Monday, April 27, 2009

IT News HeadLines (AustralianIT) 27/04/2009


AustralianIT.com.au
Rivals question Oracle's motives
LAST week's audacious $US7.4 billion ($10.2 billion) play by software giant Oracle to acquire hi-tech manufacturer Sun Microsystems has drawn comparisons with General Motors' moves in the 1950s to consolidate the US car industry.
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Queensland driving licences get smart
UNISYS Australia has won a contract to supply a facial imaging system to support Queensland's new smartcard drivers' licences.
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Ex-Facebook executive named MySpace CEO
FACED with the spectacular growth of Facebook, MySpace last week appointed a former top executive at its rival to head the social network.
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Laptop 'magic' lures young back to school
CHILDREN from remote communities in Western Australia and the Northern Territory are being introduced to the digital world.
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Brands see value in keeping tabs on social web
A RECENT YouTube video showing two Domino's employees sabotaging food at the US pizza chain has thrown into sharp relief the need for companies to keep tabs on their brands in the social media sphere.
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Telstra trauma as costs mount
TELSTRA may be forced into large writedowns and the reduction of financial targets in coming months.
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Backtrack in pitch for free-to-air digital
THE free-to-air digital television marketing body Freeview has bowed to criticism that its $50 million marketing push was misleading.
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IBM to supply wireless access to NSW schools
NEW South Wales will spend a further $70 million over three years to ensure secondary school students in the state are the nation's most digitally savvy.
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