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TODAY ON iTnews.com.au:    New software promises to unlock iPod, iTunes   CA sues ex-CEO Kumar for US$14.9m    IBM declares war on HP in blade server market   Analysts: SEC probe, delayed earnings could be 'last straw' for Dell   Man shot waiting to buy Playstation 3 in US   F-Secure launches mobile firewall   Search engines team up for site crawling   Avaya ups ante in unified communications   Cellnet blames Telstra for mobile sales drop   Netgear wireless flaw comes to light   New forensic tool roots out illegal images   Yahoo internal memo urges major shake-up, job cuts   DoCoMo picks Motorola, NEC for super 3G   HP names Wachovia CEO to board, says SEC probe elevated
Monday, 20th November 2006
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This afternoon, CA is suing convicted former CEO Sanjay Kumar, seeking repayment of US$14.9 million that the software company said it fronted for his legal defense, according to court documents.

Also making news, Wall Street analysts say Dell's move to postpone its quarterly financial report and avoid questions about it, in addition to a formal regulatory investigation, could be the last straw for investors and lead to management changes.

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New software promises to unlock iPod, iTunes
Jon Lech Johansen has essentially created software that in a way tricks iTunes into thinking a competing device with the DoubleTwist code is an iPod, said Farantzos who predicted it could be available to consumers as soon as the beginning of 2007.


CA sues ex-CEO Kumar for US$14.9m
CA is suing convicted former CEO Sanjay Kumar, seeking repayment of US$14.9 million that the software company said it fronted for his legal defense, according to court documents.


IBM declares war on HP in blade server market
IBM said Thursday its BladeCenter system uses up to 30 percent less energy than Hewlett-Packard's BladeSystem. Analysts were surprised by IBM's direct assault on its main rival.


Analysts: SEC probe, delayed earnings could be 'last straw' for Dell
Wall Street analysts said Dell's move to postpone its quarterly financial report and avoid questions about it, in addition to a formal regulatory investigation, could be the last straw for investors and lead to management changes.


Man shot waiting to buy Playstation 3 in US
HARTFORD, Conn. - A man was shot early on Friday morning outside a Wal-Mart store in Connecticut while waiting to buy a new Sony Playstation 3, Connecticut State police said.


F-Secure launches mobile firewall
Integrated antivirus and firewall for Symbian S60 devices.


Search engines team up for site crawling
Google, MSN and Yahoo adopt standard to speed up search engine indexing.


Avaya ups ante in unified communications
Avaya Thursday took several steps to secure its standing in the growing unified communications space with the acquisition of mobile software maker Traverse Networks and the unveiling of new bundled editions of its VoIP systems and applications.


Cellnet blames Telstra for mobile sales drop
Mobile and IT distributor Cellnet has blamed a $10 million decline in its first quarter telco sales on Telstra’s decision to appoint Brightstar as its sole distributor for mobile phones.



Netgear wireless flaw comes to light
Security researchers from the Month of Kernel Bugs (MoKB) project have dished up details on another critical wireless device driver vulnerability, this one affecting a popular Netgear wireless product.


New forensic tool roots out illegal images
Law enforcement and government agencies that investigate computer crimes now have a better way to identify illegal digital images on seized hard drives.


Yahoo internal memo urges major shake-up, job cuts
BERKELEY, Calif., - Yahoo needs a dramatic organisational shake-up and cuts in its work force of up to 20 percent, according to an internal memo written last month by Senior Vice President Brad Garlinghouse.


DoCoMo picks Motorola, NEC for super 3G
TOKYO (Reuters) - NTT DoCoMo, Japan's top mobile phone operator, has chosen Motorola and NEC to supply handsets for its so-called super 3G network, an industry source said.


HP names Wachovia CEO to board, says SEC probe elevated
SAN FRANCISCO - Hewlett-Packard said on Friday it named Wachovia's chief executive to its board, filling one of the vacancies created by the computer and printer maker's board leak scandal that prompted the departure of three directors.



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