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  • AGIMO details Gershon axe work

    Yesterday at CeBIT, Australian Government Information Management Office division manager for business improvement John Sheridan outlined exactly how much the Federal Government hoped to save on its business as usual information technology spend over the next few years.

  • IBM tackles Microsoft with ODF-based Symphony

    IBM has launched a commercially supported version of its Lotus Symphony productivity suite, ready to take on Microsoft Office.

  • 101 software tips, tweaks and tricks

    Our insider secrets will help you master your PC and its most important applications

  • Unisys bags AU$240m Defence IT deal

    The Department of Defence has signed a AU$240 million, five-year contract with Unisys to provide support services such as network security, infrastructure support and server and desktop support.

  • Windows only for $140m government tender

    The Northern Territory government has released details of its four-year, $35 million per annum desktop sourcing tender.

  • NT govt buys into ID management

    The Northern Territory government has contracted Sun Microsystems to a three-year, AU$1.7 million deal for an identity management solution.

  • 2007: How was it for outsourcing?

    Government continues to shun colossal outsourcing contracts in favour of selective sourcing, while businesses display growing confidence in software-as-a-service -- however sustained skills shortages have plagued deployments, sparking interest in offshore options.

  • NT govt cracks down on improper Web use

    Northern Territory (NT) government officials have tried to stamp out inappropriate Internet use by deploying stronger Web filtering software across all state departments.

  • US$100 laptop 'will boost desktop Linux'

    The One Laptop per Child project will make Linux as popular on the desktop as it is on the server today, according to Nicholas Negroponte, head of the project and co-founder of the MIT Media Laboratory.

  • Sun to offer more free software

    Sun Microsystems said on Wednesday that it will offer free access to its Java server suite and N1 management software and bundle them with its Solaris operating system.

  • Allies pledge US$10 billion to boost Itanium

    Intel, Hewlett-Packard and seven other server companies will spend US$10 billion between now and 2010 to try and increase adoption of the Itanium processor.

  • Sun looks for users running rival OSes

    Sun Microsystems is expected to announce today that its Java Enterprise System server software now supports Microsoft's Windows and Hewlett-Packard's UX operating systems.

  • Sun: Shame on us if we can't grow

    Sun Microsystems' current advantages mean it should be able return to revenue growth and profit, Chief Executive Scott McNealy said on Wednesday in his latest attempt to restore Wall Street optimism about the server and software company.

  • Intel profit rises on notebook demand

    Intel on Tuesday reported that its third-quarter earnings rose 5 percent, less than analysts' expectations, as revenue from processors reached an all-time high of US$7.26 billion.

  • Solar-powered servers heating up

    An emerging solution to the power shortage, and its costly constraint on New Economy growth might turn out to be old-fashioned sunshine. Will the cost be too high to make it a viable option?

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