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Microsoft discontinuing mid-market server

Microsoft is discontinuing its Windows Essential Business Server product, a bundle aimed at mid-size businesses, the company said on Friday. Read more »

Opera to show off iPhone browser despite Apple ban

Opera plans to demonstrate a version of its Mini browser for the iPhone at Mobile World Congress next week, even though Apple does not permit any other browsers on its handset. Read more »

Greasemonkey comes to Chrome

Greasemonkey scripts are an easy way to create single-serving enhancements for Firefox, and now they work natively on Google Chrome, too. Read more »

Aussie execs speak out on Apple's iPad

Key figures in Australia's information and communications technology community have been exuberant about the Apple iPad, calling it everything from "kick-ass" to a device that would be a tool for executives. Read more »

Unveiling Apple's iPad: Live blog

After months of rumors and speculation about a slate-like device, Apple has had its say. See the train of events in this blog from the high-profile press event which kicked off in San Francisco at 10am PST — 5am Sydney time. Read more »

Mozilla forges ahead with Firefox 3.6

Mozilla debuted Firefox 3.6 on Thursday, introducing significant under-the-hood changes that make it faster, help it render content better and a few visual tweaks, as well. Read more »

Microsoft web-graphics move signals IE ambitions

In a new sign of Microsoft's ambitions to make Internet Explorer more competitive with rival browsers, the company said on Tuesday it's joining a group overseeing a graphics format that offers some advantages for today's web. Read more »

Firefox hopes to one-up IE with fast graphics

Last week, Microsoft showed off some browser technology that could help Internet Explorer leapfrog the competition. But if Mozilla succeeds in its hope, Microsoft could be playing catch-up instead. Read more »

Jovial Ellison cracks IBM jokes

Oracle supremo Larry Ellison has taken several potshots at his company's rival IBM, denigrating the power efficiency of Big Blue's hardware and opening fire on its blanket "Smarter Planet" marketing campaign. Read more »

Google urges web adoption of vector graphics

Some seeds for overhauling web browser graphics were planted more than a decade ago, and Google believes now is the time for them to bear fruit. Read more »

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A server virtualisation project success story

Data driven decision making isn't just for budgets anymore. With the right information at the Exchange administrator's fingertips, organisations can enjoy a smoother running email operation. Read more »

Three storage features eliminated from Exchange 2010

Exchange 2010 eliminates several staples from the Exchange diet and for good reason. Learn which three major storage-related features didn't make the Exchange 2010 cut. Read more »

Preparing for Exchange Server 2010's hardware and software requirements

Exchange 2010 is out and about and ready to deploy. This article provides you with some assistance on getting prepared for this latest release in the Exchange line. Read more »

Determine a Windows Server build date with these one-liners

With Windows Server systems, it can be difficult to determine when a system was built. Here's how you can determine a system's build date with two quick commands. 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 »

Understand Windows Server 2008 R2's downgrade rights

Downgrade rights are usually discussed about the client OS, but these rights also apply to server editions of Windows. This article lays out some options. Read more »

How to protect yourself from RAID-related Unrecoverable Read Errors

Seeing an Unrecoverable Read Error (URE) during a RAID rebuild can ruin your entire day. Scott Lowe talks about UREs and how you can avoid falling victim to this silent threat. Read more »

Message Interaction Patterns

In this serialisation of Chapter 14 from the book Oracle SOA Suite Developer's Guide, we look at the more advanced messaging constructs supported by the Oracle BPEL PM. Read more »

Making the choice between virtual and physical servers

"Virtualise everything" is a popular MO in IT these days, but there are times when physical servers make more sense. Read more »

Yahoo updates YUI tool for slick web interfaces

Yahoo on Tuesday released version 3 of its Yahoo User Interface (YUI) library, a software collection programmers can use to endow websites with fancy user interface elements written in JavaScript and Cascading Style Sheets. Read more »

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The future of C

Rusty Russell discusses how multiple cores and the increasing size of computer memory will affect the future direction of C. Read more »

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Is Google asking for antitrust?

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- Google has announced a new Chrome Operating System, designed for the web and with a browser baked directly into it — so much so that the entire OS is named after it. But the search giant should watch out: this decision seems designed to attract antitrust attention. Read more »

If PHP then goto is the future

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- Few things can spark more religious fervour amongst programmers than the mention of a goto statement. Read more »

Mozilla Bespin tries taking coding to the cloud

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Mozilla Labs on Thursday unveiled a new open-source project called Bespin, a web-based programming environment its developers hope will combine the speed and power of desktop-based development with the collaborative benefits of cloud computing. Read more »

Opera Mini 4.2 shakes off its Android beta

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- The final release of Opera Mini 4.2 for Google Android adds regular features of the Java browser that were disabled in its November beta version. Read more »

Microsoft's PDC Potpourri

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- While not game-breaking in their own right, these little titbits complete the picture from Microsoft's recent PDC conference at Los Angeles. Read more »

XP stays on life support for longer

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- This week's Roundup looks at Microsoft's decision to extend the life of Windows XP, the release of Microsoft Surface SDK, Firefox's new Geode plug-in, Yahoo's new tool -- Smush It and more. Read more »

Developer creates Mac UI for Java apps

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- Java developers may soon be able to get their apps looking less ugly and more Mac-like if a promising new project continues. Read more »

Microsoft services VS2008 & .NET 3.5

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Microsoft has just announced the release to manufacturing of the .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Visual Studio 2008 SP1. Read more »

Google decides to dominate javascript libraries

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- With each passing day Google begins to look more and more like a Trapper Keeper. The latest move for the Web behemoth is to store commonly used javascript libraries with Google AJAX Libraries API. Read more »

Do vendors read their own EULAs?

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- If you've ever had Safari installed under Windows then you were a software thief -- until last night. Read more »

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