Skype has abandoned its efforts to avoid complying with an open-source licence that requires it to provide source code with Linux-based VoIP phones.
The ISO has taken over control of the OOXML specification and started a committee to consider harmonisation with the OpenDocument Format (ODF).
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.
The problem with open source software is a lack of understanding, not a lack of support, according to a Novell executive who hit back at the CIOs from some of Australia's top government agencies.
Disc, a German optical data storage supplier, has unveiled a Blu-ray based mini-archive for small businesses and home offices.
Europe's biggest information technology fair went green this year -- the problem was that there weren't many people around to notice.
Ben Ling, director of product marketing for the Facebook platform, gave a brief peek of the upcoming profile page update and outlined Facebook's vision at Graphing Social Patterns conference.
A Sydney Web-based business has been stripped of its registered domain name with only 24 hours notice by an administrative body, after it was found to have "wrongly lapsed" from its original owner early last year.
Australia's second level domain name system for government may have an air of legitimacy, but bureaucratic bungling is confusing Web administration between levels of government, according to one German researcher.
The technology that could eventually make your bus pass, bank card and coins obsolete is already here -- and it's on its way to your phone.
A Sydney Web-based business has been stripped of its registered domain name with only 24 hours notice by an administrative body, after it was found to have "wrongly lapsed" from its original owner early last year.
Security researchers worked overtime in 2007, which turned out to be a nightmare for software vendors from day one.
Why would a super-efficient Australian datacentre produce more carbon emissions than an equivalent sized, yet hopelessly inefficient and power-hungry datacentre in Germany?
From faulty satellites nearly causing World War III to the Millennium Bug, poorly executed IT has had a lot to answer for over the years
The Colossus code-cracking computer has recently been kicked into action for the first time in more than 60 years.
Teams from around the world were on the move across Australia this past week to show what a homemade car and some solar panels can do.
Apple computers have built a solid reputation on being virus-free, but is the reality different from the image?
Michael Meeks is a distinguished engineer at Novell. But his current project may be his toughest yet. He is in charge of tackling interoperability between Novell's OpenOffice.org productivity suite and Microsoft Office. And as with anything relating to Microsoft, this involves more than just technology.
In a test of over a thousand Web sites in Europe, Linux-based servers were found to be faster and more reliable than sites based on Microsoft's IIS Web server software.
Necessity truly was the mother of invention at AGR Upstream Petroleum, a natural resource exploration firm that last year found itself needing a way to co-ordinate a AU$100 million ship refit involving nearly 40 subcontractors in three countries.
VoIP company takes page from parent eBay, offering a business-rating directory and a service linking advice givers and seekers.
En route to Melbourne this weekend, Formula 1 team AT&T Williams' lead driver Nico Rosberg hopes to power ahead thanks to a new sponsorship deal with Lenovo.
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.
Nokia's N73 is one of the best camera phones we've seen this year, with a wide range of multimedia and business features tucked under its belt. Responsiveness, however, is not a strong point.
If you're a globe-trotter, you'll need a world phone to keep in touch from almost anywhere.
Motorola lifts the lid on its newest designer line of mobile phones, expanding on its trendy four-letter naming scheme. CNET's Kent German reports.
Developers of alternative office software need to place more emphasis on ease of conversion if they ever wish to de-throne Microsoft.
This much-anticipated update to Live Meeting faces stiff competition from WebEx and GoToMeeting.
Finally, Siemens has released a mid-range mobile phone with a 65K-colour screen and an integrated camera. Read our Australian review.
A major upgrade to the Linux graphical user environment includes faster-running applications and a Web browser improved with help from Apple's Safari.
Tis the season to be jolly, to give, to receive, to have a sherry or two and fall asleep in front of the telly. And, if you're a mobile network operator, it's definitely the season to share.
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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