Recent articles by Leanne Mezrani

Microsoft’s bid to address IT skills shortage

Microsoft’s bid to address IT skills shortage

Microsoft has announced the DreamSpark software suite will be made available to students worldwide at no cost. The vendor claimed the initiative is part of a greater cause to address the skills shortage in the ICT industry.
Leanne Mezrani Feb 21 2008, 7:12AM Software
Oxygen acquires Intacct to boost local SMB offering

Oxygen acquires Intacct to boost local SMB offering

Oxygen Business Solutions, an ASX-listed company and provider of SAP consulting and services, has acquired Intacct Business Consulting to extend its SAP offerings to the SMB market.
Leanne Mezrani Feb 20 2008, 1:11PM Collaboration
Symantec's contribution to Green IT

Symantec's contribution to Green IT

CRN spoke to Symantec about its progress in the Green space following a survey it conducted late last year on data centre management and the environmental concerns of businesses.
Leanne Mezrani Feb 18 2008, 5:12PM Software
CA and VMware team up for the environment

CA and VMware team up for the environment

At the recent Computer Associates (CA) Expo 2008 – 360° Vision, CA presented several seminars relevant to the current climate in the IT industry, including a joint presentation with VMware on the virtues of adopting green business practices.
Leanne Mezrani Feb 18 2008, 1:44PM Collaboration
StayinFront provides CRM solution to global pharmaceutical firm

StayinFront provides CRM solution to global pharmaceutical firm

StayinFront has been recruited to develop a CRM solution for the Australian operation of the international pharmaceutical firm, Sandoz.
Leanne Mezrani Feb 15 2008, 7:14AM Software
Internode boosts international cable capacity

Internode boosts international cable capacity

Internode, the Australian broadband company, has signed a five year agreement with Southern Cross Cable Network (SCCN) to increase its US cable capacity.
Leanne Mezrani Feb 14 2008, 2:37PM Collaboration
Ingram Micro fourth quarter revenues exceed US$10B

Ingram Micro fourth quarter revenues exceed US$10B

Technology distributor, Ingram Micro has announced a 13 percent increase in worldwide sales for the fourth quarter in a report detailing the distributor's financial results for 2007.
Leanne Mezrani Feb 14 2008, 12:17PM Finance
Cisco launches SMB offerings in APAC

Cisco launches SMB offerings in APAC

Networking giant Cisco has launched a series of solution bundles catering specifically to the SMB market.
Leanne Mezrani Feb 13 2008, 3:15PM Collaboration
gotalk launches Naked DSL

gotalk launches Naked DSL

Tasman Telco gotalk has launched a combined Naked DSL and VoIP offering in an attempt to take on iiNET in the local market.
Leanne Mezrani Feb 13 2008, 12:11PM Collaboration
UXC lands Lucid IT

UXC lands Lucid IT

Following the recent acquisition of Getronics, UXC – an ASX listed integrator – has acquired Lucid IT, a major player in the ITIL market.
Leanne Mezrani Feb 13 2008, 11:11AM Collaboration
HP announces carbon offset program

HP announces carbon offset program

Hewlett-Packard Australia has launched the HP Carbon Offset Program in conjunction with the sale of its LaserJet printers.
Leanne Mezrani Feb 13 2008, 6:55AM Hardware
Hitachi launches VTL product suite

Hitachi launches VTL product suite

Storage vendor Hitachi Data Systems has introduced three Virtual Tape Library (VTL) appliances to the channel directed at medium-sized business and enterprise.
Leanne Mezrani Feb 12 2008, 3:17PM Data centre
Yahoo: Microsoft offer not good enough

Yahoo: Microsoft offer not good enough

A Wall Street Journal report revealed Microsoft’s US$44.6 billion bid for Yahoo is likely to be rejected by the Yahoo board of directors.
Leanne Mezrani Feb 11 2008, 4:35PM Strategy
SAS Australia appoints national reseller

SAS Australia appoints national reseller

Business intelligence vendor SAS has announced a partnership with e.sens, a business unit of UXC Performance Management.
Leanne Mezrani Feb 11 2008, 1:59PM Software
Uptime renamed 24/7 Distribution

Uptime renamed 24/7 Distribution

Unified communications distributor Uptime has rebranded to 24/7 Distribution.
Leanne Mezrani Feb 11 2008, 1:32PM Strategy
Microsoft launches OEM deal with Sony Ericsson

Microsoft launches OEM deal with Sony Ericsson

The agreement will see software giant Microsoft and the mobile phone vendor team up to offer Sony Ericcson handsets featuring Windows Live.
Leanne Mezrani Feb 10 2008, 8:15PM Collaboration
Telstra Coverage Advocate program takes CDMA customers to the Next G level

Telstra Coverage Advocate program takes CDMA customers to the Next G level

Telstra has announced that its Coverage Advocates program had made contact with thousands of CDMA customers.
Leanne Mezrani Feb 8 2008, 2:22PM Collaboration
IBM acquisition of Cognos well received by partners

IBM acquisition of Cognos well received by partners

Global partners of IBM have expressed their enthusiasm in relation to the recent acquisition of Cognos.
Leanne Mezrani Feb 8 2008, 12:56PM Software
Blue Coat lands BT contract

Blue Coat lands BT contract

British Telecom (BT) has recruited Blue Coat Systems for WAN optimisation and to secure, control and accelerate web access.
Leanne Mezrani Feb 8 2008, 7:44AM Security
Tegatech Australia partners with mobile PC ODM

Tegatech Australia partners with mobile PC ODM

Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC) and Tablet PC distributor Tegatech has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Ruvo Taiwan, a division of Hybrinix Technology.
Leanne Mezrani Feb 7 2008, 2:22PM Hardware

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