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    eBay will lay off about 10 per cent of its workforce, the company announced Monday in the US, and said third-quarter results will come in at the low end of expectations.

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    Microsoft's bid to make the Open XML (OOXML) file formats international standards has succeeded, barring any last-minute changes. The ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is scheduled to issue the official communique today.

  • Security flaw discovered in latest Firefox update

    Vulnerability researcher Ronald van den Heetkamp published a directory traversal flaw in Firefox version 2.0.0.12, just hours after Mozilla release the latest version of its browser.

  • Second Life ... too much too soon

    Attendees at this weekend's annual Second Life Community Convention will mostly agree on one thing: intense scrutiny has meant it's been a rough ride for the virtual world lately.

  • Flights out, videoconferencing in at BHP

    BHP Billiton executives have traded jet-lag and long overseas flights for a "very expensive" cutting edge videoconferencing system but claim it's been a stunning success.

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    Hewlett-Packard's contemptuous termination of the 47-year-old EDS brand in a five-paragraph statement filled with marketing hogwash today is a colossal mistake and one the company will live to regret.

  • Did Australian Police raid a script kiddie?

    The footage Four Corners displayed of a suspected Melbourne fraudster's house and technology during a police raid last week hardly fits the profile of a master fraudster.

  • Dealing with storage and data leaks

    In today's knowledge economy, getting the right information at the right time can make the difference between success and failure. However companies need to put adequate controls in place before sharing information freely. We look at how to ensure confidential data doesn't fall into the wrong hands.

  • Sun poised to take open-source Solaris step

    Sun Microsystems is about to take the next step in its plan to refurbish the reputation of its Solaris operating system in the eyes of a small but crucial group: programmers.

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    While laptops and desktops may be technically comparable, they still live in very different worlds.

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