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• Microsoft: We're in 'fighting shape'

  In a rare joint interview, Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer discuss ad-supported software, the battles against Sony and Google, and what's so great about the upcoming Vista.

• Don't trust security to techies alone: Gartner

  Businesses should no longer let IT staff dictate how a company secures itself, analyst firm says.

• Mobility madness: Managing mobile devices

  Today's smart phones are less about ring tones and more about extending your corporate applications well and truly into the field. Say goodbye to the deskbound worker -- and hello to a potential data and security nightmare, warns David Braue.

• Scaling up with mobile connectivity

  As your business grows, more and more of your network users are likely to want to connect remotely with a growing diversity of devices. The problem is how to make e-mail and other corporate resources accessible to those who need them while maintaining control and security.

• 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?

• Security with bite: 15 technologies tested

  In this special review, we round up the various authentication devices on the market.

• Patch management: All talk, no action?

  In the unpredictable environment outside the corporate firewall, where each device is a potential target, efficient patch distribution is essential. But it's easy to say and not easy to do.

• Letting Jini out of the bottle -- again

  Microsoft and Intel see Web services popping up everywhere, but their vision is strangely reminiscent of archrival Sun Microsystems' with an earlier technology called Jini.

• Motorola fights on in ultrawideband battle

  Motorola says that Intel's proposed ultrawideband standard risks poisoning the market, but there is an alternative.

• Tech giants lock down wireless content

  A group of technology heavyweights is expected to take the wraps off a secretive effort to secure music and video on wireless devices, according to sources familiar with the plans.

• More want less in a handheld: Report

  Less is more when it comes to handheld devices, a report by Jupiter Research has found.

• Hitachi squeezes fuel cell into PDA

  The electronics giant is teaming up with a maker of disposable cigarette lighters to make methanol fuel cartridges for handheld computers.

• Intel outlines mobile future

  Chipmaker Intel has given details of new initiatives aimed at reducing the power consumption of notebook displays and at adding communications capabilities to portable computing devices.

• Wi-Fi and 3G may come together

  New wireless networking chips for handheld devices are giving second life to the 802.11b standard and could soon test the theory that Wi-Fi and mobile data services can work hand in hand rather than compete.

• MS Mobility platform targets enterprises

  At a recent conference, Microsoft laid out its strategy for enabling developers to create next-generation location-aware applications.

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