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Paul Oxley amicably parts from Avnet

Paul Oxley amicably parts from Avnet

Paul Oxley has amicably resigned from his position as managing director of ChannelWorx and has decided to leave the company in the hands of Avnet Distribution.
Lilia Guan May 7 2008, 2:30PM Hardware
Dell’s building-block approach to virtualisation needs software support

Dell’s building-block approach to virtualisation needs software support

Dell has launched two new servers that have been designed to simplify virtualisation.
Liz Tay May 7 2008, 7:08AM Hardware
HP reinvents data centre cooling

HP reinvents data centre cooling

In a collaborative research project with Santa Clara University, HP is developing a technology that precisely targets the source of hot data centres: the processor chips themselves.
Mitchell Smith May 6 2008, 4:31PM Hardware
Ingram Micro division takes on IBM POS products

Ingram Micro division takes on IBM POS products

IBM Australia has appointed Ingram Micro Australia as an IBM business partner distributor for its Retail Store Solutions (RSS) business.
Leanne Mezrani May 6 2008, 2:57PM Hardware
Memory slump to blame for stunted semiconductor growth

Memory slump to blame for stunted semiconductor growth

The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has blamed the glut of memory devices for low semiconductor growth figures.

Sylvie Barak May 5 2008, 7:23AM Hardware
Ingram boosts mobility offering with i-mate

Ingram boosts mobility offering with i-mate

Ingram Micro has signed a deal that will see them distributing i-mate’s range of Windows-based mobiles.
Mitchell Smith May 2 2008, 1:43PM Hardware
Internode offers free premium Usenet services

Internode offers free premium Usenet services

Following its announcement of a range of new broadband plans, Internode is set to become the first Australian ISP to provide its customers with free access to two comprehensive premium Usenet providers.
Mitchell Smith May 1 2008, 3:12PM Hardware
Opinion: Dell goes retail in Australia ... so what?

Opinion: Dell goes retail in Australia ... so what?

OfficeWorks has become the lucky mass merchant retail chain to have the pleasure of stocking Dell’s consumer products line in the Australian marketplace. Those sceptical of Dell's channel need to see this announcement as just one of many olive branches Dell has shown the channel over the past year.
Lilia Guan May 1 2008, 2:11PM Hardware
Dell to sell with Officeworks

Dell to sell with Officeworks

Major PC player Dell is teaming up with Officeworks as its first local retail partner in Australia.
Ashley Clark May 1 2008, 12:30PM Hardware
Commonwealth Bank to invest $580 million on IT refresh

Commonwealth Bank to invest $580 million on IT refresh

The Commonwealth Bank plans to spend $580 million over the next four years in a major information technology refresh aimed at replacing legacy systems more than 40 years old.
Mitchell Bingemann May 1 2008, 6:05AM Hardware
Charting the microprocessor battle

Charting the microprocessor battle

The IT industry can serve up vacillating outcomes for its major players
Trevor Treharne Apr 30 2008, 11:02AM Hardware
An idea, that perhaps, may be the best yet

An idea, that perhaps, may be the best yet

Matthew JC. Powell is quite clearly an innovator and would like to share his revelation with us all
Matthew JC Powell Apr 30 2008, 10:49AM Hardware
Sony to double Bravia LCD TV production

Sony to double Bravia LCD TV production

Sony plans to double its annual production of Bravia LCD TVs in Slovakia from two million in fiscal 2007 to four million by the end of this calendar year.

Staff Writers Apr 30 2008, 6:24AM Hardware
AMD takes aim at small businesses

AMD takes aim at small businesses

AMD has kicked off an initiative to get its chips into the small and medium-sized business market.

Shaun Nichols Apr 30 2008, 6:21AM Hardware
Free 1GB upgrade for Tegatech Australia’s Eee PC resellers

Free 1GB upgrade for Tegatech Australia’s Eee PC resellers

Niche ultra mobile PC and tablet PC distributor, Tegatech Australia is offering all of its resellers a free one gigabyte (GB) of RAM upgrade for Eee PC in the month of May. Hugo Ortega told CRN he hoped the free upgrade would help move more volumes of the product.
Lilia Guan Apr 29 2008, 1:49PM Hardware
Grand Theft Auto IV hits the streets

Grand Theft Auto IV hits the streets

Grand Theft Auto IV is due for worldwide release on 29 April, bringing to an end months of legal and regulatory wrangling.

Staff Writers Apr 29 2008, 1:44PM Hardware
PC vs Apple: The Value Battle

PC vs Apple: The Value Battle

Are Apple computers worse value than Windows PCs? Alex Kidman does the sums, and finds the truth about which platform is the better deal.
Alex Kidman Apr 29 2008, 7:07AM Hardware
Dell completes US$155m MessageOne buy

Dell completes US$155m MessageOne buy

Dell has completed its US$155m acquisition of web-based email archiving firm MessageOne.

Shaun Nichols Apr 26 2008, 3:58PM Hardware
Sales remain flat at iPhone maker

Sales remain flat at iPhone maker

Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn, which assembles the iPhone and other Apple products, saw revenue growth slow to 3.38 per cent during 2007, according to a company statement.

Simon Burns Apr 25 2008, 9:27AM Hardware
Intel Solutions Summit: Upping APAC resellers’ mobility game

Intel Solutions Summit: Upping APAC resellers’ mobility game

New programs are in the pipeline so Intel’s Australian channel partners can realise the huge opportunity within the mobility space
Trevor Treharne Apr 24 2008, 6:17PM Hardware

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