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  • ACCC closes the net on scam spammers

    The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is taking the lead with a 48 hour worldwide blitz on scams in spam on the Internet, which involves the joining of forces of consumer protection agencies from around the world.

  • HP still top dog in hardware but sharks are circling

    Whoever is chosen to succeed Carly Fiorina as CEO of Hewlett-Packard will have a fight on their hands to maintain the company's position as the world's biggest IT hardware manufacturer, with a cost-cutting strategy almost certain to be imp...

  • World first IT governance standard launched in Oz

    The first ever national standard on IT governance for the information technology industry has been launched by Standards Australia, as a reaction to high profile IT failures that have cost billions of dollars.

  • HP hires headhunters to find new CEO

    Hewlett-Packard has turned to Russell Reynolds Associates, based in New York, to help the company with its search for a new chief executive officer, following the recent departure of Carly Fiorina.

  • Time to address IM security threat

    A recent security flaw in MSN Messenger shows that instant messaging (IM) poses a serious security threat and should act as a prompt to enterprises to take action now in implementing a comprehensive IM policy.

  • SCO could be knocked off the Nasdaq

    The SCO Group is in serious risk of being delisted by the Nasdaq because has not managed to provide its annual report on time, which it claims is because it is still in the process of reviewing its stock options.

  • IBM goes large on Linux

    IBM has made plans to spend $100 million over the next three years to expand support across its Workplace software portfolio, in response to the high growth in popularity of Linux with IBM customers.

  • Microsoft criticised over weak security vision

    Despite Microsoft's confident response to Symantec's challenge to unveil its plans to compete in the anti-spyware market, Gartner says that Microsoft's strategy reveals that it will only produce lookalike products instead of taking a lead ...