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• Enterprises, Microsoft unmoved by end of DVD war

  Observers have said the death of HD DVD will have little impact on the Australian business market after Toshiba's announcement to end production of the format, concluding a two year battle between Toshiba and rival Sony, the chief backer of the Blu-ray format.

• IE entrenched in the enterprise

  Alternative browsers such as Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome may be aimed at toppling Microsoft's reign, but analysts say Internet Explorer's "overwhelming dominance" in the workplace will be difficult to defeat.

• Ozzie memo: 'Internet services disruption'

  Last week, Microsoft announced its plans for two new online services: Windows Live and Office Live. However, it is clear that Microsoft sees more work ahead as it tries to catch up with rivals offering free, ad-supported products. Chief Technical Officer Ray Ozzie, who is leading the services push, outlined the challenge in a memo he penned late last month.

• Why choose open source?

  Part three: Eric Raymond spells out five reasons why people should choose open-source software - but do they all hold up under scrutiny?

• Adobe extends server push to Acrobat

  Publishing software giant Adobe Systems is set to continue its push into enterprise software with the announcement Monday of new server products that extend the company's ubiquitous PDF document format.

Features and Case Studies (23)

• Is mobile Linux ready for the enterprise?

  Cutting costs by deploying Linux is a well-established strategy on the server and even the desktop, but what effect could it have on the cost of mobile computing?

• Consumers lead the way for enterprise players

  Tech giants' newfound respect for consumer power is their roundabout way of winning enterprise customers, says CNET News.com's Mike Ricciuti.

• Big Blue's Mr. Web services

  IBM's Bob Sutor tells why service-oriented architecture is crucial to Web services development.

• Vendors fail to simplify wireless LAN security

  Wireless LAN vendors have fallen short in delivering interoperable, highly secure products and despite vendor marketing hype, achieving a highly secure enterprise wireless LAN remains complex and costly, says Meta Group.

• Are sharks circling HP?

  Competitors will try to use uncertainty to win customers from HP, analysts predict. It's not yet clear whether they will succeed.

Reviews (4)

• Avaya Aura: What exactly is it?

  Avaya's Aura is a suite of communication products, all bundled together in an effort to reach the dream of unified communications for businesses.

• Can IT directors love Microsoft?

  Commentary: A shift in corporate IT's priorities might play to Microsoft's advantage, but it will take a quasi-religious conversion to get IT directors to accept the Microsoft way.

• Can SMS save mobile commerce?

  Let's face it, mobile commerce never delivered on the hype that surrounded it over the last few years. But that doesn't mean mobile commerce is dead, thanks to a new use of an old technology.

• 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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