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Don't trust your colleagues? Get on Facebook, IM

Social media apps such as Facebook, IM and their ilk can have a positive impact on office life and help workers get on better with their colleagues, according to new research. Read more »

Social networks 'could replace' public services

Social networks could complement, and in some cases replace, services provided by government. Read more »

Red Hat dolls up Linux with embedded hypervisor

Linux specialist Red Hat has announced it is developing an embedded hypervisor product that it claims will complement, rather than compete with, its existing virtualisation strategy. Read more »

Embarcadero embarks on a new journey with CodeGear

Embarcadero Technologies, a provider of professional database tools has signed a deal to acquire CodeGear, currently a part of the Borland Software Corporation for approximately $23 million. Read more »

Salesforce.com Googles its CRM suite

Salesforce.com and Google have announced they will jointly offer Google Apps integrated with Salesforce.com's CRM (customer relationship management) applications. Read more »

MySpace launches Facebook-like app platform

In a bid to keep up with Facebook, social network behemoth MySpace launched its beta application platform to Australian developers last night. Read more »

Now playing: Adobe Media Player 1.0

Adobe Systems has released Adobe Media Player (AMP), a free download for playing Flash-based Web videos on Macs or PCs. Read more »

Wozniak 'disappointed' by Apple iPhone

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has today hit out at smartphones, accusing device manufacturers of putting technology before people -- and revealed that he's disappointed by Apple's decision to launch the iPhone without 3G. Read more »

Adobe to launch AIR 1.0

Adobe Systems on Monday is set to finally release Adobe Integrated Environment software, which is on the leading edge of a movement to make Web applications act more like traditional desktop applications. Read more »

Sun to acquire MySQL for US$1bn

Sun is taking the plunge into the database market with the purchase of open-source database developer MySQL for US$1bn. Read more »

Features (32)

KDE 4.3.5 is starting to seriously impress

KDE 4.3.5 is out. Does it finally bring KDE back to its golden days it enjoyed with 3.5? The author gives you his impressions of the latest release and what this means to the Linux desktop. Read more »

Set up RPM Fusion with Fedora to shore up multimedia support

This article shows you how to get improved support for MP3s, videos and games in Fedora Core 10. Read more »

Practical tips for setting up a UPS

Today I'm going to share some pointers I learned from my previous experiences in buying and setting up a UPS for a mid-size server room. Read more »

Sourceforge Community Choice Award winners are....

Sourceforge has been running a community-driven awards process over the last month, trying to discover the top open source projects. The ones selected say a lot about those who frequent Sourceforge. Read more »

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Production-quality XenSource virtualisation is the main selling point here, with optional clustering and storage virtualisation to go with it. But there's a lot more besides, making the new Red Hat Enterprise Linux a compelling solution for businesses of all sizes. Read more »

Be proactive in your fight against malware

Mike Mullins discusses the merits of proactive security and explains why it's better to know whether a Web site is potentially harmful before you browse. Read more »

Red Hat and JBoss: No turning back for open source

Red Hat's acquisition of JBoss is one step toward what many consider inevitable: the creation of open source companies that rival the clout of entrenched software-providers. Read more »

JConsole, the essential J2SE tool

JConsole allows you to see inside your Java application while it's running. To do this you need to install the correct plumbing code, but we'll show you how. Read more »

The skills to pay the bills

Learning the right skills to keep on top of the game in software development is a thorny topic. We examine the skills, both technical and soft, employers are seeking in 2005 and beyond. Read more »

Enable DSML Services for Windows for better Web site projects

DSML Services for Windows helps you create Web pages that will interact with your organisation's Active Directory. Read more »

Blog (3)

News from Oracle OpenWorld 2009

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- News from the Oracle OpenWorld 2009 conference and more in this week's Roundup. Read more »

Oracle buys Sun

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- In this week's edition of Roundup: Oracle to buy Sun Microsystems, Ubuntu 9.04 gets released and Microsoft shows off new Windows 7 security features. Read more »

Web - the next frontier... again

Matt Overington [blogs:bricksandmortar] -- Web is making a comeback. But are developers ready? Read more »

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