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  • Sun makes Niagara an open-source chip

    In a bid to increase the relevance of its processor line, Sun Microsystems pledged Tuesday to make the underlying designs of its new UltraSparc T1 an open-source project.

  • Open source advocate: Release Java code

    A day after Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy said open-source software is his company's friend, a prominent advocate of the collaborative programming philosophy has called upon the server maker to open the code of Java.

  • Conroy calls NBN costings "bizarre maths"

    At a broadband forum last week, Communications Minister Stephen Conroy called the per-house costing of Tasmania's optic fibre network "bizarre maths".

  • Why MS was a tough nut to crack

    Why the apparent resolution to the never-ending saga of the Microsoft anti-trust case was never going to end in a break up of the software giant.

  • Media debates role of Web

    When it comes to the Internet, not all traditional media companies are created equal.

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    Can not-so-smart meters help the NBN?

    It was interesting to witness Conroy's recent enthusiasm to spruik the NBN's role in supporting the Smart Grid, Smart City initiative. What a pity that Conroy hadn't yet seen the damning report from the Victorian auditor-general about that state's smart-meter roll-out.

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  • An open letter to Stephen Conroy

    As a veteran IT security consultant with first-hand experience working at two of Australia's largest ISP/telcos, encompassing the installing and configuration of many of the filtering technologies currently on the market, I am writing to express my deep concerns about your proposed internet filter.

  • Consumers lead the way for enterprise players

    Tech giants' newfound respect for consumer power is their roundabout way of winning enterprise customers, says CNET News.com's Mike Ricciuti.

  • Are sharks circling HP?

    Competitors will try to use uncertainty to win customers from HP, analysts predict. It's not yet clear whether they will succeed.

  • Get your network up, while they're down

    As network hardware reaches saturation point, now's the time to pick up a bargain in emerging networking technologies. David Braue examines which innovations you can ignore and which ones your business can't do without.

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  • Any zing left in Iomega's Zip?

    Can Iomega put zip back into Zip? The San Diego-based company, which will introduce a faster 750MB Zip drive on the 27th of August, seems to think so. But analysts have their doubts about how much life is left in the speedy line of detachable drives.

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