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So, it seems the WOW -- for Microsoft's Windows Vista -- is not now, but sometime in the future, maybe.
If you ever meet Microsoft Australia's Jeff Putt, kindly ask him to return the office equipment he keeps stealing.
A study shows proprietary programs should be as secure as those developed under the open-source model. Will the research help quell the long-running debate?
While it likely won't affect any Australian companies, proposed legislation by the Peruvian federal government could affect the open source movement worldwide.
Based on the data from over one thousand respondents to our online survey, T&B and ZDNet Australia come up with the goods on what software Australians like best--and what vendors provide the best service and support.
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Security appliances can introduce vulnerabilities into an organisation's network because they often include older operating systems and vendors rarely inform customers how to properly update them, according to Microsoft's Roger Grimes, who was speaking at the AusCERT 2008 conference.
IBM's work on the AIX 5L Unix operating system will bear fruit this year, with version 5.1 enabling systems to incorporate Power 4 chips or Intel's Itanium for the first time.
Lindows 2.0 is like Baby Bear's porridge--it's just right. This new operating system isn't too hardcore for the average user, and it's nowhere near as expensive to buy and operate as Windows.
The Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)--which will undoubtedly play a significant role in the Internet's future--is an idea hatched in Microsoft's labs.
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