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Oracle destroyed Ellison's emails

Software maker Oracle deliberately destroyed or withheld CEO Larry Ellison's emails and failed to preserve audio recordings sought as evidence in a class-action lawsuit filed against the software maker, a US federal judge has ruled. Read more »

In China, Microsoft eyes innovation

Innovation can often come unexpectedly, so researchers should be given the freedom and opportunity to explore new ideas, says the head of Microsoft's research lab in Beijing. Read more »

Interview: Red Hat's new CEO

Red Hat's new chief executive officer, Jim Whitehurst, talks about the Linux maker in an extensive interview with ZDNet Australia sister site CNet News. Read more »

Cyberattack alert service helps Aussies Stay Smart

The Federal government has launched a new security alert service for small business and home users, aimed at helping Australians protect themselves from cyberattack. Read more »

Sydney's free Wi-Fi plans scrapped

The NSW government has scrapped plans to offer free Wi-Fi in Sydney, citing spiralling costs and overseas failures for killing the project. Read more »

Can Google break Microsoft's enterprise chokehold?

A tie-up with Saleforce.com sees Google pushing even further into Microsoft's businesss applications territory Read more »

Australia attacked: What happened at Cyber Storm II

Communication between the private sector and government has been identified as the key lesson learned from the recent simulated cyberwar, Cyber Storm II. Read more »

Bosses can snoop on staff e-mails 'to fight terror'

The Greens and privacy advocates have hit back against proposed laws to allow companies to snoop on their workers' e-mails, but Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard has said the laws are needed to protect vital electronic infrastructure from terrorist attacks. Read more »

NICTA weak at the knees over $25m funding

NICTA revealed today that it has received an AU$25 million funding boost courtesy of the NSW government, as part of an initiative to put the state back in the ICT spotlight. Read more »

Intel launches next-generation Classmate PC

Intel launched its second-generation Classmate PC on Thursday at the Intel Developer Forum in Shanghai. 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 »

SQL Server 2005 secrets

There's plenty of hype about the new SQL Server 2005. Here's a list what's important about the pending release, and what you can plan on using SQL Server for in the near future. Read more »

Talking tech with Bill Joy

Famed technologist-turned-venture-capitalist says tech industry innovation is moving beyond Moore's Law. Read more »

ICT skills shortage still a myth

The Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association believes Australia needs to hire more foreigners to fill the shortage in ICT skills. But there's no solid evidence to back up its claim. Read more »

A patently bad idea?

So you've developed software that is going to change the world only to discover another company holds the patent for your idea. Are patents protecting or destroying the software industry? Read more »

New Indian government a threat to offshoring?

What do the results of the recent Indian election mean to companies looking to offshore IT services there? Author Paul Davies explains. Read more »

Why open source is bad for Australia

Open source is actually anti-industry, and protecting it is not in Australia's interests, says one industry observer. Read more »

Open source: Prepare for attack

Users face a convergence of issues that may ultimately lead to other claims being brought against Linux and open-source software. Read more »

Can't J2EE and .NET just be friends?

The two Web services standards are now settling into their respective roles and the reasons for choosing one over the other are becoming clearer. But can they play nicely together? Read more »

The open source revolution

How will governments and large enterprises get their heads around the concept of open source software? Read more »

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10 PR 2.0 tips for startups

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- You’ve got a great product and spent much of your budget on developing your software or service and now you’re left with a marginal budget for marketing and PR. Sound familiar? Read more »

Dr. Evil couldn't have said it better

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- When the price for a company is $1 billion, it's hard not to recall Austin Powers' Dr Evil. Read more »

Simonyi tells programmers to leave the Dark Ages

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Charles Simonyi -- legendary Microsoft programmer and space tourist -- doesn't have many good things to say about the current state of his own profession, software engineering. Read more »

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    When Apple announced it would be vetting every application submitted for inclusion in the App Store, this was just the kind of question that entered many a mind: just how arbitrary would the company be in wielding that veto power? Read more »

    -- posted by Staff

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    Hands up if you missed the Chrome release -- didn't think anyone did. Google's browser arrived with all the fanfare and hype that only Google can produce. Read more »

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    Melbourne-based Web start-up 2Vouch yesterday launched the first public beta of what it dubs its "social recruiting platform". Read more »

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