Friday, March 13, 2009

IT News HeadLines (AustralianIT) 13/03/2009


AustralianIT.com.au
Telstra called on long-distance
AUSTRALIA'S peak consumer group has attacked Telstra for changing the way it charges for long-distance landline calls.
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Bill Gates tops world's rich list
DESPITE losing $US18 billion in the past year, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates reclaimed the title of richest man in the world, with a total net worth of $US40 billion.
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Carr set to lift research funding
IN a breakthrough for university research, Innovation Minister Kim Carr has won a commitment from Treasury to fully fund the indirect cost of research.
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Google serves tailor-made ads
SEARCH behemoth Google is stepping into the shadowy world of behavioural targeting by tracking the interests of web users based on the sites they visit, and then serving them ads to match.
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ACMA takes aim at Whirlpool, supplier
WHIRLPOOL'S web hosting supplier has been threatened with fines of up to $11,000 a day by the communications regulator.
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ANZ Bank cuts 500 jobs
THE ANZ Bank has confirmed it will sack 500 IT and back-office workers and shift the jobs to India.
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Google turns voicemail into email
GOOGLE has expanded its push into the telephone market, offering a service that provides a single number for home, work and mobile phones and turns voicemail into email.
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IBA Health raising $124m to pare debt
HEALTH information technology firm IBA Health Group will seek to raise up to $124 million by issuing new shares to reduce debt.
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Last 'amigo' leaves Telstra
TELSTRA strategic marketing group managing director Bill Stewart, the last-standing so-called "amigo", has resigned to return to the US.
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NAB drops CIO Tredenick
NATIONAL Australia Bank has replaced chief information officer Michelle Tredenick as part of a wider company restructure.
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