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ICAC issues guidelines on ID protection
Database tracking systems and computer audits could soon be regular practice in NSW public sector offices, after the Independent Commission and Corruption (ICAC) agency yesterday released a report detailing strategies to help prevent the misuse of people’s identity information and documents.



Oracle's pipeline is crammed, execs say
Oracle execs say the company's pipeline is historically fat, as the company reported sales in line with expectations but with some softness in Oracle's database business..


SCO again asks court to reconsider dismissal of claims against IBM
Although a judge earlier this year threw out 187 of its claims of breach of contract and copyright infringement against IBM and another judge in November refused to overturn that decision, The SCO Group has filed a new motion asserting that the court's November decision was procedurally and substantially flawed..


Symantec: More patched systems, fewer potential victims
Symantec on Monday said that while worm-scanning activity against its corporate antivirus software had increased over the weekend, the number of infected systems had dropped.


DVD players eclipse VCRs in the home
The percentage of U.S. households with DVD players has surpassed those with VCRs, Nielsen Media Research said Tuesday..


Former HP board member signs book deal
The Hewlett-Packard board member who put the spotlight on the company's spying scandal this fall has made a deal to write a memoir.


Microsoft settles with MPO in counterfeiting probe
Microsoft on Tuesday said it has reached a multimillion-dollar settlement with The MPO Group, a disk-copying company linked to the distribution of thousands of counterfeit copies of Microsoft server software.


Nortel inks US$2B supply deal with Verizon
Nortel Networks has signed a $2 billion supply deal with Verizon Wireless to help Verizon cope with an explosion in demand for mobile broadband Internet access.


US$150 'Lite' laptop shuns Microsoft, Intel, AMD
An Atlanta company is cobbling together diverse software and hardware building blocks to create a US$150 laptop computer that promises its users a common computing experience and avoids Microsoft software and name-brand PC processors like Intel and AMD.


Korea to get second bite at BlackBerry
BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is in talks with a major Korean telecoms firm to relaunch its wireless email service in Korea, local newspaper reports say.



Check Point buys IPS startup, boosts Pointsec offer
Check Point Software Technologies on Tuesday said it has signed a deal to acquire NFR Security, a maker of real-time intrusion prevention technology.


VoIP risks take centre stage in 2007
Security experts warn that VoIP deployments could show themselves to be more vulnerable and become bigger targets for hackers in 2007..


Sony BMG settles case over anti-piracy software
SAN FRANCISCO - Sony BMG will pay US$750,000 in penalties and costs and reimburse California consumers whose computers were harmed by anti-piracy software on some CDs sold by the record company, California officials said on Tuesday.


Vista: spam’s new target
Anti-virus vendor Sophos has warned of a new image-based spam campaign offering end-users a cut-price edition of Microsoft's Vista.


Google buys mobile mash-up mapping technology
Swiss acquisition to build out European mapping services.


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