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Aviator who loves Macs

Aviator who loves Macs

From the ruins of the Buzzle liquidation sale more than five years ago, Ben Morgan made his first foray into business, acquiring the AppleCentre retail shop in Taylor Square, Sydney.
Byron Connolly Jun 8 2006, 5:11PM Hardware
Next Byte buys Hobart AppleCentre

Next Byte buys Hobart AppleCentre

Apple reseller Next Byte has acquired the Hobart business of AppleCentre Wise IT, which tumbled into receivership last month.
Byron Connolly Jun 6 2006, 3:38PM Hardware
Amber signs Tecksel

Amber signs Tecksel

Amber Technology has appointed Tecksel as a new distributor to reach the IT channel, following a split with Alloys International early last year.
Byron Connolly Jun 2 2006, 2:09PM Hardware
Tagged and snagged

Tagged and snagged

OPINION: Looks like RFIDs have more uses than originally intended
Rabid Reseller Jun 2 2006, 9:31AM Hardware
Avaya terminates Touchbase contract

Avaya terminates Touchbase contract

VoIP vendor Avaya has terminated a five-year partnership with Touchbase after the local integrator refused to sign a new contract which restricted its ability to offer services.
Lilia Guan May 31 2006, 1:48PM Hardware
Synnex signs Transcend

Synnex signs Transcend

Synnex A/NZ has added another vendor to its ranks with the signing of Taiwan-based Transcend. The company is best known for its MP3 player, portage storage device, flash card and memory modules.
Byron Connolly May 31 2006, 1:47PM Hardware
Converging on the elderly

Converging on the elderly

Converged Networks and Nortel nPower have teamed up to build a communications network for WA-based Anglican Homes.
Staff Writers May 30 2006, 1:20PM Hardware
IDC: PC market struggles

IDC: PC market struggles

IDC confirms the Australia PC market continues its and the signs for the next 12 to 18 months are not positive.
Staff Writers May 29 2006, 3:27PM Hardware
Nike and iPod develop musical footwear

Nike and iPod develop musical footwear

Nike and Apple have combined the worlds of sports and music with a new wireless system that allows Nike footwear to communicate with an iPod nano.
Staff Writers May 24 2006, 11:43AM Hardware
Optima wins ACT education deal

Optima wins ACT education deal

Box builder, Optima Technology Solutions has won a $15 million contract to supply the ACT Department of Education and Training with hardware and services.
Lilia Guan May 22 2006, 2:28PM Hardware
Westan adds Sanmina, Hush

Westan adds Sanmina, Hush

Distributor Westan has added NAS device supplier Sanmina SCI Corporation and German hardware manufacturer Hush Technologies to its vendor ranks.
Byron Connolly May 22 2006, 12:19PM Hardware
Wise IT goes into receivership

Wise IT goes into receivership

Apple reseller Wise IT has been placed in receivership after defaulting on payments to its secured creditor, Apple Computer Australia.
Byron Connolly May 22 2006, 12:03PM Hardware
Death knell for notebook margins

Death knell for notebook margins

Profits in the notebook market continue on their downward spiral, with many resellers reporting unsustainable margins on laptop hardware sales.
Lilia Guan May 19 2006, 2:53PM Hardware
NetComm tempts SMB market

NetComm tempts SMB market

NetComm has repositioned itself to provide business products to the SMB market to reduce its exposure to low value, low margin commodity broadband products.
Staff Writers May 18 2006, 11:20AM Hardware
Gates, Otellini take aim at PC skeptics

Gates, Otellini take aim at PC skeptics

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates and Intel CEO Paul Otellini said reports of the demise of personal computer are premature as PCs find new functions in the growing market for digital devices, including cell phones and music players.
Staff Writers May 17 2006, 10:50AM Hardware
Sony to launch first Blu-ray notebook

Sony to launch first Blu-ray notebook

Sony said it would offer the world's first notebook PC equipped with a next-generation Blu-ray optical disk drive in Japan in June, a month behind Toshiba's launch last week of laptop PCs with a rival drive.
Staff Writers May 17 2006, 10:50AM Hardware
Creative files patent suit against Apple

Creative files patent suit against Apple

Creative Technology, the distant number 2 to Apple Computer in the digital music player market, said it filed patent complaints against Apple in federal court and with a US trade agency.
Staff Writers May 17 2006, 10:50AM Hardware
EC-Asia flashes into Sydney

EC-Asia flashes into Sydney

ASX-listed EC-Asia International has opened an office in Sydney, its second office in Australia.
Lilia Guan May 16 2006, 10:05AM Hardware
Microsoft tips hat to bogans

Microsoft tips hat to bogans

Microsoft has proven yet again its multicultural global friendliness by allowing Word 2007 to recognise Aussie slang words like bogan, sheila, bonza and sickie.
Lilia Guan May 16 2006, 9:32AM Hardware
Dell feels crunch from pricing, competition

Dell feels crunch from pricing, competition

Dell is squeezing itself with its aggressive price cuts, and mounting pressure from HP, Lenovo and system builders could force the direct PC giant to take a different strategy, channel executives and industry analysts say.
Edward F. Moltzen , Craig Zarley May 12 2006, 10:43AM Hardware

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