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Congratulations to Helly Trajkov, the winner of the 19" LCD F-Series display

Congratulations to Helly Trajkov, the winner of the 19" LCD F-Series display

 
Staff Writers Oct 11 2005, 11:47AM Hardware
Hannamax goes all NICE

Hannamax goes all NICE

Israeli communications provider NICE Systems has bought out its largest Australian distributor, Hannamax Hi-Tech, for $1.8 million in cash plus a future installment based on performance.
Staff Writers Oct 11 2005, 11:40AM Finance
UK hackers jailed for global computer worm plot

UK hackers jailed for global computer worm plot

Two British hackers were jailed on Friday for helping to spread a computer worm which affected thousands of machines around the world including some at the US Department of Defense.
Staff Writers Oct 10 2005, 2:00PM Security
Oracle buys open source tech developer Innobase

Oracle buys open source tech developer Innobase

Software maker Oracle said on Friday that it has acquired Finland's Innobase OY, a developer of the InnoDB open source database technology, for an undisclosed sum.
Staff Writers Oct 10 2005, 1:00PM Collaboration
Ericsson in talks to buy Marconi: sources

Ericsson in talks to buy Marconi: sources

Swedish telecoms equipment maker Ericsson is in talks to buy UK rival Marconi and a deal could be announced within weeks, people familiar with the negotiations said on Sunday.
Staff Writers Oct 10 2005, 11:00AM Mobility
EU presses for cross-border online music licences

EU presses for cross-border online music licences

A key European Union official wants to simplify the way music is licensed to online services such as Apple's iTunes, warning that Europe will fall behind unless cross-border licences are created.
Staff Writers Oct 10 2005, 10:30AM Strategy
Dutch police arrest suspected computer hackers

Dutch police arrest suspected computer hackers

Dutch police have arrested three men suspected of stealing credit card and bank account data by hacking into over 100,000 personal computers worldwide.
Staff Writers Oct 10 2005, 9:00AM Security
One minute with... Brian Allsopp

One minute with... Brian Allsopp

CRN has a chat with Brian Allsopp, distribution director for Asia Pacific at Juniper Networks.
Staff Writers Oct 7 2005, 11:15AM Strategy
India to insist on local phone making for govt orders

India to insist on local phone making for govt orders

Global telecom equipment makers will have to manufacture equipment in India if they decide to bid for orders from state-run carriers, Telecoms Minister Dayanidhi Maran said.
Staff Writers Oct 7 2005, 9:30AM Mobility
AMD subpoenas Intel customers in antitrust case

AMD subpoenas Intel customers in antitrust case

Advanced Micro Devices on Thursday said it has served subpoenas this week on dozens of Intel customers seeking documents for its private antitrust lawsuit against arch-rival Intel Corp.
Staff Writers Oct 7 2005, 9:00AM Hardware
Media, entertainment to see faster growth: report

Media, entertainment to see faster growth: report

The world's entertainment and media industries will grow faster in the second half of the decade than the first, reaching US$1.8 trillion in annual sales by 2009, according to a PriceWaterhouseCoopers report released on Wednesday.
Staff Writers Oct 6 2005, 2:30PM Software
Australian High Court rules in favour of modders

Australian High Court rules in favour of modders

The High Court of Australia has ruled that Australian consumers and overseas travellers can buy cheaper computer games and hardware offshore and modify them locally.
Staff Writers Oct 6 2005, 11:50AM Hardware
AOL boosts anti-phishing protection

AOL boosts anti-phishing protection

America Online, the online division of Time Warner, has said it plans to step up protections against the illegal gathering of subscribers' sensitive data through fraudulent websites.
Staff Writers Oct 6 2005, 11:45AM Security
US FTC sues New Hamsphire "spyware" operation

US FTC sues New Hamsphire "spyware" operation

US regulators asked a court on Wednesday to shut down a maker of what they termed computer "spyware" that steers internet users to fake search engines and tracks their movements online.
Staff Writers Oct 6 2005, 11:15AM Security
EU names trustee for Microsoft ruling compliance

EU names trustee for Microsoft ruling compliance

The European Commission has appointed a computer scientist to help ensure that Microsoft complies with a 2004 ruling on how its software is sold, a latest step in the landmark anti-trust case.
Staff Writers Oct 6 2005, 10:30AM Software
Internet crime shifts to Russia after bust: official

Internet crime shifts to Russia after bust: official

Trafficking in stolen credit cards has largely shifted to Russian-language websites after an international crackdown sparked disarray among English-speaking scam artists, according to a US Secret Service official.
Staff Writers Oct 6 2005, 9:00AM Security
Microsoft reveals game lineup for Xbox 360 launch

Microsoft reveals game lineup for Xbox 360 launch

Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled a partial roster of video games for the launch of its new Xbox 360 game console next month.
Staff Writers Oct 5 2005, 4:05PM Software
Hynix to fight Toshiba complaint on chip patents

Hynix to fight Toshiba complaint on chip patents

Hynix Semiconductor, the world's second-largest memory chip maker, said on Tuesday it would fight a complaint by Japan's Toshiba that claims the South Korean company infringed on patents on flash-memory chips.
Staff Writers Oct 5 2005, 12:04PM Hardware
Taiwan tells Google it is not a China province

Taiwan tells Google it is not a China province

Taiwan's government has asked web search company Google to stop calling the self-ruled island a "province of China" on its Google Maps service.
Staff Writers Oct 5 2005, 10:00AM Collaboration
EU executive proposes safeguards on use of data

EU executive proposes safeguards on use of data

Safeguards on how member states swap personal data to tackle serious crime have been proposed by the European Commission in a move to reassure people over separate plans to store all EU phone and internet traffic.
Staff Writers Oct 5 2005, 9:30AM Data centre

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