There appears to be quite an Australian presence involved in the US$420 million buyout announced this week of US-based software house SpringSource by virtualisation leader VMware.
Sony Ericsson has become the latest major manufacturer to use the Windows Mobile operating system in its handsets.
NAB is planning an upgrade to its Internet banking platform that will include targeted cross-selling of products to users of the service.
UXC subsidiary Integ has acquired Western Australia-based Icon Communications, in a move consolidating players in the local enterprise communications integration market.
A start-up called Movidis believes a 16-core chip originally designed for networking gear will be a ticket to success in the Linux server market.
The vision of the future BT portrayed this week at an Australian conference was so far removed from how Telstra's David Quilty has described the British telco that I wonder if they were talking about the same UK.
The consultants that rolled out one of Australia's biggest known Linux desktop project are set to take on the big boys.
Whirlpool founder Simon Wright explains how he built the influential broadband forum, what makes it tick, and why he won't commercialise the business.
There's no doubt that Ubuntu is a worthy rival to Windows 7 and even hands Mac OS X a cold dish of nasty in its stellar 9.04 release. Hats off to Mark Shuttleworth and his team: you got game.
A mobile telecommunications revolution in Africa is bringing new economic opportunities to the world's most impoverished continent, while providing lessons that can help carriers around the world push into other low-value markets. Brad Howarth reports.
On any list of businesses that can't afford downtime or system failure, power companies have to be close to the top. So when New Zealand electricity and gas generator and retailer Genesis Energy experienced a series of flaws in its backup and recovery systems, it had to act.
Australian companies are showing a lot of interest in Voice over IP, yet not many projects are underway. We profile the companies that are ahead of the pack.
Personalisation has become an accepted part of technological interaction, but what does the future hold?
How long will it be before your computer is able to read your facial expressions? Will a rude gesture become the next Control-Alt-Delete? ZDNet Australia investigates computing interfaces.
Peripherals continue to be a focus for companies, with several being released not just for the PC, but for PDA's as well.
With the non-stop improvement of chips by Intel and AMD, it's no wonder there are new notebooks on the market every other day.
"I wasn't looking, what did I miss?" We've all said it. Even the best of us. That's why ZDNet Australia has decided to let you in on what's happened during the week in new product releases.
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