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    Salesforce.com, best known for its hosted sales applications, is pushing into Web content management with the expected acquisition of start-up Koral.

  • Multimedia distribution standard eludes Microsoft

    Microsoft speaks. people listen. And if Microsoft has its way, people will listen in Windows Media format. The software giant wants its Windows Media Technology to become the industry standard for online music distribution.

  • Apple tunes up QuickTime for wireless

    Apple Computer released a new version of its QuickTime multimedia software on Thursday, adding support for the creation, delivery and playback of video over wireless networks.

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    As more people consume multimedia online, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo are quietly upping the ante with new search tools for video.

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    There's no doubt that Ubuntu is a worthy rival to Windows 7 and even hands Mac OS X a cold dish of nasty in its stellar 9.04 release. Hats off to Mark Shuttleworth and his team: you got game.

  • Q&A: Adobe on taking on services and Microsoft

    Much of the future success of Adobe Systems hinges on the work done by its Platform Business Unit, which is headed by Kevin Lynch, the company's chief software architect.

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    Most businesses see PowerPoint as the be-all and end-all when it comes to distributing information. As David Braue finds, however, Fone Zone's willingness to look further has paid many benefits.

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    The P1i has most of the bells and whistles a business user could want, but the user interface is a little quirky.

  • Motorola Q 9h

    If you're looking for an attractive 3.5G PDA-phone with push email, Windows Mobile 6 and a QWERTY keyboard, the Motorola Q 9h is worthy of consideration, so long as you don't need a touchscreen or Wi-Fi.

  • Nokia N76

    Nokia's latest N series clamshell is a shiny 3G multimedia phone with dual displays, a standard 3.5mm headphone jack for music, and support for Windows DRM.

  • Peripheral power: 30 peripherals tested

    Whether it's a mouse, keyboard or hub you need, we've got your plug-in needs covered with our Australian review of thirty different PC peripherals.

  • Motorola E1000

    Motorola has applied its rediscovered sense of style in spades to the latest addition to the local 3G phone stable, the E1000.

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