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• FAQ: Yahoo-Google ad deal's antitrust scrutiny

  Nobody, least of all Yahoo and Google, doubted that the two companies' search-advertising deal would escape any antitrust scrutiny.

• Autodesk: Billy Hinners, CIO

  Billy Hinners, CIO of Autodesk speaks to ZDNet Editor-in-chief Dan Farber about creating design software for its eight million customers in the construction, media and manufacturing industries. He also talks about the company's green strategy, his 20 years in product development and transitioning to his new role as CIO.

• For Thiess, ERP benefits measured in peace of mind

  The construction giant's AU$15 million, JD Edwards OneWorld implementation was initially intended as an upgrade to a struggling decade-old internal system but Thiess has found more than one reason to embrace a future version of the product.

• Protecting our borders: IT stands guard

  Can a national ID card protect Australians against terrorist attacks? And can citizens' details be protected by Public Key Infrastructure? We look at the types of hardware and software employed to combat terrorism, and how ports and other critical infrastructure are protected.

• How corporate Australia battles information overload

  We look at five organisations that took different approaches to satisfying a common business requirement: to improve the management of corporate information. We hear from Jetstar, Family Court, SHFA, Count Wealth and MBF.

• MIT's open communications campaigner

  Andrew Lippman thinks communities will be key to the future of communications tech.

• 10 ways to monitor company computers

  Like it or not, network administrators these days must take on the added task of playing Big Brother, monitoring employees' use of the computers and network. Here are 10 of the most effective ways to keep an eye on what your users are doing.

• How wikis are changing our view of the world

  Many now turn to the collaborative, democratic wiki form for fast news and history from different perspectives. But there are issues with accuracy and an author's agenda can be questionable. We look at the benefits and downsides of wikis.

• Can biometrics move beyond borders?

  Countries including the UK and the US are putting biometrics at the forefront of plans to improve national border security but there are still significant issues to be solved before the technology is up to the job.

• Tech beyond black boxes? It just won't fly

  In the digital era, why don't planes beam more flight data directly to a network of ground stations?

• An eye for an aye

  Australia is keeping pace with other governments in biometric usage but are we operating in a policy vacuum with technology that is far from perfect?

• Uncloaking the US Patriot Act

  More information is dribbling out about the exercise of extraordinary powers granted to federal police since Sept 11. We unmask the Patriot Act.

• Changing security in a changing world

  For decades, the US government has had systems in place for dealing with military secrets. Security expert Bruce Schneier recounts how rules on secrecy were amended to meet a changing threat.

• FAQ: Blogging on the job

  We explain the dos and don'ts that could save you from getting fired.

• Fighting for the right to swap

  Kazaa's chief lobbyist, Philip Corwin, says Hollywood is sparing no expense to squash P2P.

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