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TODAY ON iTnews.com.au:    Microsoft forges ties with open source maker Zend   Gartner urges users to test Oracle's Linux support   Stration worm cracks October top 10   US Justice Dept to question Sony in SRAM probe   Viacom asks YouTube to purge certain clips    Wearable iPod in stores Friday   HP says waives conditions to Mercury tender offer   Taiwan's mobile phone output soars   IBM to set up development centres in India, China   Microsoft speeds up actions against counterfeit auctions   VeriChip patents RFID glucose monitoring device   Toshiba raises f'cast, Hitachi losses grow   Lost in translation: Chinglish.com steps into fray
Wednesday, 1st November 2006
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This morning, Microsoft and Zend, a key supplier of tools used to design open-source software that competes with Microsoft Windows programs, have said that the two companies have struck a long-term partnership.

Also making news, Red Hat customers should perform compatibility tests and pilot one or two mission critical systems on Oracle's new Unbreakable Linux support for Red Hat Linux, according to Gartner.

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Microsoft forges ties with open source maker Zend
SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft and Zend, a key supplier of tools used to design open-source software that competes with Microsoft Windows programs, said on Tuesday the two companies have struck a long-term partnership.



Gartner urges users to test Oracle's Linux support
Red Hat customers should perform compatibility tests and pilot one or two mission critical systems on Oracle's new Unbreakable Linux support for Red Hat Linux.


Stration worm cracks October top 10
The wildly prolific Stration worm used extremely aggressive tactics to crack October's top 10 list of most prevalent malware.


US Justice Dept to question Sony in SRAM probe
TOKYO - The US Department of Justice has notified Sony that it will conduct an investigation into possible antitrust violations in the static random access memory (SRAM) market.


Viacom asks YouTube to purge certain clips
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Viacom has requested that video website YouTube take down some Viacom videos, including shows by comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, as part of ongoing discussions on how the two companies can work together, a Viacom source said on Monday.


Wearable iPod in stores Friday
About half the size of the original shuffle, the new half-cubic inch iPod contains 1 GB of flash memory that holds up to 240 songs.


HP says waives conditions to Mercury tender offer
SAN FRANCISCO - HP has waived all conditions to the completion of its previously announced tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of Mercury Interactive.


Taiwan's mobile phone output soars
Island's manufacturers now make more than a quarter of all handsets.


IBM to set up development centres in India, China
MUMBAI - IBM, the world's largest computer services company, said on Tuesday it would set up two new IT solutions centres in India and China, underscoring the Asian countries' growing importance as a hub for outsourcing.


Microsoft speeds up actions against counterfeit auctions
Microsoft files a series of criminal and civil actions against alleged counterfeit dealers that auction software online.


VeriChip patents RFID glucose monitoring device
Digital Angel says it has received a patent for a syringe-implantable glucose-sensing RFID microchip.


Toshiba raises f'cast, Hitachi losses grow
TOKYO - Japan's Toshiba doubled its first-half net profit and raised its full-year profit forecast by 22 percent but problems in the very same segment caused bigger rival Hitachi to post a larger loss.



Lost in translation: Chinglish.com steps into fray
SHANGHAI (Reuters Life!) - As ambitious parents in western countries cram their children into Mandarin classes and career-minded Chinese students study English, an online service has stepped into the fray - Chinglish.com.


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