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News (46)

• iiTrial: Roadshow inked iiNet content deal

  iiNet's legal counsel this morning ridiculed Village Roadshow's involvement in the case against the ISP, revealing Roadshow Movies had signed a deal to distribute its content over iiNet's so-called Freezone service.

• European Comission probes Microsoft over OOXML

  European antitrust regulators are investigating whether Microsoft abused its desktop software market dominance in its effort to get the Office Open XML file formats standardised.

• Challenges coming to OOXML result?

  Now that Office Open XML (OOXML) has been certified as an ISO standard, there is a possibility that the vote leading to that result will be challenged. It seems Microsoft is already counting on it.

• Chinese hackers attack Australian govt networks

  Chinese computer hackers have once again been accused of launching attacks on classified Australian government computer networks.

• Negroponte turns up the heat on Intel

  Intel has denied claims made by One Laptop per Child that it broke a "non-disparagement" agreement and hit back at suggestions that it did not even contribute "a single line of code" to the project.

Blogs (5)

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  Which filter side is Optus playing for?

  Optus' involvement in the controversial government blacklist project could fall on either side of the fence. In kissing the ring, is Optus conceding that censorship is inevitable or hatching a scheme to discredit Conroy's folly from within?

• Robbing Joe the Shearer to pay Paul

  Joe the Shearer can wait. Telstra is clearly going to roll out its NBN in capital cities first, where the most customers live and, despite Telstra's assertions, many residents already have access to decent broadband.

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  Mandla, Mardi Gras and Moore

  As residents of NSW prepare to hit the polls, it's an apt time to take a look at the online campaign of former ACS president Edward Mandla, who has employed YouTube in his efforts to oust Clover Moore in the Sydney electorate.

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  What do you want to sell me today?

  In light of Intel's latest celebrity-infused Centrino Duo ads, here is a look back at five great tech ad campaigns.

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  Fix flawed software, don't gag the researcher

  If you ran a software company and an independent security researcher contacted you with proof that your product contains security vulnerabilities, how would you react?

Features and Case Studies (6)

• Pirates should abandon the federal ship

  The Pirate Party of Australia should forget about trying to win a Senate seat in the Federal Government and instead focus its sights on even lower hanging fruit. I speak, of course, of the state governments.

• WLAN Dos and Don'ts

  Mobility comes at a price. There are some fundamental guidelines that need to be followed for secure wireless networking. Additional reading: WLAN Resource Centre

• Self-managed teams can result in increased productivity

  Although you don't hear about them much anymore, self-managed teams are alive and thriving in the world of IT. Here's what they are and how you can set them up.

• 30 years of Ethernet gains

  One-on-one with Ethernet inventor Bob Metcalfe.

• Defining the deficit

  Australia has a $14 billion trade deficit in ICT products and services, but is it something we need to worry about?

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