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The astronauts from NASA's planned manned mission to Mars will be able to send back a 'live' video feed thanks to technology developed by the CSIRO.

Before the year 2020, scientists are expected to launch intelligent space robots that will venture out to explore the universe for us.

Computerworld is undertaking a series of investigations into the most widely-used programming languages. Previously we have spoken to Alfred v. Aho of AWK fame, S. Tucker Taft on the Ada 1995 and 2005 revisions, Microsoft about its server-side script engine ASP, and Chet Ramey about his experience maintaining Bash.

Always wanted to know more about that star overhead? Now you can.

What is it about April Fools' Day jokes that we love so much? Perhaps it's that, in the midst of the crushing influx of information that many of us cope with daily, a well-constructed prank provides a welcome break. For a moment, we smile, even when the joke is a tried-and-true chestnut.

Ever look up into the night sky and wonder about any of those twinkling points of light? Wish you could get a closer look? Maybe via a guided tour by a world-renowned astronomer?

Intel could face a new investigation over its business practices after a complaint was filed in Germany's federal cartel office last week, a spokeswoman for the office said.

With the space industry still gleaming over the successful Huygens probe landing on Saturn's Titan earlier this month, Australia's Academic Research Network (AARNet) has revealed how it played a key role in the transmission of data from local telescopes to international researchers.

Inventory management has always been critical to profitability. But, in today's economy, poor inventory management can put a company out of business before anyone even recognizes a problem exists. Everyone is at risk -- from manufacturers of goods that normally make a stop in a warehouse, to companies that buy supplies that go unused and tie up needed cash, to retail stores that lose sales because of stock-outs.

One day after the Liberty Alliance announced the first version of its specification and lined up behind a key emerging protocol for sharing user authentication and authorization information, Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday outlined its plans to support the same protocol in the next version of its operating system.

A day after the release of a set of standard specifications designed to allow users to log in once and gain access to multiple public and private password-protected Web sites, Sun Microsystems Inc. Tuesday released a suite to establish levels of user access to Web sites.