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
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
FEATURE: US digital firm looks to Europe, not Hollywood

FEATURE: US digital firm looks to Europe, not Hollywood

US start-up S.two Corp has convinced a Hollywood director to use its digital recorder, but its hopes of winning more devotees hang on a small production company doing a children's film in Belgium.
Gilles Castonguay Oct 18 2005, 12:00PM Strategy
Variety is the spice

Variety is the spice

Australian "digital diva" Rita Arrigo talks about the road less travelled and finds some interesting diversions along the way.
Fleur Doidge Oct 13 2005, 4:25PM Strategy
Cellnet cuts staff

Cellnet cuts staff

ASX-listed distributor Cellnet has retrenched around 40 staff following a company-wide restructure and lower-than-expected profit result for the 2004-2005 financial year.
Byron Connolly Oct 10 2005, 11:17AM Strategy
EU presses for cross-border online music licences

EU presses for cross-border online music licences

A key European Union official wants to simplify the way music is licensed to online services such as Apple's iTunes, warning that Europe will fall behind unless cross-border licences are created.
Staff Writers Oct 10 2005, 10:30AM Strategy
One minute with... Brian Allsopp

One minute with... Brian Allsopp

CRN has a chat with Brian Allsopp, distribution director for Asia Pacific at Juniper Networks.
Staff Writers Oct 7 2005, 11:15AM Strategy
Movie industry to move online to beat pirates

Movie industry to move online to beat pirates

The film industry is working to launch online movie download services to avoid the same fate as the piracy-ridden music industry, NBC Universal chairman and chief executive Bob Wright said this week.
Adam Pasick Oct 5 2005, 1:30PM Strategy
PluggedIn: Online games spawn own economy, society

PluggedIn: Online games spawn own economy, society

Emerson Larkin, 23, just reaped US$400 selling two characters for Blizzard Entertainment's "World of Warcraft" after investing nearly 75 online gaming hours creating them.
Lisa Baertlein Oct 4 2005, 12:00PM Strategy
Taiwan tech firms begin bird flu precautions

Taiwan tech firms begin bird flu precautions

Stung by the SARS outbreak two years ago, some of Taiwan's top technology firms are beginning to take precautions against bird flu in case the virus evolves into an even deadlier form and threatens operations.
Michael Kramer Oct 4 2005, 10:25AM Strategy
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
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
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
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
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
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
European Parliament proposes .kid internet domain

European Parliament proposes .kid internet domain

The European Parliament this week proposed creating a new .kid internet domain name to help children navigate cyberspace safely.
Staff Writers Sep 8 2005, 8:30AM Strategy
Japan internet star takes low-tech campaign trail

Japan internet star takes low-tech campaign trail

Maverick entrepreneur Takafumi Horie, Japan's most famous internet celebrity, is taking a shot at politics but ironically is forbidden to use the web to campaign in the nation's 11 September general election.
George Nishiyama Sep 7 2005, 9:00AM Strategy

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