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  • National Foods milks SAP, cow to fridge

    Three-quarters of the way through a massive consolidation and overhaul of its core business applications, dairy and juice giant National Foods has found that the most difficult parts of the project aren't related to technology, but to processes and the simple challenge of keeping skilled people on track.

  • Nation of hoarders: 30 million PCs rot in Australia

    What does last night's dinner have in common with your old PC? They get thrown out when their value flatlines. ZDNet Australia asks why Australians hoard old PCs.

  • Cisco deal points to networked white goods?

    Cisco Systems will partner with one of China's largest appliance makers to develop networking gear for homes, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday.

  • Virgin tweaks 3G network to fix broadband issues

    Virgin Mobile has patched its 3G network in the hope of fixing connection issues experienced by customers of its wireless broadband service.

  • End to Win98 support may boost desktop Linux

    From today, Microsoft will no longer issue security updates or provide support for Windows 98 and Windows ME, which could lead users to trying alternative operating systems such as Linux.

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  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    Datacentres should have kitchens

    There's a standard checklist of items you'll need to include for a datacentre: raised flooring, easy access to redundant power supplies, an air conditioner the size of a small hotel room, but the chances are you don't have a kitchen on there.

  • Read the blog post - Ella Morton

    Searching for answers

    As the essential tool for the wired generation, Google's search engine has come to embody the zeitgeist of the noughties -- one of information overload and instant gratification. But is it dangerous for a tech company to have such cultural influence?

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  • Datacentre 2020: Data security gets physical

    In 2020, datacentres are estimated to be cleaner, greener and more flexible but will they be any safer?

  • End to Win98 support may boost desktop Linux

    From today, Microsoft will no longer issue security updates or provide support for Windows 98 and Windows ME, which could lead users to trying alternative operating systems such as Linux.

  • RFID: Can it help your business?

    In 10 years almost everything will be tagged, say the experts. So what are these little chips that are soon to be so pervasive, and how will they take over your business?

  • What next for the Internet?

    Despite showing occasional signs of strain, the Internet has become an integral part of all kinds of business and consumer technologies. How will it change in the years ahead to meet with new demands? We identify some key areas to watch out for.

  • Embedded Linux struggles with standards

    The Linux operating system is set to become the de facto standard for "embedded" devices like robotics, information appliances and automobile information systems, but fragmentation could prove a stumbling block, according to Inder Singh, chairman of the Embedded Linux Consortium.

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  • Chameleon devices

    Converging technology has turned fridges into televisions, and phones into cameras, but just how far will convergence take us?

  • The computer is your friend

    Computers don't have personalities -- or do they?

  • Blame my cat

    I've come to the conclusion that all of the world's spam problems can be blamed on one tricolour feline. Well, that's not strictly true, but spam would be much easier to deal with if it was.

  • Philips casts new light on the smart home

    Other firms may stake a claim on the connected home of the future based on bulging storehouses of movies and music, smart fridges or smart phones.

  • The dream e-home

    It's been promised for a long time, but are we really ready for the automated home?

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