Hardware

Next Byte buys AppleCentre Ivanhoe

Next Byte buys AppleCentre Ivanhoe

One of Australia’s largest Apple resellers, Next Byte has acquired Desktop Power, an AppleCentre in Ivanhoe, Victoria.
Staff Writers Nov 1 2006, 3:37PM Hardware
Acer to step back into Harvey Norman

Acer to step back into Harvey Norman

Acer Computer Australia will have its PC and notebooks on the shelves of big retailer Harvey Norman by November, according to local boss Charles Chung.
Byron Connolly Oct 26 2006, 9:31AM Hardware
Toshiba says to expand recall of Sony batteries

Toshiba says to expand recall of Sony batteries

Toshiba said on Tuesday it now expects to recall 870,000 laptop personal computer batteries made by Sony, up from its previous estimate of 830,000.
Staff Writers Oct 25 2006, 3:18PM Hardware
Report links chip manufacturing to cancer

Report links chip manufacturing to cancer

IBM has blasted a study that claims to link higher cancer rates among its employees to the chip manufacturing facilities in which they work.
Shaun Nichols Oct 23 2006, 9:40AM Hardware
Cellnet buys VME Systems

Cellnet buys VME Systems

Distributor Cellnet has acquired Victorian flash memory distributor VME Systems.
Byron Connolly Oct 18 2006, 10:33AM Hardware
Dynamic Supplies buys Toner Warehouse

Dynamic Supplies buys Toner Warehouse

Printer consumables distributor Dynamic Supplies has gobbled up competitor Toner Warehouse for an undisclosed amount.
Byron Connolly Oct 17 2006, 2:14PM Hardware
Sun in reseller recruitment drive

Sun in reseller recruitment drive

Sun Microsystems is on a recruitment drive for local resellers to push its AMD Opteron-based Sun Fire servers running Windows.
Lilia Guan Oct 16 2006, 10:59AM Hardware
Plantronics terminates Siemens

Plantronics terminates Siemens

Communications accessories outfit Plantronics has terminated Siemens Australia as a distributor of its products.
Byron Connolly Oct 13 2006, 10:38AM Hardware
ACCC takes action against set-top box distributor

ACCC takes action against set-top box distributor

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has begun legal proceedings in the Federal Court against Digital Products Group, alleging that the distributor engaged in “retail price maintenance” in relation to some Topfield branded set-top boxes.
Staff Writers Oct 12 2006, 1:35PM Hardware
NetComm rewards small dealers

NetComm rewards small dealers

Networking vendor NetComm has launched an incentive program to tempt small resellers not entitled to earn backend rebates, to sell its gear.
Lilia Guan Oct 12 2006, 11:50AM Hardware
Enterprises should prepare for Intel quad-core

Enterprises should prepare for Intel quad-core

Enterprise buyers should seriously consider Intel's newly developed quad-core chips in their short-term IT plans, but should also take software licensing costs and application suitability into account, Gartner has advised.
Robert Jaques Oct 11 2006, 9:38AM Hardware
Writer sounds death knell for IT

Writer sounds death knell for IT

A controversial IT expert has clashed with Microsoft after arguing that IT has been reduced to utility status and no longer adds a competitive advantage to companies.
Robert Jaques Oct 10 2006, 9:15AM Hardware
Fuji Xerox cuts 200 resellers

Fuji Xerox cuts 200 resellers

Fuji Xerox Printers has dumped its Star Partner Alliance program, effectively cutting 200 resellers from its books.
Lilia Guan Oct 9 2006, 2:23PM Hardware
Sony to lose US$560m on PS3 and burning batteries

Sony to lose US$560m on PS3 and burning batteries

'Dual shock' to cut Sony profits in half.
Simon Burns Oct 6 2006, 3:56PM Hardware
Robot maker seeks local resellers

Robot maker seeks local resellers

US company White Box Robotics is seeking local resellers for the model 914 “PC-BOT” it released in September 2006.
Simon Sharwood Oct 5 2006, 3:04PM Hardware
Lexmark gags senior HP exec

Lexmark gags senior HP exec

HP's senior vice president of worldwide enterprise sales has been forbidden from discussing the company's North American policy following litigation from a competitor.
Matt Chapman Oct 5 2006, 8:47AM Hardware
Tegatech signs Samsung tablet deal

Tegatech signs Samsung tablet deal

Tablet PC specialist distributor Tegatech has signed an agreement to distribute Samsung's Q1 Ultra Mobile PC to Australian resellers.
Byron Connolly Sep 29 2006, 2:10PM Hardware
German court raps D-Link over GPL violation

German court raps D-Link over GPL violation

A German court has rapped D-Link for misuse of the Linux operating system.
Tom Sanders Sep 26 2006, 9:51AM Hardware
PS3 hard disk drive to include HDMI

PS3 hard disk drive to include HDMI

Sony has announced that the 20GB hard disk drive for the PlayStation 3 will include HDMI output as standard.
Matt Chapman Sep 25 2006, 9:56AM Hardware
Hewlett-Packard Chairman Dunn Resigns

Hewlett-Packard Chairman Dunn Resigns

Hewlett-Packard's chairman Patricia Dunn has resigned effective immediately, as pressure mounts on the computer maker over the methods it used to investigate boardroom leaks.

Staff Writers Sep 25 2006, 9:40AM Hardware

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