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Microsoft’s Tech.Ed conference gives us more information on security, UMPCs, Windows Mobile 6, Exchange 07, pirates and cats than we could have asked for.

Ajax development tool ties into Visual Studio and other Microsoft tools.

Useful new features and a total interface overhaul make this the best Office ever.

Useful new features and a total interface overhaul make this the best Office ever.

It was touted as the next big thing from Microsoft. But is Microsoft’s storage strategy in tatters?

As futuristic technology concepts go, 3D screens have been right up there with the teleporter as an aspirational idea that could change the way we see the world, yet the idea still resides in the realm of the science fiction.

The Internet is booming again, but this time it’s very different. PC Authority brings you up to speed with the global Web 2.0 phenomenon.

We've searched every corner of the web for the most useful (and useless) sites you've never seen. Download free movies and music, find the cheapest shopping sites, get a degree, make money, walk on Mars and much more.

The arrival of Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 (ES2K3) is a significant event in the history of this product. First, it brings to a close the second era of the codebase. Released back in 1996 on the NT 4 wave, ES4 (there was no 1, 2 or 3) brought enterprise-level email, contact management, diary management and so forth to the Windows Server platform in a new and comprehensive BackOffice application.

Developers get their hands on latest web offerings.

Developers get their hands on latest web offerings.

This is a capable and free web editor, suitable for users with some editing know-how

Joint launch of Windows Server, Visual Studio and SQL Server set for February2008.

Longhorn arrives in late February, along with a cringe-inducing "Heroes Happen Here" launch slogan..

Common set of tools for high performance computing.

Vista, XP spared from most dangerous vulnerabilities.

High definition video is the next big thing for Australia. We explain the essential technologies for your TV or living room PC, and what to expect from our broadcasters.