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• Startup Q&A: Punt Club founder Jason Neave

  Founder and CEO of Punt Club, Jason Neave, talks about his growing business, innovation and why Aussies are making their mark in the startup world.

• Startup Q&A: 99Designs CEO, Patrick Llewellyn

  CEO of the online graphic design website, Patrick Llewellyn, talks about why crowdsourcing and Cloud computing are making the lives of Aussie startups much easier.

• Startups in Australia battling with old fashioned mindset: Entrepreneur

  Australian startups are battling with an old fashioned approach to business, a local entrepreneur has claimed.

• Aussie startup Roamz to iPhone app success

  While Aussie startup Roamz only released its first iPhone app 11 days ago, it has already reached 12,000 downloads, with CEO Jonathan Barouch saying the merging of online content, social media and mobile technology is at the core of company.

• Q&A: Xero's Australian MD, Chris Ridd

  Former Microsoft southern region manager turned managing director at accounting software company, Xero, talks about the role of Cloud computing in the software and SME market.
  

• Facebook for the family: Family HQ launched after four week beta

  An Australian startup has added to a plethora of social networks after officially launching Family HQ; an Australian private social media site.
  

• Tech23: NSW govt to sponsor local startups

  The New South Wales deputy state premier has announced government sponsorship of a local not-for-profit collaborative workspace, placing a strong emphasis on the technology and innovation sector as a whole.

• IT startups in the spotlight as time grows short to enter Enterprize

  The University of Queensland Business School’s Enterprize competition enters its tenth year and provides an opportunity for startups around the nation to launch their IT business into the marketplace.

• Venture capitalist forum pegs the top tech trends

  According to a group of venture capitalists, technology trends to watch for range from social networking to health maintenance and an emergence of new companies.

• Startup wants to be R alternative to IBM, SAS

  A company focused on R, the open-source language for statistical analysis, relaunched under a new name Tuesday and gave a preview of its technology roadmap for 2010.

• Google invests in firm that tries to predict the future

  Google has invested in a startup company that claims to be able to predict the future.

• Web app developers showered with advice

  Hopeful entrepreneurs and developers attending the Future of Web Apps conference in Miami Beach received a heavy dose of real-world advice from successful peers, including some tips that at first pass seem counterintuitive.

• Zetta opens its storage cloud to all

  A cloud storage provider that designed its system from the ground up to meet enterprise needs is ready to offer its service to the world.

• Former Microsoft open-source chief joins cloud startup

  Former Microsoft open-source chief Sam Ramji has joined cloud-computing startup Sonoa Systems, taking over product strategy and business development at the Santa Clara, California-based company.

• Microsoft aims to spark new business for Web developers

  Microsoft has launched a program that gives Web development professionals the chance to get free software and technical support to help them get new businesses off the ground.