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• NBN cuts costs for M2's Commander

  M2 Group can lower prices of its Commander small business plans without reducing margins when customers transition to the National Broadband Network (NBN), according to M2 Group CEO Geoff Horth.

• Engin delisted after Seven Group takeover

  VoIP provider Engin (ASX:ENG) has been de-listed from the ASX following an effective takeover by its majority shareholder.

• Engin slashes 1H11 losses

  VoIP and DSL provider Engin (ASX:ENG) narrowed its losses significantly to $111,000 in 1H11, as a result of decreased depreciation and amortisation expenses.

• Engin shareholder calls off vote on takeover offer

  VoIP provider Engin (ASX:ENG) has revealed that its majority shareholder, Network Investment Holdings, has withdrawn what was effectively a takeover offer for the company.

• Pano Logic device offers more desktop virtualisation options

  Pano Logic has launched a new version of its zero-client device, supporting video and Citrix virtualisation for the first time,

• Microsoft warns of new Windows vulnerability

  Happy New Year! Microsoft's first Patch Tuesday for 2011 is scheduled a week from today on the 11th of January, but there's no time like the present to kick things off for the year.

• Google upgrades its cloud platform

  Google will upgrade on Thursday its Google App Engine cloud platform and its software development kit, adding capabilities for real-time communications and increased data replication.

• DSL kickstarts engin's business

  SMB telco, engin (ASX:ENG), has reported a major turnaround in its business in the 2010 financial year, notching up a record EBITDA of $0.7 million off revenues of close to $20 million.

• HP opens attack on Cisco certifications

  HP this week unveiled a training and certification program for IT personnel converging enterprise infrastructure and rearchitecting data centers.

• Google improves App Engine SDK

  Google on Thursday began offering an offering an upgrade to its Google App Engine SDK with features for improved performance, monitoring, and maintenance.

• AMD waits for tablet dust to settle

  In the wake of the success of the Apple iPad, there seems to be a virtually endless line of competing tablets on the horizon. Most of the attention is focused on the operating system platform that drives the tablet, but the battle for the processor that provides the tablets engine is also heating up. As chip manufacturers compete to establish a presence in tablets, though, AMD will be conspicuously absent from the melee.

• Security still an issue for cloud customers

  <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/d/cloud-computing">Cloud computing</a> may offer a quick and inexpensive way to build an online business, but customer fears about security still must be allayed.

• Samsung WiMAX 2 test hits 330Mbps

  Yes, it's only a demonstration. Even so, Samsung's trial of WiMAX 2 technology that touched speeds of 330Mbps is still impressive.

• OpenOffice.org breaks away from Oracle with new foundation

  Most of the volunteers and vendors behind OpenOffice.org have decided to create a new foundation that will be independent from Oracle and speed up improvements to the code in the open source alternative to Microsoft Office.

• Rubinius Ruby language variant gets an upgrade

  Rubinius, an implementation of the Ruby programming language featuring enhancements for JIT (Just In Time) compilation and garbage collection, is being upgraded Friday, gaining improvements in debugging, memory usage, and performance.