDNet, the UN secretary general says that bridging the digital divide requires the active involvement of tech decision makers in a global IT initiative.

Blogs (17)

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  Mobile, VoIP and geographic phone numbers

  Will we see mass adoption of VoIP calling on our mobile phones? Does VoIP over 3G provide the quality of voice call that we've grown to expect? Can we expect the mobile carriers to fight its adoption and control access on their networks?

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  Start-up outlook: A national disgrace

  The fact that Australia won't be represented at either of the globe's pre-eminent showcases for emerging tech companies should be considered a national disgrace.

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  Biarri's massive maths mission

  Aussie start-up Biarri reckons it has found a way to give even small businesses access to some of the most powerful mathematical modelling tools available.

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  Dancing with the NBN Co stars

  Time will tell how the rest of the NBN Co board shapes up, but it's hard to dismiss the credentials of its two most high-profile appointments so far.

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  Decoding the American media nightmare

  For a start-up, timing can be crucial. For Antony McGregor Dey, the horrors besetting the American print publishing industry couldn't have come at a better time.

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• The hacker challenge

  Security systems continue to get more sophisticated--and so do the hackers who are seeking to break through them. How can you best combine your defences to protect your company networks?

• In cyberspace, no one can hear you scheme

  Second Life, with an alleged population of 7.979 million, is changing the way businesses think about what their customers want, and whether "virtual" is a viable way to give it to them.

• An Oblix take on Net security

  video Eubanks, CEO of Oblix discusses Internet security, the challenges for federated identity and the current outsourcing controversy.

• 10 security problems unique to IT

  Organisations face a host of security concerns driven by the power of technology and the vulnerabilities inherent in its use. IT pros have to be vigilant about all these issues, from system penetration threats to hardware portability to employee turnover.

• For Opera, smaller really is better

  Opera CTO Hkon Wium Lie must feel a special kinship with the "Band of Brothers" soliloquy that Shakespeare reserves for Henry V.

Reviews (142)

• 3 Mobile Internet NetConnect Card

  Those seeking a wireless "broadband anywhere" connection have another reliable option with the 3 Mobile Internet NetConnect Card, but the usual "subject to coverage area" caveats apply.

• Fries with your broadband?

  Even in big cities it can be a heck of a lot easier to find a Big Mac than it can be to find a wireless hotspot.

• D-Link SecuriCam DCS-5300G

  D-Link's DCS-5300G is no real match for a dedicated wired and monitored solution, but it's also nowhere near as expensive.

• Apple: The last bastion?

  Commentary:Steve Jobs can unveil as many nice new fast Macs as he likes, but it's in other areas that the Mac could be sunk, and if it does sink, it could be bad for all computer users.

• What if Netscape had won?

  Netscape these days survives as a desolate outpost in the vast AOL Time Warner empire, something akin to banishment to Irkutsk. But what if history had a different twist?

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