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Google previews next version of Android

Google previews next version of Android

Google has released a developer preview of the next version of its Android mobile operating system.
David Neal Apr 15 2009 6:09AM Software
Interview: Inside the ATO's Change Program

Interview: Inside the ATO's Change Program

Australian Tax Office Second Commissioner David Butler and CIO Bill Gibson tell iTnews editor Brett Winterford that the ATO's Change Program is likely to cost more than the current projection of $725 million.
Brett Winterford Apr 14 2009 2:45PM Software
Study predicts bear market for Windows 7

Study predicts bear market for Windows 7

A new report is predicting a slow market for enterprise adoption of Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7 release.
Shaun Nichols Apr 14 2009 11:38AM Software
Microsoft gives word of April fixes

Microsoft gives word of April fixes

Microsoft has released new information on the content of its upcoming security update.
Shaun Nichols Apr 14 2009 6:12AM Software
Adobe helps out unemployed developers

Adobe helps out unemployed developers

Adobe has launched a new program intended to support unemployed developers and encourage the use of its Flex open source framework for building web applications.
Phil Muncaster Apr 13 2009 8:02AM Software
IE8 set for automatic roll-out

IE8 set for automatic roll-out

Microsoft will begin to push out the latest version of its flagship Internet Explorer browser to users with older editions from next week.
Phil Muncaster Apr 13 2009 8:02AM Software
Hotmail log-in problems cause user panic

Hotmail log-in problems cause user panic

Millions of Hotmail, Windows Live and MSN customers were left high and dry after another outage meant they were unable to access their inboxes for around two hours.
Phil Muncaster Apr 13 2009 8:02AM Software
Sun and Microsoft make cases to Linux developers

Sun and Microsoft make cases to Linux developers

Advocates for the three major enterprise operating systems traded barbs and made an uneasy peace at a special event in San Francisco on Wednesday.
Shaun Nichols Apr 10 2009 6:34AM Software
Austrade ups investment ante with site upgrade

Austrade ups investment ante with site upgrade

Austrade will add social media components to its website by the end of May that it hopes will assist it to attract sources of inward investment to Australian business.
Staff Writers Apr 10 2009 6:00AM Software
Microsoft virtual machine 'mythbusting' backfires

Microsoft virtual machine 'mythbusting' backfires

A Microsoft marketing video designed to "bust myths" around the lack of virtualisation functionality in its products has only served to remind users of how far it has to catch up.
Brett Winterford Apr 10 2009 5:00AM Software
Microsoft Germany hit with €9 million fine

Microsoft Germany hit with €9 million fine

Microsoft in Germany has been hit with a €9 million (AU$16.8m) fine over its business practices.
Iain Thomson Apr 9 2009 11:09AM Software
Google updates Gmail for mobiles

Google updates Gmail for mobiles

Google has introduced major changes to its Gmail service for mobile phones to take advantage of the latest browsers, such as those on the iPhone and its own Android-based devices.
David Neal Apr 9 2009 11:09AM Software
BBC criticised over web site launches

BBC criticised over web site launches

An influential UK Committee has demanded the BBC "exhibit extreme caution before launching any further commercial web sites" in a report attacking the lack of transparency surrounding the activity of its commercial arm BBC Worldwide
Parliamentary reporter Apr 9 2009 5:51AM Software
Microsoft releases SQL Server 2008 SP1

Microsoft releases SQL Server 2008 SP1

Microsoft has released the first service pack for its SQL Server 2008 database.
David Neal Apr 9 2009 5:47AM Software
Oldfields desktops go to Linux, Mac, and don’t look back

Oldfields desktops go to Linux, Mac, and don’t look back

ASX-listed Oldfields has reduced its IT spending from just over three per cent of gross revenue to 1.2 per cent, mainly by reducing its reliance on Windows.
Ry Crozier Apr 8 2009 4:06PM Software
Windows 7 testers asked to go back to Vista

Windows 7 testers asked to go back to Vista

Microsoft is asking users who are testing its new Windows 7 build to return to their old operating systems.
Shaun Nichols Apr 8 2009 2:34PM Software
Gartner predicts surge in software-as-a-service email

Gartner predicts surge in software-as-a-service email

The software-as-a-service (SaaS) market for email will grow strongly in the next three years, creating opportunities for third-party application providers, according to figures from Gartner released today.
Phil Muncaster Apr 8 2009 6:10AM Software
Windows XP support runs out next week

Windows XP support runs out next week

Windows XP will pass another milestone on the road to retirement next week when Microsoft withdraws mainstream support for the operating system.
Daniel Robinson Apr 8 2009 6:02AM Software
Salesforce.com launches free Mobile Lite service

Salesforce.com launches free Mobile Lite service

Salesforce.com has unveiled a slimmed-down mobile application for its customer relationship management (CRM) suite at its annual Cloudforce event.
Ian Williams Apr 8 2009 6:02AM Software
US backs down on ACTA details

US backs down on ACTA details

The United States has released details of a major new intellectual property treaty with its allies - including Australia.
Iain Thomson Apr 7 2009 2:16PM Software

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