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Microsoft to double headcount in Indian centres

Microsoft to double headcount in Indian centres

Microsoft Corp. plans to double its staff strength at its Indian centres in Hyderabad and Bangalore by March 2006, a top company official said late on Saturday.
Staff Writers Sep 26 2005, 10:22AM Collaboration
ConnXion expands into Malaysia

ConnXion expands into Malaysia

ASX-listed document delivery provider ConnXion has signed Innovation Associates as a reseller for its products in the Malaysian market.
Staff Writers Sep 23 2005, 5:33PM Strategy
Clearswift adds two resellers

Clearswift adds two resellers

Security vendor Clearswift has signed Classic Blue Solutions and Vectra as premium partners for its web and email content security offerings.
Staff Writers Sep 23 2005, 5:21PM Software
Oracle CEO says no big deal in mind right now

Oracle CEO says no big deal in mind right now

Oracle's chief executive said this week that the database software giant has no big acquisitions planned at the moment and sees stiffening competition from rivals such as Microsoft and others in coming years.
Staff Writers Sep 22 2005, 2:30PM Data centre
ShadowRAM: Dude, where’s my shirt?

ShadowRAM: Dude, where’s my shirt?

It’s not often one gets to buy the same shirt twice, but Frank Arrigo, one of Microsoft’s most popular and well-known local techo ‘evangelists’, has done it. Or so The Shadow has been led to believe.
Staff Writers Sep 21 2005, 3:41PM Strategy
Microsoft could face fresh EU case in future

Microsoft could face fresh EU case in future

The European Commission may bring a new competition case against Microsoft after the EU executive received fresh complaints about the US software giant, the EU competition commissioner said in a newspaper interview this week.
Staff Writers Sep 21 2005, 12:00PM Software
Apple says on track to ship Intel-based computers

Apple says on track to ship Intel-based computers

Apple Computer is on track to ship Intel-based computers as targeted by June 2006, chief executive Steve Jobs said this week.
Staff Writers Sep 21 2005, 11:36AM Hardware
EU states still negotiating data storage plan

EU states still negotiating data storage plan

European Union member states are still working on a plan to store internet and telephone data to combat terror despite a rival proposal due from the European Commission.
Staff Writers Sep 21 2005, 9:00AM Data centre
China software company Freeborders gets US$20mln capital

China software company Freeborders gets US$20mln capital

Chinese software outsourcing firm Freeborders this week said it had secured a further US$20 million in expansion capital to build up an existing development centre in the southern city of Shenzhen.
Staff Writers Sep 20 2005, 4:00PM Finance
Vodafone sees no long-term case for blocking VoIP

Vodafone sees no long-term case for blocking VoIP

Mobile phone giant Vodafone Group sees no long-term business case for trying to block new technologies such as cut-price or free internet telephone services from its handsets.
Staff Writers Sep 20 2005, 1:30PM Collaboration
Intel intends to develop software in Argentina

Intel intends to develop software in Argentina

Intel, the world's largest microchip maker, has signed a letter of understanding with Argentina to open a software development centre in the South American nation next year.
Staff Writers Sep 20 2005, 11:30AM Software
Hollywood studios form tech group to fight piracy

Hollywood studios form tech group to fight piracy

Hollywood's six major film studios have unveiled a technology venture to find new ways of protecting movies from illegal copying and distribution in black markets or over the internet.
Staff Writers Sep 20 2005, 11:00AM Strategy
HP plans to buy Peregrine for US$425 million in cash

HP plans to buy Peregrine for US$425 million in cash

Hewlett-Packard said on Monday it agreed to buy Peregrine Systems for US$425 million in cash to build its portfolio of computer systems management software.
Staff Writers Sep 20 2005, 9:38AM Strategy
ShadowRAM: Lenovo may fly resellers to Beijing games

ShadowRAM: Lenovo may fly resellers to Beijing games

Australian resellers may soon be competing for a special once-in-a-lifetime prize being considered by major Olympic Games sponsor Lenovo -- a trip to Beijing to enjoy the next summer Olympiad in 2008.
Staff Writers Sep 19 2005, 2:00PM Collaboration
Acer aims to be third-largest PC brand in 2-3 yrs

Acer aims to be third-largest PC brand in 2-3 yrs

Acer, the world's fourth-largest personal computer vendor, aims to become the third largest in the next two or three years with more than 10 percent global market share.
Staff Writers Sep 19 2005, 2:00PM Hardware
World mobile phone subscribers over 2 billion: research

World mobile phone subscribers over 2 billion: research

The number of mobile phone subscribers in the world has surpassed the two billion milestone Wireless Intelligence, an information service set up by industry body GSM Association and consulting firm Ovum, said on Sunday.
Staff Writers Sep 19 2005, 9:00AM Mobility
NitroGlobal signs Canadian web acceleration apps

NitroGlobal signs Canadian web acceleration apps

Sydney application service provider (ASP) NitroGlobal has signed up with SlipStream Data and started distributing the Canadian vendor's web and email acceleration software to retail.
Staff Writers Sep 16 2005, 4:59PM Software
ASML cuts immersion tool's defect rate: researcher

ASML cuts immersion tool's defect rate: researcher

Semiconductor equipment maker ASML has sharply reduced defect rates in chips produced by a new lithography tool that uses cutting-edge immersion technology, Belgian research group IMEI said on Thursday.
Staff Writers Sep 16 2005, 1:30PM Hardware
Adobe posts higher profit on Photoshop demand

Adobe posts higher profit on Photoshop demand

Adobe Systems on Thursday said its quarterly profit rose 39 percent on strong demand for its Photoshop and Illustrator software.
Staff Writers Sep 16 2005, 12:00PM Finance
Samsung Electronics says may enter chip foundry business

Samsung Electronics says may enter chip foundry business

Samsung Electronics, the world's largest memory chip maker, is considering entering the chip foundry business.
Staff Writers Sep 16 2005, 9:30AM Software

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