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Microsoft Australia has explained future support and licensing arrangements for users of its cancelled Windows Essential Business Server. Read more »

Microsoft's efforts to provide a Windows Server bundle for the midmarket are over for now, as the company will discontinue Windows Essential Business Server in June. Read more »

Independent local analyst firm Hydrasight has been acquired by Springboard. Read more »

IBM has released new Unix servers and hopes the designs' use of advanced, multi-core, RISC Power 7 CPUs will keep customers interested in the OS. Read more »

Oracle says it wants to be the new IBM, delivering seamless computing stacks in which it designs and builds just about everything! Read more »

The IT analyst market has consolidated again, with Gartner acquiring rival Burton. Read more »

Oracle's plans for Sun will emphasise its SPARC architecture and large servers, creating doubts about the future of Sun's x86 range. Read more »

Microsoft has disclosed new business intelligence products while also retring some features. Read more »

VMware has dampened speculation it is developing its own version of Linux, but may be working on a virtual appliance project using the open source operating system. Read more »

Small email archiving vendor ZL Technologies has sued Gartner over the content of a magic quadrant, a case that has some CIOs thinking about the way they use analysts. Read more »

Canonical is ten days away from releasing a new version of Ubuntu Linux, dubbed Karmic Koala, plus a new Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud based on the EC2 API. Read more »

Suncorp is about to adopt a hosted human resources application, but remains wary of complex apps or sensitive data into public clouds Read more »

US company Tutor Perini is the first Cisco Unified Computing System customer to take the new products live. In this story, the company explains why it made the decision and how its new infrastructure is performing. Read more »

Sun-using CIOs can relax a little: Oracle has demonstrated it believes Sparc and Solaris have a future by dropping HP and using Sun kit for a new 'database machine.' Read more »

Some companies will stick with XP to the bitter end, skipping Vista and Windows 7 entirely. But they do so at their own risk, says Gartner. Read more »

2009 will present IT service providers with a slew of new challenges including cloud computing, economic flux and 'high-pressure IT'. Read more »

Business analyst IBISWorld has tipped the five biggest winners and five biggest losers of a high-speed broadband network like the government's NBN. Read more »

Australian CIOs want to be more involved in setting the vision and business strategy of their organisations, according to new research from analyst firm Hydrasight. Read more »

The Gershon report's recommendations will help ICT stay afloat during the global financial crisis, according to the Australian Computer Society. Read more »

Mobile operators are not able to support the mobility strategies of multinational enterprises, new research from Ovum shows. Read more »