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'Rings' director signs on for 'Halo' game
Director Peter Jackson, who won an Academy Award for his "Lord of the Rings" films, is adding another title to his resume: video game mogul. The filmmaker and Microsoft Wednesday announced a partnership to launch a development studio and collaborate on a new "Halo" game.

Maori Party 'was offered $250,000 to support Labour'
Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia has said the party was offered $250,000 in election funding if it agreed to support Labour.Mrs Turia today said a wealthy individual was behind the offer, which was made through a third party.She...

TD Ameritrade launches BI competency center
Ameritrade Holding has launched a business intelligence competency center to make sure its BI investments yield results.

Fugitive in stock-options backdating case arrested
Former Comverse Technology CEO Jacob "Kobi" Alexander was arrested today in Namibia in connection with charges related to the alleged backdating of millions of the company's stock options.

Bezos offers a look at 'hidden Amazon'
Amazon.com hopes to eventually turn the growing number of Web services it offers to developers into a profitable business.

Sophos AV upgraded to block unwanted programs
Shifting somewhat past its traditional sphere, the latest version of Sophos Anti-Virus blocks not only malware but legitimate file-sharing, VoIP and instant-messaging programs.

NZ stocks: Quieter morning after yesterday's action
After yesterday's excitement, shares in The Warehouse were much quieter today, rising just 1c to 646 in the first few minutes after the sharemarket's 10am opening today.The Warehouse shares rose as much as 45c to 650 yesterday,...

Lawyer admits fathering Anna Nicole's baby

Arrow fired into campervan
An arrow was fired into a campervan on State Highway 1 just north of Blenheim last night.A family was driving north in the campervan about 8.45pm when the driver noticed a southbound vehicle coming towards them very slowly, a...

Oracle releases BerkeleyDB 4.5 database
Oracle has released Version 4.5 of BerkeleyDB, which it acquired through the purchase of SleepyCat Software earlier this year.

U.K. defense expert: Balance cybersecurity risks
The recently retired information security adviser for the U.K. Ministry of Defense has called for businesses and governments to take a risk-based approach to cybersecurity, balancing the advantages of new applications and capabilities with the security risks.