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RSS gets down to business

Primarily the province of bloggers, RSS is moving into the business realm, with the release this week of a new application for sharing calendar data over the Internet. Read more »

Web business standard gets thumbs up

A Web standards body has published a series of definitions that could make it easier for big companies to share business documents. Read more »

ACCC warns online business to obey real world rules

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has warned online traders that they must comply with the same laws that apply to their real-world counterparts, following release of an online survey revealing that many sites are denying customers their legal rights. Read more »

SAP tries to lure small firms from Oracle

Business applications maker SAP said Wednesday it has created another so-called safe-passage program designed to lure customers away from rival Oracle -- this time aiming it at small and midsize businesses. Read more »

Microsoft eyes cookie-cutter approach to services

When it comes to Microsoft's strategy for the managed services business, the game plan has a familiar ring: high volume and low cost. Read more »

Zend seeks to broaden PHP appeal

Zend Technologies on Monday expanded its partner network in an effort to broaden the appeal of its PHP-based development tools. Read more »

JBoss looks to keep things simple with Seam

The new framework is for creating apps that conform to leading front- and back-end Java standards. Read more »

SAP to double programming staff in India

German software maker SAP plans to hire 1,900 software programmers to work in its Bangalore, India, development center by the end of 2006, the company said Tuesday. Read more »

Queenland Fair Trading on trail of dot-com veteran

MyGrocer.com.au's office and customer lines were today out of service after Queensland Fair Trading Minister Margaret Keech yesterday issued a strong warning not to deal with one of its key executives, dot-com veteran, Ross Whitehead. Read more »

IBM teams with software makers on grid

Hoping to broaden the appeal of grid computing, IBM and a handful of software makers said Wednesday that they have retooled their business applications to be grid-ready. Read more »

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A step-by-step plan to starting a consulting business

It takes more than a business card and some organisational skills to start your own consulting business. As one former IT leader explains, it requires skills, from accounting to time management, and there's more than just a few hurdles in the path. Read more »

Project problems to avoid

How to avoid failure ââ,¬" following are some common problems in IT projects from Technology and Business assistant editor, Natalie Hambly. Read more »

Designing for distant shores, part 2

In our final part in our series on selling software overseas, Angus Kidman identifies the business issues you'll need to address. Read more »

Web services B2B implementation demonstration: Part 5

In the fifth article of our continuing Web services series, Kevin Koch implements the business logic and Web services associated with Tom's business tier, including the implementation of security protocols and asynchronous notification. Read more »

Value-based approach to Web site design - Part 1

In the first of a three part series, Steve Baty gives his advice on how Web development teams can align site design with return on investment. Read more »

Nontechnical skills can be key to surviving layoffs

The next time you're deciding which professional skill to improve, picking up a certification study guide may be the wrong choice. See why soft skills can be more important to surviving layoffs. Read more »

Value-based approach to Web site design - Part 2

Steve Baty continues his guide to helping Web developers answer business owners' demand to show a return on investment. Read more »

Value-based approach to Web site design - Part 3

Steve Baty rounds up his guide to helping Web developers answer business owners' demand to show return on investment. Read more »

How to make money from Open source

Ever pondered how companies make money from free and open source development projects? Could you open source your code and still make a profit? Con Zymaris puts forward the case. Read more »

Mobile development in Australia--Part 3

In the final part in this series, Builder AU wraps up with advice for developers wanting to take their mobile applications to market. 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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    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

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    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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