As Bill Gates steps down from full-time work at Microsoft, well-wishing cheers and not-so-nice jeers are echoing from Silicon Valley.
Software-as-a-service pundits and analysts have hit back hard at Microsoft's criticisms of Google Apps Premier Edition as backwards looking and fear mongering.
Australia's telecommunications industry is about to see a major structural shift as it did upon the opening of competition in 1997.
Long-time Australian Computer Society chief executive Dennis Furini today announced his retirement, saying he would leave the professional association in May.
Lenovo's quest for worldwide acceptance will begin at the upcoming Winter Olympics.
Lenovo's chairman says his company switched chief executives, not strategies, but analysts say an executive swap that brings in a Dell executive could spell problems for both companies.
The SCO Group's revenue continued to decline in its most recent quarter, but the company that launched a legal attack on Linux reported a narrower net loss compared with the year earlier.
Companies eager to tighten up their information security perimeters should focus not on technology but on teaching their employees how to say 'no', says ex-hacker done good Kevin Mitnick.
Antivirus firm Sophos is warning online gamers about a new Trojan that steals passwords and user information from players of the medieval fantasy role-playing game, 'Lineage', which is played by millions of Internet users from around the globe.
Federal lawmakers have cast a deeper shadow on IBM's proposed sale of its PC business to China's Lenovo, saying federal regulators need more time to investigate possible security risks.
As England's historic Bletchley Park raises funds to restore buildings used by code-breaking legends such as Alan Turing during World War II, ZDNet.com.au 's sister site CNET News.com is taking a look back at the cryptographic machines that kept vital specialists of the German, American, British, Polish, and Japanese military forces awake at night.
Non-profit organisations are keen to take advantage of emerging technologies such as social networking for fundraising and software as a service for administration, but a lack of perceived support options is keeping them away from open source software and focused on traditional providers such as Microsoft.
The explosion in drive-by download attacks continues to grow. How has the situation got so dangerous? Are there any "trusted" Web sites left?
Apple computers have built a solid reputation on being virus-free, but is the reality different from the image?
Ray Ozzie and Craig Mundie have some big shoes to fill. The two execs talk to about how they plan to take over for Gates.
Will Windows Vista provide the boost Linux has been waiting for?
Craig Errey, our guest columnist from PTG Global, discusses how to avoid spending too much time and money on enterprise software implementations.
Fuelled by Oracle's acquisition of Siebel Systems, Silicon Valley once again asks itself if megamergers are good for the industry.
Does anyone really need another open-source licensing model? One of the leaders of India's IT movement says yes.
Andy Hertzfeld, co-creator of the Macintosh, talks about his work on the Mac, his reasons for writing a book on it and the reaction from his former co-workers.
The TA612V is a solid unit that provides a low-cost way to make VoIP calls. It is a good choice for a household or small home office where users are keen to cut their telephone bills.
RMIT Test Lab finally got its hands on some of the most powerful business PCs on the market. So it is with an eagerness bordering on unadulterated glee that Matt Tett puts these racehorses through their paces.
We put two of the toughest chip makers up against each other to see which has the biggest heart for notebooks.
Will Foxtel iQ revolutionise the way we watch TV?
Does your company's human resource management functions need to be automated? We look at what you need to consider, and three packages to help you do it.
Need a new server but only have AU$2500 to spend? The range of options is surprisingly good as long as you're willing to do without some of the fancy features.
The latest generation of videoconferencing systems supports high-quality MPEG4 video, prefers IP to ISDN connections, and costs you less than a couple of business-class tickets to New York.
Microsoft Office may be the standard, but there are a variety of competitors--old and new--that look like giving it a decent run for its money.
Toward the end of the year, more people will be talking to their notebooks.
With ever-expanding amounts of data to back up, it's good to see backup media are keeping pace. We take a look at four tape backup options with more than 200GB capacity per tape.
What a week it's been for mobiles.
This blog is supposed to be about the concept that is called Web 2.0, so I suppose I had better take a stab at defining it.
Let us develop an appreciation for tech's greatest comedians -- intentional or otherwise.
Telstra mobile code reader
It may look like a 3-D image but it's in fact a barcode designed to direct your phone's web browser to a relev… Watch it now
In the second part of his interview, Defence CIO Greg Farr talks about outsourcing, the skills crisis and reveals his most urgent IT priority.
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I'm a celebrity, don't back me up
Lies, damned lies and telco stupidity 
Dear carriers: More walking, less talking
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