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Intel releases multi-core developer tools

Intel releases multi-core developer tools

Intel has released a suite of tools designed to help developers optimise Windows applications for better performance on multi-core processor chips.
Daniel Robinson May 27 2009 12:13AM Software
Centrelink boosts self-service with voice biometrics

Centrelink boosts self-service with voice biometrics

Centrelink customers will be able to authenticate access to welfare services via the unique properties of their voice after a biometric voice system officially went into production today.
Brett Winterford May 26 2009 4:23PM Software
Internode turns attention to customer care systems

Internode turns attention to customer care systems

Internode has started a $4 million upgrade to its customer care systems that the ISP says will reduce queues in busy periods and provide more self-service options for customers.
Staff Writers May 26 2009 11:12AM Software
Fortify pushes code audits as XP support ends

Fortify pushes code audits as XP support ends

Fortify has warned that the end of mainstream support for Windows XP means that anyone working on XP-based applications should strengthen their code auditing procedures.
Ian Williams May 26 2009 9:39AM Software
Opinion: Sizing up Google's new search rivals

Opinion: Sizing up Google's new search rivals

Can computational search engine Wolfram Alpha or Microsoft's forthcoming 'Kumo' search engine compete with Google's dominance in search?
Shaun Nichols May 25 2009 3:21PM Software
Pirate Party on course for election triumph

Pirate Party on course for election triumph

The Pirate Party, a Swedish political party set up to promote internet piracy and reform copyright laws, is set to win several seats in the European parliament, according to reports.
Phil Muncaster May 25 2009 6:10AM Software
Microsoft calls off EU hearing

Microsoft calls off EU hearing

An EU hearing over more antitrust allegations against Microsoft has been called off due to a scheduling conflict.
Shaun Nichols May 25 2009 6:10AM Software
Microsoft warns of major SharePoint flaw

Microsoft warns of major SharePoint flaw

Error will shut down application after six months.
Iain Thomson May 23 2009 8:00AM Software
Mozilla fires up Jetpack for Firefox developers

Mozilla fires up Jetpack for Firefox developers

Mozilla Labs has unveiled a platform called Jetpack aimed at enhancing the already huge library of extensions and add-ons available for the Firefox web browser.
David Neal May 23 2009 8:00AM Software
Studios push for more money in Pirate Bay case

Studios push for more money in Pirate Bay case

Several film studios are lobbying Swedish courts to increase the cash penalty award in the Pirate Bay case.
Shaun Nichols May 23 2009 8:00AM Software
Sydney Uni students vent about Microsoft email system

Sydney Uni students vent about Microsoft email system

University of Sydney students have taken to online forums to vent about the institution switching its email over to Microsoft’s Live@edu product earlier this month.
Staff Writers May 22 2009 2:17PM Software
Google puts Chrome 2 out on final release

Google puts Chrome 2 out on final release

Google has released final code for the second version of its Chrome browser, eight months after the official launch.
Iain Thomson May 22 2009 2:14PM Software
Sun builds world's biggest application store for Java

Sun builds world's biggest application store for Java

Sun chief executive has announced that Sun is to build an application store for Java and is aiming for a billion users.
Iain Thomson May 22 2009 9:04AM Software
Cobol skills still prized by CIOs

Cobol skills still prized by CIOs

Cobol has long been written off as old hat, but many CIOs at large UK organisations have little choice but to carry on employing Cobol developers to maintain and enhance legacy applications that support their core business processes
Martin Courtney May 22 2009 6:32AM Software
Adobe to issue regular Reader and Acrobat patches

Adobe to issue regular Reader and Acrobat patches

Adobe is to ape the security practices of other technology companies by issuing regular patch updates to Adobe Reader and Acrobat.
David Neal May 22 2009 6:14AM Software
Full-timers envy SMB's remote working bliss

Full-timers envy SMB's remote working bliss

Small businesses are flocking to remote working with at least 60 per cent doing it “regularly” and 35 per cent “at least three times a week”, according to two local surveys.
Staff Writers May 22 2009 6:00AM Software
Yoda coders: with them Friday, the Force is

Yoda coders: with them Friday, the Force is

Programmers of Yoda translation sites across the Web are preparing for sharp traffic spikes to coincide with "International Talk Like Yoda" day today.
Ry Crozier May 22 2009 5:30AM Software
Free Software Foundation settles case with Cisco

Free Software Foundation settles case with Cisco

Cisco has settled its outstanding court action brought by the Free Software Foundation over the unauthorised use of free software in its Linksys routers.
Iain Thomson May 21 2009 2:56PM Software
Google adds language translation to Gmail

Google adds language translation to Gmail

Google has launched a new translation feature in Gmail which could allow colleagues in global organisations to communicate with each other in their native language.
Phil Muncaster May 21 2009 6:24AM Software
Virtualisation loses its lustre at USQ

Virtualisation loses its lustre at USQ

If you think server virtualisation is a walk in the park, Brian Kissell, chief technology officer at the University of Southern Queensland, has a few lessons you should probably hear.
Brett Winterford May 21 2009 6:13AM Software

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