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Open source

Open source Net support not enough for business

Businesses should not expect that the open source community will always provide it with the patches and fixes required to deliver business-grade application support, according to a panel of open source advocates speaking at CeBIT in Sydney.

Open source

Aussie coders changing the world

Though they may not be household names like Thorpie or Lleyton, Aussie developers rank among the world's best. Simon Sharwood profiles our top five geeks.

Software

Virtual viral brewery to list

A 'virtual brewery' started by former employees of Red Hat and Computer Associates could be listed on the Newcastle Stock Exchange by the end of the year.

Open source

Ubuntu Linux backer tackles collaboration

The company behind Ubuntu Linux is set to unveil ambitious plans to improve collaboration among the Linux community.

Open source

Ubuntu plans desktop raid

More than 150 developers of the recently released Linux distribution Ubuntu are in Sydney working on storming the desktop market.

Developer

A new aspect to programming?

Aspect Oriented Programming (AOP) is an approach that has emerged out of object-oriented programming. Is it really an evolutionary methodology that has attracted plenty of hype, and is it something we've tried before?

Tech & Work

Aussie company plans more software sales to Redmond

Fresh from its biggest ever sale of software to Microsoft, Sydney company Professional Advantage (PA) has again set its sights on achieving the IT equivalent of bringing coals to Newcastle by selling more software to the Redmond giant.

CXO

The skills to pay the bills

Learning the right skills to keep on top of the game in software development is a thorny topic. We examine the skills, both technical and soft, employers are seeking in 2005 and beyond.

Developer

Digging code: Software archaeology

At first glance, business software developers have little in common with Indiana Jones. But the emerging field of software archaeology applies some of the same skills, if not the dashing adventure.

CXO

New data says no AU ICT skills shortage

The federal Department of Employment and Workplace Relations' latest data on demand for ICT skills will be released early next week, and officials say the new data finds that, overall, there is no shortage of ICT skills in Australia.

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simonsharwood

Open source Net support not enough for business

Aussie coders changing the world

Virtual viral brewery to list

Ubuntu Linux backer tackles collaboration

Ubuntu plans desktop raid

A new aspect to programming?

Aussie company plans more software sales to Redmond

The skills to pay the bills

Digging code: Software archaeology

New data says no AU ICT skills shortage

Hiring kit: Back-end developer

Hiring kit: Application engineer

Employee performance review policy

Employee time off policy