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Government CIOs 'do not understand open source'

Government CIOs that dismiss open source software because of support issues, which is the case for the Australian Tax Office, Defence and Centrelink, simply do not understand the concept, according to Sun Microsystems. Read more »

Bosses can snoop on staff e-mails 'to fight terror'

The Greens and privacy advocates have hit back against proposed laws to allow companies to snoop on their workers' e-mails, but Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard has said the laws are needed to protect vital electronic infrastructure from terrorist attacks. Read more »

ACS: Tech disasters scare government buyers

IT disasters have frightened government purchasers into only dealing with big guns such as EDS and IBM when it comes to awarding contracts, said the nation's peak ICT body as it proposed a raft of initiatives to boost local innovation. Read more »

Chinese hackers attack Australian govt networks

Chinese computer hackers have once again been accused of launching attacks on classified Australian government computer networks. Read more »

J D Edwards' Ian Hodge: Straight to the source

What sets J D Edwards apart from the likes of Siebel and PeopleSoft? We speak with Ian Hodge, managing director Australia/New Zealand, about the future of business software and services. Read more »

Palin's email gets hacked

Hackers have reportedly broken into US Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin's Yahoo email account and posted some of the contents on the internet. Read more »

Google lunar challenge gets under way

A privately funded race to land a rover on the moon could cost each team well more than the US$20 million grand prize they're vying for, but all of the contestants view Google's Lunar X Prize as a new engine for business in space. Read more »

Google gets rights as Web site registrar

Google has become accredited to register and sell Web addresses under the governing body of domain names. Read more »

EU software patent plan gets thumbs up

European lawmakers approve highly controversial legislation governing software patents--but some amendments appear to be a victory for critics of the proposal. Read more »

Open source Visionary: Business not spooked by Linux

Linux expert claims the open-source community will not make the mistakes of the Unix world. Read more »

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Project problems to avoid

How to avoid failure ââ,¬" following are some common problems in IT projects from Technology and Business assistant editor, Natalie Hambly. 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 »

Designing for distant shores, part 2

In our final part in our series on selling software overseas, Angus Kidman identifies the business issues you'll need to address. Read more »

Six "must haves" for the creation of highly productive software teams

An Inc. 500 profile from the SoftwareCEO Web site: Performance Software CEO Tim Bigelow shares his six "must-haves" for the creation of highly productive software teams. Read more »

Keeping the door open...and shut

A Web server opens up your business to the outside world, so how do you keep out those parts of the world you don't like? Read more »

IBM gets Rational with open source

Big Blue's tools division is expected to detail its plans for using software from the open source project Eclipse to make its products better integrated and to accelerate development. Read more »

The open-source techie who means business

Alan Cox, one of the most respected figures in the open-source community, talks about GPL 3, software patents, the kernel development process and Linux on the desktop. Read more »

50 significant moments from internet history

We take you through 50 defining moments of the internet. Read more »

Aussie IT unions rise from the dead

Australia's creaky technology unions have finally awoken from their long slumber and have started to throw their weight around. Read more »

10 ways to effectively estimate and control project costs

Estimating what a project will cost is only half the battle; controlling those costs during the project and after delivery is equally critical. Take a look at these methods for predicting and managing costs. Read more »

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Plugger.com.au gets Wotif backer

[blogs:bootstrappr] -- Australian business news aggregator Plugger.com.au will re-brand as 'Wotnews.com.au' following a licensing and investment deal with high-profile Wotif.com founder and local multi-millionaire Graeme Wood. Read more »

How Microsoft beat Linux in China and what it means for freedom, justice, and the price of software

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Thanks to some major concessions on source code and a precipitous price drop, the Chinese government has now thoroughly embraced Windows and Office, what does this mean for the world? Read more »

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