An open source software company wants Australia's competition watchdog to force hardware vendors to offer PCs without a Microsoft OS pre-installed and force changes to a public education procurement process it claims is biased towards Redmond.
Australia's peak open source body has fresh faces on its board and a renewed focus: the public sector.
Australian company Cybersource says it's currently talking to two domestic banks about providing Linux-based bootable CDs to consumers to ensure Internet banking security.
Linux provider Cybersource has updated its two year old study comparing the total cost of ownership (TCO) when using Microsoft's products against open source solutions - only to find that Linux is still cheaper.
Open source solutions provider Cybersource has lashed out at Microsoft chief executive officer Steve Ballmer's statement in Singapore that Linux is potentially in violation of various software idea patents.
Telstra's recent cut-price desktop software deal with Microsoft has rapidly made its way into the marketing arsenal of at least one enterprising open source vendor.
The federal government has commissioned a sourcing guide designed to give departments and agencies an improved understanding of the procurement processes involved for open source software and solutions.
Some critics of Linux say the open source operating system is too difficult to set up for small businesses. One Melbourne-based vendor claims to have overcome that issue.
As Australia's Linux community prepares to gather in Adelaide for a heavyweight conference, a leading state industry cluster has detailed plans to establish a national open source "evangelism" and policy group.
A survey has revealed that more than half of all Australians with a home computer do not understand how to use all the functions offered by the device.
U.S.-based lobby group the Initiative for Software Choice (ISC) is escalating its efforts to stymie the progress of legislation promoting the use of open source software in government departments in Australia.
After a year of public trials, the Pico-Pay micropayment system has gone into full service.
Microsoft's products have been left off a list compiled by the Defence Signals Directorate that aims to evaluate and advise whether software is appropriate for use by Australian Government agencies
This article from Australian technology commentator Con Zymaris examines the security threat of open source software.
News that a consortium of China's universities and commercial interests want to develop a Windows-like desktop operating system could indicate that its Governments wants to squash software piracy in the country.
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