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Java eyes Longhorn look

Sun Microsystems announced today the next version of Java will be Longhorn-ready. Read more »

Government backs renegade open source licence

The federal government's recently-launched open-source content management system does not meet industry standards, local software developers and a leading IT lawyer claim. Read more »

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10 ways to survive office politics

Friction, deceit, gossip, rivalry, power plays -- fine for movies and TV, but potentially disastrous in the workplace. Calvin Sun looks at strategies for steering clear of issues that can unravel company culture and hurt your career. Read more »

Sleep deprivation can spell big trouble

Most of us operate on short sleep from time to time -- it's the nature of our profession and modern lifestyles. But if skimping on sleep is a way of life for you, watch out: you could wind up functioning below par and incur some serious health problems. Read more »

Creative uses for COALESCE() in SQL Server

COALESCE() accepts a series of values and a value to use in the event that all items in the list are null; then, it returns the first not-null value. We describe two creative uses of the COALESCE() function in SQL Server. Read more »

Getting paid for free software

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The beginning of the end for Microsoft?

Franklin Fisher, Massachusetts Institute of Technology economics professor, once said Microsoft's customers believed there were no serious commercial contenders to the Windows operating system. Read more »

Builder AU's May Top 10

Have you missed any of the hottest development stories published in the past month? Builder AU can help you keep in touch with the Top Ten stories of May. Read more »

Java's future lies in FOSS

Australian developer Brandon Franklin says the time is now for Sun to make Java available under a free software licence. Read more »

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    This week, highlights from Microsoft's MIX10 conference and more in the Roundup. Read more »

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    In a split decision by the judges, the winner of the W3C/WHATWG video codec consensus is H.264, taking home the future of video playback on the internet while loser Ogg goes home with nothing but thoughts of what might have been. Read more »

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    Google launches and app store, while Mozilla plans to re-write its open-source license. More of this week's news in the Roundup. Read more »

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