From today, Microsoft will no longer issue security updates or provide support for Windows 98 and Windows ME, which could lead users to trying alternative operating systems such as Linux.
Australians working with open source software are urged to participate in an online census launched this week to discover the capabilities of the local industry.
Microsoft has extended support for Windows 98, Windows 98 SE and Windows ME.
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Reading the news via the handy (though often-ignored) AvantGo on my Pocket PC recently, I encountered an advertisement for a white paper from Microsoft offering a case study on costs of ownership for Linux versus Windows. This has the potential to be either informative or tragic, I said to myself, as I chose to download a copy.
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From today, Microsoft will no longer issue security updates or provide support for Windows 98 and Windows ME, which could lead users to trying alternative operating systems such as Linux.
Staffing problems, financial woes and complaining users are all bugbears CIOs want to talk about. But why is it that the issue of dual boot Windows XP and Linux operating systems attracts such a big response from Australian IT professionals?
Windows NT 4 users are facing an interesting conundrum: move to Windows 2000 or skip directly to Windows 2003?
Jeff Dray from ZDNet Australia sister site TechRepublic describes some of the stranger setups he's encountered in the field and offers recommendations for placing a PC so that it has a long, healthy life.
Whatever size your organisation is, supporting your users will always be a challenge.
The market for Virtual PC 5.0 for Windows is admittedly small, but if you fit into its target category, it's well worth checking out.
Just because there are many different Windows variants doesn't mean that everybody's happy.
Smarting from criticism from open-source programmers, Intel has committed to release Linux versions of essential supporting software at about the same time it releases Windows versions.
Need a new server but only have AU$2500 to spend? The range of options is surprisingly good as long as you're willing to do without some of the fancy features.
These days, the question is not whether you can use Linux, but where you can best use it. Is there more to Linux than Apache and file and print serving? ZDNet Australia investigates.
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