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Aussie IT unions rise from the dead

[strategy:businessmanagement] -- Australia's creaky technology unions have finally awoken from their long slumber and have started to throw their weight around. Read more »

Tags: actu, apesma, asg, asu, eds, ibm, julia gillard, oakton, sms, telstra, unions, uxc

Build Web applications without writing code

[program] -- This article gives an overview of Iceberg -- a tool for building Web application without writing code. Read more »

Tags: iceberg, web apps, web development

ASCII: An artful way around spam filters

[news] -- An old computer art form is making a comeback as a newer way to evade spam filters. Read more »

Tags: ascii, gmail, google, spam, yahoo mail

Photos: IE 8 gets better with beta 2

Photos: IE 8 gets better with beta 2[program:windows] -- Microsoft is still playing catch-up with Opera, Safari, and Firefox, but IE 8 beta 2 brings it one step closer to the competition. Read more »

Tags: browser, firefox, ie 8, internet explorer, microsoft, opera, photos, safari

Space virus infects orbiting laptops

[news] -- At least two laptops on-board the International Space Station more than 200 miles above Earth have been infected with a virus. Read more »

Tags: nasa, space, virus

iPhone ad banned over 'all internet' claim

[news] -- The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned an ad for the iPhone which promised users access to "all parts of the internet" on their Apple device. Read more »

Tags: apple, asa, iphone

Secure ASP.NET 2.0 sites with Membership API

[program:asp/asp.net] -- Beginning with ASP.NET 2.0, the Membership API was added to simplify adding security to a Web application. This article explains how to use the Membership API with a SQL Server back-end. Read more »

Tags: api, asp.net, security, web development, website

Running totals in SQL Server queries

[program:sqlserver] -- This article demonstrates how running totals are simple to create in SQL Server queries once you understand the requirements. Read more »

Tags: database, query, sql server

Microsoft releases IE8 beta 2

[news] -- On Wednesday in the US, Microsoft released the second public beta for Internet Explorer 8. Read more »

Tags: beta, firefox, internet explorer, microsoft, mozilla, safari

Flaw in BGP net protocol

[news] -- Security researchers have warned of an underlying security issue concerning the Border Gateway Protocol, the core internet routing protocol. Read more »

Tags: bgp, flaw, routing, security, vulnerability

IBM boosts Ballarat facility

[news] -- IBM today said it would create 300 new technology jobs in the Victorian city of Ballarat, using government funding to open a new building at Ballarat Technology Park. Read more »

Tags: ballarat, careers, ibm, jobs, john brumby, victoria