Novell promises long-term NetWare support
News NetWare and GroupWise will continue to be supported until 2010 and beyond 'unless market conditions determine otherwise'
Salesforce.com forges closer links with Office
News Builder: The hosted CRM software firm has launched a programme to entice Microsoft Office developers to write applications that tap into data stored in its applications
Spammers 'tricking ISPs' into sending junk mail
News A massive spam spike is predicted, and one expert says that 'it's the beginning of the email meltdown'
UK schools trial open source access control
News An open source access system should ease teachers' password woes
Fujitsu cuts carbon emissions
News Brief: The Japanese electronics manufacture will eliminate the use of polystyrene in an important part of its semiconductor manufacture, which should help it cut its carbon dioxide emissions by...
Symbian boosts security and enterprise apps
News Symbian OS v9 should power smartphones with better functionality, and more powerful protection against viruses
OSI president steps aside
News Eric Raymond, author and open source luminary, has stood down as chair of the OSI but says that he will continue to work for the Institute in an ambassadorial role
HP's 2005 notebook range: a first look
Preview HP's notebook range, incorporating Intel's recently launched Sonoma platform, has been revamped from the ground up. Here's our initial report.
Microsoft accelerates public sector offensive
News Microsoft will share information about security problems with government agencies as part of its efforts to slow the spread of open source software
Choking on spam
Leader No one thing can stop spam from overwhelming email. A coordinated response is required
Intel subpoenaed in IBM-SCO battle
News IBM have asked for information from the chipmaker on its dealings with the SCO group and other facts pertaining to the ongoing legal battle
13-year old to address Linux conference
News A pint-sized linux guru who installed her first Debian server before her tenth birthday is to speak at this year's linux.conf.au
Where's my G5 PowerBook?
Analysis The promise of a G5 laptop is exciting Apple enthusiasts but the reality could require some uncomfortable compromises
Do patents threaten your business?
Comment The main noise against software patenting in Europe has come from the open source community, but the threat of patent-infringement lawsuits hangs over all companies
Microsoft denies data execution problem
News The software giant refuses to admit that the data execution protection flaw pointed out by a Russian security company is a security problem, claiming that it does not put customers at risk
Google gains registrar status
News The search giant has won approval from ICANN to become a registrar of Internet domain names, but claims it is only doing so to improve the quality of its search results
Sun lights up its Grid
News Sun's top executives, styling themselves as world saviours, have flicked the switch on the company's new pay-as-you-go supercomputing service
Open source gurus issue patent warning
News Several open source luminaries have issued a warning over the implications of software patents, and the possibility of Microsoft unleashing 'patent WMDs' when it realises its business model is no...
Apple Mac mini (1.25GHz)
Review Apple trimmed some corners to keep the Mac mini's price so low, but its great design and big software bundle make it a winner among budget computers.



