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Remora signs Naturetech in Aust, NZ deal

Remora signs Naturetech in Aust, NZ deal

Melbourne reseller Remora Technologies has signed up to distribute UltraSPARC products from Nature Worldwide Technology (Naturetech) to customers in Australia and New Zealand.
Staff Writers Sep 29 2005, 3:18PM Strategy
Interview: Gartner sees global IT spending growth of 2.5 percent

Interview: Gartner sees global IT spending growth of 2.5 percent

Companies are expected to boost spending on information technology by 2.5 percent this year and a similar amount in 2006, extending the recovery that started over two years ago, tech consulting firm Gartner said.
Steven Scheer Sep 28 2005, 1:00PM Finance
One minute with...Phil Sykes

One minute with...Phil Sykes

CRN has a chat with Phil Sykes, managing director at Iprovide.
Staff Writers Sep 28 2005, 11:30AM Strategy
Microsoft starts selling paid search ads on MSN

Microsoft starts selling paid search ads on MSN

Software maker Microsoft Corp. on Monday said it would start selling paid search listings, which allow advertisers to purchase advertising space alongside search results on its MSN Internet site.
Staff Writers Sep 27 2005, 9:45AM Sales & Marketing
ConnXion expands into Malaysia

ConnXion expands into Malaysia

ASX-listed document delivery provider ConnXion has signed Innovation Associates as a reseller for its products in the Malaysian market.
Staff Writers Sep 23 2005, 5:33PM Strategy
Apple, record labels to face off over pricing

Apple, record labels to face off over pricing

The love affair between record labels and Apple Computer could be headed for the rocks as they bicker over prices ahead of licensing renegotiations set for early next year.
Derek Caney Sep 23 2005, 12:24PM Finance
Digital lifestyle sales hit $941m

Digital lifestyle sales hit $941m

Australians spent $941 million on “digital lifestyle” products in the first calendar half of 2005, an increase of 23 percent on the same period last year.
Byron Connolly Sep 23 2005, 11:05AM Finance
Synnex eyes corporates for GPS deals

Synnex eyes corporates for GPS deals

Distributor Synnex is hoping a new strategic push into the global positioning system market will help it expand further into government and corporate channels.
Angus Kidman Sep 23 2005, 9:04AM Training & Development
Games on mobile phones becoming serious business

Games on mobile phones becoming serious business

Since graduating from university Maija Parjanen has mostly been paid to play games.
Tarmo Virki Sep 22 2005, 4:15PM Sales & Marketing
ShadowRAM: Dude, where’s my shirt?

ShadowRAM: Dude, where’s my shirt?

It’s not often one gets to buy the same shirt twice, but Frank Arrigo, one of Microsoft’s most popular and well-known local techo ‘evangelists’, has done it. Or so The Shadow has been led to believe.
Staff Writers Sep 21 2005, 3:41PM Strategy
China software company Freeborders gets US$20mln capital

China software company Freeborders gets US$20mln capital

Chinese software outsourcing firm Freeborders this week said it had secured a further US$20 million in expansion capital to build up an existing development centre in the southern city of Shenzhen.
Staff Writers Sep 20 2005, 4:00PM Finance
Hollywood studios form tech group to fight piracy

Hollywood studios form tech group to fight piracy

Hollywood's six major film studios have unveiled a technology venture to find new ways of protecting movies from illegal copying and distribution in black markets or over the internet.
Staff Writers Sep 20 2005, 11:00AM Strategy
HP plans to buy Peregrine for US$425 million in cash

HP plans to buy Peregrine for US$425 million in cash

Hewlett-Packard said on Monday it agreed to buy Peregrine Systems for US$425 million in cash to build its portfolio of computer systems management software.
Staff Writers Sep 20 2005, 9:38AM Strategy
The distribution dilemma

The distribution dilemma

As the channel becomes increasingly resigned to consolidation as par for the course, the predominantly sombre atmosphere in distributor land has a few bright spots – namely optimistic, opportunistic niche players.
Denise Murray Sep 19 2005, 2:30PM Training & Development
Adobe posts higher profit on Photoshop demand

Adobe posts higher profit on Photoshop demand

Adobe Systems on Thursday said its quarterly profit rose 39 percent on strong demand for its Photoshop and Illustrator software.
Staff Writers Sep 16 2005, 12:00PM Finance
Google sells US$4.18bln in stock, a recent record

Google sells US$4.18bln in stock, a recent record

Web search leader Google's follow-on stock offering priced at US$295 per share, raising US$4.18 billion in the largest US high-tech secondary sale in nearly a decade, underwriters said on Wednesday.
Eric Auchard Sep 15 2005, 3:30PM Finance
Price versus value

Price versus value

Discount the deal or sell the value? Which card do you play?
Brad Howarth Sep 15 2005, 3:00PM Sales & Marketing
Reuters Summit: Asia tackles online game addiction

Reuters Summit: Asia tackles online game addiction

Warning: online game playing can be hazardous to health. So far, such a warning -- usually reserved for addictive products like cigarettes and liquor -- has yet to appear on the growing stable of online game titles rapidly gaining popularity in Asia.
Doug Young Sep 15 2005, 9:00AM Training & Development
One minute with...Adrian Di Marco

One minute with...Adrian Di Marco

CRN has a chat with Adrian Di Marco, executive chairman at Technology One.
Staff Writers Sep 9 2005, 2:07PM Strategy
Backpack designed to generate power from walking

Backpack designed to generate power from walking

A backpack that converts a plodding gait into electricity could soon be charging up mobile phones, navigation devices and even portable disc players, US-based researchers said on Thursday.
Staff Writers Sep 9 2005, 2:00PM Strategy

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