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Speedy Opera 10 beta reconfigures as web suite

Opera 10 has entered beta with the unexpressed goal of becoming more than a mere browser. Read more »

Ubuntu cloud-computing components released

Canonical, the company behind the Ubuntu Linux distribution, on Thursday announced two major components of its cloud-computing strategy. Read more »

Australian finds vulnerability in his coffee maker

An Australian man has discovered security holes in his internet-connected coffee maker that could allow a remote attacker to not only take over his Windows XP-based PC but also make his coffee too weak. Read more »

Will a US recession demolish global IT budgets in 2008?

The US sub-prime mortgage lending crisis could lead to economic losses totaling between US$150bn and US$400bn, according to The Wall Street Journal. While this dwarfs the effect of previous disasters such as the dot com bust, analysts remain optimistic that its effect on IT budgets will be flat, rather than disastrous. Read more »

Skills shortage driving BI demand

Australian companies are keen to deploy business intelligence (BI) software because it reduces the need for as many skilled workers, according to Business Objects. Read more »

Microsoft fleshes out its online services strategy

Microsoft has come back down from the clouds and fleshed out the technical details of its online services strategy which will change the nature of its relationship with its customers. Read more »

Should Apple shackle developers to Safari?

Apple should open OS X and let developers create iPhone applications native to the Mac platform -- instead of driving them down the Safari route. Read more »

Microsoft business security ready for prime time

Microsoft is readying the final version of Forefront Client Security, its long-awaited product to protect business computers against malicious code attacks. Read more »

Microsoft's free anti-spyware hits market

Windows Defender is a direct challenge to products from security vendors and notches up Microsoft's competitive push. Read more »

Sybase launch new mobile development tools

Sybase launch a new set of tools to help developers integrate enterprise applications to mobile devices. Read more »

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10 ways to avoid mistakes during project development

The best strategy for dealing with mistakes is to avoid making them in the first place. Here are some tips to help you navigate around common project pitfalls. Read more »

Five tips for tackling a one-time project

Don't let a one-time project derail your career. Here are tips on how to successfully manage a "once-in-a-career" event. Read more »

Workflow Patterns

In this serialisation of Chapter 15 from the book Oracle SOA Suite Developer's Guide, we look at some of the more complex, yet common use cases and how these can be addressed in a relatively straightforward fashion by the Workflow Service. Read more »

10 open source projects worth checking out

The open source field is pretty crowded, but certain projects stand above the rest. This article introduces 10 open source tools and solutions you don’t want to overlook. Read more »

Innovative project managers use 'think time'

If you find yourself using the same PM solutions over and over again, you may need to carve out some "think time" to help stay innovative. Read more »

Will Microsoft, Google, Amazon talk you out of your datacentre?

Several big technology vendors are racing to build a fleet of big datacentres that will enable them to offer more internet-based services to consumers and enterprises in the next five to 10 years. See why they think they will be able to talk you out of running your own datacentre. Read more »

The roots of agile project management

Here’s a brief history of agile project management. By brushing up on these fundamental concepts, you’ll gain insight into the challenges and problems that agile techniques are designed to resolve. Read more »

Dealing with negativity: Stop naysayers from derailing a project

Negativity often stems more from personal interactions than from technical or business reasons. When an employee puts the kibosh on an idea in order to defeat a project, try identifying the source of negativity and treating the real cause. Read more »

How to successfully execute the scope management phase of a project

There's very little that you can do before the start of a project without first defining the project scope. Read more »

Log Linux services with runit

Each supervised service is controlled via a run script, similar to an init script for a system service. This run script does one thing: prepares for and starts a service. Read more »

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