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Week in review: net filters, NBN, CEOs, security and hardware
By
Kathryn Small
| November 22, 2008
It's been a busy week in the Australian tech industry. Both the NBN and net filters are due to happen in weeks, so companies and government departments are scrambling on all sides. Overseas, several companies have dropped their CEOs or hired new ones. Read on for more information.
Software
Opinion: Clouds darken outlook for Vista's successor
By
Dave Bailey
| November 22, 2008
Windows 7 looks like being an improvement on Vista, but economic and environmental concerns may mean few enterprises will rush to adopt it.
Business
IT execs say learned the lessons of dot.com crash
By
Georgina Prodhan,
| November 22, 2008
Technology executives told a conference this week they learned lessons in the dot.com crash that wiped $5 trillion off tech stocks at the start of the century that would help them through current difficulties.
Business
Microsoft moves to end Vista Capable case
By
Iain Thomson
| November 22, 2008
Microsoft has filed motions to dismiss the class action law suit it faces over its Vista Capable marketing campaign.
Software
Internet Explorer 8 inches closer to release
By
Shaun Nichols
| November 22, 2008
Microsoft has announced that Internet Explorer 8 will be released in the first half of 2009.
Hardware
Nokia S60 users to get Lotus email
By
Rosalie Marshall
| November 22, 2008
Nokia has confirmed that S60 smartphone users will have access to Lotus email from December following a new deal with IBM, which owns the majority of Symbian.
Business
Even Google scales back on holiday fun
By
Staff Writers
| November 22, 2008
Internet search giant Google Inc is known for hosting the most extravagant holiday parties in Silicon Valley, often drawing crowds of over 10,000 and prompting some employees to post ads for party dates on classifieds Website Craiglist.
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