Australia's software piracy rate is dropping, but not as aggressively as some in the industry would like.
An Australian security firm is about to launch a clustered Linux distribution that aims to utilise the unused nightly processing power of desktop PCs.
On the eve of IBM's decision to dump its PC business, Michael Dell was spinning like a top.
PC maker Dell will spend around US$340 million, on a software asset-management company, in a bid to simplify dealings with its customers.
Microsoft is creating a council with other technology vendors in an effort to sort out product interoperability problems.
Longhaus' Sam Higgins and Perth developer Chris Muir give the Australian reaction to announcements at Oracle's OpenWorld conference in the US this week.
Researchers claims to have developed software that can repair a database that has been attacked, even as it continues to process transactions.
Over the years, I've gathered a nice collection of applications, utilities, hardware, and other tools that I use on a regular basis to troubleshoot, perform routine maintenance, enforce security, measure performance, test software, and execute countless other administrator tasks. Here's a list of my favourites.
Trying to keep corporate secrets away from prying eyes? We evaluate five encryption software packages.
Our erstwhile Shanghai correspondent Brendon Chase wanders into a Shanghai tech market to sort the fake from the real and to see how the fake iPhones stack up to the real thing.
With earnings season looming, ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das and senior editor Sam Diaz look ahead at July and discuss what's on deck for the big four: Apple, Yahoo, Google, and Microsoft. We all know ad spending has tapered, but what does that mean for Google? And will Windows 7 carry Microsoft through the recession?
The organization behind OpenOffice on Wednesday released a trial version of one of the first major updates to the free open-source office software. A beta release of version 1.1 of OpenOffice is available now from OpenOffice.org.
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Palm's m130 handheld has a small screen but a big feature list, making it a worthwhile investment for budget-minded PDA fans.
Can Palm's latest entry to the PDA market allow it to finally catch up with the rest of the field, or is it too little, too late?
Few managers consider it a sexy area, but well-planned storage systems are critical to the functioning of businesses of all sizes. How has storage technology evolved and how can you plan the right system at the right price?
Telstra shareholders fear break up
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