EDITOR'S NOTE

Happy Friday,

Executives "hate" the bureaucracy that typically comes with technology projects, attendees of an Agile software development conference heard this week.

We also bring you the latest from parliamentary NBN discussions, and news of a $1.7 million Tasmanian initiative to simplify the registration and licensing of small businesses.

-- Liz Tay

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TODAY ON ITNEWS

By Liz Tay | June 17, 2011

Execs choose complexity over bureaucracy.

By Chris Jager | June 17, 2011

Zips along at a blitzkrieg pace.

By Staff Writer | June 17, 2011

Commercial secrets stolen from Taiwanese supplier.

By Ry Crozier | June 17, 2011

Forcibly adjourned to halt heated argument.

By James Hutchinson | June 17, 2011

Commits funding to first step of COAG agreement.

By John Hilvert | June 17, 2011

Won't reveal Australian sales targets.

By Liz Tay | June 17, 2011

Three-year project targets tsunamis, nuclear fusion.

By David Binning | June 17, 2011

Technology to streamline security management and improve efficiency.

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