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Ginos Engineering fined $114,000 for software piracy

Ginos Engineering fined $114,000 for software piracy

A conversation between an IT consultant and reseller has cost an Adelaide engineering firm more than $114,000 in damages for hosting 27 unlicensed copies of Autodesk software on its computers.
Staff Writers Jan 28 2009 2:51PM Software
Mozilla champions Open Source Web video

Mozilla champions Open Source Web video

The Mozilla Foundation is putting its significant clout and cash behind an initiative to create an open video format on the Web which would let users watch streaming video all over the Internet without having to use a plug-in.
Sylvie Barak Jan 28 2009 6:42AM Software
iPhone and Android developers to score in 2009

iPhone and Android developers to score in 2009

The main winners in the mobile world this year will be independent iPhone developers, and handset manufacturers and developers for the Android platform, according to digital innovations consultancy Fjord.
Phil Muncaster Jan 28 2009 6:36AM Software
IE 8 approaching on formal release

IE 8 approaching on formal release

Internet Explorer 8 moved one step closer to its official release on Monday.
Shaun Nichols Jan 27 2009 3:48PM Software
Autonomy has its work cut out with Interwoven

Autonomy has its work cut out with Interwoven

Autonomy's acquisition of enterprise content management (ECM) firm Interwoven last week has been broadly welcomed by the industry, but some observers remain sceptical about how well the two product sets will be integrated.
Phil Muncaster Jan 27 2009 6:40AM Software
Wikipedia considers limiting user access

Wikipedia considers limiting user access

Wikipedia is considering changing the rules under which people can contribute to the online encyclopaedia.
Iain Thomson Jan 27 2009 6:40AM Software
Google Docs sneaks charges in through the back door

Google Docs sneaks charges in through the back door

Google is making a sneaky move in getting more pennies in its pot by quietly reducing the amount of users who can set up a free Google Apps account.
Emma Hughes Jan 24 2009 2:34PM Software
Indonesia attacks bird flu with USB-based report system

Indonesia attacks bird flu with USB-based report system

The Australian government will partially fund the deployment of web and USB stick-based versions of a veterinary reporting system to track and report bird flu outbreaks in Indonesia.
Staff Writers Jan 23 2009 4:07PM Software
Pharmacy wholesaler revamps BI system

Pharmacy wholesaler revamps BI system

Australian Pharmaceutical Industries’ wholesale division has installed a Microstrategy business intelligence system that will draw on information from the firm’s Teradata-based data warehouse.
Staff Writers Jan 23 2009 4:06PM Software
BT moves to SQL database

BT moves to SQL database

BT Financial Group said it has migrated its superannuation and investment platform, Wrap Administration, onto a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 backend.
Staff Writers Jan 23 2009 3:36PM Software
How to deploy secure unified communication

How to deploy secure unified communication

There is an uneasy tension between the concepts of unified communications (UC) and IT security.
Computing staff Jan 23 2009 6:26AM Software
Autonomy acquires Interwoven for US$775m

Autonomy acquires Interwoven for US$775m

After posting its best financial results ever, UK software firm Autonomy Corporation has announced that it will acquire content management systems developer Interwoven for US$775 million.
Angelica Mari Jan 23 2009 6:26AM Software
Eclipse unveils PHP development tool v2.0

Eclipse unveils PHP development tool v2.0

The Eclipse Foundation has upgraded the PHP Development Tools (PDT) project to version 2.0 to add support for the object-oriented programming features of PHP.
Staff Writers Jan 22 2009 1:43PM Software
Uni housing developer examines network suppliers

Uni housing developer examines network suppliers

Campus Living Villages Fund has embarked on a process of standardising the telco and cabling infrastructure suppliers it uses as part of student accommodation facility developments in Australia.
Ry Crozier Jan 22 2009 1:37PM Software
Red Hat releases Enterprise Linux 5.3

Red Hat releases Enterprise Linux 5.3

Red Hat has released the latest version of its corporate Linux distribution, offering enhanced support for virtualisation and an open source implementation of Sun Microsystems' Java platform for the first time.
Daniel Robinson Jan 22 2009 6:20AM Software
Alfresco upgrades flagship ECM offering

Alfresco upgrades flagship ECM offering

Enterprise content management (ECM) firm Alfresco has released a major new version of its Alfresco Labs open source application, designed to offer greater social computing and collaborative functionality, and a viable alternative to Microsoft SharePoint.
Phil Muncaster Jan 22 2009 6:20AM Software
Adobe to open up Flash streaming protocol

Adobe to open up Flash streaming protocol

Adobe is to open up the messaging protocol used in its Flash platform to deliver multimedia content over the internet, in a move designed to help developers build richer applications.
Daniel Robinson Jan 22 2009 6:20AM Software
Intel and Citrix partner on virtual clients

Intel and Citrix partner on virtual clients

Intel and Citrix are aiming to make client systems easier to secure and manage by virtualising the user environment and linking it to a Citrix-based management infrastructure, the Citrix Desktop Delivery Solution.
Daniel Robinson Jan 21 2009 4:31PM Software
RIM begins stocking Blackberry application store

RIM begins stocking Blackberry application store

Research In Motion (RIM) is opening its doors to would-be Blackberry application developers.
Shaun Nichols Jan 21 2009 4:31PM Software
Android engineer jumps ship

Android engineer jumps ship

One of the key engineers responsible for Google’s Android operating system has decided to leave the company.
Iain Thomson Jan 21 2009 4:31PM Software

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