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EDS launches first Agility Alliance service

EDS launches first Agility Alliance service

EDS Australia has launched its first service stemming from its Agility Alliance with industry giants including Dell, Microsoft and Cisco.
Staff Writers Apr 1 2005, 11:50AM Collaboration
Fake websites fool investors

Fake websites fool investors

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has warned Australian investors to beware of websites claiming to represent international regulators.
Staff Writers Mar 31 2005, 5:34PM Security
Optus acquires Reef

Optus acquires Reef

Major telco Optus has paid $93 million for Reef Networks, the owner of fibre optic cable that stretches between Brisbane and Cairns in Queensland.
Staff Writers Mar 31 2005, 12:09PM Collaboration
Hackett slams Telstra bushband plan

Hackett slams Telstra bushband plan

Simon Hackett, chief of broadband provider Internode, has lashed out at suggestions government should build new local loop networks in rural towns for high speed broadband.
Staff Writers Mar 30 2005, 10:35AM Mobility
Reseller running pyramid scheme

Reseller running pyramid scheme

The Federal Court of Australia has found the local arm of a global telecommunications reseller -- the Australian Communications Network -- to be guilty of running a pyramid-selling scheme.
Staff Writers Mar 29 2005, 1:17PM Collaboration
Two steal $1m in games consoles

Two steal $1m in games consoles

Police have questioned two men over the theft of games consoles and a truck worth a total of almost $1 million from a freight yard in Sydney.
Staff Writers Mar 24 2005, 4:03PM Finance
More professionalism in IT needed

More professionalism in IT needed

The Minister for Communications, IT and the Arts, Senator Helen Coonan, has called for greater professionalism in the IT community, especially around insurance-related issues.
Staff Writers Mar 24 2005, 2:30PM News
Liberals didn’t misuse phone database: ACA

Liberals didn’t misuse phone database: ACA

An investigation into telemarketing activities of the Liberal Party of Australia during the 2004 federal election has found no evidence of data misuse, according to the Australian Communications Authority.
Staff Writers Mar 23 2005, 11:01AM Mobility
World of Warcraft reaches 1.5 million subscribers

World of Warcraft reaches 1.5 million subscribers

World of Warcraft, the online role-playing game from Blizzard Entertainment, has reached 1.5 million subscribers worldwide.
Staff Writers Mar 22 2005, 2:07PM Software
Legend building flash media

Legend building flash media

ASX-listed Legend Corporation has released locally manufactured Secure Digital flash media to take advantage of the growing market for digital cameras, MP3 players and digital storage.
Staff Writers Mar 21 2005, 2:29PM Hardware
Avaya to develop apps for Symbian

Avaya to develop apps for Symbian

US communications vendor Avaya has signed with mobility platform vendor Symbian to develop enterprise telephony and collaboration capabilities for Symbian OS smartphones.
Staff Writers Mar 21 2005, 10:44AM Mobility
ICT entrepreneurs hone skills

ICT entrepreneurs hone skills

The Victorian government has announced $60,000 to subsidise business skills training for small ICT businesses.
Staff Writers Mar 17 2005, 3:37PM Training & Development
Optima gets new channel manager

Optima gets new channel manager

Australian system builder Optima Technology Solutions has appointed William Hamzey as channel sales manager, replacing Michael Calculli who quit in December.
Staff Writers Mar 17 2005, 3:29PM Hardware
Smart handhelds flourish: IDC

Smart handhelds flourish: IDC

Australia’s smart handheld market grew strongly in the final quarter of 2004, which industry analyst IDC attributes to consumer spending over Christmas.
Staff Writers Mar 15 2005, 3:03PM Mobility
Demand for BI software growing

Demand for BI software growing

Businesses around the world are tipped to up their spending on business intelligence staff and related software over the next three years, analysts at Gartner Group have said.
Staff Writers Mar 14 2005, 2:29PM Data centre
LCD dominates monitor market

LCD dominates monitor market

Lower prices have helped push LCD ahead of CRT as the preferred choice of display technology in Australia, according to figures from industry analyst IDC.
Staff Writers Mar 14 2005, 1:45PM Hardware
Alstom IT unleashes annuity portal

Alstom IT unleashes annuity portal

Alstom IT has set up an online reseller notification service for licence renewals, offering licence expiry reminders and information consolidation from other vendors and distributors in one portal.
Staff Writers , Staff Writers Mar 11 2005, 3:24PM Collaboration
Alstom IT unleashes annuity portal

Alstom IT unleashes annuity portal

Alstom IT has set up an online reseller notification service for licence renewals, offering licence expiry reminders and information consolidation from other vendors and distributors in one portal.
Staff Writers , Staff Writers Mar 11 2005, 3:24PM Collaboration
Intel, SAP form RFID team

Intel, SAP form RFID team

SAP and Intel have teamed up to get RFID data directly into backend systems.
Staff Writers Mar 11 2005, 12:00AM Hardware
Lenovo gets US nod in IBM sale

Lenovo gets US nod in IBM sale

US regulators have finally given the nod to the massive US$1.75 billion buyout of IBM’s PC business by Chinese giant Lenovo.
Staff Writers , Staff Writers Mar 10 2005, 12:00AM Hardware

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