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  • Sun revolves around its CTO

    Greg Papadopoulos is on the hot seat. The CTO of Sun Microsystems is tasked with a monumental job: Design and build the underlying technology needed to turn around Sun's revenue slide and restore the company's standing as a technological and thought leader in the marketplace.

  • Can Sun avoid the big squeeze?

    Under pressure from IBM and Microsoft, Sun Microsystems' Shahin Khan takes his job as chief competitive officer very seriously. These days, it's a role that requires just as much defence as offence.

  • Office politics: Microsoft Office XP vs Sun StarOffice 6

    Sun would like to think it can succeed where others have failed,,"in breaking Microsoft's stranglehold on the office productivity market,"by offering a product that's almost as good as Microsoft Office at a much lower price. Do the sums add up?

  • OpenOffice.org takes on Microsoft Office

    The OpenOffice.org office suite has come a long way since its inception--so much so that it's now a viable alternative to Microsoft Office. See how this open source application fares against the Goliath Microsoft Office suite.

  • 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.

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  • Can Sun avoid the big squeeze?

    Under pressure from IBM and Microsoft, Sun Microsystems' Shahin Khan takes his job as chief competitive officer very seriously. These days, it's a role that requires just as much defence as offence.

  • Office politics: Microsoft Office XP vs Sun StarOffice 6

    Sun would like to think it can succeed where others have failed,,"in breaking Microsoft's stranglehold on the office productivity market,"by offering a product that's almost as good as Microsoft Office at a much lower price. Do the sums add up?

  • OpenOffice.org takes on Microsoft Office

    The OpenOffice.org office suite has come a long way since its inception--so much so that it's now a viable alternative to Microsoft Office. See how this open source application fares against the Goliath Microsoft Office suite.

  • Could Sun hold a key to SCO's future?

    As SCO forges ahead with a take no prisoners approach, its most fervent opponents are salivating at the prospect that a sealed 1992 settlement between the University of California, Berkeley, and Novell could disprove SCO claims to the Unix code. Imagine if Sun were holding a similar document in its files?

  • 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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  • Office politics: Microsoft Office XP vs Sun StarOffice 6

    Sun would like to think it can succeed where others have failed,,"in breaking Microsoft's stranglehold on the office productivity market,"by offering a product that's almost as good as Microsoft Office at a much lower price. Do the sums add up?

  • OpenOffice.org takes on Microsoft Office

    The OpenOffice.org office suite has come a long way since its inception--so much so that it's now a viable alternative to Microsoft Office. See how this open source application fares against the Goliath Microsoft Office suite.

  • Out-of-this-world apps for the space tourist

    If your thoughts are pointing skyward, whether because of the recent landing on Mars or a more general interest in outer space, here's three apps that'll feed your imagination.

  • Fujitsu Stylistic ST5011

    A very capable tablet PC that lives up to the sterling standards set by its earlier predecessors.

  • What is '.NET' anyway?

    Are you little confused about what .NET really is? You're not the only one. This article from Builder.com sheds some light on what .NET is and isn't.

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