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Microsoft kicks off Windows Mobile app store challenge

Microsoft has begun taking submissions from developers to populate its upcoming App Market, sweetening the deal by announcing a competition to find the best apps and prizes for the winners. Read more »

Ballmer calls for finance crisis resolution

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer expressed hope yesterday that the US Congress would take action to address a deepening financial crisis, which he warned could ripple across spending on all levels of the economy. Read more »

Venezuela and India appeal OOXML ratification

Venezuela and India have appealed against the official ratification of Microsoft's Office Open XML document format, bringing the total number of protesting countries to four. Read more »

OOXML ratification may be delayed after objection

The official standardisation of Microsoft's Office Open XML (OOXML) document format could be delayed after a formal objection letter was lodged. The letter claimed that OOXML's approval process " harmed the reputations of both ISO and IEC. Read more »

UK open-sourcers beg to differ on OOXML result

The British Standards Institution has been taken to court by a group of Unix users in an attempt to get the standards body to recant its approval of Microsoft's Office Open XML document format. Read more »

ISO calls for end to OOXML 'personal attacks'

The ISO has called for "personal attacks" to cease in the debate surrounding Microsoft's Office Open XML (OOXML) standard. Read more »

OOXML to harmonise with ODF?

The ISO has taken over control of the OOXML specification and started a committee to consider harmonisation with the OpenDocument Format (ODF). Read more »

European Comission probes Microsoft over OOXML

European antitrust regulators are investigating whether Microsoft abused its desktop software market dominance in its effort to get the Office Open XML file formats standardised. Read more »

OOXML result: Will it matter in Australia?

Microsoft's OOXML document format has accrued enough votes for recognition as an international standard, but one observer believes the change will make little difference to users in Australia. Read more »

Norway backflips on OOXML 'yes' vote

Norway's national standards body has lodged a formal protest over the country's vote on Office Open XML (OOXML) at the ISO. Read more »

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Using hash variables in Perl

In Perl, a hash lets you create a one-to-one association between a variable, called the key, and a value. We'll show you the basics of Perl hashes and some useful tricks. Read more »

Tim Huckaby on TechEd 2003

Tim Huckaby, CEO of InterKnowlogy, MSDN regional director of the year and guest speaker at Microsoft's TechEd conference in Brisbane talks to Builder AU on this years event and life as a CEO on the road. Read more »

Who says the browser war is over?

Opera Software CEO Jon von Tetzchner can claim an achievement held by few of his fellow tech entrepreneurs: He's competed head-on against Microsoft and lived to tell the tale. Read more »

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