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An epitaph for the Web standard, XHTML 2

[program:html] -- XHTML 2, a technology intended to build a more powerful Web from the ground up, met a quiet end last week, spotlighting the difficulties of standardisation in a fast-moving Internet. Introduced in 2002, XHTML 2 was a centerpiece of standards work at the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). Read more »

Tags: browsers, chrome, html, ie, mozilla, opera, safari, standards, xhtml

Is Google asking for antitrust?

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- Google has announced a new Chrome Operating System, designed for the web and with a browser baked directly into it — so much so that the entire OS is named after it. But the search giant should watch out: this decision seems designed to attract antitrust attention. Read more »

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Tags: chrome os, windows 7, chrome, internet explorer, browser, microsoft, google

Cultivating great client recommendations

[strategy:businessmanagement] -- Letters of recommendation from former clients can help IT consultants build and maintain client relationships. Read more »

Tags: benefits, client, corporate communications, internet, letter, recommendation, reference, web technology

IBM called in to deal with Netbank issues

[news] -- IBM was brought in by Commonwealth Bank of Australia last week during its Netbank problems to rectify a software issue. Read more »

Tags: bank, commonwealth, harte, history, ibm, netbank, transaction

Freshtel gets iPhone app approved

[news] -- Australian internet telephony player Freshtel has won approval for its iPhone application to be sold in Apple's app store. Read more »

Tags: app store, apple, freshtel, internet telephony, iphone, voip

Microsoft warns of hole in Video ActiveX control

[news] -- Microsoft on Monday warned of a vulnerability in its Video ActiveX Control that could allow an attacker to take control of a PC if the user visits a malicious Web site. Read more »

Tags: activex, ie, microsoft, news, video, vulnerability

Windows 7 testers have long path to upgrade

[news] -- Going from Windows Vista to Windows 7 is relatively straightforward. So one might think that moving from a pre-release version of Windows 7 to the final version would also be simple. Read more »

Tags: beta, microsoft, netbooks, release candidate, windows, windows 7

Nokia to bridge Maemo, Symbian with Qt

[news] -- Nokia's Maemo mobile Linux operating system will use Qt rather than GTK+ for its application development framework. Read more »

Tags: gtk, maemo, nokia, qt, symbian

Will Microsoft, Google, Amazon talk you out of your datacentre?

[strategy:architecture] -- Several big technology vendors are racing to build a fleet of big datacentres that will enable them to offer more internet-based services to consumers and enterprises in the next five to 10 years. See why they think they will be able to talk you out of running your own datacentre. Read more »

Tags: amazon, data center, data centre, datacentre, information technology, microsoft corp., server, storage, utility computing

Celebrating freedom with open source

[program:linux] -- Happy Independence day to our US readers. And with this celebration, I thought it would be a good day to remind everyone what open source is all about, at least on a fundamental, non-TCO-ROI level. Read more »

Tags: freedom, linux, management, open source, open-source software, operating systems, software

PostgreSQL 8.4 arrives tailored for admins

[news] -- The PostgreSQL project has released version 8.4 of the open source database management software, with more than 290 additions and changes to features. Read more »

Tags: database, open source, postgresql, update