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British man jailed for eBay phishing fraud

British man jailed for eBay phishing fraud

A British man has been jailed for four years for masterminding an eBay internet auction swindle which stole computer account details from users and assumed their identities.
Staff Writers Nov 2 2005, 8:30AM Security
Hackers use bird flu emails to hijack computers

Hackers use bird flu emails to hijack computers

Computer hackers are exploiting fears over bird flu by releasing a computer virus attached to an email passing itself off as containing avian flu information, warned Spainish computer firm Panda Software.
Staff Writers Nov 1 2005, 3:37PM Security
US high court won't review Microsoft patent case

US high court won't review Microsoft patent case

The US Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider an appeal by Microsoft in a case involving claims by a privately held California software firm and the University of California that Microsoft infringed their patents with its Internet Explorer browser.
Staff Writers Nov 1 2005, 11:30AM Software
Samsung Electronics to start new LCD line output in April

Samsung Electronics to start new LCD line output in April

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, the world's top maker of flat screens, will start producing liquid crystal display TV panels from its newest production line in April next year.
Staff Writers Nov 1 2005, 11:00AM Hardware
Redmap wins Qld IT export prize for third time

Redmap wins Qld IT export prize for third time

Electronic document management software vendor Redmap has won the Premier of Queensland’s ICT Export Award for the third consecutive year.
Staff Writers Nov 1 2005, 10:00AM Software
Bill Gates pledges US$258 million to fight malaria

Bill Gates pledges US$258 million to fight malaria

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has pledged US$258.3 million for research and development to combat malaria, including new cash to test the
world's first vaccine against the mosquito-borne disease.
Staff Writers Nov 1 2005, 9:00AM Software
Global chip sales up strongly before Christmas

Global chip sales up strongly before Christmas

Global sales of semiconductors have risen strongly ahead of the end-of-year shopping season, driven by booming demand for mobile phones, computers and electronic gadgets for the living room, according to a survey.
Staff Writers Nov 1 2005, 8:30AM Hardware
PatchLink launches global channel program locally

PatchLink launches global channel program locally

Security management software vendor PatchLink has launched its global partner program across the Asia-Pacific, including in Australia.
Staff Writers Oct 31 2005, 11:01AM Security
Microsoft threatens to withdraw Windows in South Korea

Microsoft threatens to withdraw Windows in South Korea

Microsoft has threatened to withdraw its Windows software from South Korea if the country's antitrust agency orders it to unbundle its Instant Messenger and Media Player from the operating system.
Staff Writers Oct 31 2005, 10:00AM Software
Fujitsu swings to H1 profit on software services

Fujitsu swings to H1 profit on software services

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Fujitsu said on Thursday it swung to a profit in the first half, buoyed by its software services business and strong telecoms-related demand, but it stood by its full-year outlook.
Staff Writers Oct 28 2005, 1:00PM Hardware
Alcatel operating profit in line, trims margin goal

Alcatel operating profit in line, trims margin goal

Alcatel posted a 25.2 percent drop in third-quarter operating profit that was in line with forecasts as higher costs offset stronger trading in the United States and emerging markets.
Staff Writers Oct 28 2005, 12:30PM Mobility
RealNetworks posts quarterly profit

RealNetworks posts quarterly profit

Digital media company RealNetworks has recorded a quarterly profit, compared a loss a year ago, on increased music subscriptions.
Staff Writers Oct 28 2005, 11:00AM Collaboration
Carly Fiorina joins Cybertrust board

Carly Fiorina joins Cybertrust board

Carly Fiorina, dismissed in February as CEO of Hewlett-Packard, has joined the board of privately held Cybertrust.
Staff Writers Oct 28 2005, 10:30AM Security
Sun Microsystems says CFO to retire

Sun Microsystems says CFO to retire

Computer maker Sun Microsystems has said chief financial officer Steve McGowan is retiring at the end of fiscal year 2006.
Staff Writers Oct 28 2005, 10:00AM Collaboration
Microsoft says profit up, ramp of Xbox sales

Microsoft says profit up, ramp of Xbox sales

Microsoft on Thursday posted a 24 percent rise in quarterly profit on robust sales of its Windows software, but tempered expectations about a spike in sales of its upcoming video game console and set a current-quarter revenue target below Wall Street expectations.
Staff Writers Oct 28 2005, 9:31AM Software
Argus reports strong growth, offshore moves

Argus reports strong growth, offshore moves

Homegrown biometrics products developer Argus Solutions has reported 300 percent quarter-on-quarter growth in sales for the first quarter of the 2005-06 financial year.
Staff Writers Oct 27 2005, 4:10PM Security
Lucent posts lower profit, but sees sales growth

Lucent posts lower profit, but sees sales growth

Lucent Technologies has posted lower quarterly profit but demand for high-speed internet and optical network equipment lifted sales.
Staff Writers Oct 27 2005, 2:15PM Mobility
Monsoon floods hit tech capital, business goes on

Monsoon floods hit tech capital, business goes on

Police in India's technology capital, Bangalore, have urged motorists to stay off the city's roads as storms caused flooding and uprooted trees, but business was largely unaffected, officials said on Wednesday.
Staff Writers Oct 27 2005, 1:30PM Collaboration
Zi licenses software to Ninetendo for game system

Zi licenses software to Ninetendo for game system

Canadian software maker Zi Corp has signed a licensing deal for its Decuma handwriting recognition technology with Japan's Nintendo.
Staff Writers Oct 27 2005, 12:30PM Software
KAZ founder reduces his role

KAZ founder reduces his role

KAZ Group founder Peter Kazacos and current executive director is reducing his working week at the Telstra-owned integrator from five to two days, according to an email circulated by company chairman David Thodey.
Staff Writers Oct 27 2005, 12:00PM Collaboration

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