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  • IBM retools software for utility push

    IBM will fill in key pieces of its "on-demand" computing initiative--in which it will sell computing resources as if they were utilities like electricity or telephone service--with upgraded server software which will be available in Australia in late-first quarter or early-second quarter this year.

  • Why migrating Java apps to .NET may not be smart

    Migrating from Java to .NET is not easy, and you might be better off with your exisiting application. Here are five reasons for sticking with Java.

  • Making sure it's a real cyberpassport

    Surveying the future of the Internet and Web services, Sun CTO Greg Papadopoulos warns against a universal identity system that plays favourites.

  • Sun offers business-friendly grid software

    Sun Microsystems has upgraded its top-end "grid" software, a product that lets teams of computers collectively tackle calculation problems, making it more suitable for businesses that need strict control of their computing resources.

  • On-demand computing: What are the odds?

    For those of you who missed the big proclamation, IBM is betting US$10 billion that customers will turn to Big Blue to deliver computing resources the way a power utility doles out electricity.

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  • Sun offers business-friendly grid software

    Sun Microsystems has upgraded its top-end "grid" software, a product that lets teams of computers collectively tackle calculation problems, making it more suitable for businesses that need strict control of their computing resources.

  • Web services: Beyond the hype

    He still has a tough sell ahead but IBM's Bob Sutor has already collaborated with Microsoft and others to fashion the underlying plumbing necessary to turn his vision of Web services into reality.

  • IBM's Bullock: Straight to the source

    IBM Managing Director and CEO Philip Bullock takes the hot seat to field questions regarding Web services, Grid computing, and where IBM Australia is headed.

  • Sun reluctant to make Java open source

    Sun Microsystems is reluctant to make Java source code available through an open-source model because it would encourage incompatible versions of the software, Sun's top software executive said.

  • Virtual infrastructure, at your servers

    Thin clients, make way for a new competitor: hosted, virtual servers and desktops are finally changing the way corporate Australia manages its IT infrastructure.

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  • IBM's big thinker

    Executive Irving Wladawsky-Berger helped steer Big Blue to the Internet, Linux and open-source computing. His newest mission: grid computing.

  • iSeries rises to conflicting demands

    IBM's iSeries will never be IBM's most exciting range of servers, but it is destined for great things, according to one of its architects.

  • 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.

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