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Still a buck to be had in local PC market

Still a buck to be had in local PC market

The Australian PC market is still alive and kicking with IDC recording strong year on year growth in Q3.
Staff Writers Nov 15 2005, 12:38PM Hardware
Nikon Q2 net profit tumbles, outlook maintained

Nikon Q2 net profit tumbles, outlook maintained

Nikon Corp has posted a sharp drop in quarterly net profit due to appraisal losses in its inventory and a patent-related special loss and kept its full-year forecast for net profit to fall 38 percent.
Staff Writers Nov 15 2005, 12:30PM Hardware
State Bank of India forms joint tech firm with TCS

State Bank of India forms joint tech firm with TCS

State Bank of India, the country's largest commercial bank, has formed a joint venture with Tata Consultancy Services Ltd to sell technology to banks and financial services firms.
Staff Writers Nov 15 2005, 12:01PM Collaboration
ASX grills Volante

ASX grills Volante

Volante has been questioned by the Australian Stock Exchange around its disclosure of a profit downgrade.
Staff Writers Nov 15 2005, 11:12AM Strategy
Sony Ericsson launches new entry-level phones

Sony Ericsson launches new entry-level phones

Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson said on Monday it was launching three entry-level phones as it seeks to broaden its portfolio beyond the high-end handsets for which it is best known.
Staff Writers Nov 15 2005, 11:00AM Mobility
Philips eyes medical device buys, to take time

Philips eyes medical device buys, to take time

Dutch group Philips Electronics has identified acquisition targets for its key medical devices division, but it is likely to take some time, its chief executive said.
Staff Writers Nov 15 2005, 10:00AM Hardware
SingTel's Optus says 3G launch to add customers

SingTel's Optus says 3G launch to add customers

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd's Optus, Australia's second-biggest phone carrier, has launched its high-speed, third-generation mobile service, saying it was confident the technology would boost subscriber numbers.
Staff Writers Nov 14 2005, 2:16PM Mobility
Vodafone licenses open-standard anti-piracy tech

Vodafone licenses open-standard anti-piracy tech

US-based technology group Intertrust said an agreement by British mobile carrier Vodafone this week to licence its anti-piracy software would be a breakthrough deal to protect online music.
Staff Writers Nov 14 2005, 9:19AM Mobility
India's CDMA user base grows to 14.35 mln in Oct

India's CDMA user base grows to 14.35 mln in Oct

Indian carriers offering mobile services based on CDMA technology added 790,738 users in October, raising their total customer base to 14.35 million, their industry body said on Thursday.
Staff Writers Nov 11 2005, 12:00PM Mobility
India cuts domestic, overseas telecom licence fees

India cuts domestic, overseas telecom licence fees

India has cut the entry fee for national long-distance telecom services to 25 million rupees from one billion rupees to reduce costs and facilitate growth in the sector, Telecoms Minister Dayanidhi Maran said.
Staff Writers Nov 11 2005, 11:00AM Mobility
Three companies shut down on spyware charges

Three companies shut down on spyware charges

A US court shut down three internet companies for secretly bundling malicious "spyware" with ring tones, music programs and other free high-tech goodies.
Staff Writers Nov 11 2005, 10:30AM Security
Oracle names Naomi Seligman to board of directors

Oracle names Naomi Seligman to board of directors

Oracle has named Naomi Seligman, a senior partner at technology research firm Ostriker von Simson, to become the twelfth member of Oracle's board of directors.
Staff Writers Nov 11 2005, 9:30AM Data centre
MGM to support Blu-ray disc format

MGM to support Blu-ray disc format

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has said it would support the new high definition Blu-ray Disc format, created by a group led by Sony.
Staff Writers Nov 11 2005, 8:31AM Hardware
Suit targets Sony BMG anti-piracy technology

Suit targets Sony BMG anti-piracy technology

Record company Sony BMG Music Entertainment has been targeted in a class-action lawsuit in California by consumers claiming their computers have been harmed by anti-piracy software on some Sony BMG CDs.
Staff Writers Nov 10 2005, 3:24PM Hardware
Deutsche Telekom in spending spree to boost growth

Deutsche Telekom in spending spree to boost growth

Germany's Deutsche Telekom unveiled a plan for aggressive expansion next year after posting core earnings and sales that met expectations thanks to another strong performance at its mobile unit.
Staff Writers Nov 10 2005, 2:00PM Mobility
Japan's Olympus to shrink compact camera business

Japan's Olympus to shrink compact camera business

Japan's Olympus is planning to shift the focus of its digital camera business away from compact models and sell more high-end single lens reflex cameras to boost profitability.
Staff Writers Nov 10 2005, 12:00PM Hardware
IBM releases software to promote Cell

IBM releases software to promote Cell

IBM has launched a set of software tools it hopes will spur wider interest in its upcoming Cell microprocessor that is key to the computing giant's return to profitable chipmaking.
Staff Writers Nov 10 2005, 10:00AM Hardware
Microsoft warns of flaw in newer Windows versions

Microsoft warns of flaw in newer Windows versions

Microsoft has warned users on Tuesday of a new "critical"-rated flaw in recent versions of Windows that could allow attackers to take control of a system by embedding malicious software code into digital images.
Staff Writers Nov 10 2005, 9:30AM Security
TCS buys Chile outsourcing firm for US$23mln

TCS buys Chile outsourcing firm for US$23mln

India's top software services company, Tata Consultancy Services, this week said it had acquired Chile's Comicrom for US$23 million, as it sharpens its focus on business process outsourcing.
Staff Writers Nov 9 2005, 10:30AM Services
Samsung Group to spend US$45bln on R&D over five years

Samsung Group to spend US$45bln on R&D over five years

Samsung Group, the parent of the world's biggest memory-chip maker, will spend 47 trillion won (US$45 billion) over the next five years on research and development.
Staff Writers Nov 9 2005, 9:00AM Hardware

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