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Symantec faces US$1b tax demand

Symantec faces US$1b tax demand

Symantec has filed a petition with the U.S tax court over an IRS demand for the security software vendor to pay US$1.06b in back taxes and penalties related to Veritas Software.
Staff Writers Jun 30 2006, 9:16AM Finance
Palm to pay $US22.5M to settle Xerox suit

Palm to pay $US22.5M to settle Xerox suit

Handheld maker Palm on Wednesday said it will pay $US22.5 million to Xerox to settle a long-standing patent dispute.
Staff Writers Jun 29 2006, 9:57AM Hardware
IT employment looking up

IT employment looking up

Employment in the local IT sector has increased to the highest level recorded since April 2001, according to the latest Hudson Report.
Staff Writers Jun 29 2006, 9:32AM Strategy
Intel releases dual core Xeon for server market

Intel releases dual core Xeon for server market

Intel has launched its first Core-based server processor, the Xeon 5100, to replace its existing Xeon chip line and combat the growing market share of AMD’s multicore Opteron-based servers.
Staff Writers Jun 28 2006, 3:54PM Hardware
Australian communication bodies unite

Australian communication bodies unite

Australia’s communications industry is poised for the creation of a new peak body, the Communications Alliance.
Staff Writers Jun 28 2006, 2:45PM Collaboration
Netspace turns to content for growth

Netspace turns to content for growth

Netspace has turned to content provisioning rather than the roll-out of high-speed broadband as the preferred source of growth for the company.
Staff Writers Jun 28 2006, 1:04PM Collaboration
Value Chain acquires Herald Logic

Value Chain acquires Herald Logic

Melbourne-based information management company Value Chain has merged with Indian business process management provider Herald Logic.
Staff Writers Jun 28 2006, 12:59PM Software
Frost & Sullivan: Confusion about identity and access management

Frost & Sullivan: Confusion about identity and access management

Security within Australian organisations is being threatened by the confusion between the concepts of IT security and information security, researchers Frost & Sullivan have said.
Staff Writers Jun 28 2006, 9:01AM Security
Telstra’s operational separation plan approved

Telstra’s operational separation plan approved

Federal ICT Minister Helen Coonan has approved Telstra’s operational separation plan aimed at promoting transparency and equivalence in Telstra’s supply of services to wholesale customers.
Staff Writers Jun 26 2006, 1:29PM Mobility
Broadband subscribers break 3 million mark

Broadband subscribers break 3 million mark

Australia’s take up of broadband services has passed three million connections, according to the latest Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Snapshot of Broadband Deployment.
Staff Writers Jun 26 2006, 1:11PM Mobility
Act continues to can spam, Gov says

Act continues to can spam, Gov says

The Federal Government is claiming a win for its Spam Act 2003 following a review of the anti-spam legislation.
Staff Writers Jun 23 2006, 10:51AM Security
Google searches for enterprise growth

Google searches for enterprise growth

Google has dived into the local enterprise search market with the launch of its Search Appliance and Mini devices.
Staff Writers Jun 23 2006, 10:01AM Software
EU: No Complaint from Adobe against Microsoft

EU: No Complaint from Adobe against Microsoft

The European Commission said it has received no complaint from Adobe Systems against Microsoft over the treatment of PDF documents in the software giant's upcoming Windows Vista operating system.
Staff Writers Jun 23 2006, 9:33AM Software
Harvard: No sight of Ellison's $115m pledge

Harvard: No sight of Ellison's $115m pledge

Harvard is still waiting for software billionaire Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle, to make good on a US$115 million pledge, a year after he announced what would have been the largest single contribution in the university's history.
Staff Writers Jun 23 2006, 9:33AM Software
Telco competition increasing, ACCC says

Telco competition increasing, ACCC says

The telecommunications industry continued to progress toward a more competitive environment in 2004-05, the competition regulator has said.
Staff Writers Jun 22 2006, 2:14PM Collaboration
Orbital Data signs TechPlus

Orbital Data signs TechPlus

US-based, WAN optimisation vendor, Orbital Data has signed TechPlus Distribution, to sell its products to local resellers.
Staff Writers Jun 22 2006, 12:09PM Mobility
ACS identifies potential improvements to ICT trade

ACS identifies potential improvements to ICT trade

The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has called on the Australian government and ICT industry players reverse the growing ICT trade imbalance.
Staff Writers Jun 22 2006, 11:26AM Finance
Drives for dollars, tape for cents

Drives for dollars, tape for cents

Price drops and performance increases push storage downmarket.
Staff Writers Jun 21 2006, 5:32PM Data centre
Sophos: Catchy email subject headings unleash worms

Sophos: Catchy email subject headings unleash worms

Anti-virus vendor Sophos are warning users about a new email worm that exploits interest in the World Cup to attack computers.
Staff Writers Jun 21 2006, 1:00PM Security
Apple starts audit on iPod factory claims

Apple starts audit on iPod factory claims

Apple Computer said Monday it has begun a thorough audit of a Chinese manufacturing plant operated by Foxconn that makes its iPod digital music players, after a newspaper report alleged Foxconn treated workers unfairly.
Staff Writers Jun 21 2006, 11:17AM Hardware

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