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Nortel dives into SOA with IBM 
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Nortel dives into SOA with IBM
Nov 16, 2007 | Comment Now 
Nortel Networks has entered the service oriented architecture space by expanding its partnership with IBM.
 
Microsoft unveils Forefront management console 
Security
Microsoft unveils Forefront management console
Nov 15, 2007 | Comment Now 
Microsoft has unveiled a management console for its Forefront enterprise security suite..
 
Microsoft brings back automatic ActiveX 
Software
Microsoft brings back automatic ActiveX
Nov 13, 2007 | Comment Now 
Microsoft is to remove a feature from Internet Explorer that required users to activate certain interactive features on a website..
 
Microsoft helps firm secure Office 2007 
Security
Microsoft helps firm secure Office 2007
Nov 13, 2007 | Comment Now 
Microsoft is scheduled to release a tool and documentation that helps businesses to better tweak the security settings of Office 2007..
 
Enterprises struggle with social network bans 
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Enterprises struggle with social network bans
Nov 9, 2007 | Comment Now 
Enterprises are having difficulty coping with the rise of social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook..
 
Father of web 2.0 slams Google OpenSocial 
Software
Father of web 2.0 slams Google OpenSocial
Nov 8, 2007 | Comment Now 
Tim O'Reilly, the father of the term 'web 2.0', has denounced Google's OpenSocial as "boring" and a "full blown disappointment"..
 
Attackers target Windows DRM flaw 
Security
Attackers target Windows DRM flaw
Nov 8, 2007 | Comment Now 
Microsoft has warned that attackers are actively targeting a security vulnerability in the SafeDisc DRM technology that ships as part of Windows.
 
Microsoft accused of pulling Nigerian scam 
Security
Microsoft accused of pulling Nigerian scam
Nov 5, 2007 | Comment Now 
Redmond allegedly squeezed out Mandriva in educational laptop sale.
 
Microsoft takes proprietary shortcut to SOA 
Software
Microsoft takes proprietary shortcut to SOA
Nov 1, 2007 | Comment Now 
Microsoft plans to enhance its existing middleware range and introduce new products in an effort to catch up in the service oriented architecture (SOA) space.
 
Oracle drops BEA acquisition offer 
Software
Oracle drops BEA acquisition offer
Oct 30, 2007 | Comment Now 
Oracle has retracted its US$6.7bn offer to acquire middleware maker BEA, after BEA allowed a Sunday deadline to expire.
 
Microsoft rediscovers the path to growth 
Software
Microsoft rediscovers the path to growth
Oct 29, 2007 | Comment Now 
Microsoft posted a 27 percent growth in revenue, making for the fastest single growth quarter since 1999.
 
Sun threatens NetApp with patent war 
Software
Sun threatens NetApp with patent war
Oct 25, 2007 | Comment Now 
Sun Microsystems is preparing to file a patent suit against storage vendor Network Appliance (NetApp), chief executive Jonathan Schwartz revealed on his blog..
 
Mozilla logs record US$67 million sales 
Software
Mozilla logs record US$67 million sales
Oct 25, 2007 | Comment Now 
The Mozilla Foundation has posted a 21 percent rise in revenues over 2006, increasing its earnings to US$66.8m..
 
Microsoft's EU patent pledge incompatible with GPL 
Software
Microsoft's EU patent pledge incompatible with GPL
Oct 25, 2007 | Comment Now 
Linux vendors will be unable to license Microsoft's interoperability patents under the terms that were mandated by the European Commission, open source legal experts argue.
 
EU forces Microsoft to cage open source patent dogs 
Software
EU forces Microsoft to cage open source patent dogs
Oct 24, 2007 | Comment Now 
Redmond forced to provide free, irrevocable patent pledge to non-commercial open source..
 
Microsoft preps functional programming language 
Software
Microsoft preps functional programming language
Oct 23, 2007 | Comment Now 
Microsoft is preparing to release a new functional programming language dubbed F# (pronounced: F-sharp)..
 
Microsoft builds mini Windows core 
Software
Microsoft builds mini Windows core
Oct 23, 2007 | Comment Now 
Microsoft has developed a minimised version for the next release of its Windows operating system codenamed Windows 7..
 
Interpol closes in on Photoshop-paedophile 
Security
Interpol closes in on Photoshop-paedophile
Oct 18, 2007 | Comment Now 
Interpol has identified a suspected paedophile as 32 year-old Christopher Paul Neil from Canada..
 
OSI approves Microsoft's open source licenses 
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OSI approves Microsoft's open source licenses
Oct 17, 2007 | Comment Now 
The Open Source Initiative has approved the Microsoft Public Licence and Microsoft Reciprocal Licence, officially branding them as open source licences.
 
IBM touts middleware for information management 
Networking
IBM touts middleware for information management
Oct 16, 2007 | Comment Now 
IBM has released a slew of new products that are intended to underscore its commitment to the 'information management' space.
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Leigh Berrell - Utilities CIO of the Year
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Modernising Legacy Data Centres - Telstra's Jon Curry
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NSW Government launches NABERS data centre rating tools
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NABERS launch panel: Australian Data Centre Strategy Summit
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Judges notes: Fortescue Metals [The Benchmark Awards]
Judges notes: Fortescue Metals [The Benchmark Awards]
iTnews' panel of judges discuss Fortescue Metals 'New World of Work" project, one of three shortlisted finalists for the Industrials category of the CIO Benchmark Awards.
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Judges notes: Retail [The Benchmark Awards]
iTnews' panel of judges discuss the shortlisted finalists for the Retail category of the CIO Benchmark Awards.
Judges notes: Pacific Aluminium [The Benchmark Awards]
Judges notes: Pacific Aluminium [The Benchmark Awards]
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Judges notes: Domino's Pizza [The Benchmark Awards]
Judges notes: Domino's Pizza [The Benchmark Awards]
iTnews' panel of judges discuss Domino's Pizza's shift to hosted services, one of three shortlisted finalists for the Retail category of the CIO Benchmark Awards.
Judges notes: McDonald's Australia [The Benchmark Awards]
Judges notes: McDonald's Australia [The Benchmark Awards]
iTnews' panel of judges discuss McDonald's Australia's new self-service portal for employees, one of three shortlisted finalists for the Retail category of the CIO Benchmark Awards.
Judges notes: ING Direct [The Benchmark Awards]
Judges notes: ING Direct [The Benchmark Awards]
iTnews' panel of judges discuss ING Direct's 'Bank in a Box', one of three shortlisted finalists for the banking and finance category of the CIO Benchmark Awards.
Judges notes: Yarra Valley Water [The Benchmark Awards]
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iTnews' panel of judges discuss Yarra Valley Water's insourcing project, one of three shortlisted finalists for the Utilities category of the CIO Benchmark Awards.
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