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TODAY ON iTnews.com.au:    Dell suspends bonuses, streamlines management   Novell: 'No one can stop us from selling Linux'   Startup unveils power-efficient chip   Fearful consumers cry out for biometric security   Oracle sued for failing blind users   Who watches the watchers in surveillance society?   AMD snatches manufacturing chief from IBM   Apple settles Beatles lawsuit   Global chip sales hit record in 2006   Google planning presentation software   Gorbachev to Gates: Show mercy on software pirate   HP extends software reach with Bristol acquisition   Gartner: Deploy Office 2007 file converters now   Global chip sales hit record in 2006   Microsoft warns of Excel hack
Tuesday, 6th February 2007
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Tim Lohman,
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This morning, Dell founder, Michael Dell has said that bureaucracy has become the new enemy of his company and called on employees to eliminate redundancies throughout the business.

Also making news, Novell tells customers that no one can stop it from selling SUSE Linux.

Mail your comments on this morning’s news:

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Finance
Dell suspends bonuses, streamlines management
Dell said bureaucracy had become the new enemy of his company and called on employees to eliminate redundancies throughout the business..
By Staff writers


Operating Systems
Novell: 'No one can stop us from selling Linux'
The company comes out swinging after the Free Software Foundation expresses concerns over the Novell/Microsoft partnership.
By Staff writers


Hardware
Startup unveils power-efficient chip
P.A. Semi debuts samples of a 64-bit, dual-core chip that the company claims is 300 percent to 400 percent more power efficient than competing processors.
By Staff writers


Security
Fearful consumers cry out for biometric security
An eye for an eye.
By Robert Jaques


Applications
Oracle sued for failing blind users
US National Federation of the Blind takes up fight against database giant.
By Robert Jaques


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Research/Trends
Who watches the watchers in surveillance society?
In some cities in Europe and the United States, a person can be videotaped by surveillance cameras hundreds of times a day, and it's safe to say that most
of the time no one is actually watching..
By Staff writers


Jobs Centre
AMD snatches manufacturing chief from IBM
Douglas Grose is stepping into the role of AMD's senior VP of technology development, manufacturing, and supply chain.
By Staff writers


Government/Law
Apple settles Beatles lawsuit
Under the agreement, which replaces a 1991 deal, Apple will own all of the trademarks related to the name, and license some of those to Apple Corps, the companies said.
By Staff writers


Hardware
Global chip sales hit record in 2006
The Semiconductor Industry Association predicts that global semiconductor sales will jump by 10 percent to hit US$273.8 billion this year.
By Staff writers


Applications
Google planning presentation software
Google refused to confirm or deny that it is working on presentation software that could compete with Microsoft's PowerPoint application.
By Staff writers


Government/Law
Gorbachev to Gates: Show mercy on software pirate
Former Soviet leader Mikhail
Gorbachev on Monday asked Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates to
intercede on behalf of a Russian teacher accused of using
pirated software in his classroom..
By Staff writers


Research/Trends
HP extends software reach with Bristol acquisition
HP is buying Bristol Technology, which makes software to monitor complex business transactions within an organization, such as insurance claim processes, product orders, and inventory management.
By Staff writers


Applications
Gartner: Deploy Office 2007 file converters now
Trying to mix prior versions of Microsoft's suite with the new Open XML default will leave workers bemused and befuddled, analysts predict.
By Staff writers


Hardware
Global chip sales hit record in 2006
The Semiconductor Industry Association predicts that global semiconductor sales will jump by 10 percent to hit US$273.8 billion this year.
By Staff writers


Security
Microsoft warns of Excel hack
The zero-day vulnerability's danger could extend beyond malicious Excel files..
By Staff writers


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