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Amazon gives US$50 to each HD-DVD customer

Amazon gives US$50 to each HD-DVD customer

Online retail giant Amazon has given $50 credit to all customers who bought an HD-DVD player before 23 February, the date Toshiba officially surrendered the format war.

Staff Writers Apr 14 2008, 7:51AM Finance
Microsoft bites back at Yahoo rejection

Microsoft bites back at Yahoo rejection

In the game of tit for tat going on between Microsoft and Yahoo, the Redmond Giant issued a response late yesterday to Yahoo’s rejection earlier in the week.

Robert Jaques Apr 11 2008, 12:16PM Strategy
Baby steps: ComputerCORP’s new acquisition strategy

Baby steps: ComputerCORP’s new acquisition strategy

ASX-listed integrator ComputerCORP claimed its revised business strategy is focused on gradual growth through small acquisitions, as opposed to large-scale deals on par with its proposed merger with Leading Solutions.
Leanne Mezrani Apr 11 2008, 6:40AM Strategy
Hitachi finds identity with M-Tech buy

Hitachi finds identity with M-Tech buy

Hitachi has announced a move into the identity management space with the acquisition of security firm M-Tech.
Shaun Nichols Apr 9 2008, 12:14PM Strategy
Yahoo slams Ballmer's bully tactics

Yahoo slams Ballmer's bully tactics

Yahoo has rejected Microsoft's latest attempt to persuade the company to sell up.
Shaun Nichols Apr 9 2008, 12:13PM Strategy
Learning online up-skills mature age workers

Learning online up-skills mature age workers

An Australian business using e-learning as a way to provide management training to its staff claimed e-learning can save organisations up to $200,000 a year.
Staff Writers Apr 4 2008, 2:15PM Strategy
Cutting Green projects is a 'false economy'

Cutting Green projects is a 'false economy'

Spend now to save later, says Gartner. Companies tempted to cut back on 'soft' IT projects like Green computing to save money could end up with major bills further down the line.
Iain Thomson Apr 4 2008, 10:29AM Finance
Rising interest rates may drive online sales boom

Rising interest rates may drive online sales boom

A tightening Australian economy may be driving Australian consumers to look online for better deals, online shopping comparison site GetPrice suggests.
Liz Tay Apr 3 2008, 1:32PM Finance
UK firms failing to go Green

UK firms failing to go Green

91 per cent of UK organisations have no specific budget for green changes.
Clement James Apr 3 2008, 12:13PM Strategy
To start: focus on your business plan

To start: focus on your business plan

In this series of business skills modules, Barry Freeman from industry consultants Quantify Corporation highlights the questions resellers should be asking themselves.

Barry Freeman, principal of Quantify Corporation
Staff Writers Apr 2 2008, 4:54PM Strategy
CeBIT Australia to find its channel groove

CeBIT Australia to find its channel groove

Lack of interest in CeBIT could be more relevant than you expect
Trevor Treharne Apr 2 2008, 4:49PM Sales & Marketing
Dubbo – a gateway to IT

Dubbo – a gateway to IT

Mathew Dickerson has turned a NSW regional centre into the home of an IT success story.
Sholto Macpherson Apr 2 2008, 4:48PM Strategy
TEAC plans to list on the ASX

TEAC plans to list on the ASX

Over the past two years, TEAC Australia has made great strides in reinvigorating the brand under the ownership of Singapore-based TT International. According to TEAC, its market-share has grown in the region and now it plans to list on the Australian Stock Exchange.
Lilia Guan Apr 2 2008, 10:48AM Finance
Aussies spent $5B on digital devices in 07, market tainted

Aussies spent $5B on digital devices in 07, market tainted

Canon has released the results of its Digital Lifestyle Index, revealing that a record $5 billion was spent on digital devices in Australia in 2007. However, questions have been raised as to whether the figures are truly reflective of a market tainted by grey market products.
Leanne Mezrani Apr 2 2008, 6:14AM Finance
Opinion: Brain drain

Opinion: Brain drain

So, we’re finally getting our own version of NASDAQ. About time too. Endless droning by politicians of all persuasions hasn’t done much to turn us into the ‘clever country’; now perhaps the entrepreneurs with their suitcases of cash can help transform us from a quarry to a quantum force to be reckoned with.
Ian Yates Apr 1 2008, 4:44PM Finance
EU looks hard at Nokia's Navteq buy

EU looks hard at Nokia's Navteq buy

The European Commission has begun a careful examination of Nokia's www.vnunet.com of mapping firm Navteq.

Shaun Nichols Apr 1 2008, 10:51AM Strategy
Manaccom’s James Mackay steps down as CEO

Manaccom’s James Mackay steps down as CEO



Australian software and e-commerce company Manaccom Corporation Limited’s chief executive officer of Manaccom’s software publishing and distribution division, James Mackay has stepped down from his role.
a Staff Writer Apr 1 2008, 8:15AM Strategy
ComputerCorp back on the acquisition trail

ComputerCorp back on the acquisition trail

ComputerCorp, an ASX-listed company, has signed a Share Sale Agreement to acquire Queensland-based solutions provider CoreTech.
Leanne Mezrani Mar 28 2008, 10:20AM Strategy
EXIN, Charles Sturt University combine to examine ITIL

EXIN, Charles Sturt University combine to examine ITIL

The Examination Institute for Information Science (EXIN) has announced a partnership that will see Charles Sturt University (CSU) become the first Australian university to incorporate EXIN-accredited IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) training and examinations into its IT-related undergraduate and post-graduate degree courses.
a Staff Writer Mar 27 2008, 12:50PM Training & Development
Green computing’s place in the enthusiast scene

Green computing’s place in the enthusiast scene

Does Green computing have a place in the world of the enthusiast, asks Josh Collins
Josh Collins Mar 27 2008, 11:35AM Strategy

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