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Vista struggling to match XP sales

Sales of boxed copies of Windows Vista continue to significantly trail those of Windows XP during its early days, according to a soon-to-be-released report. Read more »

Microsoft to launch 'Windows Cloud' this month

Microsoft will launch an operating system for the 'cloud' in four weeks, chief executive Steve Ballmer told delegates at a Microsoft-sponsored developer conference in London on Wednesday. Read more »

ICANN's custom TLD will be a 'nightmare'

The decision to allow custom top-level domains will be a "nightmare" for brand managers, analysts and lawyers have warned. Read more »

Microsoft: Set your systems for Vista

Microsoft is still working to finish Windows Vista, but the company wants consumers to "Get Ready" now. Read more »

IT pioneer William Norris dies at 95

William C. Norris, who founded the giant mainframe company Control Data and made the first commercial supercomputer, has died at the age of 95. Read more »

Vista feature exposes beta machines

Windows Vista beta testers have stumbled upon a networking feature in the operating system that could pose a security risk to them, but they say they're not worried. Read more »

Mozilla puts bounty on bugs

A string of high-profile flaws in browser software prompted the Mozilla Foundation to announce on Monday that it would offer US$500 for every serious bug found by security researchers. Read more »

Microsoft puts multisearch tool on show

Microsoft revealed the progress it has made in building search technology on Thursday when it demonstrated a tool that can comb both the Internet and a PC's hard drive. Read more »

AJAX sets off tools race

The growing popularity of interactive Web sites has set off a race among software companies, each pitching their own development toolkit. Read more »

Mozilla previews e-mail program

Weeks after the successful launch of its Firefox browser, Mozilla has released an e-mail application in another salvo on Microsoft's home turf. Read more »

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Limit postbacks with ASP.NET 2.0 client callbacks

ASP.NET 2.0 provides its own way to make server requests without disturbing the user. Read more »

Troubleshoot Apache with these tips

The Apache Web server is well-proven, but can still offer an administrator headaches from time to time when things go wrong. Read more »

Create a quiz app with XML and JavaScript

Follow the creation and evolution of a JavaScript-based quiz application as a developer satisfies the specified requirements for a client-side-only solution. Read more »

What users want

Developing usable software for customers is all about understanding your end-users. We asked some of Australia's leading usability experts on their approach to this integral part of software development. Read more »

Construct a Service Level Agreement

The Service Level Agreement (SLA) defines the basis of formal understanding and communication between the developer and the client. Simon Jackson investigates why you need one for your project. Read more »

Client-side programming with Atlas

In this column, we survey the Atlas architecture to get a better understanding of how you may use it in your development work. Read more »

Authenticate clients and e-transactions with SSL certificate authority

Secure Sockets Layer technology ensures that transactions are encrypted and safe from outside influences. Get the basics of setting up SSL Certificates of Authentication. Read more »

Security in the Web 2.0 Era

At the Gartner Symposium ITxpo 2008 in Sydney this week, Andrew Walls, the research director and security analyst at Gartner presented "Security in the Age of E-Commerce and Web 2.0". Read more »

Multi-core state of play

It promises to be the biggest revolution in programming since object orientation -- but it remains virtually unheard of to most developers. Thanks to the development and uptake of multi-core CPUs, developers must begin to consider truly programming in parallel. Read more »

Realise the flexibility of OpenSSH

OpenSSH is one of the most useful tools available. With it, you can access systems remotely and securely, transfer files securely, execute single commands on remote systems, secure normally insecure services, and much more. Read more »

Blog (1)

Adobe's MAX Conference 2007, Day One Keynote

Andrew Muller [blogs:nouveauricheinternet] -- The big event of a Flex, Flash or ColdFusion developer's year is Adobe's annual conference held this year in Chicago. Builder AU's Andrew Muller attended this year and reports on the first day's opening. Read more »

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