News (9)

Microsoft releases 'critical' patches

Microsoft released a higher-than-usual number of monthly updates, more than half of which were given the software company's highest rating of "critical." Read more »

Oracle defends security record

Oracle has shrugged off criticisms of its recent security record, saying that one of the company's biggest security concerns is that its customers are so used to being secure that they are not used to applying patches. Read more »

Oracle aims to tone security muscle with Fusion

Billions of dollars worth of acquisitions have bought Oracle a perhaps unexpected bonus: security lessons. Read more »

Data breach laws years away

The Australian Law Reform Commission yesterday released a report recommending Australia introduce data breach disclosure laws — but Senator John Faulkner said that bridge would not be crossed by government at least for the next 18 months. Read more »

Firefox boss fumes as Apple 'forces' Safari upgrade

Mozilla CEO John Lilly has hit out at Apple, accusing the company of doing a disservice to Windows users everywhere by including its Safari browser as a default add-on installation in the latest iTunes update, likening it to the way malware is distributed. Read more »

Gartner sounds desktop Linux warning

Linux is still up to five years away from mainstream use in enterprise IT infrastructures, despite the progress made in the commercialisation of the platform, according to analyst Gartner. Read more »

Ballmer: It's OK to wait for Windows 7

Some companies are planning to skip Windows Vista, and that's OK, according to Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer. Read more »

Sender ID's fading message

At the start of last year, Bill Gates told the world's elite at an annual conference in Davos, Switzerland, that the problem of spam would be solved in two years. Read more »

SOA heeds industry's call

Experts say the time has come for services-oriented-architecture design approaches, which revamp business processes and could change the economics of delivering software. Read more »

Features (6)

Building a security response team

With security an ever-increasing concern, enterprises are building security response teams to combat and solve problems. Learn who you should include on such a team, and some models around which you can structure your task force. Read more »

ROI for Web services: Risk factors

Many IT executives are on the fence about Web services. Find out what one expert has to say about making the decision to implement and the associated risk factors that you must factor in to any ROI projection for Web services projects. Read more »

Are open source databases for real?

Free and open-source software is making a splash in the world of databases. But is it reliable enough for your critical applications? Read more »

Can't J2EE and .NET just be friends?

The two Web services standards are now settling into their respective roles and the reasons for choosing one over the other are becoming clearer. But can they play nicely together? Read more »

Web services: Messiah or mirage?

Software vendors keep telling us that Web services are the answer. But what is the question? ZDNet Australia explores the state of Web services today. Read more »

Higher intelligence

Business Intelligence software gives managers the tools to draw from many data sources and take a snapshot view of their company's performance. Why are BI vendors defying the industry trend and continuing their stellar growth? Read more »

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