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E-health reforms demand proper chiefview story

http://www.itwire.com – Australia’s urgent need for a chief to drive e-health reforms was highlighted today, by the chief information officer of Singapore’s Ministry of Health Holdings who is driving a ten year investment strategy for the nation costed at up to S$1.5 billion. (IT news)

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BYO Linux router to the NBNview story

http://apcmag.com – What do tomatoes and penguins have to do with the Australian government's nationwide fibre-to-the-home project? (IT news)

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Pipe Networks' founder launches data centre ventureview story

http://www.itwire.com – Pipe Networks co-founder Bevan Slattery - who has just completed the sale of Pipe Networks to TPG - has announced his latest venture: a carrier and systems integrator neutral national data centre provider NEXTDC. (IT news)

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Open Ballot: are you excited by HP's Slate?view story

http://www.tuxradar.com – With the news that HP intends to use Linux-based WebOS on its Slate tablet, do you think this is Linux's big chance to take on Apple's iPad, or do you think WebOS on Palm Pre didn't do enough to justify you parting with your cash to buy a Slate? (IT news)

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Are you shopping for gadgets in Singapore?view story

http://www.itwire.com – Having spent an idle afternoon strolling around the many floors of the Funan DigitaLife Mall, my short answer is don't bother, most things are cheaper in Australia.  But they *do* have iPads. (IT news)

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Google, Sony and Android: TV and much, much moreview story

http://www.itwire.com – In the wake of Google's announcement of the Google Android-based TV, Google and Sony have unveiled plans for Android-based entertainment products that go well beyond TV. And other partners have joined the Google TV bandwagon. (IT news)

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Microsoft kills off Response Point IP PBXview story

http://www.itwire.com – Microsoft is scrapping Response Point, its IP PBX for small businesses, just over a year after OEM the product went on sale in Australia,as the D-Link Voice Centre. (IT news)

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AARNet upgrades Queensland networkview story

http://www.itwire.com – AARNet is to upgrade its network between Cairns and Brisbane to a dual link 10Gbps service, under an agreement with the Queensland Government's electricity distribution company, Powerlink. (IT news)

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Nextgen starts laying Perth to Geraldton cableview story

http://www.itwire.com – Nextgen Networks has commenced construction, under the Backhaul Blackspots programme, of a 426 kilometre, fibre optic cable that will serve an addressable market of 35,000 people along its route from Perth to Geraldton. (IT news)

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AT&T lifts iPhone and smartphone early break feesview story

http://www.itwire.com – AT&T has increased the early termination fee applied to smartphone and netbook customers that don't let their 24-month contracts run their course. (IT news)

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Doctors should talk sex with heart attack patientsview story

http://www.itwire.com – According to a U.S. survey of heart attack patients, the resumption of a normal sex life after a heart attack is highly dependent on whether their doctor discusses sex with them after their heart attack.   (IT news)

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Parallels targets XP mainstream with Windows 7 upgrade toolview story

http://www.itwire.com – A new product from virtualisation specialist Parallels promises to take the pain out of upgrading to Windows 7. (IT news)