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Wednesday, 2nd April 2008

Latest headlines

Conroy pulls the plug on $1 billion OPEL broadband project

Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy, has pulled the plug on the OPEL consortium’s billion dollar regional broadband network after the Government found the group had failed to meet the original terms of its contract. ... Read More >>

	Optus says Conroy's decision to scrap OPEL was flawed
	Intel drives mobile vision at IDF
	Spam up by 50% in first quarter of 2008
	Aussies spent $5B on digital devices in 07, market tainted
	Enterprise Windows use declined in 2007
	Borland and CodeGear tout better software development
	Network management increasingly challenging
	VMware tools provide virtual lifecycle controls
	Dell slashes costs by US$3 billion
	ComOps buys NSW-based Microster Pty Ltd for $6.5M

Most read articles

Internet
Google g’Days April 1 with predictive search
In an Australian exclusive, Google has launched a new search engine powered by artificial intelligence that can search Web pages 24 hours before they are created.

Hardware
The death of the silicon computer chip
The reign of the silicon chip is over, according to physicists who predict that the conventional silicon chip has no longer than four years left to run.

Security
Hackers attack International Space Station
The International Space Station is in crisis after hackers managed to penetrate what Nasa admits are "significant" computer systems..

Jobs Centre
IT recruiter signs international hire agreement
A newly-awarded Federal Government labour agreement will allow three recruitment companies to hire and land skilled workers from overseas.

Mobility
Mobiles 'more dangerous' than smoking
A brain surgeon has claimed that mobile phones could pose a bigger health risk than smoking cigarettes..

Events

Event Name	Location	Date
Voice Leadership Forum 2008	Sydney Harbour Marriott Hotel	10/04/2008
DDLS' TrainIT for Charity	Dimension Data Learning Solutions- Level 10, Thakral House, 301 George St, Sydney 2000	24/04/2008
Retail World	Sydney Convention Centre	17/06/2008
5th Annual Project Management Australia (PMOZ) Conference 2008	Sofitel Melbourne	18/08/2008
CeBIT Australia 2008	Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour	20/05/2008

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