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Icahn slams Yang as 'James Bond villain' 
By Clement James | Jun 6, 2008 | Comment Now 
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has hit out at Yahoo chief Jerry Yang after it emerged that the company had turned down a US$40 per share offer from Microsoft in January 2007..
 
HP offers security as a service  
By Rosalie Marshall | May 29, 2008 | Comment Now 
HP’s Assessment Management Platform, which brings together all of HP’s security products, will now be offered as a software-as-a-service package to enable firms to accelerate ...
 
Citrix touts the desktop as the next big wave in virtualisation 
By Ashley Clark | May 28, 2008 | Comment Now 
Although server virtualisation has historically led the way in the virtualisation market, Citrix says desktop virtualisation is now emerging as the new hot thing.
 
Downloads on the up as CD sales slump 
By Guy Dixon | May 24, 2008 | Comment Now 
UK performers and publishers now earn more from broadcasts and legal downloads than copyright income earned from CD sales, according to the latest figures..
 
Nanotubes 'as deadly as asbestos' 
By Shaun Nichols | May 21, 2008 | Comment Now 
Certain carbon nanotubes may be as hazardous to humans as asbestos, according to a new report..
 
Webroot launches $1 million security data centre 
By Liz Tay | May 9, 2008 | Comment Now 
Security provider Webroot this week launched its first data centre in the southern hemisphere to support its expansion into the Asia Pacific market.
 
IBM reshuffle as top execs retire 
By Iain Thomson | May 7, 2008 | Comment Now 
Two of IBM's most senior executives are retiring this year, leading to rumours of a major reshuffle of the company's management structure..
 
Untrained users highlighted as security risks 
By Phil Muncaster | Mar 31, 2008 | Comment Now 
Businesses are giving users greater freedom with corporate IT systems, according to a recent report, but many of those users lack the necessary security training.
 
Internet addiction classed as mental disorder 
By Guy Dixon | Mar 20, 2008 | Comment Now 
Excessive gaming and email/text messaging should be added to psychiatry's official guidebook of mental disorders, according to an article in this month's American Journal of ...
 
AMD appoints Ahmed Mahmoud as CIO 
Mar 12, 2008 | Comment Now 
AMD has appointed Dell veteran Ahmed Mahmoud as chief information officer reporting directly to Hector Ruiz, chief executive at AMD..
 
Intel touts Montevina as 'Centrino 2' 
By Guy Dixon | Mar 10, 2008 | Comment Now 
Intel has rebranded its Montevina laptop processor platform, which is now officially known as Centrino 2..
 
ACS appoints Kim Denham as new CEO  
Feb 26, 2008 | Comment Now 
The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has appointed Kim Denham as its new chief executive officer.
 
News Corp named as latest Yahoo suitor 
By Shaun Nichols | Feb 18, 2008 | Comment Now 
News Corp has become the latest to have its name added to the list of companies reportedly trying to acquire Yahoo..
 
HD-DVD Group hits back as UK Woolworths picks Blu-ray 
By Guy Dixon | Feb 1, 2008 | Comment Now 
The HD-DVD Promotion Group has gone on the offensive after Woolworths announced plans to delist HD-DVD discs in favour of Blu-ray.
 
ACS elects Kim Denham as new CEO 
Jan 31, 2008 | Comment Now 
Australia Computer Society’s (ACS) national president, Kumar Parakala, has welcomed Kim Denham as the new chief executive officer for the Society.
 
Microsoft hires ex-Disney exec as CIO 
By Clement James | Jan 21, 2008 | Comment Now 
Tony Scott gets key role with software giant.
 
Online music companies thrive as old firms struggle 
By Iain Thomson | Jan 18, 2008 | Comment Now 
As major recording labels like EMI slash staff and revise revenue forecasts, the online music business is reporting strong growth and sees 2008 as a bumper year.
 
More “bang for buck” for ISPs who jump aboard new undersea cable 
By Mitchell Bingemann | Jan 15, 2008 | Comment Now 
Internode, iiNet and iPrimus have all jumped aboard PIPE Network’s new $200 million undersea high-speed cable, announcing they will use it to route up to 60 percent of their ...
 
$82M Defence Centre created to boost technology innovation 
By Lilia Guan | Dec 21, 2007 | Comment Now 
A centre to help drive innovation and technology for the Australian Defence and Australian SMEs will be opened in 2008 and it already comes with a promise of $82 million in ...
 
'Browser detention' exposed as hoax 
By Shaun Nichols | Dec 19, 2007 | Comment Now 
The case of an American student given a detention for using the Firefox browser has been exposed as a hoax..
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