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Ford scraps Oracle-based procurement system

Auto giant Ford Motor confirmed Wednesday that it is abandoning its Oracle-powered online procurement system in favor of technologies it had used previously. Read more »

IBM retools Global Services

Big Blue seeks higher, more profitable ground in the market for business computing services. Read more »

Open source Net support not enough for business

Businesses should not expect that the open source community will always provide it with the patches and fixes required to deliver business-grade application support, according to a panel of open source advocates speaking at CeBIT in Sydney. Read more »

Open source adoption ramps up

Eighty five percent of companies are already using open source software, with most of the remaining 15 per cent expecting to do so within the next year, according to analysts at Gartner. Read more »

IBM escapes US government contract ban

IBM and the US government are back in business after the lifting of a temporary suspension order which had banned IBM from being a part of new government contracts. Read more »

IBM barred from US government contracts

IBM has been indefinitely barred from entering into new contracts with the US federal government. Read more »

Gates is gone but the fight goes on: Stallman

To pay so much attention to Bill Gates' retirement is missing the point. What really matters is not Gates, nor Microsoft, but the unethical system of restrictions that Microsoft, like many other software companies, imposes on its customers. Read more »

SAP goes on-demand in Web software makeover

Enterprise software giant SAP on Wednesday unveiled a midmarket on-demand service, Business ByDesign, putting it in competition with the on-demand offerings of Salesforce.com, NetSuite and archrival Oracle. Read more »

Sun sheds light on its open-source future

Simon Phipps, Sun UK's chief open-source officer, surveys the open-source landscape and reaffirms his company's commitment to open-software development. Read more »

TaaS trend will mean cheaper tech for enterprises

Gartner analysts predict that technology as a service (TaaS) will play a major role in future procurement, with its pay by use model set to cut user upfront costs and reduce vendor margins. Read more »

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A better model for enterprise software

Business Service Providers are the next generation of enterprise software--a better business model that achieves higher benefits for customers, more quickly and for much less cost. Read more »

10 midyear resolutions for net admins

We've put together a list of resolutions aimed at helping net admins line up their priorities, effectively deal with the day-to-day issues, and plan and execute improvements. Read more »

Why does process improvement fail?

It's clear, both anecdotally and objectively, that process improvement efforts have failed far more often than they have succeeded. Read more »

What the open source industry stands for

I read Iain Ferguson's "Linux: Time to take the next step" piece recently and thought he had captured the zeitgeist of the Linux industry market well: if we were still in 1998. Read more »

In defence of proprietary software

Open source advocates believe that emerging governments should give preferential treatment to their products. But why shut out proprietary software? It's profitable, attracts investment and creates jobs. Read more »

Project management - tricks of the trade

With businesses under more pressure to effectively deliver new technologies, project management looms large as a key to successful implementations. ZDNet Australia uncovers these tips to successful project management. Read more »

Do tech 'Einsteins' make good managers?

CIOs have to take special care of their tech 'Einsteins' to keep them happy and performing well, but are these savvy savants promotable? Read more »

XML middleware boosts productivity tenfold

Learn why an enterprise turned to XML middleware for its B2B needs--and saw results in the form of lower transaction costs, more efficient collaboration, and improved customer satisfaction. Read more »

Insights into Linux Web site deployment

Peter Harrison, author of the Linux Quick Fix Notebook, discusses the Web site hosting decision making process and shares his thoughts concerning the future of Linux. Read more »

Sun's Hassell: Straight to the source

Managing Director of Sun Microsoystems Australasia Jim Hassell talks about future directions for the company in the face of tough markets and increased competition. Read more »

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Adoption-led software procurement

Simon Phipps, chief open source officer at Sun Microsystems, describes an alternative regime for getting software into the business. A regime that comes from inside enterprises rather than vendors. Read more »

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Azure: A matter of trust

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- Ray Ozzie hit the nail on the head when he said Azure's success will hinge on trust. Who outside (and inside) the core circle of ISV trust Microsoft? Read more »

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    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 »

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    -- posted by Renai LeMay

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