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    Financial administration isn't always an area where cutting-edge technology and application innovation are desirable. For Sydney Anglican Schools Corporation, this simple truth has led the organisation through years of long change as it works to modernise its administrative systems.

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    PC-cillin Internet Security 2006 has a few shortcomings, but overall it's an affordable and feature-packed security suite that reliably defends against online threats.

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    Many people are making bold predictions about the future of technology in 2005 but I'd prefer to put forward a list of my new year's resolutions in regards to technology.

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    WAP service has failed to live expectations since released in Australia in late 1999. However, Peramon Technology's theMobilizer may make mobile WAP-based mobile Internet service more viable for ISPs and Intranets, and more accessible for users.

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