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    The president of the Sydney Novell User Group expects end users to benefit from Novell's new relationship with software giant Microsoft, but remains suspicious about Redmond's intentions.

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    Linux vendor Novell has issued a joint press release with Microsoft, in which HSBC, a customer of joint technology from the two companies, claims that Windows has a lower total cost of ownership than Linux.

  • Novell: OpenOffice is key

    The popularity of OpenOffice, the open source productivity suite, will be key to the financial success of Novell, said company president and CEO, Ron Hovsepian, who hopes to be a 'custodian' between the open source community and the commercial world. Also: Watch the videos.

  • Macquarie Uni mulls Exchange move

    Sydney's Macquarie University is weighing up a move to Microsoft's Exchange collaboration platform, as its current Novell GroupWise solution proves less able to handle next-generation technologies such as IP telephony.

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    The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will shortly replace the ageing Dell hardware in portions of its mid-range server fleet, following its five-year refresh cycle.

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    Will Windows Vista provide the boost Linux has been waiting for?

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    Five Aussie businesses take us behind the scenes during the early set-up phase of their tech companies.

  • Mobility madness: Managing mobile devices

    Today's smart phones are less about ring tones and more about extending your corporate applications well and truly into the field. Say goodbye to the deskbound worker -- and hello to a potential data and security nightmare, warns David Braue.

  • Taking the leap to open source?

    So you've done the math and decided there may be a good business case for Linux after all. Just make sure you don't dive into the world of open source without fastening the rope securely to the bridge.

  • Australia: Web services has matured

    Is Web services pure hype peddled by software vendors desperate to create new revenue streams or is the technology quietly yielding returns to Australian businesses?

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