Recent articles by Lilia Guan

Mobile data growth fuels need for service providers

Mobile data growth fuels need for service providers

Managed mobile service is become a growing area as companies become more global and mobile data grows.
Lilia Guan Oct 15 2008, 3:00PM Mobility
E-tailer says Harvey Norman's sales no indication of local economy

E-tailer says Harvey Norman's sales no indication of local economy

Ruslan Kogan founder of consumer electronics e-tailer, Kogan Technologies, claims Gerry Harvey’s decision to report its sales figures will not be a true indication of the retail market.
Lilia Guan Oct 15 2008, 2:58PM Sales & Marketing
Nortel launches discount program for SMB resellers

Nortel launches discount program for SMB resellers

Nortel is making unified communications more accessible to its SMB resellers through a new discount program called the ‘My Business BCM Program’.

Lilia Guan Oct 15 2008, 2:55PM Collaboration
Azurn’s Merlin weaves its magic with Hughes Network Systems

Azurn’s Merlin weaves its magic with Hughes Network Systems

Azurn International’s Merlin education platform has been chosen by Hughes Network Systems – a broadband satellite network provider - for the lucrative Indian education market.
Lilia Guan Oct 14 2008, 3:07PM Collaboration
NetBox Blue secures emails for education sector

NetBox Blue secures emails for education sector

NetBox Blue has launched its Internet Access Control System (IACS), designed specifically for the education sector, to resellers.

Lilia Guan Oct 14 2008, 3:05PM Security
Clever refuses to give up on BigAir

Clever refuses to give up on BigAir

Despite BigAir’s (BGL) board unanimously rejecting Clever Communications (CVA) unsolicited takeover bid, the telco won’t give up on acquiring the company.
Lilia Guan Oct 13 2008, 3:23PM Collaboration
Update: Resellers question Ingram freight increase

Update: Resellers question Ingram freight increase

Readers have criticised Ingram for what they claim is a ‘steep increase’ for freight charges.
Lilia Guan Oct 10 2008, 11:45AM Finance
Exclusive: Optima products auctioned off on GraysOnline

Exclusive: Optima products auctioned off on GraysOnline

Optima’s administrator picked the Website, GraysOnline, to get rid of the whitebox builder’s products.
Lilia Guan Oct 8 2008, 11:54AM Hardware
Clever’s BigAir takeover in murky waters

Clever’s BigAir takeover in murky waters

Clever Communication’s (ASX:CVA) unsolicited takeover bid of BigAir could hit a rough patch, if certain conditions are broken.
Lilia Guan Oct 7 2008, 12:44PM Collaboration
Vodafone wants entrepreneurs to drive retail growth

Vodafone wants entrepreneurs to drive retail growth

Vodafone Australia has revealed a new retail expansion strategy that invites local entrepreneurs to open their own Vodafone Select Dealer stores.
Lilia Guan Oct 3 2008, 2:36PM Mobility
Clever bid for BigAir

Clever bid for BigAir

Clever Communications Australia has made a ‘one for one’ script offer for all of the BigAir Group’s shares with no minimum acceptance condition.
Lilia Guan Oct 3 2008, 1:29PM Collaboration
BlueCentral centralises in the UK

BlueCentral centralises in the UK

BlueCentral has been selected by behavioural targeting solutions company, SageMetrics, to centralise its hosting solutions in the UK.
Lilia Guan Oct 2 2008, 2:16PM Strategy
Cellnet’s Scala deal opens door to China

Cellnet’s Scala deal opens door to China

Cellnet has made a deal with Scala, which will net the distributor a warehouse in China.
Lilia Guan Oct 2 2008, 2:13PM Strategy
Analysis: Will a broadband sticker do the trick?

Analysis: Will a broadband sticker do the trick?

The GSMA’s announcement of a mobile broadband service mark will have a positive flow to local resellers, but will a sticker be worth it.
Lilia Guan Oct 1 2008, 3:31PM Hardware
MailGuard founder moves to Manage Protect

MailGuard founder moves to Manage Protect

Andrew Johnson, has reappeared on the IT scene as the Vice President of sales and marketing at Manage Protect.
Lilia Guan Oct 1 2008, 3:24PM Security
Microsoft's partner relations brought into question

Microsoft's partner relations brought into question

It’s funny how a couple of comments on a Microsoft blog can spark up a storm on CRN Online.
Lilia Guan Sep 29 2008, 3:11PM Software
Optima 'end' sees more clients for Centrix

Optima 'end' sees more clients for Centrix

Optima customers have realised there’s no “light at the end of the tunnel” as they search for a local IT service provider.
Lilia Guan Sep 25 2008, 3:10PM Collaboration
SC says it's ‘business as usual’

SC says it's ‘business as usual’

Secure Computing (SC) Australia’s country manager, Eric Krieger, has come out to reassure channel partners that it's “business as usual”.
Lilia Guan Sep 24 2008, 4:20PM Security
M.Tech opens for business in Australia

M.Tech opens for business in Australia

M.Tech’s new Sydney office will be headed by ex-Secure Computing employee, Max Fredericks.
Lilia Guan Sep 23 2008, 2:57PM Strategy
Pacnet and Telstra sign $35m+ contract

Pacnet and Telstra sign $35m+ contract

Asian telco service provider Pacnet has signed a partnership agreement with Telstra Wholesale for the supply of network and access services.

Lilia Guan Sep 23 2008, 2:51PM Collaboration

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