Stories by: Dahna McConnachie

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New Linux-based technology to make ‘smarter’ GPS 06 August, 2009 07:51:00

Sick of having your GPS tell you to turn the wrong way up a one-way street or lead you to a dead end? Fear not: Linux-based technology developed at NICTA is on its way to help make personal navigation systems more accurate.
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Red Hat pushes certification program amid Linux wave 06 August, 2009 07:36:00

Linux vendor Red Hat is pushing its certification program and looking to recruit more training partners in light of its ten-year anniversary and increasing Linux uptake.
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SourceForge exec on the open source breeding ground 23 November, 2007 08:04:35

We hear from SourceForge and SourceForge.net Marketplace Vice President Mike Rudolph about the world's largest Open Source software development web site, which, as of today, claims 162,855 registered projects and 1,732,552 registered users.
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Digital Rights Management comes to email in mission impossible style. 06 November, 2007 09:19:16

Email sender remorse is a thing of the past, if Bigstring.com CEO and founder Darin Myman has his way. The start up has developed a service that allows emails to be edited, recalled, or made to self-destruct. Emails, videos and pictures can also be rendered non printable, non-save-able or and / or non-forward-able.
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OK and FST use Linux-based phone to accelerate mobile device innovation 16 October, 2007 08:38:23

Nine months after its official launch, Australian developers have already extended the capabilities of the world's first non-proprietary Linux powered mobile phone.
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Facebook launches library to ease PHP embedding blues 09 October, 2007 08:31:00

Facebook engineers have made it easier for developers to embed PHP by developing a PHPEmbed library.
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Study: Mobile phones will not cause cancer 28 September, 2007 08:01:26

Mobile phones will not cause cancer or slow the brain, according to a recently published six-year study, but the jury is not out.
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Google launches embedded mapping service 22 August, 2007 13:59:40

Google is mapping its way into blogs and web pages around the world today with the launch of its embedded Google Maps service.
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Firey battle emerges as VoIP provider sues Chariot 06 July, 2006 16:42:40

International Voice over IP (VoIP) companies, Transcom Australasia Pty Ltd and Transcom International Limited, have issued a claim for $3.2 million against Adelaide-based ISP, Chariot Ltd, citing breach of contract.
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BigAir rises high into city apartments 06 July, 2006 10:22:56

BigAir has its eye on high rises, taking on an additional 1000 unit-dwelling broadband customers and the promise of more, with its W Home acquisition, announced Wednesday.
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IDC: WAN optimisation to hit big time 05 July, 2006 14:23:01

Consolidation in the WAN optimisation space, along with demand for network management tools, will see a comprehensive range of new products hit the mainstream, an industry analyst has claimed.