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ASX grills Volante

ASX grills Volante

Volante has been questioned by the Australian Stock Exchange around its disclosure of a profit downgrade.
Staff Writers Nov 15 2005, 11:12AM Strategy
New Bill Express contracts fuel growth

New Bill Express contracts fuel growth

ASX-listed Bill Express is set to continue strong revenue growth with the winning of two new contracts.
Tim Lohman Nov 11 2005, 3:45PM Strategy
Ingram flys VAD flag

Ingram flys VAD flag

Ingram Micro has made a further bid to move into the value-added distribution game with the opening of a new technical laboratory.
Tim Lohman Nov 10 2005, 1:49PM Sales & Marketing
EBay founder starts $100 million microfinance fund

EBay founder starts $100 million microfinance fund

EBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife Pamela on Friday said they gave US$100 million in eBay stock to Tufts University to create a fund that will invest in international microfinance, or lending to people who are too poor to qualify for traditional loans.
Staff Writers Nov 7 2005, 9:30AM Collaboration
Amazon to sell digital books in Google challenge

Amazon to sell digital books in Google challenge

Amazon.com has said it would let readers buy digital pages, chapters and entire books through two plans that present a broad challenge to a controversial strategy of Google Inc.
Alexandria Sage Nov 4 2005, 2:30PM Sales & Marketing
One minute with...Vic Whiteley

One minute with...Vic Whiteley

CRN has a chat with Vic Whiteley, general manager at SecureServ.
Staff Writers Nov 4 2005, 1:00PM Strategy
Pop stars tap new technology to market music

Pop stars tap new technology to market music

When Madonna takes the stage in Lisbon to perform her new single "Hung Up", it will be the culmination of weeks of promotion harnessing new technology that is revolutionising the music industry.
Mike Collett-White Nov 3 2005, 9:30AM Sales & Marketing
Harvey Norman’s Slack-Smith gets promoted

Harvey Norman’s Slack-Smith gets promoted

Long time Harvey Norman computer and communications GM John Slack-Smith has moved upstairs to become the retailer’s chief operating officer, effective last week.
David Binning Nov 3 2005, 9:23AM Sales & Marketing
PluggedIn: Digital revolution set to sweep "Bollywood"

PluggedIn: Digital revolution set to sweep "Bollywood"

Digital cinema is about to take off in India, home of the world's most prolific film industry, but not without some twists and turns worthy of a "Bollywood" melodrama.
Narayanan Madhavan Oct 31 2005, 9:00AM Strategy
Warner Bros revamps home video, adds digital wing

Warner Bros revamps home video, adds digital wing

Warner Bros film studio has reorganised its home video unit into a broad group aimed at new markets that use the internet, wireless and other digital technologies to send movies and TV shows to consumers.
Bob Tourtellotte Oct 26 2005, 1:43PM Strategy
iTunes lands in Australia

iTunes lands in Australia

Apple’s iTunes online music store is now available in Australia, offering users more than one million songs and over 1000 music videos.
Staff Writers Oct 25 2005, 10:30AM Sales & Marketing
Bird flu may create sales opportunity

Bird flu may create sales opportunity

Organisations have been urged to prepare for avian flu by reviewing business continuity plans and ensuring staff can work from home -- suggesting a possible sales opportunity for the channel.
Staff Writers Oct 24 2005, 3:50PM Strategy
Aust signs MoU with India

Aust signs MoU with India

Australia has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with India, which aims to encourage cooperation between the two countries in the ICT space.
Vivienne Fisher Oct 24 2005, 3:36PM Strategy
PluggedIn: DVD format war brews even as videos go off-disk

PluggedIn: DVD format war brews even as videos go off-disk

Hollywood is gearing up for an ugly war over rival DVD formats, but the real battle may be in keeping customers hooked on physical discs at all.
Sue Zeidler Oct 24 2005, 8:30AM Strategy
Tata buys Sydney's FNS for $35m

Tata buys Sydney's FNS for $35m

Indian software and service provider Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has bought Sydney banking and financial software vendor Financial Network Services (FNS) for $35 million.
Fleur Doidge Oct 21 2005, 4:04PM Strategy
One minute with...Colin McKenna

One minute with...Colin McKenna

CRN chats with Colin McKenna, managing director at Avnet Partner Solutions.
Staff Writers Oct 21 2005, 11:18AM Strategy
Venture capitalists seek next big thing in tech

Venture capitalists seek next big thing in tech

Luxemburg-based internet telephony firm Skype has shown that Europeans can build a US$4 billion company in just over two years, but venture capitalists are wondering if it was a fluke or the start of a trend.
Georgina Prodhan Oct 21 2005, 9:00AM Finance
TCS says buys Aussie firm FNS for US$26 million

TCS says buys Aussie firm FNS for US$26 million

India's largest software exporter, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd, said on Thursday it had acquired Sydney-based Financial Network Services (FNS) for US$26 million to strengthen its offering for the banking industry.
Staff Writers Oct 20 2005, 3:20PM Strategy
Symposium to talk up buying trends

Symposium to talk up buying trends

Gartner's annual travelling talkfest, Symposium, will put customer relationships with vendors and other IT providers under the spotlight next month, an analyst has said.
Fleur Doidge Oct 19 2005, 12:36PM Training & Development
Integrity Data Systems up for sale

Integrity Data Systems up for sale

The administrator of Adelaide specialist wireless product distributor Integrity Data Systems is attempting to sell the business.
Byron Connolly Oct 19 2005, 11:16AM Finance

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