Microsoft to kill MSN for the Mac
Microsoft plans to end its foray into as an Internet service provider to Mac users, discontinuing its MSN for Mac OS X software.
Burst, Microsoft agree to settle suit
Software company Burst.com has agreed to a tentative US$60 million settlement with Microsoft over charges that the giant had stolen its streaming media technology and used it in Windows Media Player 9.
Judge: Apple can pursue fan site sources
Apple Computer has the right to subpoena the electronic records of a Web site that published items about an unreleased product, a judge ruled on Friday.
Microsoft launches biometric access peripherals
Microsoft has reacted to concerns over passwords with the launch of a keyboard which uses biometrics to log on users to Web sites but the software giant has admitted the products are for convenience and not security.
Government calls domain tender
The federal government has released a tender for the provision of registration services for the gov.au domain.
Don't let the regulators handicap Telstra: Ziggy
Telstra's outgoing chief executive Ziggy Switkowski will plead for the telecommunications giant not to be ‘handicapped' before its expected privatisation later this year.
ITCRA supports contractors' bill
The Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association (ITCRA) has expressed its support for a draft bill that it claims will see the protection of independent IT contractors in Australia.
Thou shalt telecommute, says Senator Coonan
The federal government has set up a committee to pave the way for more Australians to live the telecommuter lifestyle. However the move won't go as far as recent legislation in the United States which requires government departments to support teleworkers.
|
A controversial court ruling that could force online journalists to reveal the identity of confidential sources to Apple Computer is drawing both cheers and jeers in legal circles.
