Recent articles by Lilia Guan

IT salary growth slow: Hays

IT salary growth slow: Hays

IT salary growth was restrained this financial year with 58 percent of employers increasing pay packets by only three to four percent, according to the latest report from IT recruiter Hays.
Lilia Guan May 31 2006, 3:37PM Strategy
Avaya terminates Touchbase contract

Avaya terminates Touchbase contract

VoIP vendor Avaya has terminated a five-year partnership with Touchbase after the local integrator refused to sign a new contract which restricted its ability to offer services.
Lilia Guan May 31 2006, 1:48PM Hardware
MobileActive resells press images

MobileActive resells press images

MobileActive has signed an agreement with Austral Press in a move which signals a growing maturity in the mobile content market.
Lilia Guan May 31 2006, 11:24AM Mobility
FulfilNET uses Google to bring in the punters

FulfilNET uses Google to bring in the punters

FulfilNET Australia has signed on as the first local authorised reseller of Google AdWords to boost demand for its core business, website building.
Lilia Guan May 30 2006, 11:02AM Collaboration
SecureTelecom acquires iExec

SecureTelecom acquires iExec

Consolidation continues as an ongoing concern in the ISP sector with Secure Telecom’s recent acquisition of Brisbane-based data services provider iExec.
Lilia Guan May 30 2006, 10:23AM Collaboration
MMT to distribute Linksys, engin VoIP bundle

MMT to distribute Linksys, engin VoIP bundle

Niche distributor MultiMedia Technology (MMT) has been appointed to distribute the Linksys range of VoIP products, bundled with software developed by home VoIP provider engin.
Lilia Guan May 26 2006, 12:00PM Collaboration
Services key to anti-virus profits

Services key to anti-virus profits

A services-driven approach to selling anti-virus software has helped reseller Group Services & Systems (GSS) garner profit margins of between 20 percent and 30 percent.
Lilia Guan May 26 2006, 10:24AM Security
Citrix VP quits

Citrix VP quits

Citrix's Australia/New Zealand vice president Gary O’Brien has quit after six years with the vendor.
Lilia Guan May 24 2006, 4:06PM Software
NSC completes $6.8M call centre rollout

NSC completes $6.8M call centre rollout

Integrator NSC completed a $6.8 million contract to supply an IP-based call centre at the NSW Office of Fair Trading (OFT).
Lilia Guan May 24 2006, 3:23PM Collaboration
SurfControl signs Corporate Express

SurfControl signs Corporate Express

A large customer database and a focus on the SME market was enough to entice SurfControl to sign Corporate Express on as a Gold reseller.
Lilia Guan May 24 2006, 10:58AM Strategy
NEC Australia secures contract with Turk Telecom

NEC Australia secures contract with Turk Telecom

NEC Australia has signed up to provide Turk Telekom (TT)with 221,000 DSL lines to its broadband subscriber base in Turkey.
Lilia Guan May 23 2006, 2:59PM Mobility
Internode seeks to double broadband speed

Internode seeks to double broadband speed

SA-based internet carrier Internode wants to double Australia’s broadband upload speed to 2.5 megabits per second, so long as it can gain regulatory approval.
Lilia Guan May 23 2006, 2:04PM Mobility
Corporates blamed for high software piracy rate

Corporates blamed for high software piracy rate

Australian corporations continue to defy software piracy rules, with the illegal download rate at 31 percent last year, down only one percent on 2004.
Lilia Guan May 23 2006, 2:00PM Software
Optima wins ACT education deal

Optima wins ACT education deal

Box builder, Optima Technology Solutions has won a $15 million contract to supply the ACT Department of Education and Training with hardware and services.
Lilia Guan May 22 2006, 2:28PM Hardware
Missing reseller employee highlights need for more security

Missing reseller employee highlights need for more security

The disappearance of reseller staff member, Juan Zhang highlights the concerns employees should have about physical security when handling cash on company premises.
Lilia Guan May 22 2006, 1:15PM Security
Death knell for notebook margins

Death knell for notebook margins

Profits in the notebook market continue on their downward spiral, with many resellers reporting unsustainable margins on laptop hardware sales.
Lilia Guan May 19 2006, 2:53PM Hardware
PacNet and Nextep partner on VoIP

PacNet and Nextep partner on VoIP

Pacific Internet and Nextep Broadband, a division of NEC Australia, have partnered to offer VoIP to the local SMB market.
Lilia Guan May 18 2006, 10:41AM Mobility
Commander reviewing staff numbers

Commander reviewing staff numbers

Commander will review its staff numbers over the next four months in order to determine any overlap following its purchase of Volante, according to company boss Adrian Coote.
Lilia Guan May 16 2006, 3:17PM Collaboration
EC-Asia flashes into Sydney

EC-Asia flashes into Sydney

ASX-listed EC-Asia International has opened an office in Sydney, its second office in Australia.
Lilia Guan May 16 2006, 10:05AM Hardware
Microsoft tips hat to bogans

Microsoft tips hat to bogans

Microsoft has proven yet again its multicultural global friendliness by allowing Word 2007 to recognise Aussie slang words like bogan, sheila, bonza and sickie.
Lilia Guan May 16 2006, 9:32AM Hardware

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