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• German railway on track with Linux migration

  The company running the German railway system has moved half of its servers to Linux, and expects to have more than 300 Linux servers in operation by the end of this year.

• Linux upstart pushes into China

  German Linux start-up Tuxia has cut a deal to bring the company into the expanding and potentially gigantic Chinese market for Internet appliances.

• Windows Server 2003 gets second update

  Microsoft has quietly released a second service pack (SP2) for its popular Windows Server 2003 operating system.

• Red Hat and Suse boosted by EU education

  The French Education Ministry is deploying thousands of Red Hat Linux-based servers while Germany is moving 40 percent of its university students to Suse Linux.

• Munich fires up Linux at last

  Munich has started to migrate to Linux on the desktop -- a year later than planned.

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  Windows shortcut 'trick' remains unexplained

  This week I learned about a "trick" that you can do in Windows which, as far as I am concerned, is a serious security risk.

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  Will Rudd's 'adios' threaten NBN funding?

  As the knee-jerk defensive responses to Rudd's "adios" subside and Australia moves on, has Rudd made Australia that little less appealing to the overseas investors he desperately needs to fund his NBN?

Features and Case Studies (32)

• One city's move to open source

  In Mannheim, a preference for "open" standards -- not cost -- is driving the German city's shift to Linux.

• Pros point to flaws in Windows security update

  Security researchers say they're starting to find flaws in Microsoft's latest major update for Windows XP.

• Make or break with Windows XP SP2

  Learn about the plethora of security enhancements that Microsoft has included in Windows XP Service Pack 2, and how these security features could impair the functionality of some applications.

• Why one Norwegian city switched to Linux

  Find out why Bergen, Norway's second-largest city, is moving its servers to Linux.

• The long march to Longhorn

  There's been no end to potholes and detours with Longhorn, the future version of Windows. Will Microsoft finally accept that it has bitten more than it can chew?

Reviews (23)

• Microsoft unveils new Media Player for the Mac

  Microsoft on Friday quietly released a new Macintosh version of its Windows Media Player software.

• Microsoft: Longhorn goes to pieces

  Microsoft is designing its ever-present Windows operating system to streamline and lower the cost of building and distributing the software.

• StarOffice 6.0: End of the free ride

  StarOffice 6.0 is relatively inexpensive, but it's unlikely to win over existing users of Microsoft's Office products.

• Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Preferred

  Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 isn't perfect, but it's the best dictation software available.

• BitDefender Antivirus 10

  BitDefender Antivirus 10 is a solid antivirus and antispyware solution, offering two-year subscriptions for the price of one elsewhere; however, it could be faster, offer built-in help, and uninstall better.

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