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EARLY EDITION
BREAKING IT NEWS FOR AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS Thursday May 7, 2009
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EDITOR'S NOTE

Good morning,

Early risers will have noticed our lead piece straight out of the tail end of the Blackberry conference in Florida.

Seems the lack of announcements of handsets at the event is merely a diversion - with a cheap Curve and a touch-screen Bold on the way, according to sources.

We've also got the word from the Citrix user conference in Las Vegas courtesy of our U.S. correspondent, Liz Tay. Read on for more.

-- Ry Crozier

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TODAY ON ITNEWS

Mobility
Storm II, cheap Curves coming to Blackberry

By Brett Winterford | May 07, 2009

Research in Motion is working on a new version of the Blackberry Bold that combines a touch screen with a QWERTY keyboard, a low-cost version of the Curve and a successor to the Storm featuring a tactile touch screen, according to sources.

 
 
Software
Citrix launches 'iTunes' for enterprise app delivery

By Liz Tay | May 07, 2009

Citrix has unveiled two new desktop virtualisation products aimed at bridging the gap between the enterprise and consumer user experience.

 
 
Software
Open Text to aquire Vignette for $418m

By Phil Muncaster | May 07, 2009

Open Text has announced plans to acquire Vignette in a US$310m (A$418 million) move to broaden its offerings in the web content management (WCM) space.

 
 
Internet
EBay says $2.7 bln price tag "low" for Skype

By Sarah Morris | May 07, 2009

A price valuation of US$2 billion (A$2.7 billion) would be low for Skype, the chief executive of parent eBay said on Wednesday.

 
 
Internet
Banks need to jump on the social media bandwagon

By Angelica Mari | May 07, 2009

Retail banks need to prepare to adapt their business models to the growing consumer interest in social media, according to a report by analyst house Gartner.

 
 
Internet
European Parliament votes in favour of internet freedom

By Rosalie Marshall | May 07, 2009

The European Parliament has decided that ISPs and regulators, such as Ofcom in the UK, cannot restrict individuals' access to the internet.

 
 

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EVENTS

Event Name Location Date
JAOO Sydney 2009 Sydney Convention & Exhibition centre May 05, 2009
JAOO Brisbane 2009 Hilton Brisbane May 11, 2009
Acronis Certified Engineer (ACE) Training Course Sydney, Melbourne & Brisbane May 12, 2009
Sharing Best Practice to Improve Operational Efficiencies Sheraton on the Park Hotel, Sydney May 13, 2009
FITT CeBIT Networking Luncheon Harbours Edge, Darling Harbour May 13, 2009
IT Security for data in motion (with the inventor of SSL) Sydney, Portside Centre, 207 Kent St May 14, 2009
ACS Victorian Branch 2009 Conference "Greening ICT towards Sustainability" Novotel Forest Resort, Creswick, Victoria May 15, 2009
 
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