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  3D mapping revives underwater city

  A marine robotics team from the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies at the University of Sydney has received top honours in Canon Australia’s Extreme Imaging competition for their 3D mapping and digital reconstruction of an ancient underwater city in Greece.

  By Diana Nguyen | 10 February, 2012 17:34

  Tags: 3D mapping, Ariell Friedman, software, software development

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  A/NZ software companies awarded for innovation

  Australian and New Zealand software companies were honoured in Sydney at the 12th annual Consensus Software Awards.

  By Georgina Swan | 10 November, 2011 08:02

  Tags: consensus software awards, IT industry, Malcom Turnbull, software development

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  Python vs. PHP: Choosing your next project's language

  PHP and Python are two of the world's most popular Web programming languages at the moment, and naturally both have distinct advantages and disadvantages.

  By Pascal Hakim | 25 August, 2011 13:47

  Tags: open source, php, programming languages, python, software development

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  Android apps, HTML5 heat up freelance job market

  The growth in freelance jobs for the Android mobile platform is outpacing the venerable iPhone and iPad, and HTML5 demand is snowballing at more than 30 per cent, according to skills marketplace Freelancer.com.

  By Rodney Gedda | 11 July, 2011 10:17

  Tags: Android, careers, Flash, Freelancer.com, Google, html5, iPhone, jobs, software development

• School software development curriculum out of date: University of Sydney

  The University of Sydney is once again calling for entries for its 2011 National Computer Science School Programming Challenge, which aims to encourage high school students to pursue careers in software development.

  By Lisa Banks | 30 June, 2011 12:03

  Tags: 2011 National Computer Science School Programming Challenge, software development, university of sydney

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  Devops Down Under 2011 draws in big Cloud names

  The second annual Devops Down Under conference will be held in Melbourne next month with attendees representing Australia’s largest online businesses and a few international speakers thrown in for good measure.

  By Rodney Gedda | 28 June, 2011 16:20

  Tags: Devops, Lindsay Holmwood, Patrick Debois, software development, system administrators

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  Skills shortage as Aussie gaming industry booms

  Australians are expected to spend $5.8 billion on computer and online games over the next four years however a lack of locally available skills available to the country's gaming industry could see it miss out on this boom.

  By Chloe Herrick | 18 May, 2011 10:59

  Tags: careers, gaming, jobs, Queensland University of Technology, skills, software development

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  Charity launches $22 computer to bridge digital divide in schools

  A London-based charity has announced the launch of a low-cost computer which it hopes will revolutionise the education sector.

  By Lisa Banks | 09 May, 2011 11:45

  Tags: Linux, open source, programming, Raspberry Pi Foundation, software development, storage, ubuntu

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  Identifying innuendo no joke for comp sci researchers

  "Well that was hard!" "That's what she said" Turning seemingly normal comments into sexual innuendo by adding the words "That's what she said" is a cultural phenomenon, appearing everywhere from TV sitcoms, to internet discussions, to movies.

  By Pascal Hakim | 29 April, 2011 14:26

  Tags: open source, software development

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  Bond Uni enlists mobile tool for student recruitment

  Queensland’s Bond University has enlisted the help of an online student recruitment tool in the aim to attract students with information easily accessible via smartphones.

  By Chloe Herrick | 15 April, 2011 11:44

  Tags: Bond University, mobile, online recruitment, smartphones, software development

• Voters can get 'cluey' this NSW Election

  Enrolled voters can enlist the help of a Web application to simplify the “daunting” task of voting below the line in the upcoming NSW election on the 26 March 2011.

  By Chloe Herrick | 22 March, 2011 16:05

  Tags: Alan Noble, apps, cluey, Google, mobility, NSW election, software development

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  Melbourne hacker releases open source Django apps

  To fill a requirement for flexible content and management and e-commerce, Melbourne-based software engineer Stephen McDonald has released two open source projects built with the Django framework.

  By Rodney Gedda | 18 March, 2011 15:58

  Tags: cms, django, e-commerce, frameworks, open source, python, software development

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  Kinect for Windows SDK shipping later this year

  Microsoft's official blog has announced that a free, "non-commercial" Windows SDK for developing for applications using the company's Kinect motion sensing system will be available for download "this spring" (that's our autumn for the hemispherically challenged).

  By Rohan Pearce | 22 February, 2011 10:21

  Tags: Microsoft Kinect, software development

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  IT skills shortage could delay software development: Report

  The IT skills shortage continues to plague executives and developers alike and could lead to significant delays in the development of software and systems, according to a benchmarking report by a NATA accredited software testing firm.

  By Georgina Swan | 14 February, 2011 12:15

  Tags: careers, Dr Kelvin Ross, it skills, software development, software testing, The Ross Report

• Building IQ takes smart building software to US

  Australian software developer BuildingIQ will soon be offering its smart building services to US companies thanks to securing a runner up prize in the NSW Innovation Showcase: Fastpitch competition.

  By Hamish Barwick | 27 January, 2011 12:48

  Tags: buildingIQ, Industry & Investment NSW, NSW Government, smart grids, software development