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    In a sign of growing discord over Web services guidelines, Microsoft has pulled out of a key Web services standards working group.

  • Australian special: The iSCSI spec

    A technology that promises to bridge the worlds of data storage and networking has passed a key point on its path to becoming a usable standard.

  • Oracle gets Groovy with open-source project

    Oracle said it will participate in Grails, an open-source project that seeks to make Java programmers more productive through a close tie-in to the Groovy scripting language.

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    A technology that promises to bridge the worlds of data storage and networking has passed a key point on its path to becoming a usable standard.

  • Distributed computing: Power grid

    Distributed computing, which harnesses the power of multiple CPUs, grew out of scientists' and academics' needs for processing power, but it is rapidly developing commercial applications. ZDNet Australia examines the power grid.

  • Protecting our borders: IT stands guard

    Can a national ID card protect Australians against terrorist attacks? And can citizens' details be protected by Public Key Infrastructure? We look at the types of hardware and software employed to combat terrorism, and how ports and other critical infrastructure are protected.

  • Browser battle shakes Net apps

    They're used in everything from Google searches to Web tax filings. But standards struggle is rattling W3C and confounding developers.

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