TODAY ON ITNEWS
Telecommunications
Network gains drive Aussie business productivity
By
Ry Crozier
| February 03, 2009
Telstra has commissioned a survey that identifies high-speed network access as a key factor underpinning business productivity in Australia.
Security
IBM urges rethink on vulnerability assessments
By
Phil Muncaster
| February 03, 2009
The security industry needs to reprioritise its response to disclosed software vulnerabilities in order to determine more effectively when emergency patching is most needed, according to the latest annual security trends report from IBM.
Operating Systems
Windows 7 heads for Release Candidate stage
By
Daniel Robinson
| February 03, 2009
Microsoft has confirmed that there will be no further public beta versions of Windows 7, and that it is now preparing the Release Candidate (RC) build.
Hardware
Powerbuy baits SMB community with cashbacks
By
Ry Crozier
| February 03, 2009
A Sydney entrepreneur has built a small-business buyers' group that provides them additional cash back on computers, networking equipment and printer purchases.
Mobility
RIM's Storm costlier to make than iPhone - report
By
Staff Writers
| February 03, 2009
Research In Motion's touchscreen BlackBerry Storm costs almost US$30 more to produce than rival Apple's iPhone 3G, according to an analysis by technology research firm iSuppli.
Mobility
Nokia denies threatening to leave Finland
By
Sylvie Barak
| February 03, 2009
Mobile phone giant Nokia has publicly denied claims that it could transfer its headquarters out of Finland if the country's laws on electronic surveillance are not changed.
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