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What can the channel expect from a slowdown in IT spending?

What can the channel expect from a slowdown in IT spending?

As financial markets continue haemorrhaging, analysts predict tough times for the ICT industry.
Staff Writers Oct 28 2008, 12:03PM Finance
Do you want fries with that?

Do you want fries with that?

Michael Jenkin discusses the value of service in a time of low margins and increasingly stiff competition.
Staff Writers Oct 28 2008, 10:44AM Finance
Boss uses Facebook to catch skiving worker

Boss uses Facebook to catch skiving worker

A call centre employee has been caught malingering after his boss checked his Facebook status.
Iain Thomson Oct 25 2008, 9:17AM Training & Development
Ingram Micro announces new vice president and managing director A/NZ

Ingram Micro announces new vice president and managing director A/NZ

Guy Freeland has announced his resignation from Ingram Micro after eight and a half years with the company.
Staff Writers Oct 23 2008, 10:20AM Strategy
Hyro settles $20 million debt with Lehman’s

Hyro settles $20 million debt with Lehman’s

After the collapse of Lehman Brothers Bank, Hyro has renegotiated a settlement that enables the digital services specialist to be almost debt free.
Helen Frost Oct 21 2008, 5:13PM Finance
POS POS brings retail bundle to A/NZ resellers

POS POS brings retail bundle to A/NZ resellers

A/NZ point of sales and point of service technologies distributor POS POS has brought out Wincor Nixdorf’s point-of-sale (POS) system, for local resellers.
Lilia Guan Oct 21 2008, 4:05PM Sales & Marketing
CSG acquires Oracle partner for education push

CSG acquires Oracle partner for education push

WA-based CSG has acquired CingleVue, an Oracle-business partner in the Australian education market.
Lilia Guan Oct 20 2008, 2:53PM Strategy
IT employers invited to Opportunities Australia Expos

IT employers invited to Opportunities Australia Expos

Australian IT companies need to be smarter and look further afield if they want to tackle specific skill shortages in the channel, according to Rupert Merrick, manager of Workingin.
Jenny Eagle Oct 20 2008, 11:38AM Strategy
IBM makes a billion here, a billion there

IBM makes a billion here, a billion there

IBM has defied analyst predictions, posting a 20 per cent increase in the third quarter profit over last year, despite poor hardware sales.
Sylvie Barak Oct 20 2008, 7:13AM Finance
Intel to buy NetEffect for US$8m

Intel to buy NetEffect for US$8m

Intel has agreed to acquire networking specialist NetEffect for US$8m.
Shaun Nichols Oct 17 2008, 2:19PM Strategy
Economic effects on IT strong but mixed, IDC predicts

Economic effects on IT strong but mixed, IDC predicts

Hardware will be the main casualty of the Australian economic downturn, while IT services will have most to gain, recent research from IDC predicts.
Staff Writers Oct 17 2008, 2:18PM Finance
Opinion: Side by slide

Opinion: Side by slide

What with the global financial meltdown recession depression crisis thingy in full-swing it’s not surprising that retail sales have begun to slide, and the direction is downwards.
Ian Yates Oct 16 2008, 6:50AM Sales & Marketing
E-tailer says Harvey Norman's sales no indication of local economy

E-tailer says Harvey Norman's sales no indication of local economy

Ruslan Kogan founder of consumer electronics e-tailer, Kogan Technologies, claims Gerry Harvey’s decision to report its sales figures will not be a true indication of the retail market.
Lilia Guan Oct 15 2008, 2:58PM Sales & Marketing
Grandpa Rabid was right: We’ll all be ruined

Grandpa Rabid was right: We’ll all be ruined

Rabid has the solution for those worried about the tumbling market: cut your losses and head to outerspace.
Rabid Reseller Oct 13 2008, 3:25PM Strategy
Driving profit through innovation

Driving profit through innovation

As the economy takes a battering, people still enjoy new technology, so now is the time to develop your brand as well as your business model.
Staff Writers Oct 13 2008, 12:27PM Finance
Solving world debt with clever guesswork

Solving world debt with clever guesswork

In times of trouble, Matthew JC. Powell seeks words of wisdom.
Staff Writers Oct 13 2008, 12:18PM Finance
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
Update: Resellers question Ingram freight increase

Update: Resellers question Ingram freight increase

Readers have criticised Ingram for what they claim is a ‘steep increase’ for freight charges.
Lilia Guan Oct 10 2008, 11:45AM Finance
Sun 'terrible' place to work

Sun 'terrible' place to work

David Axmark, co-founder of MySQL, has quit Sun allegedly because the place is too big.
Nick Farrell Oct 10 2008, 7:39AM Training & Development
Ingram increases freight charges and improves delivery service

Ingram increases freight charges and improves delivery service

Ingram Micro has announced a nine percent increase in freight charges, as well as an additional $5 charge on Drop Ship orders.
Helen Frost Oct 9 2008, 12:42PM Strategy

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