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Alstom, Alphawest cut fresh deals

Alstom, Alphawest cut fresh deals

Alstom IT has been appointed as Australian distributor of Resilience, a manufacturer of security appliances, which it said was complementary to its Check Point software suite firewall and VPN platforms.
Staff Writers Sep 16 2003, 12:00AM Strategy
Simply Wireless joins SkyNetGlobal channel

Simply Wireless joins SkyNetGlobal channel

ASX-listed wireless broadband vendor SkyNetGlobal has allied with WLAN design, deployment and management company Simply Wireless to push wireless connectivity to Australian SMBs.
Staff Writers Sep 10 2003, 12:00AM Collaboration
SCO blasts open source community in open letter

SCO blasts open source community in open letter

In an open letter, Darl McBride, CEO of SCO, the Unix seller that's shaken the open-source community with a lawsuit against IBM and calls for companies to license Linux code that SCO says it owns, took the community to task.
Staff Writers Sep 10 2003, 12:00AM Software
KAZ wins Alcoa managed services

KAZ wins Alcoa managed services

ASX-listed outsourcer KAZ Group has boosted its annual business with Alcoa to $5 million, signing a new three-year managed IT services contract with the aluminium refining company.
Staff Writers , Staff Writers Sep 9 2003, 12:00AM Services
KAZ wins Alcoa managed services

KAZ wins Alcoa managed services

ASX-listed outsourcer KAZ Group has boosted its annual business with Alcoa to $5 million, signing a new three-year managed IT services contract with the aluminium refining company.
Staff Writers , Staff Writers Sep 9 2003, 12:00AM Services
Pacific Internet goes to Qld

Pacific Internet goes to Qld

Singapore-based ISP Pacific Internet has opened an office in Brisbane.
Staff Writers Sep 8 2003, 12:00AM Collaboration
Cellnet posts $5.2M profit

Cellnet posts $5.2M profit

ASX-listed IT distributor Cellnet Group Limited has reported an after-tax profit of $5.2 million on revenue of $318.7 million for its financial year ending 30 June, 2003.
Staff Writers Sep 8 2003, 12:00AM Finance
Netgear ramps sales team

Netgear ramps sales team

Nasdaq-listed networking vendor Netgear has added four staff to its sales team and opened an office in New Zealand.
Staff Writers Sep 8 2003, 12:00AM Hardware
Blaster suspect: ‘I’m not the only one’

Blaster suspect: ‘I’m not the only one’

The Minnesota teenager charged last week with releasing a variant of the Blaster worm has expressed surprise at his arrest and feels the US government is making an example of him, according to published reports.
Staff Writers Sep 4 2003, 12:00AM Security
Sobig, Blaster drive August into security infamy

Sobig, Blaster drive August into security infamy

The Blaster worm and the sixth variant of Sobig made August a record month for malicious worm activity, according to security experts.
Staff Writers Sep 2 2003, 12:00AM Security
Fujitsu ramps up VoIP push

Fujitsu ramps up VoIP push

Fujitsu is throwing its weight behind VoIP, signing Sydney IP telephony software developer Carbon Twelve less than two weeks after announcing a marketing deal for the technology with Sun Microsystems.
Staff Writers Sep 1 2003, 12:00AM Collaboration
Server market revival?

Server market revival?

Sales in the Asia-Pacific server market hit US$1.21 billion during the second quarter -- up eight percent on last year -- indicating that this market may be entering a growth phase, according to market researcher Dataquest.
Staff Writers Sep 1 2003, 12:00AM Data centre
Broadband: Why are we waiting?

Broadband: Why are we waiting?

Australia’s ego got slapped about when its poor standing in the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) broadband rankings saw us in 19th position on the ladder.
Staff Writers Sep 1 2003, 12:00AM Mobility
AT&T beefs up managed services

AT&T beefs up managed services

Global telco AT&T is ramping up its managed security services portfolio in the Asia Pacific, adding a premises-based managed firewall service for IP networks to its offering with more to come later on.
Staff Writers Aug 29 2003, 12:00AM Collaboration
IBM buys GSA shares from Telstra, Lend Lease

IBM buys GSA shares from Telstra, Lend Lease

IBM will acquire the remainder of IBM Global Services Australia (GSA) from joint venture partners Telstra and Lend Lease for a combined total of $313.5 million, the companies announced today.
Staff Writers Aug 28 2003, 12:00AM Mobility
Avaya supports Women's World Cup

Avaya supports Women's World Cup

Contact centre and communications vendor Avaya is racing to follow up its 2002 FIFA World Cup implementation with a similar project for this year's FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Staff Writers Aug 27 2003, 12:00AM Collaboration
Channel grows new heads

Channel grows new heads

A rash of appointments has hit the channel, with Brightpoint, Fujitsu and LogicaCMG all producing new senior heads in seven days.
Staff Writers Aug 27 2003, 12:00AM Data centre
Milking the Penguin

Milking the Penguin

The Linux movement is gaining momentum and smart resellers are capitalising on a market opening wide for open source.
Staff Writers Aug 13 2003, 12:00AM Software
New KVS territory heads

New KVS territory heads

Email archiving and content lifecycle management company KVS has appointed two new territory managers to drive channel, enterprise and government sales.
Staff Writers Aug 11 2003, 12:00AM Collaboration
Hotspot missing link found

Hotspot missing link found

If things go as planned, the number of hotspots in Australia could increase dramatically.
Valens Quinn , Staff Writers Aug 6 2003, 12:00AM Software

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