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Russia gets budget version of Windows

Microsoft will release a low-price version of Windows in Russia by the end of the year, an effort to wean consumers in that country off pirated software and Linux. Read more »

Infamous Russian malware gang disappears

An alleged Russian malware hosting gang has abruptly disappeared, according to security experts. Read more »

UN group extends reach of Linux

The International Open Source Network produced a Linux desktop manual as part of an effort to encourage developing countries to use open-source software. Read more »

Five countries to get cheap Windows XP

Microsoft is getting ready to release a cheap, easy-to-use version of Windows XP for developing markets. Read more »

China looks into Windows code

The lab to study the Microsoft Windows operating system source code was set up last week in Beijing, China. Read more »

Security bosses want encryption bans overturned

An international security consortium is set to lobby governments around the world to withdraw restrictions on encryption standards. Read more »

Mobile users to overake non-users this year

The number of mobile phone users will overtake the number of non-users this year for the first time, according to the UN telecoms agency. Read more »

Red Hat: Open source driven by anti-US sentiment

Anti-US feelings are boosting the international market for open source software, according to the president and chief executive of Red Hat, Jim Whitehurst. Other commentators prefer to credit national pride in non-US countries. Read more »

Analyst predicts bleak future for Aust ICT economy

A visiting analyst has warned that an over-reliance on a temporary minerals boom and a decline in the number of science and engineering graduates will erode Australia's ICT capacity and hinder its unprecedented stretch of economic growth. Read more »

Novell: Linux desktop set to take off in 2007

Linux on desktop computers will begin taking off in mainstream markets in the next 12 to 18 months, Novell President Ron Hovsepian has predicted. Read more »

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Interview: Microsoft's security guru, Steve Riley

Before the start of Tech.Ed 06 Builder AU caught up with Steve Riley who works at Microsoft as a Senior Security Strategist to talk about Vista's new networking stack, security vs usability, and the uptake of IPv6. Read more »

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5 reasons restricting hacking is not like gun control

Nick Gibson [blogs:byteclub] -- Let's get it out of the way: Guns don't kill people, people with guns kill people. People with hacking tools can steal your personal data, shut down your system and deface your web site -- but is that any reason to ban them? Read more »

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