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Wednesday, 23rd May 2007
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ITnewswire has obtained confirmation that Cellnet general manager of sales, Martin Bicknell, has handed in his resignation to the board. This latest departure comes only days after the resignation of Cellnet managing director, Adam Davenport.

Also making news, Microsoft has started banning modified Xbox 360 consoles from its online Xbox Live service, saying it has a “zero-tolerance policy”. Users will not be automatically banned from Live, but will no longer be able to access the service from the modified console.

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Another Cellnet executive leaves
Martin Bicknell, general manager of sales at Cellnet, has handed in his resignation to the board.
By Lilia Guan


Applications
IBM's software chief warns against SOA mismatch
Early SOA adopters focus on IT benefits, overlook potential business savings.
By Tom Sanders


Jobs Centre
Verizon voters approve executive compensation
More than half of stockholders supported a resolution to examine the pay of the firm's top five executives.
By W. David Gardner


Hardware
Nokia and Lenovo lead China mobile phone market
Three quarters of all mobile phones sold in China are made by foreign companies, with Lenovo's handset sales increasing quickly, but local manufacturers are still growing, new research has revealed.
By Simon Burns


Internet
Yahoo linked to US$1bn bid for Bebo
Yahoo is reportedly preparing a takeover bid for social networking site, Bebo, as part of a recent flurry of internet takeovers.
By Staff Writers


Convergence
Microsoft bans modded Xbox 360s from Live
Microsoft has started banning modified Xbox 360 consoles from its online Xbox Live service.
By Staff Writers


Internet
Cable operators facing IPTV threats
Cable operators around the world face a "perfect storm" as market pressures converge on IPTV, researchers predict.
By Robert Jaques


Finance
Microsoft would have to pay US$500mn to escape aQuantive deal
If Microsoft backs out of its deal to acquire online advertising firm aQuantive, it will cost the company a cool half-billion dollars.
By Paul McDougall


Government/Law
Apple offers free recycling to US schools
US schools and colleges must comply with laws regarding disposal of public assets and must have at least 25 computers for recycling.
By K.C. Jones


Finance
US experts question Microsoft's aQuantive buy
Market-watcher, Ovum, is questioning whether Microsoft's US$6 billion (A$7.3 billion) offer is too high a price to pay for online marketing agency aQuantive.
By Robert Jaques


Hardware
E-waste worth more than gold and copper ore
Every ton of discarded electronic equipment contains 17 times more gold than gold ore and 40 times more copper than copper ore.
By Staff Writers


Security
Oracle's Agile acquisition given thumbs up
Oracle's planned purchase of product life cycle management (PLM) firm Agile Software has been given the thumbs up by industry experts.
By Robert Jaques


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