The Group 8 cluster of federal agencies that signed a collective IT outsourcing arrangement with Commander-owned Volante in 2000 are moving on as the contract nears its end on 26 June.
A UK property asset management company is examining Apple Macs and Linux desktops to cut its dependency on Microsoft in the wake of the software giant's aggressive licensing options.
The personal computer is a relic, said Jonathan Schwartz, president of server and software maker Sun Microsystems.
IT continues to enable operational efficiency, but does it enable organisations to distinguish themselves from the competition?
"After you." That is essentially what technology companies hear when asked to submit their original technologies to standards bodies or for open-source licenses.
When your broadband speeds are limited to 38Kbps it's not hard to join the ranks of people demanding the NBN already. Telstra's copper network is a renovator's delight.
As Rudd and Conroy railroad the NBN into reality, the Liberals are trying to inject some due process into the whole thing by holding Labor accountable for its decisions. However, with the future of Australian telecoms on the line and no real viable alternative, is it just a bit late for accountability?
The world changes fast and many enterprises large and small fail to see the next wave or see it and dismiss it.
An analysis by representatives of Australia's two largest IT industry groups shows that neither political party in the federal election has come up with a comprehensive policy around technology.
So far, the open source browser has been getting a free ride -- nobody is criticising it. That is, until now.
According to research by Gartner, the increasing use of IP technology in power stations, railroads, banks and other critical infrastructure could spell big trouble -- and soon.
Zone Labs CEO Gregor Freund says a run of software worm outbreaks has exposed a broken security philosophy.
Open source and proprietary software backers are going head-to-head for all the wrong reasons, and their resources and efforts could be better spent concentrating on beefing up applications, says Gartner.
So far, the open source browser has been getting a free ride -- nobody is criticising it. That is, until now.
The appeal of a tiny 1.58 kg notebook is obvious to those who lug around a traditional laptop. But what isn't as well known is that many of the negatives of these machines are fading away.
In terms of a legal conduct remedy for Microsoft, Larry Seltzer thinks that giving a judge the power to control an OS would be like asking software engineers to write laws.
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