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    In Mannheim, a preference for "open" standards -- not cost -- is driving the German city's shift to Linux.

  • Heed Microsoft's move, adopt OpenDocument: OSIA

    Open Source Industry Australia Limited (OSIA) has welcomed Microsoft's move to create a "translator" that will allow people to use Office to open and save documents in the OpenDocument, or ODF, format.

  • OpenOffice nears download milestone

    The open source productivity application OpenOffice.org has been downloaded almost 50 million times since the project was started, according to the company that founded the project, Sun.

  • Oracle: Linux adoption to accelerate in medium term

    Linux adoptions are to grow in the next three to five years at nearly triple the rate of Windows, according to Oracle.

  • Aust agencies lagging on OSS: Red Hat

    Linux vendor Red Hat has welcomed the release of the government's open-source software guide, but said Australia was up to three years behind countries aggressively adopting OSS.

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  • One city's move to open source

    In Mannheim, a preference for "open" standards -- not cost -- is driving the German city's shift to Linux.

  • Is Linux taking over the enterprise?

    These days, the question is not whether you can use Linux, but where you can best use it. Is there more to Linux than Apache and file and print serving? ZDNet Australia investigates.

  • Is the FOSS community divided?

    One Linux Australia past president thinks so. In other Linux.conf.au coverage, a leading IT lawyer claims that an expensive and ineffective patent regime is hampering the work of Australia's software community.

  • Wotif: Paul Young, CIO

    Wotif is one of the most popular online marketplaces for last-minute hotel accommodation in Australia and New Zealand. In this interview, the company's CIO Paul Young talks about some of the important technical and business decisions he has made in order to successfully manage the infrastructure of a rapidly growing Web 2.0 company.

  • How to choose an open-source CMS

    Tips on how to select the right application.

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  • Is Linux taking over the enterprise?

    These days, the question is not whether you can use Linux, but where you can best use it. Is there more to Linux than Apache and file and print serving? ZDNet Australia investigates.

  • StarOffice 6.0 Beta: for Win95, but not Mac

    The Linux, Windows and Solaris versions of StarOffice share file formats, finally making it available to most computer users. Like its predecessor, StarOffice 6.0 is a full-fledged office suite and won't cost a cent when you download it from the Net.

  • Office Professional 2003 Beta 2

    Corporate buyers should test this beta -- we suspect you'll love Office 2003's integrated XML. Home users: Office 2003 hasn't been enhanced enough to merit a test. Wait for the final release, and then check our review.

  • Centrino Central: Four notebooks tested

    Need a notebook with speed and long life? The new mobile platform from Intel doesn't sacrifice battery life for performance. We test four of the first Centrino notebooks.

  • Instant Messaging Road-Test

    There are a swag-load of instant messaging applications available these days -- we run eight of them through the wringer, to save you the trouble.

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