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Handheld sales continue to tank

Handheld sales continue to tank

Worldwide sales of handhelds declined for the fourth consecutive quarter and the downward trend continued into its third year, according to a global market study by research company IDC.
Staff Writers Feb 3 2005, 12:00AM Collaboration
Intersystems' $4000 developer carrot

Intersystems' $4000 developer carrot

Intersystems is tempting the development community with a $4000 prize to promote one of its products.
Staff Writers Feb 2 2005, 12:00AM Software
Smartphone sales move upwards

Smartphone sales move upwards

Smartphones started becoming a big marketplace hit toward the end of 2004 while handhelds showed only modest growth, according to a global study released this week by UK market research firm Canalys.
Staff Writers Feb 1 2005, 12:00AM Collaboration
MSBlast.b hacker gets 18 months jail

MSBlast.b hacker gets 18 months jail

Citing neglectful parents and an internet that she said was a "dungeon" for lonely people, a US federal judge Friday [US] afternoon sentenced Jeffrey Lee Parson, a teen hacker who created 2003's MSBlast.b worm, to 18 months in prison, less than half the time prosecutors had requested.
Staff Writers Feb 1 2005, 12:00AM Security
Roswel adds Steeleye security

Roswel adds Steeleye security

Roswel has signed up to distribute products from US security vendor Steeleye Technology in Australia and New Zealand.
Staff Writers Jan 28 2005, 12:00AM Security
Apple patches MacOS bugs

Apple patches MacOS bugs

Apple Computer this week posted patches to fix numerous bugs in the Mac OS X operating system, and for the first time, mimicked Microsoft's naming system for its security updates.
Staff Writers Jan 27 2005, 12:00AM Security
IT managers rate spyware as number 1 threat

IT managers rate spyware as number 1 threat

Two-thirds of IT managers named spyware as the number one threat to their networks' security in 2005, a survey released this week said.
Staff Writers Jan 25 2005, 12:00AM Security
Netgear offers more reseller training

Netgear offers more reseller training

Networking vendor Netgear has announced another round of training for resellers interested in convergence and digital home technologies.
Staff Writers Jan 24 2005, 12:00AM Collaboration
Notebook service centre first for ASUSTek

Notebook service centre first for ASUSTek

ASUSTek Computer has opened its first Australian Notebook Service Centre in Silverwater, NSW.
Staff Writers Jan 24 2005, 12:00AM Collaboration
IBM wins $6m schools deal

IBM wins $6m schools deal

Victoria’s Department of Education and Training has signed IBM Global Services to deploy wireless networking for some 1600 schools in that state.
Staff Writers Jan 24 2005, 12:00AM Collaboration
Victoria seeks IT suppliers

Victoria seeks IT suppliers

The Victorian Government is seeking small and midsized IT providers to appoint to its eServices panel of pre-approved service suppliers.
Staff Writers Jan 20 2005, 12:00AM Sales & Marketing
ACCC rules against increased peering

ACCC rules against increased peering

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has declared that it would not regulate further internet interconnection arrangements at this time.
Staff Writers Jan 20 2005, 12:00AM Collaboration
Mid-sized contracts boost outsourcing

Mid-sized contracts boost outsourcing

The value of IT services in 2004 rose by 37 percent, with mid-size contracts in the business process outsourcing (BPO) space contributing heavily to the boost, a US market research firm said.
Staff Writers Jan 19 2005, 12:00AM News
Mobility drives PC shipments up

Mobility drives PC shipments up

Strong mobile PC sales were responsible for an 11.8 percent growth in worldwide PC shipments during 2004, according to preliminary statistics from analyst Gartner.
Staff Writers Jan 19 2005, 12:00AM Collaboration
EDS targets global HR business

EDS targets global HR business

Service provider EDS has won a 10-year, US$365 million global contract to support the infrastructure of US human resources company Towers Perrin.
Staff Writers Jan 19 2005, 12:00AM Collaboration
SkyNetGlobal to list in London

SkyNetGlobal to list in London

Sydney-based wireless access provider SkyNetGlobal expects to achieve a dual listing, trading on the alternative investment section of the London stock exchange as well as the ASX from 1 February.
Staff Writers Jan 18 2005, 12:00AM Collaboration
Acer notebooks hot for teachers

Acer notebooks hot for teachers

Acer Computer Australia, with channel partner Iris Computer, has won a three year, $4 million tender to supply 5700 Tasmanian teachers and professional support staff with notebook computers.
Staff Writers Jan 18 2005, 12:00AM Collaboration
Toshiba depoys local software

Toshiba depoys local software

ASX-listed software developer ComOps has signed a deal with Toshiba to provide its sales account management (SAM) system to help the global hardware giant manage customer service in remote locations.
Staff Writers Jan 17 2005, 12:00AM Software
Apple targets Harvard student for product 'leaks'

Apple targets Harvard student for product 'leaks'

In the wake of Apple Computer's product announcement flurry this week, a website popular with Apple enthusiasts has evaluated its earlier predictions of the products and found it got much right -- so much right that Apple has filed a law suit against the 19-year-old Harvard student who operates the Think Secret site.
Staff Writers Jan 14 2005, 12:00AM Software
Seagate drives into whitebooks

Seagate drives into whitebooks

Hard drive vendor Seagate is targeting the whitebook builder space with an expanded line of notebook hard drives and interactive online tools.
Staff Writers Jan 14 2005, 12:00AM Collaboration

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