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Hasta la vista, Vista: The social OS is on the way
A recent study has asserted that the next generation of operating systems will link users to each other on an unprecedented scale as developers incorporate social networking into their platforms. Read more »
1Gbps 'superbroadband' helps unis research
The University of Melbourne has combined high resolution screens with a "superbroadband" connection to help it share research across the globe. Read more »
Can Google break Microsoft's enterprise chokehold?
A tie-up with Saleforce.com sees Google pushing even further into Microsoft's businesss applications territory Read more »
Wired but not Web 2.0? That's normal, study says
Although most U.S. adults have a cell phone, a computer and Internet access, a study says only a small percentage are participating in Web 2.0 activities. Read more »
Net applications speak 'wiki'
Excite.com co-founders will announce a new start-up geared toward letting developers build Web applications. Read more »
Aussie telcos don't do e-mail
Less than one in five Australian telcos know of or reply to e-mails sent them by potential customers, according to a study commissioned by software vendor Oracle. Read more »
Internet interconnection regulation not necessary: ACCC
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) today declared that Internet interconnection arrangements should not be regulated "at this time". Read more »
Google gets rights as Web site registrar
Google has become accredited to register and sell Web addresses under the governing body of domain names. Read more »
Adobe sees its future on the Web
Chief Executive Bruce Chizen places his bets on new software called Apollo and says a hosted version of Photoshop is in the cards. Read more »
Sun CTO: 'The world needs only five computers'
Industry lore likely is wrong to attribute to IBM Chairman Thomas J. Watson the famous misjudgment that there's a world market for five computers. But Sun Microsystems Chief Technology Officer Greg Papadopoulos thinks the idea will pan out eventually. Read more »
Features (12)
VPN users: The weak link in network security?
VPNs made it easier for remote workers to connect to the corporate network. But those remote workers also pose a security risk. Follow these tips to mitigate that threat. 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 »
Open source vs open standards
Customers and government bodies should focus on products with open standards and realise the pitfalls of open source, argues Scott Petty, Dimension Data Australia COO. Read more »
The 15-petabyte network behind the Cern atom smasher
Enough information to fill multiple CDs every second is flowing across the world on a network one thousand times faster than home broadband. Read more »
Interview: The future of mobile development
In the first instalment of our Web Directions South content, we ask mobile business experts Rob Manson and Alex Young where they think the Australian mobile development market is going in the near future. Read more »
Old maps show new directions
Open-source devotees will tell you that the David Rumsey Map Collection is an online storehouse like no other. It's too bad we can't put more treasures online to share with the world. Read more »
Is government switched on?
E-business can do a lot for improving government and health services, but is Australia taking advantage? Read more »
Q&A: Microsoft chairman Bill Gates
The world's richest man on web apps, ultramobile PCs, dirt cheap PCs and the 'G' word. Read more »
New weapons in the war against DoS attacks
Industry watchdog groups are warning that denial of service attacks are becoming more destructive each year. Learn about some new tools you can add to your arsenal of DoS defenses to help safeguard your enterprise. Read more »
Keeping PCs out of the junk pile
Smaller IT budgets have caused support pros to require computers to work longer than originally intended. Here are some tips to help you develop a strategy for keeping older PCs in tip-top shape. Read more »
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Bridging the gap between programmers and the visionA successful project will have a hard time flying if you don't walk through the game plan before writing a line of code. Read more »
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Social news start-up Streem shuts downSydney social news start-up Streem will shut down this afternoon, according to a heartfelt notice posted on the site this morning by its founder Elgar Welch. Read more »
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Space pr0n, patent karma and Yang out -- Club Builder
On Club Builder this week: how NASA plans to get the Internet into space, Jerry Yang is out the door at Yahoo and Brendan Eich discusses javascript engine competition.