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Chrome OS to follow Google Apps adoption

Enterprise adoption of netbooks running Google's Chrome OS will follow the path of its hosted apps, in which small businesses were the initial adopters, says a company executive. Read more »

Microsoft rejects IIS vulnerability claims

Microsoft has denied claims of a new vulnerability in Internet Information Services 6, putting the blame on poorly configured web servers. Read more »

Start-up claims Microsoft China took its code

A start-up says that a microblogging service recently launched by Microsoft in China "rips off" its user interface and also contains a huge percentage of similar code. Read more »

Security players form alliance to tackle malware

A new security alliance has been established to formalise information sharing on security protection and develop industry standards and best practices. Read more »

Boom in requests for Linux drivers

A steady stream of manufacturers are requesting Linux drivers for their hardware, suggesting growing adoption of Linux operating systems among enterprises. Read more »

Microsoft warns of hole in Video ActiveX control

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 »

Microsoft brings embedded products to the cloud

Microsoft has extended its cloud strategy to its embedded line of products. Read more »

IBM Australia safe from US cuts?

IBM Australia and New Zealand today said it had "no planned redundancy programs" following the news that it planned to shed 5,000 roles in the US and bolster its Indian operations. Read more »

Firms will adopt hybrid software cloud

Most businesses will deploy a hybrid cloud computing model based on proprietary and open source software due to the complexity of niche enterprise applications, said a Red Hat executive. Read more »

Developers rush to exploit social-app demand

With the buzz surrounding social networking, it may surprise few that developers are flocking to develop applications on these platforms to take advantage of the growing trend. Read more »

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The top four mistakes organisations make when building datacentres

Etienne Guerou, vice president of Chloride South East Asia, shares some of his 20 years worth of expertise in building datacentres. Read more »

10 ways the credit crunch will hit IT

As job losses mount and with HP announcing it will lay off tens of thousands of workers following its purchase of EDS, we look at what the crunch means for the IT industry. Read more »

Asia's open source hangup

One of the main draws and selling point of open source technology is its much celebrated developer ecosystem. But, according to an industry expert, this community spirit seems to be lacking in Asia. Read more »

Interview: Getting sassy with SaaS

We sat down with Salesforce's Doug Farber to talk about the benefits of using the SaaS model and how developers can take advantage of cloud computing on the company's Force.com platform. Read more »

Local game studios face skill shortage

The Australian game development industry is now worth $130 million, employs around 2000 people -- and there has never been a better time to break into it. Read more »

Taking developers into the interface

In the second half of our interview with Matt Thompson, director of Sun Developer Network, we discuss JavaFX phones, Sun's view of Google and Adobe, Swing's appearance and just how much of a bubble the industry is in. Read more »

Seven habits of effective developers

Sun engineer Lee Chuk Munn says writing applications is like writing a book -- keep it clean and keep it simple. Read more »

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Kickstarting your startup

We caught up with Mike Canon-Brookes, founder and CEO of Atlassian Software Systems while at Web Directions South and asked him if he had any advice for software developers thinking of starting their own software company. Read more »

Australian Mobile Development Landscape

Slow networks, expensive data charges, and a plethora of technical problems have prevented the mobile phone taking off as a computing platform. Is that about to change? Read more »

Developer skills outlook 2007: What training do you need?

Angus Kidman examines whether you need a university degree to find a job as a developer and which, if any, certifications you'll need to remain a desirable candidate. Read more »

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Salesforce's new AIR toolkit

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Following the announcement that Salesforce will provide a free toolkit for Adobe Flex and AIR development on its Force.com platform, I spoke to the company’s Doug Farber, the Vice President of Operations, Asia Pacific about its functionality and other issues surrounding the toolkit. Read more »

Ivar Jacobson acquires Aussie consultancy company

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- The consultancy company led by the software pioneer, Ivar Jacobson, announced overnight it has finalised the acquisition of the consultancy arm of Crag Solutions Pty Ltd. Read more »

CodeGear Q&A

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- CodeGear is the new name for Borland's developer tools business. Builder AU spoke to CodeGear about the handover and direction of the developer tools business under the new banner. Read more »

The break-up of Borland

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- This week I caught up with David Intersomone, VP of developer relations worldwide, and Malcolm Groves, regional product director for Asia Pacific, from Borland's Developer Tools Group to talk about the immediate and planned future of the group once this division is sold by Borland. Read more »

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    This week, highlights from Microsoft's MIX10 conference and more in the Roundup. Read more »

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    In a split decision by the judges, the winner of the W3C/WHATWG video codec consensus is H.264, taking home the future of video playback on the internet while loser Ogg goes home with nothing but thoughts of what might have been. Read more »

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    Google launches and app store, while Mozilla plans to re-write its open-source license. More of this week's news in the Roundup. Read more »

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