Byron Connolly

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ASUS in laptop market attack

ASUS in laptop market attack

Taiwanese manufacturer ASUS is set to crank up its notebook business in Australia through its distribution partners, as it looks to replicate its market leading position in Taiwan.
Byron Connolly Jul 23 2004, 12:00AM Hardware
Leading Edge Group in B2B play

Leading Edge Group in B2B play

Leading Edge Group - well known for its network of retail computer stores - is moving into the business market with a plan to recruit local system integrators and resellers to join its group of member companies.
Byron Connolly Jul 19 2004, 12:00AM Strategy
BMC in fresh channel drive

BMC in fresh channel drive

Enterprise management software company BMC Software has promised to double its reseller numbers to target potentially $30 million worth of channel business over the next year.
Byron Connolly Jul 15 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
PC resellers branded as "cowboys"

PC resellers branded as "cowboys"

Almost half of Sydney's computer repair shops surveyed by ComputerCHOICE magazine are overcharging and incompetent.
Byron Connolly , Staff Writers Jul 14 2004, 12:00AM Hardware
Fortinet launches partner program

Fortinet launches partner program

Security outfit Fortinet has announced a formal partner program and was on the hunt for new resellers following the appointment of new country manager Ben Teh.
Byron Connolly Jul 13 2004, 12:00AM Software
Fortinet gets new Aussie boss

Fortinet gets new Aussie boss

Security vendor Fortinet has appointed Ben Teh as its Australia and New Zealand country manager following the sudden departure of security guru Peter Sandilands in May.
Byron Connolly Jul 12 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Optima undergoes management restructure

Optima undergoes management restructure

Australian OEM Optima ICM has appointed Douglas Wong as its new managing director, following former MD Cornel Ung’s decision to move into the role of executive chairman of the board.
Byron Connolly Jul 12 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Cisco in SMB market attack

Cisco in SMB market attack

Networking giant Cisco Systems Australia is looking to put pressure on competing suppliers D-Link and Netgear with a new SMB-targeted channel program dubbed Simply Cisco Engage.
Byron Connolly Jul 9 2004, 12:00AM Hardware
HP takes top print business direct

HP takes top print business direct

HP's Imaging and Printing division (IPG) would sell direct to 200 of its top customers under a new program aimed at maintaining its share in the market for 'converged' printers and copiers.
Byron Connolly Jul 6 2004, 12:00AM Hardware
Data #3 sells Navision business

Data #3 sells Navision business

National integrator Data #3 has sold its Microsoft Navision business unit to Eclipse Computing for an undisclosed amount.
Byron Connolly Jul 5 2004, 12:00AM Strategy
Net-Itech ramps up in Australia

Net-Itech ramps up in Australia

US-based Net-Itech -- a company that manufacturers a self configuring Linux-based server appliance dubbed Net Integrator -- is ramping up in Australia and has promised reseller profit margins of 20 percent on the product.
Byron Connolly Jul 2 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Frew back in the channel

Frew back in the channel

After spending five years overseas, LAN Systems founder Scott Frew is back in the channel and has taken a 75 percent stake in security distributor Firewall Systems.
Byron Connolly Jul 1 2004, 12:00AM Software
Peribit refreshes lineup

Peribit refreshes lineup

New entrant to the Australian market, Peribit Networks updated its WAN optimisation appliance lineup and was in the throes of beefing up its local channel.
Byron Connolly , Jennifer Hagendorf Follett Jul 1 2004, 12:00AM Hardware
EMC hires new sales team

EMC hires new sales team

Storage vendor EMC Corporation has hired nine staff to work inside a new commercial sales division that would drive storage sales in the SME market through its channel partners.
Byron Connolly Jun 24 2004, 12:00AM Data centre
Resellers sound off over channel credit card

Resellers sound off over channel credit card

The Australian channel is divided over the Moneytech dealer credit card service that company founder Hugh Evans claimed ‘irons out all the lumps and bumps’ in a reseller’s cash flow.
Byron Connolly Jun 23 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Ingram pumps up web

Ingram pumps up web

Broad-based distributor Ingram Micro plans to do at least 15 percent of its total sales over the web by December this year, following the official launch of a refreshed e-commerce operation this week.
Byron Connolly Jun 22 2004, 12:00AM Sales & Marketing
Wireless set-top box on the way

Wireless set-top box on the way

Adelaide-based Zensonic - a spin-off from distributor PC Range - is gearing up to market an Australian-designed wireless home media player to the world.
Byron Connolly Jun 21 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
Legend signs Hitachi

Legend signs Hitachi

Adelaide-based memory manufacturer and distributor Legend Performance Technology has begun distributing the full range of Hitachi hard drives and has stopped selling Fujitsu and Western Digital (WD) drives in the process.
Byron Connolly Jun 18 2004, 12:00AM Data centre
Allot beefs up channel

Allot beefs up channel

Global network traffic management outfit Allot Communications has stepped up its presence in Australia, with a new Melbourne-based regional office and second distributor, Channelworx.
Byron Connolly Jun 16 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Tech Pacific signs Electronic Arts

Tech Pacific signs Electronic Arts

Distributor Tech Pacific has beefed up its games software portfolio signing on to distribute titles developed by Electronic Arts (EA), following a similar agreement with Take 2 Interactive in March.
Byron Connolly Jun 16 2004, 12:00AM Software

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