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IBM launch Aust Technology Centre to help ISV's
IBM announced this week the opening of a new Technology Centre in Sydney to help ISV's port applications to IBM hardware and software. Read more »
Australian students win global software competition
A group of Australian students have just been crowned winners of the Imagine Cup, a global competition in software design. Read more »
EMC Australia launches consulting services
Following in the footsteps of its United States and United Kingdom operations, EMC today announced the launch of consulting services for Asia Pacific and Japan as well as Latin America. Read more »
TaaS trend will mean cheaper tech for enterprises
Gartner analysts predict that technology as a service (TaaS) will play a major role in future procurement, with its pay by use model set to cut user upfront costs and reduce vendor margins. Read more »
Cisco crawls to a patchable IOS for all
Cisco is aiming to make its Internetwork Operating System (IOS) easier to patch because administrators using the company's network hardware have been reluctant to upgrade even though serious security flaws have been discovered in the software. Read more »
IBM readies regional developer access plan
IBM is close to signing a deal with a regional university that will grant free access to its latest hardware for open source developers in the Asia-Pacific market. Read more »
Hostworks tempts .NET developers
Hostworks has announced it will provide free hosting to developers using Microsoft's Visual Studio .NET, in a service branded One Click Hosting. Read more »
Oracle's Linux clustering hits Australia
Oracle hopes to take advantage of Australian IT professional's interest in Linux, with the release of a new version of its 9I database, which can be run across multiple Linux servers in a configuration known as clustering. Read more »
Sun's Mad Hatter, Orion debut in Australia
Sun Microsystems will introduce a flat-fee licensing model with the launch of new enterprise software products, with Telstra expected to be its first customer. Read more »
Sony slashes PS3 development kit cost
Sony announces an almost 50 percent price cut to the cost of its development kit hardware. Read more »
Features (37)
Mobile development in Australia--Part 3
In the final part in this series, Builder AU wraps up with advice for developers wanting to take their mobile applications to market. Read more »
CVSDude: Queensland one day, global the next
Beginning with hardware bought on eBay, Brisbane-based CVSDude now manages source code for Apple, Intel and the BBC. Read more »
Could your COBOL apps be operating on a more cost-effective platform?
Are you looking at rehosting your COBOL apps? Builder AU columnist Keith Mante discusses some options and tips in this article. Read more »
Digging code: Software archaeology
At first glance, business software developers have little in common with Indiana Jones. But the emerging field of software archaeology applies some of the same skills, if not the dashing adventure. Read more »
A developer's guide to required surfing
Here are some of the Web sites you should frequent to keep in touch with all the latest information and trends. Read more »
Developer Spotlight: Martin Pool
Martin Pool is a Canberra-based software engineer who started work on the distcc distributed compiler. Builder AU recently caught up with Martin to talk about his work, SCO and open source software. Read more »
Developer spotlight: Dr Jeff Pobst
Builder AU recently caught up with Dr Jeff Pobst to talk about the future of software development on Microsoft's Xbox 360 gaming console. Is it just about games? Read more »
Using trouble tickets as development feedback
While development teams get plenty of feedback from sales, one frequently untapped source is customer service. Find out how to bridge the gap. Read more »
Interview: Getting sassy with SaaS
We sat down with Salesforce's Doug Farber to talk about the benefits of using the SaaS model and how developers can take advantage of cloud computing on the company's Force.com platform. Read more »
Labor should promise the kids XO, not XP
Should Labor get into power at the federal election next month, its promised "education revolution" rebate would be better spent on the world's largest single order for Negroponte's XO laptop instead of being a boon for traditional PC retailers and a certain software vendor from Redmond. Read more »
Blog (5)
Azure: A matter of trust
-- Ray Ozzie hit the nail on the head when he said Azure's success will hinge on trust. Who outside (and inside) the core circle of ISV trust Microsoft? Read more »
NICTA: Aussies should focus on embedded programming not VB
-- The CEO of the national ICT research centre says the future of Aussie developers should focus on building better embedded and wireless applications and focus less on technologies such as Visual Basic. Read more »
Code lean and keep it green?
-- Being green doesn't mean waiting for efficient hardware. When every wasted CPU cycle counts is it time to re-evaluate efficient coding techniques? Read more »
Flash on Mobiles Down Under
-- Have you tried Flash Lite on your mobile yet? With the number of supported handsets on the rise, and Nokia and Adobe currently giving the player away free to developers, perhaps now's the time. Read more »
Software piracy rates and the BSAA
-- The annual Business Software Association (BSA) report into global piracy rates of packaged software was released last week. Interestingly enough the BSA claim that Australia's piracy rates have dropped slightly by one percent making 31% of all packaged software pirated. The Australian arm of the BSA, called the Business Software Association of Australia (BSAA) claim the losses through piracy cost Australia $446 million in 2005. Read more »
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On Club Builder this week: how NASA plans to get the Internet into space, Jerry Yang is out the door at Yahoo and Brendan Eich discusses javascript engine competition.