IBM to change Aust tax office
IBM has signed a three year, $14.3 million contract with the Australian Taxation Office to assist in its Change Program. More...

Microsoft enlists uni students to improve Office
Microsoft plans to host 15 university students from around the world, including one from Australia, at its Redmond, Washington campus to find out how they see the company's Microsoft Office suite evolving during the next 10 years. More...

Layoffs loom as Network Associates dashes sale talk
A full 24 hours after the first reports that Network Associates might be up for sale, a company spokeswoman denied that management was trying to sell the company. More...

Fujitsu boosts SPARC64 speed
Fujitsu said it had bumped up the performance of its SPARC64 V processor by moving to a 90-nanometre fabrication process. More...

France challenges Microsoft with open source competition
The French government announced this week that it will give "alternative" and open-source software companies a chance to win business from Microsoft as the country attempts to cut software prices and offset a mounting deficit. More...

Reseller fined millions for selling fake Symantec software
Papa B Enterprises, a discount software reseller based in Michigan, US, has been slapped with a US$3.2 million fine under a legal settlement with Symantec for allegedly selling bootleg versions of the security vendor's software. More...