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Apple iTunes inches towards Vista compatibility

Nasa needs US$1bn to protect Earth from asteroids

Next frontier for VMware: Virtualised desktops

Gates: US needs to reform immigration and education to compete globally

Cisco & IBM partner on new open standards communications platform at VoiceCon

Google releases Desktop 5 beta

Intel, AMD ordered to work on fix for lost email in antitrust suit

Microsoft expected to lure millions through VoIP system, public beta announced

Nortel announces unified communications products

Pornographic spam hits all-time low

Windows Vista launch hurts Yahoo, but not Google

SME market drives Australian growth for MessageLabs

Insurer Says It Won't Pay If Amazon.com Loses IBM Lawsuit

Ambulances access multiple wireless nets, speed up patient care

Judge tosses Morgan Stanley suit that featured embarrassing emails

Thursday, 8th March 2007

Headlines

	Apple iTunes inches towards Vista compatibility
	Nasa needs US$1bn to protect Earth from asteroids
	Next frontier for VMware: Virtualised desktops
	Gates: US needs to reform immigration and education to compete globally
	Cisco & IBM partner on new open standards communications platform at VoiceCon
	Google releases Desktop 5 beta
	Intel, AMD ordered to work on fix for lost email in antitrust suit
	Microsoft expected to lure millions through VoIP system, public beta announced
	Nortel announces unified communications products
	Pornographic spam hits all-time low
	Windows Vista launch hurts Yahoo, but not Google
	SME market drives Australian growth for MessageLabs
	Insurer Says It Won't Pay If Amazon.com Loses IBM Lawsuit
	Ambulances access multiple wireless nets, speed up patient care
	Judge tosses Morgan Stanley suit that featured embarrassing emails

Tim Lohman,
Editor

This morning, Nasa scientists have warned that it will cost too much money to track potentially dangerous asteroids and comets which could threaten the Earth.

Also making news, Apple has released a new iTunes update that will Windows Vista users run the application on their PCs without fear of major bugs and crashes.

Mail your comments on this morning’s news:

editor@itnews.com.au

Breaking News

Operating Systems

Apple iTunes inches towards Vista compatibility
Update fixes media player for 'most versions' of Vista.
By Shaun Nichols

Government/Law

Nasa needs US$1bn to protect Earth from asteroids
Congress says it's too much.
By Staff Writers

Applications

Next frontier for VMware: Virtualised desktops
A virtualised desktop would consist of an OS, desktop apps, and data all formatted as digital files and packaged with virtual machine software. VMware offered such software in beta form this week.
By Staff writers

Government/Law

Gates: US needs to reform immigration and education to compete globally
"America's young people must come to see science and math degrees as the key to opportunity. If we fail at this, we will be unable to compete in the global economy," Gates said.
By Staff writers

Convergence

Cisco & IBM partner on new open standards communications platform at VoiceCon
Cisco is teaming up with IBM to promote industry adoption of unified communications and collaboration via a platform based on open standards like Eclipse and OSGi.
By Staff writers

Applications

Google releases Desktop 5 beta
The sidebar now blends into the image on a user's desktop and the various Google Gadgets sport interface and design improvements.
By Staff writers

Government/Law

Intel, AMD ordered to work on fix for lost email in antitrust suit
A federal judge gave Intel 30 days to determine whether any relevant email was lost and the importance of the missing messages as evidence.
By Staff writers

Convergence

Microsoft expected to lure millions through VoIP system, public beta announced
Millions of users are expected to test Office Communications Server 2007 to make sure the transition from traditional phone technologies will be easy for end users.
By Staff writers

Convergence

Nortel announces unified communications products
The announcements come as Nortel launches its North American Optimised Networking campaign, building on IPT 1-2-3 campaigns from last year.
By Staff writers

Security

Pornographic spam hits all-time low
After years of reigning as the king of unsolicited email, pornographic spam has dropped to its lowest levels yet.
By Staff writers

Internet

Windows Vista launch hurts Yahoo, but not Google
Yahoo and Ask have lost market share, dropping from 23 percent to 21 percent and from 4 to 3 percent, respectively.
By Staff writers

Security

SME market drives Australian growth for MessageLabs
Security vendor claims a 128 percent rise in new business across Australia.
By Trevor Treharne

Government/Law

Insurer Says It Won't Pay If Amazon.com Loses IBM Lawsuit
Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company is asking a judge to free it from any responsibility to indemnify Amazon.com for losses should Amazon be found guilty of violating IBM's patents.
By Staff writers

Convergence

Ambulances access multiple wireless nets, speed up patient care
The In Motion technology reportedly improved pre-hospital patient care by improving dispatch times and reducing mobile data communications costs.
By Staff writers

Government/Law

Judge tosses Morgan Stanley suit that featured embarrassing emails
Morgan Stanley house rules forbidding retaliation against whistleblowers are not legally binding.
By Staff writers