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• ATO avoids open source due to security concerns

  Security concerns have kept the Australian Tax Office (ATO) from adopting open source software, according to the agency's CIO Bill Gibson.

• Keeping a cool head

  Aviva Australia CIO Sharam Hekmat is not one to rush into things without his eyes wide open. He tells Renai LeMay why a large HP outsourcing contract was split into several chunks and the reasons for bringing some services in-house.

• BEA buys Flashline to bulk up SOA line

  BEA Systems on Wednesday said it purchased privately held company Flashline to gain software for managing service-oriented architecture projects.

• Microsoft's Visual Studio courts database pros

  Microsoft has added a database-oriented tool to Visual Studio Team System, an application development suite designed to bolster the company's sales to large corporations, the software giant said on Wednesday.

• IBM donates code to help Eclipse get organised

  IBM said on Wednesday that it has donated code and documentation on how to organise software development projects to the Eclipse open-source foundation.

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  Don't be an IT snake oil salesman

  IT often promises the government much with the big pull being productivity gains and cost savings, but does the government think about IT in the terms of something that will cure its ills or something which could backfire and give it process diarrhea for a decade?

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• 10 signs that you aren't cut out to be a developer

  Programmers make big bucks, however there are many other reasons why people might want to become a developer. Here are a few things to consider when deciding to become a software developer.

• What's up with Windows 2006?

  Find out what you should expect in enterprise software development with the next version of Microsoft Windows. Additional reading: Longhorn goes to pieces

• Strategies for hiring a technical writer

  This article offers tips for project and development managers hiring a technical writer to document a software development project.

• Managing 'geeks': unconventional tips and techniques

  Don't expect to motivate your knowledge workers with traditional management techniques since this creative group operates differently from others.

• Deployment risk factors

  Even simple implementations can fail due to poor planning or communication. Here's how to avoid common problems when you are ready to deploy your next project.

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• Squeeze Linux into Xbox, win US$200,000

  A software development project aimed at getting the Linux operating system to run on Microsoft's Xbox is offering a larger incentive for would-be developers--to the tune of US$200,000.

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