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  • OOXML result: Will it matter in Australia?

    Microsoft's OOXML document format has accrued enough votes for recognition as an international standard, but one observer believes the change will make little difference to users in Australia.

  • Tax Commissioner: E-tax doesn't make tax less taxing

    After announcing that 1.9 million Australians lodged their tax in 2007 using e-tax, the Tax Commissioner has said that online initiatives can only go so far to ease the burden of an overly complex tax system.

  • Aussie healthcare shy of tech spend

    The Australian healthcare industry has for a decade been loathe to get its wallet out when it comes to technology, analysts have revealed.

  • Australian Linux bodies blast US free-trade deal

    Australia's national open source industry body, OSIA (Open Source Industry Australia), and Linux Australia have spoken out about their concerns over the proposed Australian-US Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA), warning that the legal framework of the intellectual property clauses will put the entire Australian software development industry at risk.

  • Aust lags in fighting software piracy

    Australia is lagging behind the US, New Zealand and the UK when it comes to reducing software piracy rates, according to a report released today.

  • Telstra 'played Linux card' to lower Microsoft bills

    Australian telecoms operator Telstra has signed a deal with Microsoft that appears to add further credibility to the theory that the best way to negotiate with the software giant is to explore moving to Linux.

  • UPDATE: Aust tax agents stumble over online lodgement glitch

    The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is trying to resolve a glitch with its online tax lodgement systems as the deadline for tax agents to migrate to the new service closes.

  • Microsoft pushes CRM offering in Aust

    Microsoft launched Business Solutions CRM 1.2 to the Australian market today, claiming it was a "business strategy" created in response to real business needs.

  • Australian software giant in finance crisis

    The long-running capital raising efforts of Australia's largest software company, Mincom, have failed to find an investor.

  • J D Edwards' Ian Hodge: Straight to the source

    What sets J D Edwards apart from the likes of Siebel and PeopleSoft? We speak with Ian Hodge, managing director Australia/New Zealand, about the future of business software and services.

  • Call for govt to use Australian developers

    Shadow minister for Information Technology Senator Kate Lundy has called for the government to look to its own backyard when making IT purchasing decisions.

  • Microsoft, Quicken deliver Australian small biz solution

    Australia is being used as the test market for an integrated accounting solution, aimed at the small business market by industry rivals Microsoft and Quicken.

  • Aust developer targets US market

    Australian software developer Prophecy International has inked a partnership agreement with US solutions provider OTS, to gain access to the lucrative US federal government sector.

  • Dell ANZ says 'no' to staff cuts

    Despite drastic cost cutting measures being made at Dell's US operations, such as leave without pay for staff, the PC maker's Australian arm will not follow suit with local redundancies, according to a local spokesperson.

  • Australian students win global software competition

    A group of Australian students have just been crowned winners of the Imagine Cup, a global competition in software design.

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