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Victoria loosens purse-strings for smaller ISVs

Victoria loosens purse-strings for smaller ISVs

The Victorian government has announced a $1 million software development program to help Victorian developers gain global accreditation.
Fleur Doidge Dec 11 2003, 12:00AM Sales & Marketing
Sarbanes sound and fury signifying not a lot

Sarbanes sound and fury signifying not a lot

Despite all the sound and fury on corporate governance, a global META Group survey has found that businesses aren’t buying technology targeting US Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act compliance.
Fleur Doidge Dec 10 2003, 12:00AM Training & Development
Integrators in end of year acquisitions

Integrators in end of year acquisitions

Storage integrator SecureData (SDG) has acquired Victorian IT infrastructure company Fulcrum just a few weeks after its purchase of database management provider SQL Services.
Byron Connolly Dec 9 2003, 12:00AM Strategy
ASI scores $1.1m Vic govt contract

ASI scores $1.1m Vic govt contract

ASI Solutions has won a tender with a Victorian government department, estimated to be worth more than $1.1 million.
Staff Writers Dec 3 2003, 12:00AM Strategy
Home Sweet Home

Home Sweet Home

When most people think of having a digitally ‘connected home’ they conjure up images of living in a world created by the animators of the successful ’60s cartoon The Jetsons.
Staff Writers Dec 3 2003, 12:00AM Sales & Marketing
NSC ramps up in Brisbane

NSC ramps up in Brisbane

Communications integrator NSC Group has appointed two more staff to its Brisbane office.
Fleur Doidge Nov 28 2003, 12:00AM Sales & Marketing
Calculli back in the channel

Calculli back in the channel

After 12 months at manufacturer Acer Computer, Michael Calculli is back in the channel, taking up a position as channel sales manager at one of Australia’s largest PC assemblers, Optima Technology Solutions.
Staff Writers Nov 25 2003, 12:00AM Sales & Marketing
Customers for lease

Customers for lease

Vendors and resellers would each dearly love to own their relationship with their customers, but most channel partners at the recent CRN Roundtable agree that relationship is only, at best, rented.
Staff Writers Nov 21 2003, 12:00AM Finance
Finding the right margin mix

Finding the right margin mix

The channel has to work harder on its value proposition, stop competing on price and understand its cost model better for each particular vendor to ensure they have the right profit margin mix, according to attendees at CRN’s Channel Roundtable.
Staff Writers Nov 21 2003, 12:00AM Training & Development
Avnet reports Q1 loss

Avnet reports Q1 loss

Avnet lost US$11.4 million, or US9 cents per share, in the first fiscal quarter ended October 4, which compares with a loss of US$488,000, or less than a penny per share, in the year-ago quarter.
Scott Campbell Nov 3 2003, 12:00AM Finance
Revenues plummet but Prophecy looks to future

Revenues plummet but Prophecy looks to future

ASX-listed Adelaide ISV Prophecy International revenues have plunged 29 percent to $6.5 million in the year to 30 June 2003, due mainly to a 48 percent fall in sales from its overseas operations.
Fleur Doidge Nov 3 2003, 12:00AM Finance
IT pros: cash or lifestyle?

IT pros: cash or lifestyle?

IT professionals are increasingly looking at flexible working conditions - rather than just money - when deciding on jobs, according to a recent survey.
Vivienne Fisher Oct 30 2003, 12:00AM Finance
Digiland, eXeed deal off

Digiland, eXeed deal off

A planned partial merger between distributor eXeed and Digiland has been called off -- at least for the moment.
Staff Writers Oct 24 2003, 12:00AM Strategy
SCO scores US$50M equity financing

SCO scores US$50M equity financing

The SCO Group has secured US$50 million in equity financing -- in part to help fund legal costs associated with the company's Linux intellectual property initiatives.
Vivienne Fisher Oct 17 2003, 12:00AM Finance
Sydney ISV motors ahead

Sydney ISV motors ahead

A Sydney ISV, IDS Enterprise Systems, has launched ERP software the company's CEO believes could take the global automotive dealership industry by storm.
Fleur Doidge Oct 17 2003, 12:00AM Training & Development
Synnex to unveil BTO facility

Synnex to unveil BTO facility

Melbourne-based distributor and builder Synnex is set to unveil a build-to-order production facility for resellers, which it claimed is one of the most advanced in Australia.
Byron Connolly Oct 16 2003, 12:00AM Strategy
Bluechip, Adelong in dispute

Bluechip, Adelong in dispute

Distributor Bluechip Infotech has threatened to take reseller Adelong Computers back to court, after the companies failed to resolve a long-running dispute over an alleged unpaid bill.
Fleur Doidge Oct 14 2003, 12:00AM Sales & Marketing
Government must stop offshoring: Lundy

Government must stop offshoring: Lundy

Promised cost savings from IT offshoring could ‘evaporate’ under the ‘further burden of administration’, Shadow Minister for Information Technology, Senator Kate Lundy has claimed.
Siobhan Chapman Oct 13 2003, 12:00AM Strategy
New retail concept LANds

New retail concept LANds

A concept store - which combines an internet café with an IT retailer - turned a profit after two weeks of operation with plans to franchise the model which is claimed to be an Australian first.
Claire Doble Oct 10 2003, 12:00AM Sales & Marketing
What your customers think of you

What your customers think of you

If Australian ICT companies want return business, they'd better sharpen up their act. CRN's sister publication InformationWeek discovers why vendors and suppliers just aren't delivering on their promises.
Staff Writers Oct 8 2003, 12:00AM Training & Development

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