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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
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
Microsoft hooks up with HP on unified comms

Microsoft hooks up with HP on unified comms

Microsoft and HP inked a four year partnership at Interop 2009 in Las Vegas today around end-to-end unified enterprise communications.
Sylvie Barak May 20 2009 6:07AM Software
Microsoft takes Security Development Lifecycle to all developers

Microsoft takes Security Development Lifecycle to all developers

Microsoft will launch additions to its Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) programme today, designed to enable all software developers to integrate the SDL more tightly into the development process.
Phil Muncaster May 20 2009 5:56AM Software
Microsoft and Linux team up on software licensing

Microsoft and Linux team up on software licensing

Microsoft and the Linux Foundation have joined forces over proposed changes in the law over software contracts.
Iain Thomson May 19 2009 3:20PM Software
Mozilla looks to go beyond browser tabs

Mozilla looks to go beyond browser tabs

The developers behind the popular Firefox browser are looking at ways to eliminate the practice of tabbed browsing.
Shaun Nichols May 19 2009 9:57AM Software
Microsoft touts its open document credentials

Microsoft touts its open document credentials

Microsoft has made a number of announcements today designed to boost its standing in the open document standards world.
David Neal May 19 2009 6:10AM Software
Wolfram Alpha launches to mixed reviews

Wolfram Alpha launches to mixed reviews

The much-heralded Wolfram Alpha computational knowledge engine has finally launched.
Phil Muncaster May 19 2009 6:10AM Software
CBA's NetBank gets personal touch

CBA's NetBank gets personal touch

The Commonwealth Bank has launched a new feature on its NetBank online banking site that allows users to choose how their financial data is presented to them.
Brett Winterford May 18 2009 4:30PM Software
Visual Studio beta launches this week

Visual Studio beta launches this week

Microsoft is set to release next week the first beta of its long-awaited Visual Studio 2010 tools suite.
Phil Muncaster May 18 2009 6:46AM Software

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