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Social networks 'could replace' public services
Social networks could complement, and in some cases replace, services provided by government. Read more »
Sun: US recession would help open source
Sun executives claim that open source will benefit as US consumer spending grinds to a halt, and that its revenues are not negatively impacted by its development of "free" software. Read more »
Intel launches next-generation Classmate PC
Intel launched its second-generation Classmate PC on Thursday at the Intel Developer Forum in Shanghai. Read more »
IBM to pour US$6 billion into India
IBM plans to invest nearly US$6 billion in India over three years, underscoring the country's ever-increasing importance as a global hub for IT outsourcing and expertise. Read more »
Will a US recession demolish global IT budgets in 2008?
The US sub-prime mortgage lending crisis could lead to economic losses totaling between US$150bn and US$400bn, according to The Wall Street Journal. While this dwarfs the effect of previous disasters such as the dot com bust, analysts remain optimistic that its effect on IT budgets will be flat, rather than disastrous. Read more »
Interview: Red Hat's new CEO
Red Hat's new chief executive officer, Jim Whitehurst, talks about the Linux maker in an extensive interview with ZDNet Australia sister site CNet News. Read more »
Outsourcing goals too short sighted, say analysts
Cutting costs remains the primary reason for most organisations outsourcing IT infrastructure, but savings are often unsustainable or unrealistic, says Gartner analyst, Linda Cohen. Read more »
French parliament picks Ubuntu for Linux switch
When members of the French parliament and their assistants return from their summer break, they will conduct parliamentary business on PCs running Ubuntu. Read more »
Cisco CEO: Virtualisation will see next Web work boom
Cisco CEO John Chambers has predicted that the IT industry will enjoy a second era of productivity which will mirror the growth spurred by the original Internet revolution in the mid-90s. Read more »
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Scrutinising project budgets
CIOs are ultimately responsible for final project costs. Here are some tips for examining project budgets to improve estimate accuracy. 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 »
.NET: A guide for managers
Here's an overview of .NET for managers who may not have had the opportunity to dive into Microsoft's integration framework. Read more »
Passwords: poor excuse for security
Cut costs. Save money. Maintain the status quo. With that mantra in mind, many network managers figure they've got authentication covered. As long as there's a password policy in place, who needs to spend money on authentication tools? Read more »
Streamline your development process
A product development process should add value, but your existing process could actually be hindering your developers and costing you money. See how revising your process can help focus your resources and efforts. Read more »
Find free certification resources
When you're strapped for cash, you have to go back to the basics to obtain the certification study resources you need. Here are some tips for finding free study aids. Read more »
Top ten reasons why Microsoft is a good citizen
Why does everyone have to dump on Microsoft? Despite its antitrust troubles, the company has done some very good things for us all. Read more »
Web services roundtable: Challenges for development managers
Three key industry executives weigh in on the tough choices managers face when moving to Web services. Read more »
ROI on IT projects: Project manager's friend or foe?
Whether you are engaging a client on a solution proposal or simply kicking off your project exploration phase, clients are today deeply interested in ROI. Here's how to make that pay off for project managers. Read more »
The pros and cons of paying for staff certification
Are you thinking about bankrolling staff certifications? Find out how to decide when it makes sense--and when it doesn't--to spend precious dollars on certifying your people. Read more »
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10 PR 2.0 tips for startups
-- You’ve got a great product and spent much of your budget on developing your software or service and now you’re left with a marginal budget for marketing and PR. Sound familiar? Read more »
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Bridging the gap between programmers and the vision
A 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.