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Australia number one in Asia Pacific for offshoring

The Bric countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) dominate a list ranking the top 30 global offshoring locations. Read more »

A software comeback?

Do IBM's strong software sales point to brighter days in the enterprise software business? Yes--but only in some select areas, said analysts. Read more »

Hyperic launches open source management project

The company is applying the open source model to the enterprise management software business Read more »

JBoss salivates over Drools

JBoss announced on Tuesday it will soon add a business rules engine, known as Drools, to its open source software stack. Read more »

SAP inks open-source database deal

Business application powerhouse SAP is tapping MySQL's open-source database software in a deal that should let the smaller company accelerate its development plans. Read more »

Unisys throws weight behind 'mature' Linux

Open source is now "a mature technology" and the right cost-effective option for many companies, said Peter Blackmore, president of worldwide sales at Unisys. Read more »

Ubuntu gets user interface team

Canonical, the leading backer of the Ubuntu version of Linux, this week said it would hire a team to help make open source software on the desktop more appealing and easier to use. Read more »

Accenture: Embrace Web 2.0 cautiously

IT consultancy Accenture has advised businesses to accept Web 2.0 working practices but to beware of possible impacts on the IT department. Read more »

Schmidt: Enterprise shouldn't fear Google cloud

Google CEO Eric Schmidt reckons the company's cloud computing model is mature and secure enough for the enterprise -- but without support staff, analysts say business users won't touch Google. Read more »

Oracle 11g release set for Thursday

After nearly a nine-month beta, Oracle Database 11g is set to launch on Thursday. Read more »

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A SOA allows for better alignment

An SOA enables organisations to create a more meaningful relationship between services and business processes. Read more »

Digging code: Software archaeology

At first glance, business software developers have little in common with Indiana Jones. But the emerging field of software archaeology applies some of the same skills, if not the dashing adventure. 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 »

Building the Linux business infrastructure

IBM has the Linux middleware tools you need today--but so do Oracle, BEA, and many other enterprise software vendors. Why the rush, and what's in it for you? Read more »

Case Study: Powerlan and Application Lifecycle Management

For a company that makes software for a living, having suitable application lifecycle management tools is essential to ensuring a quality outcome for clients. Read more »

Case Study: Taking the Smartpath with Flex

Sometimes it's worth taking a risk on a beta. For Smartpath, taking that risk has led to the creation of a robust and industry-tested asset, help desk and facilities management tool based on Flex. Read more »

Prove your worth with Macromedia certification

Developers have four certification options for earning Macromedia Certified Professional status. Find out what's covered by each of these certs and what it takes to pass the associated exams. Read more »

Turning techies into managers

Are you management material? Turning a techie into a manager is no easy task. Here is how training can help. Read more »

Interview: Is SEO evil?

Continuing our Web Directions South build-up, we present an interview with Scott Gledhill. Scott is presenting a talk at the conference next week entitled "Is SEO Evil?" We talked to Scott to find out. Read more »

Allocating development resources

In tough times, projects must fight for development resources. Learn how the project approval process can help you focus your efforts. Read more »

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The best news Linux could ever receive: LinuxWorld's a bust

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- The latest proof that Linux has conquered the corporate data center crowd: LinuxWorld is a dud. Read more »

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  • Staff Crying, mooning and leaving

    In this week's roundup we see that continuous whining can get results, Linux users get 64-bit Flash and Moonlight previews, the latest in the Yahoo/Microsoft relationship and Senator Conroy ducks and weave in Senate Question Time. Read more »

    -- posted by Staff

  • Brendon Chase Sun eye Web developers with Netbeans 6.5

    Despite the recent employment axe hitting Sun the company has pushed out a new release of its Netbeans open source IDE with an eye to appeal more to Web developers. Read more »

    -- posted by Brendon Chase

  • Renai LeMay BarCamp buzz: Let the hacking continue

    Attending last weekend's BarCamp in Sydney, it was hard to escape the conclusion that a certain "dot-com bust" flavour had seeped into the kool aid previously being drunk by Australia's web 2.0 and early stage start-up sector. Read more »

    -- posted by Renai LeMay

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