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  • PHP creator: Rasmus Lerdof

    Builder Australia recently caught up with PHP innovator Rasmus Lerdorf, to talk about the success of PHP, the open source movement and what we can expect to see in PHP 5.

  • Bill Gates to step down from full-time role

    Bill Gates, the man who started Microsoft and has been its public face throughout its three decades of existence, plans to step away from daily work at the company.

  • New Samba targets Active Directory

    A next-generation test version of the open source Samba file sharing software has been made available, with features emulating Microsoft's Active Directory ID management software.

  • First virus for Windows CE surfaces

    A virus that infects Windows CE has been developed--the first such bug discovered for the handheld operating system, according to one firm.

  • 200 days to fix a broken Windows

    Security researchers are both criticising and empathising with Microsoft for the 200 days the company needed to create its latest critical software patch.

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  • Cyberpeace -- of sorts -- in our time

    Microsoft's Steve Ballmer and Novell's Ron Hovsepian make an unlikely pair, and their pact has caught the tech industry by surprise.

  • Vista's Last Mile

    Each day, members of the Windows team gather inside a "shiproom" to go over the bugs that remain, and to debate which of these can still be fixed in the days left until the product is declared finished.

  • Windows Rights Management--conspiracy or customer value?

    Is WRM in Office 2003 another way for Redmond to fend off competition, or does it legitimately protect intellectual property?

  • Hacker code could unleash Windows worm

    A hacker group releases code designed to exploit a widespread Windows flaw, paving the way for a major worm attack as soon as this weekend, security researchers warn.

  • SP2 vs. the plug-ins

    With the introduction of Service Pack 2 for Windows XP, sites and software that depend on ActiveX may falter under Microsoft's new security regime.

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  • Roxio Easy Media Creator 8

    Roxio Easy Media Creator 8 builds on past success by offering a huge range of features and unparalleled ease of use, making it the right suite for most people.

  • Roxio Easy Media Creator 7

    Roxio's Easy Media Creator 7 offers the most comprehensive and well-integrated suite of CD- and DVD-burning tools on the market.

  • Easy CD & DVD Creator 6.0: How easy is easy?

    Roxio’s Easy CD & DVD Creator 6.0 is a worthy suite for home and casual users, but disc-burning pros should stick with Nero.

  • Microsoft tracks possible Windows code leak

    Microsoft is investigating the possibility that a file posted to several underground sites and chat rooms contains some protected source code to Windows 2000.

  • Getting in tune

    Microsoft cozies up to the music industry to protect rights--or is it setting up a new beachhead for Windows? Can Microsoft be trusted?

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