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Tuesday, 2nd October 2007

Latest headlines

Microsoft joins online productivity battle with Office Live Workspaces

Microsoft is expected to announce a free product called Office Live Workspaces for accessing and sharing documents online, which will enter testing "shortly," perhaps later this year. The software is expected to allow the vendor an offering to make its "software-plus-services" strategy real to the average Joe. ... Read More >>

	Nokia acquires Navteq for US$8.1 billion
	EU agrees to check Internet, differs over how
	Broadband pushing global innovation
	Microsoft extends XP availability by five months
	Pay what you like for album, Radiohead tells fans
	Hackers Push Trojan With Promises of 'Nude Angelina Jolie' Pics
	Google plugs Gmail security hole
	Google unplugged: gPhone or not, Google's going mobile
	HP honours warranties for second-hand kit
	Hitachi hard drive losses fuel sale rumours
	GMail to get a refresh

Most read articles

Jobs Centre
About half of IT workers admit sleeping on the job, kissing co-workers
Does your job wear you out? You're not alone. More than half of IT workers say they've fallen asleep at work, according to a new online survey.

Operating Systems
Five ways Linux is better than Vista
A user or sysadmin posts about problems with a brand new Vista PC on a support forum. Within minutes, a "helpful" soul suggests a fix: "Install Linux!"

Mobility
Apple legend Woz blasts iPhone price drop and refund policy
Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak Saturday blasted his old buddy Steve Jobs' decision to drop the price of the iPhone by US$200 only 68 days after the big launch and even took his old friend to task for how refunds have been handled for the popular device.

Security
Interview with a convicted hacker: Robert Moore tells how he broke into routers and stole VoIP services
Convicted hacker Robert Moore, who is set to go to federal prison this week, says breaking into 15 telecommunications companies and hundreds of businesses worldwide was incredibly easy because simple IT mistakes left gaping technical holes.

Hardware
New York Times recoups after network failure
The New York Times was back to its regular schedule Thursday after the internationally-known newspaper experienced a network failure of more than three hours Wednesday afternoon.

Events

Event Name	Location	Date
Sourcefire: Enterprise Threat Management (ETM): Bringing Security Together Through Intelligence	The Westin Melbourne (Westin Room 3) 205 Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3001	11/10/2007
Sourcefire: Enterprise Threat Management (ETM): Bringing Security Together Through Intelligence	Sheraton on the Park Hotel (Castlereagh Room) 161 Elizabeth Street Sydney NSW 2000	09/10/2007
Boosting People Performance in Contact Centres	Sydney	26/11/2007
Driving Effective Intranet Delivery in the Public Sector	Sydney	12/11/2007
Gartner Symposium/ITxpo	Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre	20/11/2007

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