OzCrunch

Optus has hiked the prices of its prepaid wireless broadband service — up to double the price on some plans — just weeks after launching the service.

Michael Moore released his latest documentary, Slacker Uprising , as a free download but lawyers are now trying to have it expunged from download websites.

EBAY, which announced overnight that it was cutting 1,600 staff around the globe, says 18 of those jobs would be axed in Australia.

Nokia Siemens Networks has won a contract from Teletalk Bangladesh to expand its network and enable it to double its subscriber capacity. Datamonitor estimates the value of the contract to be approximately $30m over three years.

UK-based infrastructure software company Autonomy has launched a web portal for enterprises to monitor security and surveillance activities over the internet.

HP’s Electronic Data Systems arm has won a contract from Swedish messaging and logistics operator Posten to manage its end-user computing environment in nine countries. Datamonitor expects the value of the contract to be approximately $60m over three years.

IT services vendor Satyam Computer Services has announced plans to focus on the sports vertical for revenue growth. The company expects to earn $20m from the sector by the end of the current financial year, and has projected this figure to touch $100m by 2010.

US-based integrated telecommunications and technology services company DeltaCom plans to invest $20m to upgrade its network in an initiative to be completed in 2009.

IBM has announced plans for a new data center at its Greenock facility in Scotland to provide collocation services to medium-sized organizations.

US-based mobile technology developer Trimble has formed a joint venture company with earthmoving equipment manufacturer Caterpillar to develop software for fleet management and construction worksites.