Linux originator Torvalds is following his long-standing policy of attending the Australian Linux.conf.au conference but not appearing as a presenter in the formal program. However, he offered a number of comments from the floor during a presentation ...
While "cloud computing" is some way from being an enterprise reality, IT managers need to start planning now if they want to avoid being ordered by their bosses to implement technology from Google and close down their own datacentres, a Gartner analyst ...
Server virtualisation has saved business-supply giant Corporate Express AU$1.8m (Ł867,000) and allowed it to ditch more than 90 percent of its existing server hardware. However, achieving those benefits required a major shift in the company's storage ...
The Eee PC 900 with XP -- fiddy bux cheaper than the Linux version. WTF? Asus will sell the Windows XP model of its Eee PC 900 for a substantially cheaper price than its Linux counterpart, raising questions about the company's long term commitment to ...
The launch of version 3.0 of Python, expected within the next year, will see major changes to some fundamental elements of the programming language, release manager Anthony Baxter explained in a keynote speech at linux.conf.au in Melbourne. Python is ...
Microsoft and the developers of the open-source Samba protocol are co-operating much more effectively since a landmark settlement late last year, according to the software's original developer. The non-disclosure agreement was brokered on behalf of ...
Linux.conf.au kicked off its main proceedings in Melbourne on Wednesday morning with a stark message from security guru Bruce Schneier: "When security companies give you cost justifications, they're complete bullshit." Schneier, author of the books ...
The first service pack for Microsoft Vista may not be due until early next year, but elements of the software are continuing to appear as part of Microsoft's ongoing support activities for the latest Windows. Over the weekend, one "hotfix" for a ...
Despite broader recognition of the need for securing access to applications and other IT resources, enterprises are still struggling to come to terms with the issues involved with identity and access management, Gartner has warned. "We need to have ...
Its previous attempts at customer relationship management (CRM) haven't exactly set the world on fire, but Microsoft is continuing to plug away at the CRM market, announcing pricing and product details for its new fully hosted on-demand CRM package. ...
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