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TODAY ON iTnews.com.au:    Execs unsure if tech gadgets unsettle work-life balance   Russia: IBM employees sought to defraud nation's pension fund   Microsoft releases Exchange 2007 to manufacturing   Nintendo looks into flying Wii problem   PluggedIn: Taipei, global cities hum wi-fi tune   Soft database sales could dent Oracle, analysts warn   India considers ban on unlicensed VoIP   Watchguard brings UTM to branch offices   Internet gangs hire students for cybercrime   Microsoft sees only two players in Web arms race   Oracle ups bid for India's i-flex, shares soar   Battery problems force mobile handset recalls   Big Blue tackles the Big Bang   CNBC expands into on-demand video   Microsoft shrugs off sluggish Zune sales
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This afternoon, Russia's Ministry of the Interior says it's continuing to investigate what it says is a US$4 million computer equipment kickback scheme involving IBM employees and employees of Russia's national pension fund and its reseller partners.

Also making news, Microsoft has sent Exchange 2007 to manufacturing , wrapping development of the next-generation mail server software the company introduced late last month and has promised to ship before the end of the year.

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Execs unsure if tech gadgets unsettle work-life balance
A new survey finds that executives are split on whether tech tools such as PDAs and smartphones make staying in touch with work more convenient at the expense of personal and family time.


Russia: IBM employees sought to defraud nation's pension fund
Russia's Ministry of the Interior said it's investigating a US$4 million computer equipment kickback scheme involving IBM staff and employees of Russia's national pension fund, as well as staffers at IBM local partners R-Style and Lanit.


Microsoft releases Exchange 2007 to manufacturing
The new version includes enhancements for mobile users, integration with Microsoft's own Antigen for Exchange anti-virus software, and new policy compliance tools.


Nintendo looks into flying Wii problem
Over-enthusiastic gamers throwing their Wii controllers around.


PluggedIn: Taipei, global cities hum wi-fi tune
As much of the world buzzes with high-speed 3G mobile services, Taipei is humming another wireless broadband tune with a year-old network providing
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Soft database sales could dent Oracle, analysts warn
Oracle investors are assuming the crash position in anticipation of the company's upcoming second-quarter financial results after several sources warned that Oracle will significantly fall short of its technology division (i.e., database) sales expectations.


India considers ban on unlicensed VoIP
Loss of revenues hitting government coffers.


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Security vendor Watchguard earlier this week added unified threat management (UTM) to its Firebox X Edge e-Series line of security appliances.


Internet gangs hire students for cybercrime
LONDON - Organised gangs have adopted "KGB-style" tactics to hire high-flying computer students to commit Internet crime, a report said on Friday.


Microsoft sees only two players in Web arms race
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft and Google are the only two companies with pockets deep enough to fight the arms race for Web audience market share, the head of Microsoft's Internet arm has said.


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