It is a hotel in Buenos Aires, the trade name of a classy hot tub, a visible and infrared survey telescope and a city near San Diego. It is Vista, the name that Microsoft picked for its next-generation operating system out of a hat and proof that however many lawyers you employ you may not have enough.
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The best way to get a great deal with Microsoft may be to say you're seriously considering Linux - which is why Microsoft spent Thursday dispelling the 'myth' of open source.
Macs are a step closer to being accepted in government agencies, which usually require a full-disk encryption tool to protect sensitive data, after Check Point announced Pointsec for Apple's Leopard and Tiger operating systems.
Microsoft used its annual TechFest gathering of research lab technicians in Redmond last week to launch a new prototype operating system called Singularity.
The chief information officer of Healthscope tells us why, despite a stakeholder bent for an SAP or Oracle supply chain and financial system, the Australian healthcare giant opted for Queensland-based vendor Technology One instead.
When there are many entities operating under one umbrella, Web site design can be very tricky. This article details how one organisation used the Merant Collage content management system to overcome their problem.
Learn how the Hunterdon Hospital in the US deployed a new infrastructure that aims for no service interruption.
When it comes to Web search, Microsoft is the undisputed underdog, a position it doesn't usually find itself in. Satya Nadella, corporate vice president of search and advertising at Microsoft, explains how the company plans to improve its market share and improve search for the long haul.
Microsoft's quick-fix Windows security patches seem to be creating problems of their own, so is it wrong for them to be released in the first place?
InterSystems launches CACH 2007, the latest update to their post-relational database product.
Designed for truly mobile computing, there are two types of tablet PCs -- convertible and slate. In this guide, we show you what's available in Australia and whitepapers for making a business case to purchase Tablet PCs.
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.
It seemed to be an obvious recipe: take two popular emerging technologies and stir vigorously. But the end result isn't to everyone's taste.
The safest way to exchange instant messages (IMs) is to stay within the enterprise, but in most cases the IM cat is already out of the bag, and security staff are playing catch up.
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