Diamond Age Solutions News for the IT Industry

Mon Oct 29 08:41:54 NZDT 2007

Today Index

UK computer agency Becta advises schools not to sign licensing agreements with Microsoft & complains to the Office of Fair Trading:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/7063716.stm

Sales of Windows Vistal drop from 10 millon/month to 9.3 million, but Xbox 360 and the Zune are finally making a profit thanks to Halo 3:
http://www.electronista.com/articles/07/10/26/vista.sales.rate.slowing/

Telecom NZ facing tens of millions in fines if it reneges on its commitment to roll out nationwide high-speed broadband services:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=55&objectid=10472423

Got a device that isn't supported under Linux? These guys want to hear so they can write you a free driver:
http://www.electronista.com/articles/07/10/26/vista.sales.rate.slowing/

And finally. Unable to afford a proper generator and short on solar power to run his OLPC, Arjun Sarwal resorts to - Cow Power! :
http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1569766073;fp;16;fpid;

News collated from various sources by Vik Olliver for Diamond Age Solutions Ltd. The views presented in this document are the personal opinion of the collator, and should not be taken as any more than that.