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Computer Australia buys Concorde

Computer Australia buys Concorde

IT reseller group Computer Australia has bought the business of Brisbane reseller Concorde Computer, which tumbled into administration late last year.
Byron Connolly Jan 7 2005, 12:00AM Strategy
Getronics expands gaming IT contract

Getronics expands gaming IT contract

Service provider Getronics Australia is set to seal a five-year deal to buy UNiTAB’s Queensland gaming machine maintenance operation.
Staff Writers Jan 5 2005, 12:00AM Strategy
POINT Australia renamed for global focus

POINT Australia renamed for global focus

Australian CRM software vendor POINT Australia is setting its sights on international markets, changing its name to POINT Global Solutions to realign with its new business model.

Staff Writers Dec 31 2004, 12:00AM Training & Development
Gartner buys rival META Group

Gartner buys rival META Group

IT research giant Gartner said 27 December that it will buy rival research firm META Group for US$162 million in cash and close the deal in the second quarter of 2005.

Staff Writers Dec 29 2004, 12:00AM Strategy
California VARs hit with recycling fee

California VARs hit with recycling fee

After a two-year delay, a US State of California law requiring resellers to collect US$6 to US$8 on every monitor or laptop sold in the state will take effect 1 January, causing an outcry about administrative burdens and increased costs for the channel.
Staff Writers , Craig Zarley Dec 24 2004, 12:00AM Strategy
Ex-Macromedia staffer powers RocketBoots

Ex-Macromedia staffer powers RocketBoots

A former Macromedia staffer has re-emerged as founding head of a new professional services firm targeting business users of that vendor’s applications, such as Flash and Flex.
Fleur Doidge Dec 21 2004, 12:00AM Sales & Marketing
Subscription pricing gathers steam

Subscription pricing gathers steam

Sun Microsystems has netted some 330,000 customers – including 40,000 in Australia -- for its subscription pricing since launching the innovative utility computing-style model for its Java Enterprise System software in March.
Fleur Doidge Dec 17 2004, 12:00AM Sales & Marketing
NSC, Stratum partner to upgrade flight services

NSC, Stratum partner to upgrade flight services

Communications integrator NSC and solution provider Stratum Communications have won a contract to deploy an advanced telecommunications interface for Airservices Australia, a government body that provides critical information to pilots passing through Australian airspace.
Staff Writers Dec 10 2004, 12:00AM Strategy
Vic office bears fruit for Israeli firm

Vic office bears fruit for Israeli firm

Israeli vendor RAD Data Communications has marked the end of a promising first year in Oceania, with Australian sales revenue rising 15 percent to about $8 million since the company’s regional office opened in Melbourne November 2003.
Fleur Doidge Dec 9 2004, 12:00AM Strategy
WA's ComputerCorp opens Brisbane office

WA's ComputerCorp opens Brisbane office

West Australian service provider ComputerCorp has opened an office in Brisbane two months ahead of schedule.
Staff Writers Dec 8 2004, 12:00AM Sales & Marketing
Backlash over proposed copyright amendment

Backlash over proposed copyright amendment

OzEmail has urged the Federal Government to seriously consider the implications of proposed amendments to Australian copyright law which could be damaging to the ISP industry.
Staff Writers Dec 7 2004, 12:00AM Training & Development
Nexon buys customers from troubled NTG

Nexon buys customers from troubled NTG

Voice and data integrator Nexon Asia-Pacific has bought some 200 customer contracts from fiscally troubled service provider National Telecoms Group for an undisclosed sum.
Fleur Doidge Dec 7 2004, 12:00AM Strategy
Computer Australia in reseller member drive

Computer Australia in reseller member drive

IT reseller group Computer Australia has initiated an ambitious expansion plan to bring independent resellers into its fold, using a similar model to the successful Leading Edge franchise.
Byron Connolly Dec 6 2004, 12:00AM Strategy
IT staff will go the extra mile for dream job

IT staff will go the extra mile for dream job

Australian IT contractors are willing to travel overseas for the right job, according to a nationwide survey of over 1000 industry workers.
Emily Kerry Dec 1 2004, 12:00AM Sales & Marketing
Emerson offers new UPS reseller incentives

Emerson offers new UPS reseller incentives

US-based power protection products vendor Emerson Network Power has launched two new incentives to Australian resellers working with master distributors Ingram Micro and J Mills.
Staff Writers Dec 1 2004, 12:00AM Sales & Marketing
Rust denies he's the top dog

Rust denies he's the top dog

Ingram Micro Australia boss Steve Rust on Tuesday denied he was selected to lead the merged Ingram Micro/Tech Pacific organisation saying any reported announcement about the role was "premature."
Byron Connolly Nov 16 2004, 12:00AM Sales & Marketing
Optima cuts staff

Optima cuts staff

It has emerged that Australian box builder Optima had cut 12 staff in its service and operations area around the same time as three senior staff announced their resignations last week.
Byron Connolly Nov 16 2004, 12:00AM Strategy
Microsoft hooks into small business accounting

Microsoft hooks into small business accounting

Microsoft is making a play at the low-end accounting software market with plans to introduce a new member to the Office desktop suite family codenamed Magellan.
Barbara Darrow Nov 8 2004, 12:00AM Finance
Ingram banks on emerging technologies

Ingram banks on emerging technologies

Ingram Micro is counting on emerging technologies to spur growth for the next few years
Scott Campbell Nov 1 2004, 12:00AM Strategy
Spies target channel stars at 3rd Annual IT&T Awards

Spies target channel stars at 3rd Annual IT&T Awards

Three hundred and forty-seven attendees honoured Australia’s leading IT companies at the James Bond-themed 3rd IT & T Awards in a distinctly un-Caribbean atmosphere on Sydney’s Jones Bay Wharf 28 October.
Special Agent Oct 29 2004, 12:00AM Sales & Marketing

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