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News (165)

• ATO avoids open source due to security concerns

  Security concerns have kept the Australian Tax Office (ATO) from adopting open source software, according to the agency's CIO Bill Gibson.

• Sifting through the Microsoft antitrust rubble

  For those who feared that the antitrust trial was a dangerous attempt by government to reassert control over the marketplace, there was plenty to cheer about. But, just what did the trial accomplish?

• Microsoft denies OOXML has 'proprietary hooks'

  As Australia and various other nations prepare to vote on whether Microsoft's Open Office XML becomes an ISO standard, the Redmond giant is attempting to downplay fears that OOXML adopters will be hooked into the company's technology.

• Open standards key to digital preservation

  Open standards allow the National Archives of Australia to store documents and safeguard against hardware, software and OS obsolescence.

• Special: Microsoft Windows XP

  Windows XP carries monumental significance for the high-technology industry and the Internet. ZDNet Australia provides up-to-date news and analysis on the eve of the product's launch.

Features and Case Studies (72)

• War rages on over Microsoft's OOXML plans

  What is it about Microsoft's proposed OOXML standard that has boffins hurling death threats at each other?

• 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.

• When standards don't apply

  A growing roster of de facto standards is testing the need for bureaucratic agencies and design-by-committee technologies.

• Data migration tough but essential for government dept

  The Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaCSIA) is no stranger to electronic record keeping, but in 2002 it realised that some of its most crucial information might soon become inaccessible.

• Australia sources for open strategy

  Government departments have shed their initial reluctance to use open source technologies, but the problem persists -- how do you determine appropriate usage?

Reviews (47)

• Wireless crackdown

  The spread of convenient wireless LANs has delighted hackers, who find many WLANs vulnerable. Managing and securing a wireless network is therefore vital, but rarely done well. ZDNet Australia compares the offerings from AirDefense and AirMagnet.

• The intruder at the gate

  Once simply alarm systems for the network, Intrusion Detection Systems have evolved to encompass a whole lot more. We review six sophisticated security devices.

• Archival survival guide

  In this special report, we review six archival options in the market.

• Contact management packages reviewed

  We look at which product can help improve customer satisfaction.

• Swiss-army printing: 3 MFDs tested

  They can print, copy, scan, and fax but can they open tins? We put multifunction devices to the test and find out.

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