IT storage vendor, StorageTek, stockholders have approved the acquisition agreement between StorageTek and Sun Microsystems by an overwhelming majority of more than 99%.

Yahoo! Australia & NZ has today announced the beginning of a phased rollout of an improved e-mail search experience for users of its Yahoo! Mail site (www.mail.yahoo.com.au).

Game players take notice. Security vendor, Trend Micro has discovered a new phishing website that poses as Yahoo! Games, offering free games, online competition and free downloads.

Airline software provider, Sabre Airline Solutions, has appointed Murray Sargant to regional vice president for Asia Pacific. Sargant has more than 15 years experience as a senior sales leader in the IT industry. Most recently he worked for Oracle across Asia Pacific/Japan where he achieved delivered complex enterprise application software to customers. Prior to the Oracle merger, Sargant worked for PeopleSoft for six years where he was responsible for winning some of the largest software deals across APAC. He also ran the data warehouse team for Tandem in Greater China based out of Hong Kong previous to his position at PeopleSoft, and spent several years as the head of Transportation Industry for AT&T GIS (NCR) in the early ‘90s.

Australian digital video technology developer, Mediaware, has appointed one of the world’s leading digital video systems experts as its development director of broadcast and IPTV.  Siri Hewa, former head of Cisco’s global broadcast and digital video practice, has held a number of significant business development and technical leadership roles with some of the world’s most successful telco and broadcasting organisations. These include head of systems engineering for Star TV Hong Kong, head of visual communication for OTC and director of engineering for WIN TV. As chief architect of Optus’ Network Systems Design Broadcast and Satellite TV operation, Hewa was responsible for creating and operating Optus’ $47 million Pay TV Video Operations Centre.

Hardware vendor Dell and software giant Microsoft will be the technology names appearing on the IT systems and signage associated with the 2006 Commonwealth Games to be held in Melbourne next March.

Australia's third largest ISP, iiNet Limited (ASX:IIN), has posted strong results for the 2005 financial year with substantial increases in both revenue and profits.

Adelaide-based information security specialist Vectra Corporation has scored a major share of the Singapore public sector’s multi-million-dollar annual spend on information security services.

Traffic camera systems provider, Redflex Holdings (ASX:RDF) joined in the 2005 tech party, nearly tripling its net profit on a substantial revenue increase.

Communications hardware vendor, Netcomm (ASX:NTC) has been appointed by the national Golden Chain Motel Group as its preferred technology supplier for wireless hotspots.

Australian ICT research centre, National ICT Australia (NICTA), has announced a project aimed at using smart technology to manage water on a large scale with the help of a $1.5 million Victorian Government grant.

Telecoms industry self-regulatory body, the Australian Communications Industry Forum (ACIF), has released for public comment a technical standard regulating mobile telephone noise levels and an industry code regarding the transfer of phone services.

Australian services and solutions provider UXC Limited (ASX:UXC) has appointed Anne-Maree Lowe to the new position of national business development manager. Lowe brings to the role 25 years' experience in information technology and telecommunications, including 15 years based in Canberra where she focused on the Federal Government market.  Prior to joining the business solutions group, Lowe was KAZ Technology Services' Federal Government client director.  She was also previously chief operating officer for security services organisation Cybertrust. Lowe's background also includes sales, marketing, product management and support roles in organisations including Telstra, Cable & Wireless Optus and Ericsson Australia.

Document management vendor Fuji Xerox Global Services (FXGS) has appointed David Cameron as Fuji Xerox Australia (FXA) national account manager. Cameron joins FXGS after more than seven years with Telstra, where most recently he was sales manager within the business and government division.  Previously, he worked with American Express International and Telstra Atlas.

Secure electronic transaction solutions provider Keycorp Limited (ASX:KYC) has approved the sale of its transaction network solutions (TNS) business to Telstra and a 41 cent per share pro-rata capital return to shareholders, in a deal worth $55 million.

Global telco, AT&T, has appointed 24 new staff to support its continued growth in the Australian market.

Web hosting services provider, Hostworks (ASX:HWG), has signed a three-year $2 million contract to deliver online advertisements from more than 100 high traffic websites for an undisclosed client, described as a major company.

Enterprise mid-market applications vendor, Epicor Software Corporation, has sold its warehousing suite to WA retail pharmacy group, the Pharmacy 777 Group in a $1 million deal.

eLearning software developer HarvestRoad (ASX:HRD), Boeing Australia, and the Commonwealth Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) have announced a collaboration to build an Australian capability for state-of-the-art repositories for technical documentation and training materials.

Business intelligence software vendor, Business Objects, has announced the appointment of Tracy Kent-Jones as director of pre-sales, Asia Pacific. Kent-Jones, an IT industry stalwart with over 23 years experience, has been with Business Objects and Crystal Decisions for over eight years. Her previous role was pre-sales manager ANZ.