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Open Text gets NSW government panel status

Open Text gets NSW government panel status

Open Text has been awarded panel contract status by the New South Wales Government to provide an Information Asset Management System (IAMS) to government departments and agencies throughout the state.
Staff Writers Oct 27 2008 5:20AM Software
Microsoft joins open standards group

Microsoft joins open standards group

Microsoft has signed on to an effort to establish an open standard for messaging.
Shaun Nichols Oct 25 2008 1:30PM Software
Toro shies away from head office SAP reports

Toro shies away from head office SAP reports

Toro Australia is installing a new business intelligence system to escape a data access bottleneck between it and its U.S.-based head office.
Ry Crozier Oct 24 2008 3:09PM Software
Internet voting starts for US citizens

Internet voting starts for US citizens

The first internet votes in U.S. history will be cast on Friday in an experiment to judge the effectiveness of the system.
Iain Thomson Oct 24 2008 3:04PM Software
Boss uses Facebook to catch out staff

Boss uses Facebook to catch out staff

A call centre employee has been caught out faking illness after his boss checked his Facebook status.
Iain Thomson Oct 24 2008 3:04PM Software
Linux code worth $10.8bn

Linux code worth $10.8bn

The most recent version of Fedora would have cost a conventional software company US$10.8bn to develop, according to the Linux Foundation.
Shaun Nichols Oct 24 2008 3:03PM Software
RIM to launch online store for BlackBerry apps

RIM to launch online store for BlackBerry apps

A new online storefront will allow BlackBerry application developers to reach users worldwide from March 2009.
Staff Writers Oct 24 2008 2:54PM Software
Gartner urges government investment in Web 2.0

Gartner urges government investment in Web 2.0

Analyst firm Gartner has warned that governments need to step up their commitment to social networks.
Rosalie Marshall Oct 24 2008 6:48AM Software
Office 2007 SP2 due in US spring

Office 2007 SP2 due in US spring

Microsoft has confirmed that the next service pack for Office 2007 will be released February-April next year.
Iain Thomson Oct 24 2008 6:48AM Software
Hosted Notes goes online

Hosted Notes goes online

IBM has launched a hosted version of its Lotus Notes messaging software.
Shaun Nichols Oct 23 2008 2:45PM Software
Rudd Government launches virtual children's hub

Rudd Government launches virtual children's hub

The Rudd Government today launched a Web site that provides access to health, early learning, child care and parenting support information to parents and carers.
Staff Writers Oct 23 2008 2:18PM Software
Newly created robot musician interacts and improvises

Newly created robot musician interacts and improvises

An Australian PhD researcher has created musical software that has the ability to listen to music and improvise musical rhythms and melodies to accompany it.
Staff Writers Oct 23 2008 2:17PM Software
The future of mobile is surface

The future of mobile is surface

Forget mere touch screens - the whole surface of a mobile phone will soon act as the UI for a mobile phone according to Abhijit Kabra, a mobile guru for Accenture.
Tony Dennis Oct 23 2008 6:48AM Software
Linux source code passes 10 million lines

Linux source code passes 10 million lines

The number of lines of source code comprising Linux kernel files recently surpassed the ten million mark after the latest release of Linux version 2.6.27, an analysis has found.
Egan Orion Oct 23 2008 6:48AM Software
Google publishes Android source code

Google publishes Android source code

Google has officially open sourced its Android code base and is encouraging developers to try out the new platform.
Iain Thomson Oct 23 2008 6:35AM Software
VMware defies expectations with strong Q3

VMware defies expectations with strong Q3

Virtualisation firm VMware has reported positive financial results for its third quarter, posting a 35 per cent increase in revenue compared with last year.
Rosalie Marshall Oct 23 2008 6:35AM Software
Sun unveils major Java update

Sun unveils major Java update

Sun Microsystems has released Java Standard Edition 6 Update 10 (SE 6u10), touting it as a major update for the ubiquitous web content platform.
Shaun Nichols Oct 23 2008 6:35AM Software
Vic Police BI stalls on stage three funding shortfall

Vic Police BI stalls on stage three funding shortfall

The Victorian Police's long-running VicOPS business intelligence (BI) system has run out of money with a stage still left to implement.
Ry Crozier Oct 23 2008 6:01AM Software
An e-postcard service to notify sexual partners of STDs

An e-postcard service to notify sexual partners of STDs

Need to notify an estranged sexual partner of a recently discovered sexually transmitted disease (STD)? Why not send an electronic postcard.
Liz Tay Oct 22 2008 1:34PM Software
Mozilla snubs Android

Mozilla snubs Android

Executives at the Mozilla Foundation have decided not to bother with making Firefox Mobile work with Google Android.
Nick Farrell Oct 22 2008 6:52AM Software

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