Software

Nvidia launches Cuda coding contest

Nvidia launches Cuda coding contest

Graphics company Nvidia has launched its inaugural Cuda Coding Contest designed to seek out the most talented Cuda programmers in the world..
Staff Writers May 22 2008 7:53AM Software
CeBIT 08: Finance Minister heralds australia.gov.au revamp

CeBIT 08: Finance Minister heralds australia.gov.au revamp

Finance Minster Lindsay Tanner today revealed that the Rudd Government’s ICT plans will provide Australians with a “one stop shop” for online government services.
Ashley Clark May 21 2008 3:05PM Software
CeBIT 08: Red Hat and Ice Systems join for Open Source 3.0

CeBIT 08: Red Hat and Ice Systems join for Open Source 3.0

Australian-owned service provider, Ice Systems, has joined with Red Hat to preach the word on Open Source 3.0.
Lilia Guan May 21 2008 2:48PM Software
Debian, Ubuntu flawed for two years

Debian, Ubuntu flawed for two years

A research posting to the Debian security list last week has led to the confirmation of a serious hole in two flavours of the Open Source Linux operating system.
Stewart Meagher May 21 2008 2:46PM Software
SAP readies CRM All-in-One

SAP readies CRM All-in-One

Business applications titan SAP has released a customer relationship management (CRM) module for medium-sized firms.
Gareth Morgan May 21 2008 1:32PM Software
IBM takes pulse of green plans

IBM takes pulse of green plans

IBM has used its Pulse conference in Orlando to make a number of announcements, ranging from new green ambitions to new systems management tools.
Staff Writers May 21 2008 1:32PM Software
Show-off developers over-complicate code

Show-off developers over-complicate code

Many software developers intentionally create "unnecessarily complex products" to show off their engineering talents, new research claims..
Robert Jaques May 21 2008 7:35AM Software
CeBIT 08: Senator Lundy lobbies for Open Source change

CeBIT 08: Senator Lundy lobbies for Open Source change

The recent change of government could be an opportunity for the Australian Open Source community to bring their “free and open” philosophy to the public domain.
Liz Tay May 21 2008 7:27AM Software
Open source security improving rapidly

Open source security improving rapidly

The quality and security of open source software is improving rapidly, according to an in-depth analysis of over 250 popular applications including Linux and Apache.
Robert Jaques May 20 2008 11:27PM Software
ABC shows off new media player at REMIX

ABC shows off new media player at REMIX

Today at REMIX 08, ABC Commercial previewed its new media player, which is the first major commercial project in Australia to be developed with Microsoft’s Silverlight platform.
Ashley Clark May 20 2008 4:28PM Software
CeBIT 08: Red Hat says Australia missed OOXML opportunity

CeBIT 08: Red Hat says Australia missed OOXML opportunity

Australia may have missed an opportunity to promote open technology by abstaining from the recent OOXML vote, according to Linux distribution vendor Red Hat.
Liz Tay May 20 2008 3:59PM Software
Google pips Yahoo to top web spot

Google pips Yahoo to top web spot

Google has overtaken Yahoo to become the number-one network of sites on the web..
Shaun Nichols May 20 2008 3:34PM Software
China Internet opens up after earthquake

China Internet opens up after earthquake

Chinese officials are allowing greater internet freedom in the wake of the Sichuan earthquake which has left over 70,000 dead or missing..
Iain Thomson May 20 2008 3:34PM Software
REMIX ’08 keynote proclaims “Connection is king”

REMIX ’08 keynote proclaims “Connection is king”

Mark Pesce, futurist and panellist on The ABC’s The New Inventor, kicked off this year’s REMIX festivities with a challenge for businesses to help employees connect online in the workplace the same way they connect online in their personal lives.
Ashley Clark May 20 2008 3:31PM Software
Java development becomes reality TV sport

Java development becomes reality TV sport

A reality TV-style coding contest will evaluate the abilities of Java software developers from around the world, in a bid to study how development teams collaborate.
Liz Tay May 20 2008 7:33AM Software
Google learns 10 new languages

Google learns 10 new languages

Google has added capabilities for 10 new languages to its Google Translate service..
Staff Writers May 20 2008 7:31AM Software
OLPC Sugar software goes independent

OLPC Sugar software goes independent

The former president of software and content at One Laptop per Child has launched Sugar Labs in the wake of the project's decision to ship with Windows XP..
Clement James May 20 2008 7:31AM Software
Firefox 3 RC1 put out for fiddling with

Firefox 3 RC1 put out for fiddling with

Break it if you can
Rob Kerr May 19 2008 12:18PM Software
Woman charged over MySpace suicide

Woman charged over MySpace suicide

A US woman was indicted last week on federal charges of fraudulently using a MySpace account to pose as a teenaged boy..
Clement James May 19 2008 12:02PM Software
Asus to offer Linux on all motherboards

Asus to offer Linux on all motherboards

Asus is to fit its entire range of motherboards with the company's Express Gate version of Splashtop Linux..
Guy Dixon May 19 2008 7:45AM Software

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