Byron Connolly

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ComputerCORP sold as Hugh Smith retires

ComputerCORP sold as Hugh Smith retires

ComputerCorp CEO Hugh Smith has sold the business he founded in 1987 and is set to retire.
Byron Connolly Mar 6 2006, 10:02AM Strategy
EMPR offers Toshiba parts online

EMPR offers Toshiba parts online

Computer parts reseller, EMPR has launched an online sales mechanism that lets resellers and end-users order replacement parts for Toshiba products.
Byron Connolly Mar 3 2006, 3:47PM Collaboration
Lenovo branded PCs debut

Lenovo branded PCs debut

Chinese hardware giant Lenovo has launched into the crowded local PC and notebook market with a new range of branded products less than one year after acquiring IBM's PC business.
Byron Connolly , Joseph F. Kovar Feb 28 2006, 8:06AM Hardware
Check Point dumps distributors

Check Point dumps distributors

LAN Systems has emerged as the winner of Check Point distribution channel review which has seen the security vendor dump Express Data and Dovetail.
Byron Connolly Feb 27 2006, 1:42PM Security
SafeNet in channel push

SafeNet in channel push

Global security firm SafeNet has launched a revamped Asia-Pacific channel program following its US$25 million acquisition of Australian security solution provider Eracom last December.
Byron Connolly Feb 23 2006, 1:31PM Security
iVox deploys VegaStream

iVox deploys VegaStream

Wholesale VoIP service provider iVox has deployed VegaStream IP-to-TDM gateways to interconnect its VoIP service to the public network, replacing equipment from US manufacturer Quintum.
Byron Connolly Feb 22 2006, 10:53AM Collaboration
PC market to slow in 06: IDC

PC market to slow in 06: IDC

PC hardware sales in Australia will slow down this year, forcing resellers to re-evaluate their product portfolios and think long term, according to IDC senior analyst Michael Sager.
Byron Connolly Feb 21 2006, 3:30PM Hardware
Epson appoints Toner Warehouse as distributor

Epson appoints Toner Warehouse as distributor

Printer vendor Epson has appointed Toner Warehouse as a national distributor in a further effort to curtail grey importing of consumables.
Byron Connolly Feb 17 2006, 8:00AM Hardware
Commander warehouse robbed

Commander warehouse robbed

Computer equipment worth approximately $100,000 was stolen from the Artarmon, Sydney, warehouse of IT services company Commander during a ram raid.
Byron Connolly Feb 15 2006, 2:49PM Collaboration
Local PC market grows 14.6 percent

Local PC market grows 14.6 percent

About 3.8 million desktop and notebook computers were shipped in Australia in calendar 2005, an increase of 14.6 percent over 2004, according to Gartner.
Byron Connolly Feb 15 2006, 2:35PM Hardware
Acer launches reseller training

Acer launches reseller training

Acer Computer Australia has launched eAcademy, a free online training program, to help channel partners develop product knowledge in sales and technical repairs.
Byron Connolly Feb 13 2006, 2:05PM Collaboration
Trend’s Poulos made redundant

Trend’s Poulos made redundant

Trend Micro managing director for Australia and New Zealand, Chris Poulos, has been made redundant following a restructure of its local management team based on customer segments.
Byron Connolly Feb 13 2006, 12:00PM Security
Ingram Micro signs AMD

Ingram Micro signs AMD

AMD added Ingram Micro Australia and New Zealand to its distribution list in an attempt to gain more market share from microprocessor market leader Intel.
Byron Connolly Feb 8 2006, 2:15PM Strategy
From the Trenches: The soft sell

From the Trenches: The soft sell

Have you ever lost a deal and wondered why? You knew that the company competing against you for the contract didn’t have the same skills but they still won the business. Why did this happen?
Byron Connolly Feb 8 2006, 1:01PM Training & Development
Changes – I’ve seen a few

Changes – I’ve seen a few

Max Fredericks, who began his career as a trainee accountant, literally fell into the IT industry in 1969 while working at Illawarra County Council.
Byron Connolly Feb 1 2006, 2:06PM Training & Development
itX buys Dovetail Distribution

itX buys Dovetail Distribution

itX Group has acquired nine-year-old specialist security distributor Dovetail Distribution for an undisclosed sum.
Byron Connolly Jan 31 2006, 12:35PM Collaboration
Optima bags $5M RTA rollout

Optima bags $5M RTA rollout

Local builder Optima Technology Solutions has beaten out several multinational competitors to secure a two-year, $5 million contact to supply 1400 notebooks and 4600 desktops to the NSW Roads and Traffic Authority.
Byron Connolly Jan 30 2006, 4:29PM Hardware
Extracting the digit

Extracting the digit

The two very separate IT retail and AV channels are facing a bit of a dilemma. If the digital home is going to become a big earner this year, both channels will have to meet in the middle — somehow.
Byron Connolly Jan 25 2006, 1:20PM Hardware
Acer ousts Dell in QBE, SBS contracts

Acer ousts Dell in QBE, SBS contracts

Acer Computer Australia has secured two major hardware supply and support contracts with insurer QBE Insurance Group and SBS television, ousting incumbent supplier Dell Computer.
Byron Connolly Jan 25 2006, 9:49AM Hardware
TOWER in $45.2M US defence deal

TOWER in $45.2M US defence deal

Australian software developer TOWER Software has signed its largest contract ever, a $45.2 million deal to rollout its software at US Department of Defense agencies.
Byron Connolly Jan 19 2006, 12:53PM Strategy

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