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  • Aust lags in fighting software piracy

    Australia is lagging behind the US, New Zealand and the UK when it comes to reducing software piracy rates, according to a report released today.

  • BSA: One third of software in Australia is stolen

    The Business Software Alliance, which represents large software vendors such as Microsoft and Symantec, published a study on Thursday that claims almost one third of business software in Australia is pirated.

  • Software pirates steal jobs in AU: BSAA

    A study has been released that claims reducing Australian software piracy from 27 percent of all software used to 17 percent could create 7,000 more jobs and boost local industry revenues by AU$5 billion over the four years till 2006.

  • Software piracy slows growth, says industry group

    An antipiracy organisation with members including Microsoft and Adobe is releasing a study that says increasing software protection is good for countries' economic health.

  • Symantec toughens anti-piracy effort

    Symantec is beefing up its anti-piracy efforts following the acquisition of Brisbane-based software licensing company XtreamLok.

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  • Software pirates steal jobs in AU: BSAA

    A study has been released that claims reducing Australian software piracy from 27 percent of all software used to 17 percent could create 7,000 more jobs and boost local industry revenues by AU$5 billion over the four years till 2006.

  • Why Windows 7 should be free in China

    Microsoft hasn't won the war on piracy in China, so why not strike before Google and produce a free OS closely aligned to its digital products and services?

  • A billion PC users on the way

    By the end of the decade, a billion people will be clicking away at computers, but generating a profit out of newly wired portions of the world is going to take a lot of work.

  • Is the software licence dead?

    At a technology conference, the debate over subscription pricing, discounting and licensing practices comes alive. Is the business of selling software is due for an extreme makeover?

  • Seeing double in software licensing

    New dual-core processors will make conventional software licensing models obsolete. What's next? Additional reading: Intel colonises with chipsets

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  • Microsoft goes 'gold' with Win XP

    Microsoft hosted a celebration on Friday marking the release of Windows XP to PC manufacturers, but the big question is whether the public will take to the software.

  • What next for the Internet?

    Despite showing occasional signs of strain, the Internet has become an integral part of all kinds of business and consumer technologies. How will it change in the years ahead to meet with new demands? We identify some key areas to watch out for.

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