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BREAKING IT NEWS FOR AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS Thursday November 13, 2008
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TODAY ON ITNEWS

Business
Outsourcing lacks ambition, all about cost

By Ry Crozier | November 13, 2008

A London School of Economics professor has urged executives to put 'a level of ambition' back in outsourcing to achieve innovative outcomes over and above a low-cost benefit.

 
 
Internet
Google adds video and voice chat to Gmail

By Staff Writers | November 13, 2008

Google added a voice and video chat feature to its Gmail email service on Tuesday, launching a free Web-based service that competes with the likes of eBay's Skype.

 
 
Software
Microsoft promises easier development cycles

By Ian Williams | November 13, 2008

Microsoft has pledged to help programmers using Visual Studio and .NET Framework to create applications that are more secure and privacy-enhanced, as well as to simplify everyday development tasks.

 
 
Mobility
Texting keeps kids slim

By Nick Farrell | November 13, 2008

A new study from the University of North Carolina shows if kids use SMS when they are younger they are less likely to become obese adults.

 
 
Internet
China classes Web addiction as clinical disorder

By Sylvie Barak | November 13, 2008

Internet addiction has been branded a clinical disorder by psychologists in China, adding fuel to the global controversy on whether or not incessant Internet use should officially be recognised as a mental disorder.

 
 
Linux & Open Source
Alfresco study highlights business use of open source

By Phil Muncaster | November 13, 2008

Companies looking to implement open source enterprise content management (ECM) solutions are shunning Microsoft's Silverlight and .NET in favour of Ajax and Java, according to the latest annual survey from Alfresco.

 
 
Security
Microsoft patches ancient bug

By Nick Farrell | November 13, 2008

Microsoft has finally got around to patching security flaws for Windows and Office, including a critical bug that had been publicly disclosed nearly two years ago.

 
 

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