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    Security giant Symantec overnight said it would acquire email security services provider MessageLabs.

  • Ballmer hints at 'Windows Cloud'

    Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told a crowd in London this week that Microsoft this month will show off its new development environment for internet-based applications, dubbed "Windows Cloud".

  • Microsoft cuts apps from Windows 7

    Microsoft has decided that Windows 7 won't include built-in programs for e-mail, photo editing, and movie making, as was done with Windows Vista.

  • Microsoft Money goes online

    Microsoft, via a newsgroup posting from one of its enthusiasts, has announced it would no longer update its Money product each year and, more importantly, it will stop selling the product at retail stores.

  • NAB plan 'risky but necessary'

    The National Australia Bank's decision unveiled today to overhaul its core banking systems was fraught with risk but necessary for a sector now seen as lagging technologically, according to local IT analysts.

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  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    iPhone madness: What's a gigabyte worth?

    A while back, frustration with my inability to get online outside of the office drove me to invest in a 3G data service from Hutchinson's 3. For $30 per month, I get 2GB of data that's accessible pretty much anywhere I go (I do all my work in metropolitan areas).

  • Read the blog post - Liam Tung

    Banks are confusing consumers on PC security

    Banks obviously have an interest in making consumers feel safe. They are there to protect the customers' money. They want customers to use their online services, too, because the channel offers a lower cost per transaction than a branch. But giving away free security software to make customers feel safe is probably doing more harm than good.

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Westpac's online failures expose weak points

    Westpac, one of the biggest banks in Australia, experienced multiple hardware failures on Monday and at the end of last week, which caused its online banking service to fall over for hours at a time. What happened to its backup systems?

  • Read the blog post - Steven Deare

    Privacy perils in personalised service

    Graeme Wood, the founder of one of Australia's most successful online businesses, made a very salient point yesterday about the challenge of delivering personalised online services.

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    How feasible is it that you could escape paying hefty licensing fees by using software subsidised by advertisements?

  • Aussie banks: your new security vendor

    It is quickly becoming the norm for Australia's largest banks to offer discounts on or completely free computer security software to boost internet banking security. The question is, why?

  • 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.

  • Making virtualisation a reality

    SWsoft president and chief executive Serguei Beloussov discusses what the future holds for his company, its Parallels product, and the virtualisation market as a whole.

  • Windows Live hits the toddler stage

    In an interview, Windows Live exec Chris Jones talks about what the 2-year-old is up to and comments on another youngster -- Apple's iPhone.

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  • Annoying software: a rogues' gallery

    Here are ten of the guilty parties who try to do the impossible: to make us hate the internet and wish it had never been invented -- and who very nearly succeed.

  • WordPerfect Office X4

    Many free and inexpensive office suites are available for download or for use in a web browser. So what's the advantage of paying a pretty penny for a desktop office suite? Corel's WordPerfect Office X4 offers a strong software package that comes closest to the breadth and depth of features found in Microsoft Office.

  • Alternatives to Microsoft Office

    It's no secret that Microsoft dominates the productivity suite market, but that doesn't mean it's the only way to go.

  • Samsung CLX-3160FN

    The Samsung CLX-3160FN isn't the best or fastest multifunction printer, but it offers a good value for small offices and work groups with basic needs.

  • Adobe to take Photoshop online

    Hoping to get a jump on Google and other competitors, Adobe Systems plans to release a hosted version of its popular Photoshop image-editing application within six months, the company's chief executive said.

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