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Why IT sucks at being a law hound

When legal wrangling turns serious and lawyers send corporate IT departments a barrage of emails looking for information to use as evidence in an upcoming trial, the IT geeks often aren't up to the challenge. Read more »

Appeals court revisits Eolas decision

A US federal appeals court partially reversed a lower-court decision that had exposed Microsoft to US$565 million in damages. Read more »

Novell can sue Microsoft for killing WordPerfect

The US Supreme Court on Monday denied a Microsoft appeal to an antitrust case that dates back to Novell's desktop PC software business in the mid-1990s. Read more »

Sensis settles with ACCC, Google takes dock in June

Sensis has settled with the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) regarding a number of alleged breaches of the Trade Practices Act, committed online by its classified advertising publication The Trading Post. Read more »

BitTorrent file-sharing search engine shut down

A prolonged legal fight with the movie industry has forced TorrentSpy, BitTorrent's popular search engine, to shut down. Read more »

Court docs: Ballmer vowed to 'kill' Google

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer vowed to 'kill' Google in an expletitive-laced, chair-throwing tirade when a senior engineer told him he was leaving the company to go work for Google, the engineer claimed in court documents made public on Friday. Read more »

Gypsies can sue Big Blue; Court

A Swiss court has cleared the way for Gypsies to sue IBM over published allegations that the computer company's punch-card machines helped the Nazis commit mass murder more efficiently, the plaintiffs' lawyer said. Read more »

Judge: Apple can pursue fan site sources

Apple Computer has the right to subpoena the electronic records of a Web site that published items about an unreleased product, a judge ruled on Friday. Read more »

Google accused of selling search results

Google claims to rank search results by relevance, but the search engine engages in deceptive conduct by selling off the top positions to commercial partners, a Sydney court has heard. Read more »

Judge whittles down SCO claims against IBM

A Utah judge has thrown out hundreds of claims made by SCO Group in its Linux lawsuit against IBM, finding that SCO failed to specify many of Big Blue's alleged misdeeds. Read more »

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10 tips for leading your team to peak performance

If you want to succeed as a leader, you can only do it by setting up your team members to succeed. Read more »

Creating an IT policy that works

Every business is different, but you can take advantage of certain best practices to increase your odds of crafting and implementing a policy that employees will support and that will help protect your organisation. Read more »

Who's liable for Linux?

It's the next big Linux controversy: Who should be liable if customers wind up using software that was created from misappropriated intellectual property? Read more »

The importance of IP in Australia

With an increase in patent activity across the globe, we ask if businesses need to be concerned with their intellectual property. Read more »

Servlets offer a simple alternative to CGI

Java servlets can help you build powerful applications. But how do you create a servlet that can handle multiple client requests? Follow this sample code. 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 »

How to analyse competition for in-house development

Software development for internal customers requires studying--and understanding--the politics, priorities, and competition unique to internal development projects. Read more »

The merging of GPS and the Web

The imminent convergence of GPS technology and the Internet has implications that could change the way you think about IT. Find out what's already being developed in this area and how it might fit into your strategy. Read more »

Open, closed source security about equal?

Proprietary programs should mathematically be as secure as those developed under the open-source model, a Cambridge University researcher argued in a paper presented in Toulouse, France. Read more »

Using personality tests

In addition to testing for technical skill, some companies use personality to identify suitable candidates. Read more to learn about types of tests. Read more »

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The Fud is Flying! (Again)

David McAmis [blogs:theneteffect] -- It seems like that the latest marketing technique for software vendors is to sling a little FUD and see if it sticks. Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt make for some attention-grabbing headlines and are great for scaring potential customers away from a competitors offering. Read more »

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  • Staff XP stays on life support for longer

    This week's Roundup looks at Microsoft's decision to extend the life of Windows XP, the release of Microsoft Surface SDK, Firefox's new Geode plug-in, Yahoo's new tool -- Smush It and more. Read more »

    -- posted by Staff

  • Chris Duckett The good and truly awful celluloid depictions of computers

    Ever wonder why your lawyer uncle leaves the room whenever you turn over to Boston Legal? Or why your forensic science cousin can't stand crime drama? You know the answer: it’s the horrid trivialisation and dumbing down of an occupation to make it appear entertaining. Sometimes it is so unbelievable that it actually hurts and yelling at the screen is the only outlet. Read more »

    -- posted by Chris Duckett

  • Brendon Chase Apple's iPhone engineers to tour Sydney, Melbourne

    Aussie developers will be able to get up close and personal with some of the iPhone engineers in November to learn how to build applications for the platform. Read more »

    -- posted by Brendon Chase

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