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Opera looks to India for emerging talent

Opera Software is opening its own office in India to take advantage of local coding talent. Read more »

Sun: US recession would help open source

Sun executives claim that open source will benefit as US consumer spending grinds to a halt, and that its revenues are not negatively impacted by its development of "free" software. Read more »

Novell: Linux desktop set to take off in 2007

Linux on desktop computers will begin taking off in mainstream markets in the next 12 to 18 months, Novell President Ron Hovsepian has predicted. Read more »

Desktop Linux a vehicle for pirating Windows

PCs running Linux are growing in popularity in part because they can be loaded with a pirated copy of Windows, according to a study from analyst Gartner. Read more »

UN group extends reach of Linux

The International Open Source Network produced a Linux desktop manual as part of an effort to encourage developing countries to use open-source software. Read more »

MySQL gives Sun a foot in the door

Companies used to give away pens, squishy balls and coffee cups to worm their ways into the hearts of customers. Now, they pass out database software. Read more »

Xen not ready for prime-time, says Red Hat

A senior Red Hat executive today maintained the Xen open source virtualisation environment was not yet ready for enterprise use, despite "unbelievable" customer demand and the fact rival Novell has already started shipping the software. Read more »

Symbian forecasts the death of the PC

Foldable screens, new input technology mean smart phones could soon kill off the PC, Symbian executives say. Read more »

Microsoft to unveil US$3 Office suite

New program gives near-free Windows and Office to governments that buy PCs for students to use at home. Read more »

Open source take-up booming in APAC

Open source accounts for between 25 and 70 percent of all software in Australian, Chinese, Indian and Korean companies, according to a recent IDC survey. Read more »

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Building Microsoft code inside the tornado

Q&A -- Vice president S 'Soma' Somasegar shares his views on how interoperability and open source will help Microsoft. Read more »

Taking developers into the interface

In the second half of our interview with Matt Thompson, director of Sun Developer Network, we discuss JavaFX phones, Sun's view of Google and Adobe, Swing's appearance and just how much of a bubble the industry is in. Read more »

Aussie coders changing the world

Though they may not be household names like Thorpie or Lleyton, Aussie developers rank among the world's best. Simon Sharwood profiles our top five geeks. Read more »

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