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BREAKING IT NEWS FOR AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS Saturday June 13, 2009
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EDITOR'S NOTE

Good morning,

It has been a troubled first week for Hostworks' new chief, not helped by the resignations of its COO and CFO yesterday.

An internal email obtained by iTnews asks staff to keep the latest losses quiet. Oops.

Also, Telstra's media partners go in to bat for the incumbent on proposed regulatory reforms. But given the outrage over Telstra's own submission, I wonder how successful this strategy might be...

-- Ry Crozier

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TODAY ON ITNEWS

Networking
Hostworks COO, CFO to quit

By Brett Winterford | June 12, 2009

Four key Hostworks executives resign in the space of two months.

 
 
Telecommunications
Media partners leap to Telstra defence

By Brett Winterford | June 13, 2009

The AFL, NRL and V8 Supercars argue that telecommunications regulation is "sufficient".

 
 
Hardware
Market forces drive innovation at Axa

By Gareth Morgan | June 13, 2009

Before taking on a project, the insurance giant's IT team must show it can outperform external providers.

 
 
Software
SAP announces surprise software-as-a-service move

By Iain Thomson | June 13, 2009

The vice president of SAP has made the shock announcement that the company is looking into offering a software-as-a-service (SaaS) product line.

 
 
Software
Opera and Mozilla unimpressed by IE unbundling plans

By Madeline Bennett | June 13, 2009

Browser makers have spoken out against Microsoft's latest proposal to open up competition in the market by shipping copies of Windows 7 without Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) bundled in.

 
 
Telecommunications
Ofcom kicks off final broadband consultation

By Dave Bailey | June 13, 2009

UK communications provider Ofcom has announced what is set to be the last consultation before BT starts its multibillion-pound fibre-to-the-cabinet (FTTC) broadband rollout.

 
 
Software
Google updates iGoogle for iPhone and Android handsets

By David Neal | June 13, 2009

Google has announced a new beta version of its iGoogle mobile offering for Apple's iPhone and iPod touch devices, as well as its own Android-based handsets.

 
 

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