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Tuesday, 6th May 2008

Latest headlines

Microsoft may seek other deal to fight Google

Microsoft could seek a variety of deals after walking away from Yahoo, but few would be comprehensive enough to let it challenge Google Inc's domination of online advertising. ... Read More >>

	Telstra signs $162 million telco contract with DoD
	Fickle Gen Y compounds skills shortage
	NBN request: Reigning in the gorilla that is Telstra
	DMCA complaint prompts Google to take down open source project
	AMD's Puma ready to pounce

Most read articles

Security
White House 'loses' five million emails
The White House has stated that it is unable to provide investigators with over five million emails relating to the run-up to the Iraq war because it has accidentally deleted them..

Internet
Software doubles P2P file sharing speeds
Researchers have developed file sharing software that doubles peer-to-peer (P2P) transfer speeds by identifying nearby computers.

Telecommunications
Government gives up on Wi-Fi promise
Last week the NSW government axed its plan to provide free Wi-Fi throughout Sydney City.

Business
Microsoft withdraws offer for Yahoo
Microsoft walked away from its bid to buy Yahoo on Saturday after the Internet company turned down its offer to raise the price by US$5 billion to US$47.5 billion.

Hardware
Computer keyboards can be dirtier than a toilet
Think twice before eating those dropped crumbs off your computer keyboard -- you might as well be eating off a toilet seat, according to a new study on the amount of germs on keyboards.

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Events

Event Name Location Date

IDC's Directions Conference "Tech X.0: Mastering New Business Models and Markets" The Westin, Sydney 06/05/2008

Gartner Infrastructure, Operations and Data Centre Summit Sydney Convention Centre 06/05/2008

Introduction to Business Intelligence with MicroStrategy (Sydney) Saxons - Sydney 08/05/2008

IT Automation and Managed Services - N-able Seminar Series Star City Casino, Sydney 12/05/2008

Make Business Sense out Of Green IT Sydney Convention Centre 14/05/2008

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