CBS announced Monday it completed its $1.8 billion acquisition of CNET Networks, publisher of many Web sites including CNET News.com, setting the stage for expanding its CBS Interactive division into five categories.
US media giant CBS has agreed to acquire CNET Networks, the company that publishes ZDNet.com.au and CNET.com.au, in a deal valued at US$1.8 billion.
Mydoom is a mass mailing and peer-to-peer (KaZaA) worm that targets The SCO group. This worm is spreading rapidly and went from a standing start to a category 4 rating at Symantec in one leap.
Forget predictions. Instead here is what I want to see happen in 2004.
Do you lose your best people in a voluntary layoff? One CIO thinks that you can run a danger of letting the wrong skills go out the door.
Before making that move, you need to consider what the new company can and cannot offer in terms of career ascension and skill building.
Here are the methods two companies used for assessing, then increasing, employee commitment.
The last few years have seen a definite shift in the balance of power between the IT department and the rest of the organisation. CIOs can remain complacent and let this trend continue or take Tim Landgrave's advice and regain control.
Here are some key steps in planning out your hiring process so that you avoid the bad hires that usually accompany a hiring rush.
case study When Ron Nath wanted to save his small company big bucks, he blended low-cost software, used laptops, and thin client technology. Here's how he did it.
We take a nostalgic look at the original Apple Macintosh Classic.
Ever wanted to see what makes an Apple MacBook Air tick? We crack one open in the interest of science.
Have a sneak peak at the insides of an e-mail, text messaging and all round media workhorse: the BlackBerry 8310 Curve.
Follow along as our daring surgeons dive inside this year's hottest personal media player.
Linux has come a long way from the early, oft-crashing days. GNOME is now one of the primary desktops for the Linux operating system; not only is it highly customisable, but it is amazingly stable. We examine why Linux -- running GNOME -- is a viable desktop alternative.
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.
Getting the most out of a videoconference requires some preparation and planning. In this article, we'll discuss some best practices to help make yours more productive, whether you're running the show or attending your first.
Traditional security models are dependent on "border patrol" via firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention system and other perimeter protection methods. In new, borderless networks, the focus shifts to protection of the data itself. Here are 10 technologies you should be looking at to help secure your borderless network.
Your users probably understand the importance of safeguarding the data on their computers. But they don't always realise that some of that data is contained in Outlook. Here are a few suggestions you can share with them to help them protect that Outlook data.
You've all seen top 10 lists of the best traits of a project manager or the top 10 skills of a project manager. However, project management is not for everyone. Many people have some of the traits to be a good project manager, but they also have many traits that make them a bad fit for the position.
Don't want to take Windows Vista for a test drive until you know what it has to offer? Join Windows expert Deb Shinder for a visual tour of Beta 2 as she points out some of the more dramatic changes and shares her impressions of the new OS.
This image gallery walks through the Fedora Core 5 installation.
SQL Server 2005 has finally hit the market and brought with it significant new features and changes from previous versions. We'll explain the various editions of SQL Server 2005 take a look at the new management console.
OpenOffice.org is the freely available and freely developed successor to Sun's StarOffice and is a full office suite available for Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X.
Over time, users begin to notice that their system is slow or that it hangs. While the possibilities for system slowdown are endless, we identify 10 common troubleshooting areas to examine before you suggest to management that it's time for an upgrade.
Short of setting up duplicate systems, testing new software can be a hairy exercise. Here's another way: use virtual OSes like VMWare and Virtual PC as your testing platform.
Learn how to configure ZoneAlarm Pro to prevent the Internet Explorer from leaking data to the Internet.
Microsoft provides a free utility to help you discover problems with RAM.
One of the newest enterprise versions of Linux on the scene is Red Hat's Enterprise Linux 3-the latest version of Red Hat's industrial strength open source server. Here's a highlight of its most important features.
Getting a firewall to do what it promises--protect the network--doesn't begin with an equipment purchase and end with the plug-in. It starts with security assessment and continues with constant vigilance.
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Adobe Systems has announced it's partnering with search giants Google and Yahoo to increase the quality of sea… Watch it now
In the second part of his interview, Defence CIO Greg Farr talks about outsourcing, the skills crisis and reveals his most urgent IT priority.
HP & Intel Business Technology Power Center
I'm a celebrity, don't back me up
Lies, damned lies and telco stupidity 
Dear carriers: More walking, less talking
iPhone Launch Centre
The ZDNet.com.au iPhone resource guide contains everything you need to know about Apple's highly anticipated mobile device.
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Who guards the guards: Storage
Making predictions about the storage market isn't difficult. Suggest that capacities will go up and costs will go down and you shouldn't go too far wrong.
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The best mobile processor is...
Our comprehensive review benchmarks 19 of the latest mobile processors, giving you an insight into the best chips on the market.
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