Recent articles by Fleur Doidge

Sydney reseller Websecure adds KVS

Sydney reseller Websecure adds KVS

E-business security reseller Websecure Technologies has signed a deal to push KVS’s range of email archiving and management software in Australia.
Fleur Doidge Oct 27 2003, 12:00AM Security
TechPac makes play for Sony

TechPac makes play for Sony

Broadbased distributor Tech Pacific has signed a deal with Sony to distribute PlayStation gaming consoles to Australia's PC channel from November.
Fleur Doidge Oct 24 2003, 12:00AM Hardware
Tennyson enters voluntary administration

Tennyson enters voluntary administration

ASX-listed voice-and-data vendor Tennyson Networks has entered voluntary administration after cash advances as part of a promised $9.8 million capital raising failed to eventuate.
Fleur Doidge , Staff Writers Oct 20 2003, 12:00AM Collaboration
Alcatel signs IPL arm as master distributor

Alcatel signs IPL arm as master distributor

Telecommunications vendor Alcatel has signed Inter Pacific Communication as master distributor for its OmniPCX Office and OmniPCX Enterprise convergent PBX gear, a move that could further drive a wedge between main data space competitors.
Fleur Doidge Oct 20 2003, 12:00AM Collaboration
Sydney ISV motors ahead

Sydney ISV motors ahead

A Sydney ISV, IDS Enterprise Systems, has launched ERP software the company's CEO believes could take the global automotive dealership industry by storm.
Fleur Doidge Oct 17 2003, 12:00AM Training & Development
Spam filters popular with small business

Spam filters popular with small business

Small businesses with fewer than 50 staff have bought a lot of spam filtering tools in the last three months, a survey has suggested.
Fleur Doidge Oct 16 2003, 12:00AM Security
Avaya Global Services goes local

Avaya Global Services goes local

In a move it claims won't cannibalise partners' business, communications vendor Avaya has launched its global services division locally and named HP as the first local customer, in a managed services deal worth $1.8 million over three years.
Fleur Doidge Oct 15 2003, 12:00AM Collaboration
ASUSTek to increase local channel

ASUSTek to increase local channel

Taiwanese hardware vendor ASUSTek Computer is ramping up in Australia, opening an office locally and outlining plans to expand its distribution channel.
Fleur Doidge Oct 15 2003, 12:00AM Hardware
ISVs not addressing global needs: SEA

ISVs not addressing global needs: SEA

Australian ISVs have failed to implement software process improvement methodologies critical to industry success in the global market, a survey has revealed.
Fleur Doidge Oct 14 2003, 12:00AM Collaboration
Bluechip, Adelong in dispute

Bluechip, Adelong in dispute

Distributor Bluechip Infotech has threatened to take reseller Adelong Computers back to court, after the companies failed to resolve a long-running dispute over an alleged unpaid bill.
Fleur Doidge Oct 14 2003, 12:00AM Sales & Marketing
Three global Microsoft awards to Aussie channel

Three global Microsoft awards to Aussie channel

Two Australian ISVs have won the global best Microsoft partner awards in three categories.
Fleur Doidge Oct 14 2003, 12:00AM Software
Acer SAN for the masses

Acer SAN for the masses

Acer has launched a Storage Area Networking (SAN) offering it claims is cheap enough and scaleable enough for Australian SMB needs.
Fleur Doidge Oct 13 2003, 12:00AM Hardware
Microsoft scraps complex global partner programs

Microsoft scraps complex global partner programs

Microsoft has scrapped its increasingly complex partner programs and replaced them with a streamlined version that it claimed would offer greater flexibility and recognition to its channel.
Fleur Doidge Oct 9 2003, 12:00AM Software
LAN takes four-vendor security bundle to channel

LAN takes four-vendor security bundle to channel

Distributor LAN Systems has signed an exclusive deal to take a four-vendor Internet security software bundle to mid-size businesses, an approach believed a first for the Australian channel.
Fleur Doidge Oct 9 2003, 12:00AM Security
Claytons VPN proves lucrative

Claytons VPN proves lucrative

An alternative to VPN for smaller companies is delivering 33 percent of one ISP’s business DSL revenue a month after release.
Fleur Doidge Oct 7 2003, 12:00AM Hardware
Six Australian partners named global Microsoft finalists

Six Australian partners named global Microsoft finalists

Six Australia-based channel companies are finalists in Microsoft’s annual global certified partner awards.
Fleur Doidge Oct 3 2003, 12:00AM Software
NextByte’s a PC

NextByte’s a PC

Apple reseller NextByte has opened a store in Melbourne dedicated to flogging PCs. Yes, that’s right - PCs, from competitors including HP and Toshiba.
Fleur Doidge Oct 2 2003, 12:00AM Hardware
Microsoft hardens approach to OEM, B2B channel

Microsoft hardens approach to OEM, B2B channel

Microsoft plans to focus more on OEMs and the B2B channel with the release of this year’s range of new and refreshed peripherals.
Fleur Doidge Oct 2 2003, 12:00AM Software
Harris buys Portable Computer Systems

Harris buys Portable Computer Systems

Harris Technology has bought out mobile computing specialist Portable Computer Systems (PCS) for an undisclosed sum.
Fleur Doidge Oct 2 2003, 12:00AM Hardware
WiFi players ally to build mobile platform

WiFi players ally to build mobile platform

WiFi access provider Hotspot Global and wireless broadband vendor SkyNetGlobal have allied to create a common platform for WiFi roaming using mobile phones.
Fleur Doidge Oct 2 2003, 12:00AM Collaboration

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