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  • German railway on track with Linux migration

    The company running the German railway system has moved half of its servers to Linux, and expects to have more than 300 Linux servers in operation by the end of this year.

  • Microsoft tries to decipher your scribblings

    Microsoft is turning its keyboards in to ink - that is once it has worked out how to unravel your handwriting.

  • Penguins: Power to the enterprise

    It started as a small rebellion--a warning shot fired at the Windows monopoly by independent-minded programmers. But the open-source movement traditionally associated with the happy penguin and the pierced, tattooed crowd is increasingly moving into the enterprise, mingling peacefully with commercial and proprietary code.

  • SQL Server 2005 gets second service pack

    Microsoft has released a second free service pack -- a large, recommended update -- for its popular SQL Server 2005 database application.

  • Flaws drill holes in open-source databases

    Flaws in two popular source code database applications could allow attackers to access and corrupt open-source software projects, a security researcher said Wednesday in the US.

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    Necessity truly was the mother of invention at AGR Upstream Petroleum, a natural resource exploration firm that last year found itself needing a way to co-ordinate a AU$100 million ship refit involving nearly 40 subcontractors in three countries.

  • Siemens and the hand of God

    During the 64 matches to be played in the 2006 World Cup, an estimated 3.2 million spectators will pass through the 12 stadiums to witness the action first-hand. From arrival to departure, the entire experience will be monitored, streamlined and enhanced by multiple systems from Siemens.

  • Six office suites reviewed

    Developers of alternative office software need to place more emphasis on ease of conversion if they ever wish to dethrone Microsoft. We test six office suites in the market.

  • SAP-Microsoft talks underscore harsh market reality

    After its top-secret merger talks with SAP were revealed, Microsoft's motivation for the deal was quickly identified: its interest in the German company was sparked by growth limits in the business software market.

  • Why open source is bad for Australia

    Open source is actually anti-industry, and protecting it is not in Australia's interests, says one industry observer. Additional reading: Why one Norwegian city switched to Linux

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