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WD packs 750GB into 2.5in driveview story

http://www.itwire.com – WD claims its new Scorpio Blue 750GB hard drive is the highest capacity 2.5in notebook drive on the market. (IT news)

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Monash gets MASSIVE boost for researchersview story

http://www.itwire.com – An $A8 million image processing centre will open at Monash University later this year. (IT news)

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Salaries rise in the West, but set higher in the Eastview story

http://www.itwire.com – Rising demand for IT skills in West Australia is driving up salaries – but the big money will always be in Sydney and Melbourne according to recruitment specialist Peoplebank Australia which has released a salary survey. (IT news)

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Microsoft plans to pilot e-health system in Australiaview story

http://www.itwire.com – Software giant Microsoft hopes to pilot its Health Vault system in Australia within the next year to 18 months and is seeking partners to launch the service locally– and in turn hand the Government a get-out-of jail-free card as far as big bang spending on e-health systems is concerned. (IT news)

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Phishing with an iPadview story

http://www.itwire.com – Spam messages currently doing the rounds encourage iPad owners to carefully install malicious code on their Windows PC. (IT news)

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Government names advocate to champion SME IT suppliersview story

http://www.itwire.com – Don Easter has been appointed Information Technology Supplier Advocate to champion local small-to-medium enterprises in the government IT procurement market and lead business development initiatives aimed at making the sector more competitive. (IT news)

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Victorian Public Transport Ombudsman to be Telecoms Ombudsmanview story

http://www.itwire.com – Simon Cohen, currently Victoria’s Public Transport Ombudsman, is to become the new Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman. (IT news)

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Trouble reported with Tasmanian NBN rolloutview story

http://www.itwire.com – Tasmania's Mercury newspaper claims that contractors rolling out the NBN in Tasmania are employing unskilled and underskilled workers, skimping on safety and firing whistleblowers. (IT news)

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Government uses SMS to reach footballersview story

http://www.itwire.com – The Victorian Government is using a commercial SMS service in its campaign to reduce alcohol-related violence. (IT news)

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YouTube offers movie rentalsview story

http://www.itwire.com – U.S. YouTube customers can now rent videos on YouTube, for prices ranging from US$0.99 to $5.99. (IT news)