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09/16/2008		IBM wage talks hit stalemate
THE threat of industrial action at IBM returned today after it failed to negotiate a new pay agreement with around 50 workers

09/16/2008		HP-EDS Australia: jobs in limbo
update OVER 6000 Hewlett-Packard and EDS employees in Australia today awoke to the news that 24,600 jobs would go in three years

09/16/2008		HP to cut 24,600 jobs
HEWLETT-PACKARD plans to cut 24,600 jobs as it attempts to realise savings from its recent acquisition of EDS

09/15/2008		Business Objects` staff cut by SAP
BUSINESS Objects started the year with about 130 employees in Australia, but its workforce is shrinking under new parent SAP

09/15/2008		Consortium to rev up online movie rights
A CONSORTIUM of studios and consumer-electronics companies is trying to kick-start the market for digital movies and other content by making it more convenient for consumers to use

09/15/2008		Firth pledges laptop start
NSW Education Minister Verity Firth will put the wheels in motion next month to start spending the state`s $56 million computer fund

09/15/2008		Giants snub innovation report
ICT companies made up less than 2 per cent of the 740 submissions recommending changes to the national innovation system

09/15/2008		Corum wins case against ex-MD
CORUM Group has won a NSW Supreme Court action against former managing director Nigel Purves over loss and damages totalling $282,000

09/15/2008		Private e-scrips to launch
PHARMACIST Paul Naismith is taking a punt on launching a privately-owned electronic prescribing project ahead of a Government review

09/15/2008		NICTA chief to stay on
NATIONAL ICT Australia chief executive David Skellern will run the show for another two years until March 2011

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THIRTEEN-year-old Sameer Mishra certainly earned his trophy.He also gained it.

Sameer, from Indiana, has won the prestigious US national spelling bee after a tough, no-nouns-barred battle.

It is his fourth attempt at the title, the Associated Press reported, and follows three years of the comparatively empty consolation of top 20 finishes at Scripps.

Sameer pumped his fists in the air after taking the title by correctly spelling the word "guerdon". It, appropriately, means "something that one has earned or gained".

His relief at the win was as evident as his excitement. But it was not without a considerable challenge from Sidharth Chand.

Sidharth, a first-timer from Michigan, had youth on his side. He is only 12.

After several tense rounds of battle, he was eventually brought undone by the word "prosopopoeia". Needless to say, the word relates to a type of figure of speech.

That stumble allowed Sameer to pounce. And with that extra 12 months of life experience, he was not about to miss his chance.

"My parents have been telling me since the beginning that I should always stay calm, cool and collected," he said after his win.

Sameer reportedly lists his interests as the violin and video games. His $36,000 prizemoney should allow him plenty of opportunities for both.

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