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One up for SCO in Novell slander case

A judge has refused to throw out SCO's slander lawsuit against Novell. Read more »

Sun takes the covers off Mustang

At JavaOne, Sun gave developers a peek at what's coming in the next two major releases of Java, and we've rounded them up for you. Read more »

Smaller outfits look to Java

Smaller companies looking to crack into the Java marketplace detailed their plans at the JavaOne conference this week. Read more »

PalmOne scores patent victory

PalmOne's ongoing patent-infringement case with NCR seems to have drawn to a close with an American Federal appeals court deciding in PalmOne's favour. Read more »

Itanium--one step forward, one back

Intel allies Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft have some good and bad news for the chipmaker's Itanium 2 processor family. Read more »

Ballmer calls security a never-ending battle

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says the task of trying to stay one step ahead of virus writers and hackers is a never-ending battle. Read more »

BEA packages Web application tools

BEA Systems released this week a new all-in-one package to help software partners create and install Web applications more quickly. Read more »

Sun wrestles with open-source Java

Sun Microsystems is grappling with applying an open-source philosophy to its Java software as the company weighs risks and benefits over whether it should jump in further or not. But some experts are suggesting a middle ground. Read more »

Intel opens chipsets and Pentium six-pack

Intel's latest chipsets spawn new desktop PCs, including one the size of phone book that can hide behind a flat panel. Plus, it releases six new Pentium 4 chips. Read more »

Features (4)

Beware of the zealot

Being a Microsoft or Java fanatic may be admirable in some IT roles. IT development management isn't one of them. Read more »

Mobile development in Australia--Part 1

In the first of a three-part series on mobile development in Australia, Simon Sharwood explores the real market opportunities for mobile applications. Read more »

Coding a 'One-to-Many' Form with ASP.NET

Learn how to create a form/sub-form in ASP.NET with this helpful article from Sydney-based developer Ray Gudgeon. Read more »

Sun ONE Studio 4.0 supports heavyweight development

Are you using Notepad or a basic Java editor? Try using Sun ONE to help boost coding efficiency and productivity in your team. Read more »

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