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  • Michael Dell says no to Linux license fees

    In a 'Meet the Press' session following his keynote address at OracleWorld 2003 in San Francisco, chief executive officer Michael Dell responded to questions on Linux after his rather bullish statements on how Dell was embracing open source.

  • Dell Australia ships desktops sans OS

    Dell Australia is making Windows optional for some of its business desktops, in an effort to be a "good corporate citizen".

  • No backdown from CSIRO over Wi-Fi patents

    Australian government research body CSIRO is standing firm on its claims to Wi-Fi patents and refusing to offer any guarantee it won't sue manufacturers of next generation wireless products.

  • Windows Vista launch pushed back to 2007

    Microsoft on Tuesday announced a delay of Windows Vista that will mean PCs with the new operating system won't go on sale in Australia until January.

  • Sun considers GPL 3 licence for Solaris

    Sun Microsystems is considering a dual-licensing move that could raise tantalising possibilities of open-source cooperation between Linux and Sun's Solaris operating system, but legal issues complicate the possibility.

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  • Study: Small businesses wary of Microsoft

    Many small and midsize companies harbour some level of trepidation regarding how dependent they have become on Microsoft software, according to a US survey.

  • Bookmaking chain bets on Dell-EMC

    Stan James has purchased EMC storage networking technology through Dell, to better serve customers in its shops, online and through call centres.

  • HP, Dell to ship Java with PCs

    The deals to ship Sun's Java technology in all the PC makers' machines are a poke in the eye for Microsoft, which has been lacklustre in its support for the software.

  • Datacentre 2020: Greener, faster, more flexible

    The average datacentre lasts between 15 and 20 years, so when the current generation of datacentres near the end of their working life, will their replacements be at all familiar?

  • Jonathan Schwartz on the future of Sun

    After a year on the job, Sun's CEO says the company is relevant again but still has problems to fix. In this interview, he admits losing sight of the developer community towards the end of the 1990s, and making what he described as a very bad decision about the company's commitment to Solaris.

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Reviews (39)

  • Dell Latitude D800

    Dell has marvelously redesigned its corporate desktop replacement. The Latitude D800 series is a wise choice for any company.

  • HP, Dell to ship Java with PCs

    The deals to ship Sun's Java technology in all the PC makers' machines are a poke in the eye for Microsoft, which has been lacklustre in its support for the software.

  • Intergraph sues PC giants over Pentium

    The latest lawsuit against Intel could be worth hundreds of millions of dollars and eventually have an impact on every PC maker that uses Pentium processors.

  • Centrino Central: Four notebooks tested

    Need a notebook with speed and long life? The new mobile platform from Intel doesn't sacrifice battery life for performance. We test four of the first Centrino notebooks.

  • Servers Up

    Don't even think about purchasing a server without looking at our guide to choosing the best server for your business.

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