Recent articles by Staff Writers

Ain't nobody here but us chickens

Ain't nobody here but us chickens

Telstra’s tangle with Twitter is a lesson in how not to engage
customers on social networks.
Staff Writers Oct 13 2008, 12:09PM Collaboration
Poor data classification costing companies dear

Poor data classification costing companies dear

Millions wasted on searching through clutter, says analyst.
Staff Writers Oct 11 2008, 7:32AM Data centre
E-retailers urged to prepare for Christmas

E-retailers urged to prepare for Christmas

Credit crunch sending shoppers online for cheaper presents.
Staff Writers Oct 11 2008, 7:31AM Sales & Marketing
Emerging markets drive mobile growth

Emerging markets drive mobile growth

Mobile penetration rates expected to reach 95 per cent by 2013.
Staff Writers Oct 11 2008, 7:29AM Mobility
Atomic Live 2008

Atomic Live 2008

Channel partners can see the latest PC gear and meet industry leaders at Atomic Live 2008.
Staff Writers Oct 10 2008, 1:33PM Collaboration
CommVault and Dell offer new solution

CommVault and Dell offer new solution

CommVault has made a new partnership with Dell to offer an integrated backup-to-disk solution for SMBs available at the end of the month.
Staff Writers Oct 10 2008, 8:14AM Hardware
Sanyo promises 100GB Blu-ray discs

Sanyo promises 100GB Blu-ray discs

Double capacity and faster write speeds, claims firm.
Staff Writers Oct 10 2008, 8:08AM Hardware
SBS upgrades digital TV technology

SBS upgrades digital TV technology

SBS is said to be the first digital broadcaster in Australia to upgrade to a new IP head-end architecture created by Tandberg Television.
Staff Writers Oct 10 2008, 7:52AM Hardware
Telstra retains Accenture to maintain new billing system

Telstra retains Accenture to maintain new billing system

Accenture has signed a five-year, multi-million-dollar application outsourcing contract with Telstra to maintain the telco’s customer care and billing platform.
Staff Writers Oct 10 2008, 7:33AM Collaboration
Vodafone gets smart with new BlackBerry Storm

Vodafone gets smart with new BlackBerry Storm

Vodafone and Research In Motion (RIM) have announced that the BlackBerry Storm will be available Vodafone customers in A/NZ.
Staff Writers Oct 9 2008, 12:34PM Mobility
Telstra says NBN pretenders need to put up or shut up

Telstra says NBN pretenders need to put up or shut up

Tesltra’s CEO Sol Trujillo has made an impassioned plea for Australians to distinguish the important from the trivial - what he calls the 95 percent issues; from the five percent issues.
Staff Writers Oct 9 2008, 12:32PM Collaboration
Microsoft makes two new appointments

Microsoft makes two new appointments

Microsoft Australia has appointed Tony Ward as director of business and marketing operations.
Staff Writers Oct 9 2008, 12:30PM Software
Juniper lands new CEO

Juniper lands new CEO

Microsoft veteran Kevin Johnson takes the reins at Juniper Networks.
Staff Writers Oct 9 2008, 11:23AM Collaboration
Time to deliver the broadband promises

Time to deliver the broadband promises

After much debate and deliberation over Australia’s National Broadband Network, we speak to the local ISP community about broadband opportunities and developments.
Staff Writers Oct 9 2008, 11:16AM Collaboration
Vodafone struggles with mobile broadband pricing

Vodafone struggles with mobile broadband pricing

Vodafone claims to have unbundled ‘special pricing’ of its 5 GB wireless broadband offering for all new customers -– but it’s still behind in what has become an ultra-competitive market.
Staff Writers Oct 9 2008, 7:51AM Mobility
Keynotes announced for linux.conf.au 2009

Keynotes announced for linux.conf.au 2009

Organisers of linux.conf.au 2009 (LCA 2009) have announced the three keynote speakers who will be leading next year’s 'March South'.
Staff Writers Oct 9 2008, 7:47AM Software
Pioneer Computers signs up as Microsoft direct OEM partner

Pioneer Computers signs up as Microsoft direct OEM partner

Pioneer Computers Australia has signed up as a Microsoft direct OEM partner in Australia.

Staff Writers Oct 8 2008, 2:47PM Software
Exclusive: Dell's Aussie partner spills the beans

Exclusive: Dell's Aussie partner spills the beans

So what's it like to be a partner with Dell? Anthony Banek, managing director of BlueCentral, tells CRN about its long-standing partnership with the vendor.
Staff Writers Oct 8 2008, 6:13AM Collaboration
EBay announces job cuts and acquisitions

EBay announces job cuts and acquisitions

Headcount reduction and new purchases designed to improve operations.
Staff Writers Oct 7 2008, 7:48AM Software
Nine out of 10 firms put customer data at risk

Nine out of 10 firms put customer data at risk

National ID fraud event reveals lax corporate attitudes.
Staff Writers Oct 7 2008, 7:47AM Security

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