EDITOR'S NOTE

Good morning,

Telstra chief David Thodey has officially extended the olive branch to employees to end an ongoing dispute over workplace agreements.

A letter from Thodey has been published by the Communications branch of the union, outlining the commitments.

The union is still notably wary of Telstra's intentions, given the track record. But the signs are good early that Thodey will fulfill his role as a peacemaker following the last regime...

-- Ry Crozier

TODAY ON ITNEWS

By Brett Winterford | May 26, 2009

Newly crowned Telstra CEO David Thodey has written to Telstra staff to reassure them they will receive "fair" treatment when negotiating enterprise agreements once the Federal Government's workplace reforms are introduced in July.

By Brett Winterford | May 26, 2009

Vodafone and 3 have promised not to raise prices for two years of competition regulator ACCC allows the two mobile operators to merge.

By Alexei Oreskovic | May 26, 2009

Facebook and Twitter have helped make social networking a household word. Now they need to make money.

By Ian Williams | May 26, 2009

Fortify has warned that the end of mainstream support for Windows XP means that anyone working on XP-based applications should strengthen their code auditing procedures.

By Phil Muncaster | May 26, 2009

Ripe NCC, a not-for-profit internet infrastructure organisation, has launched a new web site designed to help companies find out more about migrating to the new IPv6 protocol.

By Phil Muncaster | May 26, 2009

Trend Micro has updated its Worry-Free Business Security product, which is designed for small businesses with little or no IT support.

By Ritsuko Ando | May 26, 2009

The next wave of technology spending is expected to flow toward gadgets and software that help people access the Internet from any location, and interact online in more innovative ways.

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