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  • CA locks up AU$26m ATO deal

    CA has nabbed a AU$26.6 million software contract with the Australian Taxation Office for the next five years.

  • NSW government Linux plan close to fruition

    A protracted NSW government project to give its agencies cheaper and quicker access to Linux and open source solutions is finally poised to reach fruition with vendors preparing to sign contracts as pre-approved suppliers.

  • Desktop *nix and what US$50 gets you

    The advent of the US$50 OS could spell trouble for Microsoft, but it's a storm that Redmond will weather.

  • Testimony: SAP, Microsoft would rein in Oracle

    It's a question of when, not if, Microsoft will compete with SAP, Oracle and PeopleSoft in the market for business applications, an Accenture executive testified Wednesday at the Oracle antitrust trial.

  • Using open source as a bargaining chip

    Want a discount from Microsoft? Fran Foo says it's just a matter of leaking your "intent" on adopting open source to the press.

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  • Red Hat unveils storage software

    Linux company Red Hat has begun selling new software for creating a communal storage system that spans many devices in a network -- part of its effort to expand beyond its core operating system business.

  • Using open source as a bargaining chip

    Want a discount from Microsoft? Fran Foo says it's just a matter of leaking your "intent" on adopting open source to the press.

  • An answer to the software licensing maze?

    IDC believes the end is near for traditional licensing models and that subscription-based services will take over. Does this mean asset management will be much easier?

  • IDC: Software vendors chart licensing sea change

    Software makers are moving toward subscription-based licensing, as changing demands from customers dictate a shift from the paradigm of a one-time sale with upgrades, a report says.

  • IBM should indemnify open-source customers

    IBM is giving its customers the blues by asking them to assume financial and legal risk with its open-source software--that's after those same customers have already shelled out hundreds of thousands of dollars for the code.

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