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Aust lags in fighting software piracy

Australia is lagging behind the US, New Zealand and the UK when it comes to reducing software piracy rates, according to a report released today. Read more »

Tattersalls dumps Linux 'complexity' for Microsoft

Gaming giant Tattersalls has decided to dump four Linux operating systems in favour of a Microsoft counterpart across its Maxgaming business. Read more »

Australian Wi-Fi usage doubles

Wi-Fi usage in Australia has almost doubled, with 190 percent growth on last year, but Europe and South America are moving ahead faster on wireless take-up. Read more »

Google Apps attack: FUD and loathing in Redmond?

Software-as-a-service pundits and analysts have hit back hard at Microsoft's criticisms of Google Apps Premier Edition as backwards looking and fear mongering. Read more »

War rages on over Microsoft's OOXML plans

What is it about Microsoft's proposed OOXML standard that has boffins hurling death threats at each other? Read more »

Is Microsoft rigging OOXML standards vote?

The Free Software Foundation Europe has accused Microsoft of "stuffing the ballot boxes" in a vote designed to establish Office Open XML as a recognised industry standard. Read more »

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Ask Chuck: Icons in a datagrid column

In this week's column, Chuck responds to a Builder Australia member's question on the easiest way to put icons in a datagrid column. Read more »

Interview: The future of mobile development

In the first instalment of our Web Directions South content, we ask mobile business experts Rob Manson and Alex Young where they think the Australian mobile development market is going in the near future. Read more »

Ask Chuck: Displaying graphs in VS.NET (part two)

As part two of Chuck's answer on displaying graphs with VS.NET, Alan Eldridge takes an alternative answer using Crystal decisions. Read more »

James Gosling Q & A

James Gosling was in Australia this week to give two question-and-answer session to local developers. A rare opportunity for local developers, Builder AU was on hand to transcribe the event for those who couldn't make it. Read more »

Use sendfile() to optimise data transfer

One of the most important problems with supporting rapid Internet growth is the growing need to streamline data transfer from the server to the client. ZDNet Australia offers some solutions to help solve the data transfer puzzle. Read more »

Ask Chuck: Creating Windows apps without a remote database

This week Chuck answers a Builder AU reader's question on creating Windows applications that users can edit without having to connect to a remote database. Read more »

Managing data: Content to outsource

For mid-size Australian businesses that want to awaken as quickly as possible from their current Web nightmare - resulting from content-heavy sites - a new breed of ASP is emerging that promises fast relief. Read more »

Understand Oracle 10g's Hierarchical Query options

In this week's Oracle tip Scott Stephens discusses Oracle 10g's features that help with Hierarchical Queries. Read more »

Ask Oracle: Using the INFORMATION_SCHEMA

In this article our Builder AU reader has a problem using the INFORMATION_SCHEMA. Oracle expert Richard Rendell gives his advice. Read more »

Ask Oracle: How do I set up a Virtual Private Database?

Want to set up a virtual private database? Oracle guru Richard Rendell answers our Builder AU reader's question that will get your database up and running in no time. Read more »

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