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Boxing: Easy win for Pownceby
Olympic Games boxer Soulan Pownceby took only one round to display his dominance at the national championships in Rotorua last night.The Cantabrian knocked out Wellington-Hutt Valley's Nimilo Halifini in a good start to his bid...

US stocks: Dow briefly tops record closing high
NEW YORK - US stocks rose for a fourth day on Thursday, with the Dow briefly surpassing its record closing high set in January 2000, driven by optimism about falling oil prices.Upbeat broker comments on shares of chip maker Intel...

Police launch road safety blitz
A concentrated road safety campaign launched to reduce crashes and road deaths in one area has been launched by police.Inspector Paul Marshall said the campaign would run during the current school holidays and pre-Christmas period...

Sentencing ends town's arson nightmare
For three months, Kaitaia was terrorised by a series of deliberately lit fires.In the Whangarei District Court yesterday, Lee Jo van Haaren was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in jail after being convicted of lighting eight of the damaging...

Cisco Launches Digital Media Tools
Brunel University in London is using an early version of a new suite of Cisco digital media tools to upgrade virtual learning courses. It also plans to use the tools for videoconferencing and virtual lectures.

Microsoft's Zune to ship Nov. 14, cost $249
Microsoft's answer to the iPod, the Zune player, will cost $249.99 and is slated to ship Nov. 14.

Lenovo, IBM to recall laptop batteries
A fire involving a laptop at Los Angeles International Airport has prompted Lenovo Group and IBM to recall Sony-made batteries used in 526,000 laptops because of concerns about fire.

US stocks hit record high as oil prices fall
NEW YORK - US stocks briefly surpassed the record closing high set in Janury 2000 as the market rose for a fourth day, driven by optimism about falling oil prices.Upbeat broker comments on shares of chip maker Intel Corp underpinned...

Train gets last-minute reprieve

Drug treatment to be revolutionised by new research
A powerful tool for finding the right drug to treat a particular disease has been invented by scientists who believe it could revolutionise the way new medicines are developed.The researchers have likened the approach to an internet...

Compliance costs rise for bigger companies

Job losses despite Overlander rescue

Zero gravity operation performed

VA installs encryption software on 15,000 laptops
As part of its ongoing efforts to ramp up security, the Department of Veterans Affairs has just finished installing encryption software on 15,000 laptops.

Computerworld Names Recipients of "Best Practices in Business Intelligence" Awards
LAS VEGAS, Nev.—Sept. 28, 2006—Computerworld, the "Voice of IT Management," announced last night the recipients of its "Best Practices in Business Intelligence" awards during a ceremony at its Business Intelligence Perspectives conference. The awards were presented during a gala awards ceremony marking the conclusion of the conference held this week at the Green Valley Ranch Resort. The awards program was sponsored by Hyperion.