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• Sun's top software exec leaves for Adobe

  John Loiacono, Sun Microsystems' executive vice president for software, is leaving the company to join Adobe Systems as senior vice president of its Creatives Group.

• Battered Sun maps strategy for comeback

  These days, any news about Sun Microsystems seems decidedly glum.

• Java tools effort seeks common ground

  Sun, BEA and other software companies are set to announce an interoperable tools effort called the Java Tools Community--but don't look for Java powerhouse IBM in the mix.

• OpenOffice.org takes on Microsoft Office

  The OpenOffice.org office suite has come a long way since its inception--so much so that it's now a viable alternative to Microsoft Office. See how this open source application fares against the Goliath Microsoft Office suite.

• Movers and shakers 2007: Who left and why

  2007 saw more key executives leaving their posts than those joining companies. We take a look at who left their hot seats last year and why.

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• OpenOffice.org takes on Microsoft Office

  The OpenOffice.org office suite has come a long way since its inception--so much so that it's now a viable alternative to Microsoft Office. See how this open source application fares against the Goliath Microsoft Office suite.

• Asia's open source hangup

  One of the main draws and selling point of open source technology is its much celebrated developer ecosystem. But, according to an industry expert, this community spirit seems to be lacking in Asia.

• Can Google break Microsoft's enterprise chokehold?

  A tie-up with Saleforce.com sees Google pushing even further into Microsoft's businesss applications territory

• Storage-server hybrids coming into vogue

  When designing a data centre, conventional wisdom holds that servers should do the thinking while storage systems should hang onto the data. But some industry heavyweights have begun seeing things a little differently.

• Peer to peer: Revolution recedes

  It took a boom and a bust to do it, but peer-to-peer technology is finding its post-Napster place in the world.

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• OpenOffice.org takes on Microsoft Office

  The OpenOffice.org office suite has come a long way since its inception--so much so that it's now a viable alternative to Microsoft Office. See how this open source application fares against the Goliath Microsoft Office suite.

• Intel hyperthreading shows Digital roots

  Next month, Intel will bring its hyperthreading technology to desktops, another advance in the chip world that can be traced to Digital Equipment Corp.

• Jumping on the Napster Train

  Peer-to-peer computing is hot, but what are we going to share now that we can't share music for free?

• OpenOffice.org versus Microsoft Office

  The OpenOffice.org office suite has come a long way since its inception--so much so that it's now a viable alternative to Microsoft Office. See how this open source application fares against the Goliath Microsoft Office suite.

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