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Ethics code written to reprogram tech industry

Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Dell joined a host of electronics makers Thursday in an effort to promote a unified code of socially responsible business practices across the world. Read more »

Are developers stealing code?

Many software developers regard 'code-borrowing'--reusing existing software in their own work--as an acceptable practice, despite the legal minefield it could create for their employers. Read more »

Open source push reflects need for FTA action: Lundy

Even modest adoption of open source software could trim 2.5 percent from the government's IT spend, Labor senator and shadow minister for IT Kate Lundy told approximately 150 gathered attendees in a broad keynote speech that kicked off the AUUG'2004 conference in Melbourne yesterday. Read more »

IBM's 'Marvel' to scour Net for video, audio

IBM is devising Internet search technology that could let future generations archive important news footage, or just retrieve old scenes from "Flipper." Read more »

Microsoft places bet on Whitehorse

Microsoft this year will seek to distance itself from Java rivals with tools designed to streamline how Windows-based business software is built and used. Read more »

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Coding standards 101

Without coding standards, your team's code will slide into chaos. But where should the standards come from, how extensive should they be, and who should enforce them? Read more »

Understanding the pros and cons of the Waterfall Model of software development

Waterfall development is a software development model involving a phased progression of activities, marked by feedback loops, leading to the release of a software product. This article provides a quick and dirty introduction to the model, explaining what it is, how it's supposed to work, describing the six phases, and why the model can fail. Read more »

Starting with Spry

Spry is intended to be a way of easily implementing Ajax; designers with entry level HTML, CSS and JavaScript experience should find Spry an easy way to integrate content. Read more »

Determine needs now to avoid problems later

User requirements form the building blocks for IT projects. Use these best practices to help identify user needs early in the project lifecycle. Read more »

Beta hack rattles Microsoft

The software giant acknowledges that a hacker broke into its Windows beta testing network and had access to yet-unreleased software. Read more »

The secrets of open source security

The Linux vs. Windows security debate is a contest of examples, which stand in place of the concepts that comprise a larger, more fundamental question of what the security benefits and detriments are for the open source and closed source development models. Read more »

All about Longhorn

COMMENTARY -- Longhorn will be immensely popular once it is released, because Longhorn is revolutionary technology that makes desktop computing better. Read more »

The future looks PHPerfect

With versions on most Web platforms, a library of databases and Web/XML services, PHP may be the next-generation Web language for your network. Read more »

Dispelling PM myths

Clients often have preconceptions about project management that can put your project at risk. Here are some tips you can use to dispel some of the most common myths. Read more »

Does CSS provide higher ROI than straight HTML?

In this article developer Shawn Morton, revisits the issue of HTML vs. CSS by performing an ROI analysis. Read more »

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