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Thursday, 3rd April 2008

Latest headlines

ISO announces OOXML success

The International Standards Organisation (ISO) has announced that Microsoft’s Office Open XML (OOXML) file format has received the necessary number of votes for approval as an ISO/IEC International Standard. ... Read More >>

	Oracle goes social with latest CRM offering
	Rising interest rates may drive online sales boom
	Microsoft welcomes Apple to smartphone market
	New music format thousands of times smaller than MP3
	gotalk acquires Aussie phone card company World Telecom
	IBM develops natural disaster 'magic potion'
	Malicous e-cards top Fortinet's March threat list

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.

Telecommunications
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.

Telecommunications
Optus says Conroy's decision to scrap OPEL was flawed
The Federal Government’s decision to scrap OPEL’s $1 billion regional broadband network was based on flawed data according to Optus chief executive Paul O’Sullivan.

Operating Systems
Microsoft rolls out Windows Mobile 6.1
Microsoft has introduced a major update to its mobile software offerings..

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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