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• Virtualisation: Is it all about the hardware, or the OS?

  The virtualisation specialists are fighting back. Companies like VMware, and more recently XenSource, got their start with standalone virtualisation software -- but Linux sellers and Microsoft, unwilling to cede their influential position selling the foundational software of a computer, are trying to make virtualisation a feature of the operating system.

• VMware cries foul over Microsoft virtualisation

  The battle to control the virtualisation market has heated up with the launch of a white paper from VMware, which accuses Microsoft of anti-competitive practices.

• RFID project report due in July

  Uptake of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology could receive a major boost in July with a report on an important commercial trial to be presented to government.

• Virtualisation to cure software setup pains?

  Most talk about virtualisation these days centres on using server hardware more efficiently. But the technology also has the potential to ease another headache: software installation woes.

• Google builds an empire to rival Microsoft

  Google's one-of-a-kind computer network gives it a chance to surpass Microsoft to become the most dominant company in tech, according to the author of a recently published book on the search giant.

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  ADSL2+ at last but at what cost?

  Much has been made of Telstra's decision to finally stop holding Australia to ransom, and to actually turn on the ADSL2+ equipment it has installed in what is apparently over 900 of its exchanges around the country.

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• Microsoft reorg a bulwark against Google?

  Search giant's expanding roster of Windows-free Web services may be a factor in the shuffle. Software on demand is an issue too.

• Buying StorageTek: Sun's last big gamble?

  Sun's $4.1 billion buyout of StorageTek is a huge bet: It's the last cash deal that size Sun will be able to make.

• HP: No driver, no direction

  Now that Carly Fiorina has been ousted, Hewlett-Packard says it needs a new captain, not a new course, but outsiders say the company needs to change its tack.

• Microsoft and Sun's difficult dance

  Microsoft and Sun Microsystems may be going steady, but they aren't quite sure where the relationship is headed.

• With RFID, corporate might makes right

  Retail powerhouses such as Wal-Mart gather in the United States to push development of controversial tagging technology.

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• The cut-throat business of printer cartridges

  Commentary: Printer manufacturers have been quick to catch on to Gillette's business model, but are they going too far?

• RFID tags: Big Brother in small packages

  Retailers may love the concept of tiny radio tags for tracking products, but consumers should beware the potential for exploitation by corporations, criminals and the government.

• The Year Ahead: Top ten technologies to watch

  Robots, cars, power and light. Just some of the sectors that'll see action next year.

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