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Job board to grow for IT pros

Job board to grow for IT pros

IT recruiters are upbeat about what they see as a growing demand for IT professionals in Australia.
Vivienne Fisher Oct 25 2004, 12:00AM Strategy
Users prefer thin clients: Wyse survey

Users prefer thin clients: Wyse survey

Thin client vendor Wyse Technology has been travelling Australia promoting a recent survey that suggests most users actually do prefer server-centric computing to desktop PCs.
Fleur Doidge Oct 13 2004, 12:00AM Strategy
ALSTOM IT MBO complete [updated]

ALSTOM IT MBO complete [updated]

Five senior executives at ALSTOM IT have completed a management buyout of the global transport and energy company's local IT distribution operation.
Byron Connolly Oct 11 2004, 12:00AM Strategy
Manhunt banned

Manhunt banned

Controversial computer game, Manhunt, has been refused classification and banned in Australia by the Federal Office of Film, Literature and Classification (OFLC).
Byron Connolly & John Gillooly Sep 30 2004, 12:00AM Strategy
[Update]: Super distributor Ingram to own 35 percent

[Update]: Super distributor Ingram to own 35 percent

Global distribution giant Ingram Micro Inc has acquired Tech Pacific in a $700 million cash deal that local Ingram boss Steve Rust said would give the combined entity up to 35 percent of the Australian distribution market.
Byron Connolly & Sarah Stokely Sep 28 2004, 12:00AM Strategy
Channel talks up Ingram/TechPac deal

Channel talks up Ingram/TechPac deal

Australian distributors have met the news of Ingram Micro’s $700 million buyout of Tech Pacific with optimistic talk of potential opportunity as well as misgivings for smaller players’ future in a less competitive channel.
Fleur Doidge Sep 28 2004, 12:00AM Strategy
Gartner: TechPac "not best merger choice"

Gartner: TechPac "not best merger choice"

A Gartner channel analyst has questioned the value of Tech Pacific to Ingram Micro following the latter's $700 million buyout of its only rival in local broadbased IT distribution.
Fleur Doidge Sep 28 2004, 12:00AM Strategy
NEWSFLASH: Ingram buys Tech Pacific

NEWSFLASH: Ingram buys Tech Pacific

Distribution giant Ingram Micro Inc has acquired Tech Pacific in a $700 million (US$493 million) cash deal.
Byron Connolly Sep 27 2004, 12:00AM Strategy
Ingram may rationalise further to shore up margins

Ingram may rationalise further to shore up margins

Ingram Micro Australia has flagged another year of possible cost-cutting and rationalisation, tipping a need to maximise returns as sales margins stay tight.
Fleur Doidge Sep 17 2004, 12:00AM Strategy
Ingram looks to China for consumer electronics deals

Ingram looks to China for consumer electronics deals

Broad-based distributor Ingram Micro has tipped China as a future source for consumer electronics offerings as the convergence of consumer products and the IT channel increases in importance over coming years.
Fleur Doidge Sep 17 2004, 12:00AM Strategy
Geeks and technology scare Aussies

Geeks and technology scare Aussies

IT professionals believe the average Australian employee is apprehensive of new technology, according to a recent survey by Talent2, Australia's leading recruitment company.
Sarah Cooper Sep 8 2004, 12:00AM Strategy
Nortel: shunning direct cost us deals

Nortel: shunning direct cost us deals

A senior Nortel executive has admitted that the company's past reluctance to market directly to large businesses has cost it enterprise share.
Angus Kidman Sep 7 2004, 12:00AM Strategy
Tech Pacific confirms float plans

Tech Pacific confirms float plans

The Tech Pacific group has confirmed it is "actively exploring" a public offering on the Australian Stock Exchange, possibly by the end of 2004, company CEO Shailendra Gupta told CRN today.
Byron Connolly Sep 7 2004, 12:00AM Strategy
TechPac float talks just routine: Gupta

TechPac float talks just routine: Gupta

Tech Pacific Holdings has moved to hose down an Australian news media report suggesting that its major investor is considering a public float.
Fleur Doidge Sep 3 2004, 12:00AM Strategy
Volante bags fourth federal government win

Volante bags fourth federal government win

Australian IT infrastructure provider Volante Group has bagged its fourth managed services contract with the Federal government securing a three year, $6.7 million deal with the Department of Finance and Administration.
Byron Connolly Aug 10 2004, 12:00AM Strategy
Concerns about FTA rouse IT industry

Concerns about FTA rouse IT industry

Debate, or the lack thereof, about the effect the Australia US Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA) will have on the local IT sector has government and industry up in arms.
Claire Doble Aug 6 2004, 12:00AM Strategy
Leading Edge Group in B2B play

Leading Edge Group in B2B play

Leading Edge Group - well known for its network of retail computer stores - is moving into the business market with a plan to recruit local system integrators and resellers to join its group of member companies.
Byron Connolly Jul 19 2004, 12:00AM Strategy
Data #3 sells Navision business

Data #3 sells Navision business

National integrator Data #3 has sold its Microsoft Navision business unit to Eclipse Computing for an undisclosed amount.
Byron Connolly Jul 5 2004, 12:00AM Strategy
Commentary: Double your gaming

Commentary: Double your gaming

NVIDIA calls them the ultra enthusiasts -- an elite band of about 1 million PC nuts worldwide that will buy anything thrown at them.
John Gillooly Jun 29 2004, 12:00AM Strategy
The hidden jewels of distribution

The hidden jewels of distribution

Distributors are moving beyond stock inventory and extending credit by adding services that redefine their roles.
Staff Writers Jun 17 2004, 12:00AM Strategy

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