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    A technology that promises to bridge the worlds of data storage and networking has passed a key point on its path to becoming a usable standard.

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    The World Wide Web Consortium has reached a critical stage in a new standard that governs how developers use forms on the Internet.

  • IE8: Back to the future on standards

    Microsoft has backtracked on its previous claim that IE8 will render identical to IE7 by default. Now, the software giant has returned the default renderer to IE8's 'improved standards' mode.

  • Technocrats rubberneck Microsoft's OOXML

    Microsoft's Open Office XML specifications will be scrutinised by government technocrats in Geneva this week to determine if improvements Microsoft has made to it overcome technical problems noted by ISO members last September.

  • Firm changes mind on SOAP patent

    Software which allows different programs on different computers to communicate with each other is nearing approval after much deliberation

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  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Microsoft recruiting software pirates to fight Firefox?

    Microsoft is going to let everyone -- even people with an illegal pirate copy of Windows XP -- download IE7 because the software giant really cares about the safety and security of all Internet users. (But don't mention Firefox ...)

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    The Swedes are doing it, so why can't we?

    I have never been to Sweden. In fact, I have no real, hard evidence that Sweden really exists as anything more than a collective, Utopian vision where things just work, and life is better.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    The more things change...

    With all the excitement over the iPhone, few people have noticed that 1 July was the 11th anniversary of the deregulation of Australia's telecommunications market.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Weighing the price of separation

    A reader suggested a key test to structural separation to compare shareholder return for BT with that of Telstra, providing a presumptive analysis of whether separation was a Good Thing or a Bad Thing. This was a great idea that I had to try.

  • Westpac bank: AVG's toughest competitor

    The next time you're buying antivirus software, don't go direct to Symantec or McAfee. Don't download free antivirus. And definitely don't see Harvey Norman. Ask your bank they're quite literally giving the stuff away.

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  • Web standard spat heads for showdown

    An industry split over a key Web services specification could come to a head next month, when companies backing the proposal meet to hammer out details.

  • Storage technology clears key hurdle

    A technology that promises to bridge the worlds of data storage and networking has passed a key point on its path to becoming a usable standard.

  • W3C recommends online forms standard

    The World Wide Web Consortium has reached a critical stage in a new standard that governs how developers use forms on the Internet.

  • Protocol promises faster Web services

    A proposed method for sharing information between systems linked on the Internet promises to speed collaborative applications by up to 10 times the current rates.

  • W3C proposes XML encryption methods

    W3C has proposed two recommendations for encrypting XML data and documents, a key development in the organisation's push to standardise technologies crucial to Web services.

Reviews (316)

  • Firefox, bah humbug

    So far, the open source browser has been getting a free ride -- nobody is criticising it. That is, until now.

  • Norton Internet Security 2008

    While Symantec's protection is solid, the overall user experience within Norton Internet Security 2008 could be much, much better. Not all the features work together and use fewer system resources.

  • ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 7

    ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 7 offers a balance between best-of-breed security protection and ease of use, providing the home user with superior protection that's light on system resources.

  • Mozilla Firefox 2

    Mozilla Firefox 2 is a winner, beating Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 on security, features, and overall cool factor and deserving our Editors' Choice award.

  • Mozilla Firefox 1.5

    While Firefox 1.5 isn't too different from the original release, what's new should attract even more Firefox users -- and that's ultimately good for the Internet.

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