Thursday, April 2, 2009

IT News HeadLines (iTNews Australia) 02/04/2009



Hutchison shareholders approve Vodafone merger
Hutchison 3 can now concentrate on convincing the ACCC of the benefits of a proposed merger with Vodafone Australia after the operator’s shareholders green lighted the plan today.
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Analysis: App Stores in detail
iTnews takes a comprehensive look at the app store strategies of Apple, RIM, Microsoft and Android to show which is best for developers.
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Analysis: Five afterthoughts for the NBN debate
Telstra or the courts are likely to have the final say on how quickly the NBN moves and how much market opportunity is left for the winner to exploit, a panel of experts has said.
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Conroy slammed over 'stunning' iiNet trial comments
Senator Conroy's damning commentary on iiNet's copyright infringement defence might be "grossly improper", but not in contempt of court, say legal experts.
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Wikia calls off search bid
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales said that his company will be shutting down its search engine venture.
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US plans national cybersecurity upgrade
A new bill presented to Congress would see mandatory computer security standards imposed on government and private companies that control the critical infrastructure of the US.
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Silicon Graphics sold off cheap to Rackable
Rackable Systems has agreed to acquire embattled Silicon Graphics (SGI) for US$25 million.
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Netbook sales soaring while notebooks stutter
Sales of low-cost netbooks are growing strongly, in contrast to the rest of the market according to analysts.
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As expected, Conficker stays quiet
The much-hyped Conficker botnet has passed its April 1st update mark without causing any major incident.
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NSW netbook scheme creates 400 technical support positions
Over 400 technical support roles will be created in high schools statewide to manage and maintain netbooks and IT systems rolled out under the digital education revolution, the NSW Department of Education and Training (DET) has revealed.
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HP settles with CSIRO over Wi-Fi suit
The CSIRO has one less target in its ongoing litigation battle with the big guns of the ICT industry over its claims to patents on Wi-Fi technology.
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Greenpeace accuses PC makers of reneging on toxins pledge
PC makers HP, Lenovo and Dell have abandoned plans to eliminate vinyl plastic (PVC) and brominated flame retardants (BFRs) from their products by the end of 2009 because of the recession, according to Greenpeace.
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Microsoft unveils Windows Server 2008 Foundation
Microsoft has announced a new entry-level server platform aimed at helping small businesses to get started when building up their IT infrastructure.
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Cisco touts new unified comms and telepresence systems
Networking giant Cisco has unveiled new systems within its unified communications (UC) and TelePresence portfolios.
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Nokia rolls out Point & Find beta
Nokia has unveiled a beta version of its new Point & Find service, which lets users find relevant information and services on the internet by pointing their mobile phone camera at real-life objects.
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Hostworks CEO quits, looks to cloud computing
Hostworks' founding CEO Marty Gauvin has quit his post, citing that running the large web hosting company was "not as much fun" since it was acquired by Broadcast Australia.
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