Recent articles by Fleur Doidge

Volante, Ipex merge to win government, outsourcing deals

Volante, Ipex merge to win government, outsourcing deals

Volante is merging with Melbourne's Ipex to create a single $480 million Australian-owned IT infrastructure and services company with 850 employees, subject to a shareholder vote in February.
Fleur Doidge Dec 23 2003, 12:00AM Training & Development
Toshiba regains notebook lead, predicts top 2004

Toshiba regains notebook lead, predicts top 2004

Channel-dependant hardware vendor Toshiba has regained its lead in Australian notebook sales, with IDC figures placing its Information Systems Division at 21.6 percent market share last quarter.
Fleur Doidge Dec 23 2003, 12:00AM Hardware
Accounting software consolidation Quickens

Accounting software consolidation Quickens

SMB accounting software vendor Reckon has broadened its reach, buying out specialist professional accountancy software vendor Advanced Professional Solutions (APS) for $10 million.
Fleur Doidge Dec 22 2003, 12:00AM Software
Home-style ENUM trial to go ahead

Home-style ENUM trial to go ahead

Brisbane’s NAS Communications will trial an IP service in NSW from January that might pre-empt ENUM plans -- an international telecommunications initiative aimed at helping traditional telephone networks and the internet interoperate.
Fleur Doidge Dec 19 2003, 12:00AM Mobility
Australian SMB nets $2.6m NOIE deal

Australian SMB nets $2.6m NOIE deal

Canberra system integrator Exceed has won a three-year tender worth $2.6 million to provide office automation services to the National Office for the Information Economy (NOIE).
Fleur Doidge Dec 19 2003, 12:00AM Software
Sydney switches on digital radio trial

Sydney switches on digital radio trial

Eleven Sydney radio stations began broadcasting in VHF digital last night, 17 December, as part of an 18-month trial of the technology.
Fleur Doidge Dec 18 2003, 12:00AM Collaboration
SecureTel takes on iBurst distribution

SecureTel takes on iBurst distribution

Personal Broadband Australia (PBBA) has signed Sydney internet security services provider SecureTel as the first distributor for the iBurst mobile wireless broadband service.
Fleur Doidge Dec 18 2003, 12:00AM Security
Microsoft claims J2EE too complex for ISVs, business

Microsoft claims J2EE too complex for ISVs, business

Microsoft expects .NET to take the development platform crown from rival J2EE, relegating the current leader to academia and other niche markets in favour of what it sees as the 'easier' alternative.
Fleur Doidge Dec 17 2003, 12:00AM Software
SonicWall halves Australasian channel

SonicWall halves Australasian channel

Security appliance vendor SonicWall has restructured its Australasian channel, dumping half its local partners and seeking resellers more in tune with its goals.
Fleur Doidge Dec 17 2003, 12:00AM Security
Uecomm brings bandwidth to regional QLD

Uecomm brings bandwidth to regional QLD

Australian carrier Uecomm has signed an agreement with Ergon Energy to buy capacity that would extend high-speed fibre internet services up the eastern coast of Queensland.
Fleur Doidge Dec 17 2003, 12:00AM Mobility
Extreme claim for seamless networking space

Extreme claim for seamless networking space

US networking vendor Extreme Networks seeks Australian resellers for a switch it claims will help plug the security hole between wired and wireless networks.
Fleur Doidge Dec 16 2003, 12:00AM Hardware
NSC signs up Avaya rival Genesys

NSC signs up Avaya rival Genesys

Telecommunications specialist NSC has signed a deal with contact centre software vendor Genesys -- which competes in the Australian market against main NSC partner Avaya.
Fleur Doidge Dec 15 2003, 12:00AM Mobility
Request Broadband chases direct reseller dollar

Request Broadband chases direct reseller dollar

Request Broadband has signed a direct reseller channel to push its voice over DSL (VoDSL) packages, citing a desire for strong customer relationships in the PABX space which its established wholesale partners could not provide.
Fleur Doidge Dec 12 2003, 12:00AM Mobility
Resellers cautious about Microsoft CRM

Resellers cautious about Microsoft CRM

Resellers and other partners previewing Microsoft's long-awaited CRM software ahead of January's Australian release have had mixed feelings about the new application.
Fleur Doidge Dec 11 2003, 12:00AM Software
Victoria loosens purse-strings for smaller ISVs

Victoria loosens purse-strings for smaller ISVs

The Victorian government has announced a $1 million software development program to help Victorian developers gain global accreditation.
Fleur Doidge Dec 11 2003, 12:00AM Sales & Marketing
Sarbanes sound and fury signifying not a lot

Sarbanes sound and fury signifying not a lot

Despite all the sound and fury on corporate governance, a global META Group survey has found that businesses aren’t buying technology targeting US Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act compliance.
Fleur Doidge Dec 10 2003, 12:00AM Training & Development
MCR goes bigger, better in Sydney

MCR goes bigger, better in Sydney

Sydney infrastructure and services provider MCR has ramped up for the new year, opening a larger office in Sydney to cope with increased demand for its new security practice and status as a government-endorsed supplier.
Fleur Doidge Dec 10 2003, 12:00AM Collaboration
AusTender website goes live for SMBs

AusTender website goes live for SMBs

The Federal government has launched a website it hopes will help Australian SMBs learn about and apply for government department and agency business online.
Fleur Doidge Dec 10 2003, 12:00AM Software
Acer culls topped with new signing

Acer culls topped with new signing

Acer has concluded its year of channel culls by signing corporate reseller Harris Technology as a Gold Partner.
Fleur Doidge Dec 9 2003, 12:00AM Hardware
Cheap tablets tough to swallow

Cheap tablets tough to swallow

Industry players have poured scorn on a US box builder’s offer of cheap tablet PCs pre-loaded with Linux to kick-start sales of the pricey portables.
Fleur Doidge Dec 9 2003, 12:00AM Hardware

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