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  • Red Hat doubles JBoss funding

    Open-source specialist Red Hat claims that it is doubling the amount of research and development investment in JBoss the open-source application server company it acquired last June.

  • Apple: Windows on a Mac is here

    Apple Computer said on Wednesday that it has released a public beta version of Boot Camp, software that enables Microsoft Windows XP to run natively on Intel-based Macs.

  • New DVDs to use old video technology?

    As Hollywood readies its new and controversial high-definition DVDs, at least one major studio is leaving some of the most advanced parts of the new disc formats on the table in favour of technology that's more than a decade old.

  • The real roadblocks to Linux in education

    In this issue of Industry Insider, Con Zymaris, our guest columnist from Open Source Industry Australia, describes the major barriers for Linux in the education system.

  • Trojan horses take aim at Symbian mobile phones

    The recent discovery of a large number of malicious mobile phone programs should raise concerns throughout the wireless industry, according to a virus tracker.

  • Piracy hits Hollywood in the wallet

    People working in the entertainment industry see digital piracy as a major threat to their businesses, according to a new study by In-Stat/MDR.

  • New CD copy-lock technology nears market

    A new kind of copy-protected music CD will likely hit U.S. shelves early next year, as record label SonyBMG experiments with a technology created by British developer First 4 Internet, according to sources familiar with the companies.

  • Mobile phones heading into iPod territory

    Jingles on mobile phones are going beyond ring tones, calling up a day when wireless devices might double as mini MP3 players with the potential to replace stand-alone products such as Apple Computer's iPod.

  • Intel's 3D divorce rate

    Developers of three-dimensional rendering technology for the Web known as X3D are bracing for a standards war with Intel--a former backer of the project--just as their recently sundered collaboration bears fruit.

  • CNET to launch indie music service

    Shortly after buying the MP3.com domain name and announcing that its sprawling music archive would close, CNET Networks said Wednesday it will start its own free service for independent musicians online.

  • Group takes nonstandard try at antipiracy standard

    Frustrated by the lack of a copy protection standard that might help the digital content business reach the mainstream, a high-profile digital media group is taking matters into its own hands.

  • Monster leaves its lair

    Jobs web-site company Monster has ceased trading in Australia and New Zealand -- the company today announced it would close its doors immediately.

  • Monster slain down under

    Reports of the immanent closure of the Australian arm of global job website Monster.com have been confirmed by an industry insider.

  • Music services jump on iTunes bandwagon

    In a rush to market that's reminiscent of the dot-com bubble's headiest days, a stampede of companies is following Apple Computer pell-mell into the online music sales business.

  • Can Google save America Online?

    Paid search listings have helped pull Yahoo and Microsoft's MSN Web portal from the dot-com advertising mire, but America Online is still in search of a saviour.

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