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    In the world of processors, attention seems firmly focused on the fast-paced desktop and mobile markets. But that doesn't mean that there's nothing going on in server-land.

  • Novell, open source and the Madagascan Mongoose

    It has competed hard with the likes of Microsoft and IBM, but over the years Novell has remained a smaller player than either of its two main rivals. CTO Jeff Jaffe tells what Novell has up its sleeve to bring the company up to speed: Fossa, an open source project named after the Madagascan relative of the Mongoose.

  • Will a US recession demolish global IT budgets in 2008?

    The US sub-prime mortgage lending crisis could lead to economic losses totaling between US$150bn and US$400bn, according to The Wall Street Journal. While this dwarfs the effect of previous disasters such as the dot com bust, analysts remain optimistic that its effect on IT budgets will be flat, rather than disastrous.

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    ZDNet Australia meets with Michael Harte, CIO of the Commonwealth Bank to find out his views on security and sourcing (both out- and open-).

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  • Talking computers nearing reality

    Machines that listen and talk like humans are becoming a reality, researchers and tech executives say.

  • Autonomic transmission

    In an industry that loves buzzwords, autonomic computing continues to attract attention. Can the promise of self-managing IT systems ever be met, and how will businesses change if that happens?

  • Ericsson R320s

    The R320s is a new integrated mobile device in the high-end market that mixes core functionality with WAP support, data synchronisation and voice recognition features. Most significantly it offers dual-band support, a feature lacked by its competitors.

  • Macromedia FreeHand 9 Nears Perfection

    Professional designers want a vector drawing tool that can save them time, integrate with Web graphics programs, and generate spectacular special effects. The list of new features in Macromedia’s FreeHand 9 isn’t long, but it delivers on all three counts.

  • Home Desktop Publishing Software

    Three easy-to-use consumer desktop publishing programs brawl on the basis of their templates, output options, Web integration, clip-art collections, and more. See which one's left standing.

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