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Microsoft sends letter to Yahoo's billionaire investor

Microsoft sends letter to Yahoo's billionaire investor

Microsoft has released a statement in which the firm discusses a letter sent to Carl Icahn, the billionaire investor at the heart of many of its discussions regarding the possible Yahoo takeover.
Staff Writers Jul 8 2008 4:26PM Strategy
Google responds to privacy calls

Google responds to privacy calls

Google has responded to advice from privacy advocates and has added a new link to its homepage.
Staff Writers Jul 8 2008 4:26PM Security
Reiser leads police to wife's body

Reiser leads police to wife's body

Famed Linux programmer Hans Reiser has led police to his wife’s remains only two days before he was to be sentenced for her murder.
Staff Writers Jul 8 2008 4:15PM Software
Pioneer promises 400GB optical discs

Pioneer promises 400GB optical discs

Pioneer has developed a 16-layer read-only optical disc which it claims can store 400GB of data..
Staff Writers Jul 8 2008 9:04AM Storage
Career prospects more important than high wages

Career prospects more important than high wages

The ICT sector is continuing to boom, and employers are straining their coffers trying to recruit and retain expert staff, a recent survey from Michael Page Technology [MPT] has revealed.
Staff Writers Jul 7 2008 3:53PM Training & Development
Economic pressures could drive Asia Pac Enterprise 2.0 adoption

Economic pressures could drive Asia Pac Enterprise 2.0 adoption

Social software tools will become increasingly prevalent in Asia Pacific enterprises as the slowing global economy and tightening credit markets continue to bite, according to a study by consulting company Frost & Sullivan.
Staff Writers Jul 7 2008 3:26PM Software
Customers shun personalised marketing e-mails, study finds

Customers shun personalised marketing e-mails, study finds

Marketing e-mails that include customers’ names, hobbies and other personal information could come across as “too pushy”, a U.S. study of e-mail marketing has found.
Staff Writers Jul 7 2008 2:21PM Strategy
UK online fake goods market worth £800m

UK online fake goods market worth £800m

Around £800m worth of counterfeit goods pass through online shopping and auction sites in the UK each year, new research has claimed..
Staff Writers Jul 7 2008 8:16AM Software
Weekly Roundup: A few iPhone queries answered

Weekly Roundup: A few iPhone queries answered

Potential Aussie iPhone buyers had something to smile about this week as new details began to lift the shroud of mystery that’s been surrounding the much anticipated device.
Staff Writers Jul 5 2008 6:33AM Software
New fibre-optic connections overtake cable

New fibre-optic connections overtake cable

New fibre-optic broadband connections have exceeded those of cable for the first time, according to research from Point Topic..
Staff Writers Jul 5 2008 6:30AM Telco/ISP
Advantate looks to corner bottom half of SEM market

Advantate looks to corner bottom half of SEM market

A new start-up venture from Melbourne IT and Fairfax Digital, Advantate, has been set up with the ambitious goal of cornering the low- to mid-end segments of the Search Engine Marketing [SEM] industry.
Staff Writers Jul 4 2008 12:33PM Telco/ISP
Many Aussie firms neglect contact info

Many Aussie firms neglect contact info

A report from data specialist Experian QAS found that 45 percent of Australian organisations have almost no procedures to keep their contact data accurate and up-to-date, and may face major financial problems as a consequence.
Staff Writers Jul 3 2008 4:49PM Strategy
Unstructured data creating security hole

Unstructured data creating security hole

The growing volume of unstructured data stored by companies is creating a security hole, according to new research from the Ponemon Institute.
Staff Writers Jul 3 2008 9:55AM Security
Microsoft developer returns to the fold

Microsoft developer returns to the fold

Sergey Solyanik, a developer who left Microsoft for Google, but has since returned to the Redmond fold, has revealed the motivations behind his move in an extraordinary blog post.
Staff Writers Jul 2 2008 3:37PM Software
Web threats hit 12-month high

Web threats hit 12-month high

The number of new malicious websites rose by 58 per cent in June to its highest level since April 2007, security experts warned today..
Staff Writers Jul 2 2008 3:34PM Security
Help fight climate change at the flick of a switch, campaign says

Help fight climate change at the flick of a switch, campaign says

A new campaign and labelling initiative launched in Sydney aims to reduce carbon emissions by promoting the simple solution of turning off computers when they are not in use.
Staff Writers Jul 2 2008 12:08PM Hardware
Web threats hit 12-month high

Web threats hit 12-month high

The number of new malicious websites rose by 58 per cent in June to its highest level since April 2007, security experts warned today.
Staff Writers Jul 2 2008 9:36AM Security
Telstra takes iPhone just in time

Telstra takes iPhone just in time

With only 10 days until the official launch, Telstra has claimed its spot as the third Australian mobile company to carry the iPhone.
Staff Writers Jul 1 2008 11:59AM Telco/ISP
Personal fraud and scams cost Australians $1 billion

Personal fraud and scams cost Australians $1 billion

A report by the Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed that over five per cent of Australians were victims of personal fraud in 2007.
Staff Writers Jul 1 2008 11:17AM Security
Virtual Companies a reality for Vermont

Virtual Companies a reality for Vermont

A new law passed in the US state of Vermont earlier this month is expected to pave the way for the first entirely Virtual Company (VC) in America.Journalist - Dylan Bushell-Embling - investigates the impact of this law for Australian businesses...
Staff Writers Jul 1 2008 6:00AM Strategy

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