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Microsoft issues Yahoo a three week deadline

Microsoft issues Yahoo a three week deadline

Having grown tired of chasing the approval of Yahoo directors, Microsoft now has issued the company an ultimatum; agree to its $US44 billion buyout offer within three weeks, or Microsoft will take its offer directly to shareholders.
Staff Writers Apr 7 2008 3:35PM Software
Nigerian scam takes this year's 'Pie in the Sky' award

Nigerian scam takes this year's 'Pie in the Sky' award

A ‘Nigerian letter’ scam has won this year’s annual ASIC ‘Pie in the Sky’ award for the most outrageous offer that was too good to be true.
Staff Writers Apr 7 2008 3:20PM Security
ATUG: Conroy must have alternative for OPEL

ATUG: Conroy must have alternative for OPEL

The Australian Telecommunication Users Group (ATUG) has put in its two cents' worth on Senator Conroy’s decision to disband OPEL. According to a recent statement, ATUG viewed the OPEL initiative as an important part of the solution to the lack of communication services available to regional Australia.
Staff Writers Apr 7 2008 7:53AM Telco/ISP
Learning online up-skills mature age workers

Learning online up-skills mature age workers

An Australian business using e-learning as a way to provide management training to its staff claimed e-learning can save organisations up to $200,000 a year.
Staff Writers Apr 4 2008 3:53PM Training & Development
Conroy plans feedback forum for telecommunications policy

Conroy plans feedback forum for telecommunications policy

Federal Communications Minister Stephen Conroy is calling for participants to take part in a forum aimed at identifying ways to make consumer representation in telecommunications policy making more effective.
Staff Writers Apr 4 2008 3:48PM Telco/ISP
Malicous e-cards top Fortinet's March threat list

Malicous e-cards top Fortinet's March threat list

The notorious Pushdo botnet has topped Fortinet’s top ten most reported threats list for March, claiming 13.5 percent of all malware activity for the month.
Staff Writers Apr 3 2008 3:24PM Security
Symantec joins European malware hunt

Symantec joins European malware hunt

Symantec and the EC are to support a virus collecting WOMBAT
Staff Writers Apr 3 2008 9:44AM Security
Microsoft launches RSA Conference 2008 site

Microsoft launches RSA Conference 2008 site

Microsoft’s dedicated RSA 2008 site and blog – a portal for Microsoft experts to share their opinions on emerging topics during next week’s conference in San Francisco - is now live, the vendor announced today.
Staff Writers Apr 2 2008 3:33PM Security
Spam up by 50% in first quarter of 2008

Spam up by 50% in first quarter of 2008

Worldwide spam volumes have surged by 50 percent in the first quarter of 2008 revealed security vendor Proofpoint today, who now predicts enterprises will see inbound spam more than double this year.
Staff Writers Apr 2 2008 2:15PM Security
Traditional IT department 'dead' by 2013

Traditional IT department 'dead' by 2013

The desktop as we know it, and the services of the traditional IT department, will be relegated to the annals of history within the next five years, according to hosted desktop firm Nasstar..
Staff Writers Apr 1 2008 7:19AM Hardware
Google loses second exec to Facebook

Google loses second exec to Facebook

Google has lost its second high-profile employee to Facebook in less than a month..
Staff Writers Mar 31 2008 7:38AM Training & Development
Mobile search dials into mega-growth

Mobile search dials into mega-growth

Mobile search services are expected to generate annual revenues of US$4.8bn by 2013, according to analysts..
Staff Writers Mar 29 2008 11:01AM Software
Google AdWords customers targeted in phishing scam

Google AdWords customers targeted in phishing scam

Customers of Google AdWords have been targeted in a phishing scam urging recipients to re-activate their accounts, according to security vendor Marshal.
Staff Writers Mar 28 2008 3:26PM Security
Al Gore confirmed as keynote speaker at RSA Conference 2008

Al Gore confirmed as keynote speaker at RSA Conference 2008

Nobel Laureate and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore will be the closing keynote speaker at this year’s RSA Conference 2008 in San Francisco, event organisers have just announced.
Staff Writers Mar 28 2008 3:26PM Security
Rambus awarded US$133.6m in patent trial

Rambus awarded US$133.6m in patent trial

Rambus has won a patent infringement case brought by rival memory manufacturers Hynix, Micron and Nanya..
Staff Writers Mar 28 2008 6:49AM Hardware
Spammers exploit email meeting invitations

Spammers exploit email meeting invitations

Spammers are using email meeting invitations to circumvent spam filters, security experts have warned..
Staff Writers Mar 28 2008 6:49AM Security
Citrix and HP team up on virtualisation

Citrix and HP team up on virtualisation

Remote access firm Citrix has teamed up with HP to integrate an enhanced version of Citrix XenServer into 64-bit HP ProLiant servers..
Staff Writers Mar 28 2008 6:49AM Networking
Websense to tackle Web 2.0

Websense to tackle Web 2.0

Security firm Websense has updated its threat monitoring tools, taking Web 2.0 threats into consideration, and ushering in its use of grid computing.
Staff Writers Mar 27 2008 3:04PM Software
Wireless handset makers plug into nanotech

Wireless handset makers plug into nanotech

Nanotechnology enabled mobile handset components, which can improve the performance of wireless handsets, will develop into a US$15 billion market by 2012, market research company Pioneer Consulting predicts.
Staff Writers Mar 27 2008 3:00PM Hardware
Group formed to promote OpenSocial

Group formed to promote OpenSocial

A number of groups have pledged support for Google tools designed to boost app portability in social networking sites.
Staff Writers Mar 26 2008 1:58PM Software

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