Hardware

The Dell Effect

The Dell Effect

Will Dell do to services margins what it has done to hardware margins?
Darren Baguely Aug 29 2005, 2:56PM Hardware
Lenovo may fly resellers to Beijing Games

Lenovo may fly resellers to Beijing Games

Australian resellers may soon be competing for a special once-in-a-lifetime prize being considered by major Olympic Games sponsor Lenovo -- a trip to Beijing to enjoy the next summer Olympiad in 2008.
Fleur Doidge Aug 26 2005, 3:45PM Hardware
Oracle, Sun target SQL Server sellers

Oracle, Sun target SQL Server sellers

Oracle and Sun have released database bundles to the channel that aim to challenge Microsoft in the mid-market and and tempt SQL Server resellers.
Fleur Doidge Aug 26 2005, 11:30AM Software
Harris restructures sales team

Harris restructures sales team

Coles Myer has made some 20 staff redundant from the corporate, government and education sales team as part of an internal restructure at IT reseller Harris Technology.
Fleur Doidge Aug 24 2005, 5:46PM Hardware
Resellers sought for noise-busting headphones

Resellers sought for noise-busting headphones

Queensland distributor Frontier Solutions and Strategies has signed up to distribute a range of noise-reducing headphones from Pro Tech Communications and is seeking resellers.
Fleur Doidge Aug 19 2005, 3:41PM Hardware
OKI dives into MFP market

OKI dives into MFP market

OKI Printing Solutions is making a play for a share of the growing multi-function printer market with new products in this category that it has claimed offered good reseller margins.
Byron Connolly Aug 19 2005, 2:22PM Hardware
Lenovo eyes Australian retail, consumer sales

Lenovo eyes Australian retail, consumer sales

Lenovo has outlined plans to move on the Australian retail market as part of its strategy around the US$1.75 billion takeover of IBM's personal computing division.
Fleur Doidge Aug 16 2005, 12:06PM Hardware
Porsche incentive gives Kyocera an edge

Porsche incentive gives Kyocera an edge

Kyocera has signed 580 resellers for a program that offers a red Porsche Boxster 987 as a prize for partners that achieve the highest aggregate sales for the vendor over the next two years.
Byron Connolly Aug 16 2005, 9:24AM Hardware
Samsung signs TodayTech as new distributor

Samsung signs TodayTech as new distributor

Electronics giant Samsung has added TodayTech to its distribution ranks as it looks to get more traction in the local system builder market.
Byron Connolly Aug 12 2005, 3:49PM Hardware
Optima in NSW Department of Corrective Services rollout

Optima in NSW Department of Corrective Services rollout

Local OEM Optima Technology Solutions is underway with phase two of a $2.3 million contract to provide desktops and related services to the NSW Department of Corrective Services.
Byron Connolly Aug 10 2005, 3:13PM Hardware
AMD chips get greener ahead of schedule

AMD chips get greener ahead of schedule

AMD has complied with upcoming global environmentally-friendly microprocessor regulations for vendors one year ahead of deadline.
Fleur Doidge Aug 9 2005, 4:31PM Hardware
Legend profit up 80 percent

Legend profit up 80 percent

Adelaide-based memory and component manufacturer and distributor Legend Corporation reported a net operating profit of $4.7 million for the 12 months ending 30 June, an 80 percent increase on the same period last year.
Byron Connolly Aug 9 2005, 9:07AM Hardware
Western Digital standardises hard drive warranties

Western Digital standardises hard drive warranties

Storage vendor Western Digital has extended and standardised its hard drive warranty periods for five years for its enterprise drives and three years for its desktop and notebook drives.
Fleur Doidge Aug 5 2005, 11:45AM Hardware
White-boxes and Dell bashing

White-boxes and Dell bashing

CRN has held its inaugural white-box solutions event.
Staff Writers Aug 2 2005, 11:15AM Hardware
Optima unveils partner initiatives

Optima unveils partner initiatives

Local builder Optima Technology Solutions has launched new programs aimed at giving partners the skills required to repair notebooks and target the small business market.
Byron Connolly Jul 28 2005, 11:45AM Hardware
Intel to build new US factory

Intel to build new US factory

Intel has announced plans to build a 300mm wafer fabrication facility, which is set to be completed in the second half of 2007.
DVD Editor Jul 26 2005, 4:26PM Hardware
Consumables remanufacturers boost marketing efforts

Consumables remanufacturers boost marketing efforts

A Victoria-based industry association has produced a short film promoting cartridge remanufacturing in Australasia as a better way to recycle printer cartridges.
Staff Writers Jul 26 2005, 12:10PM Hardware
Car dealer gets behind the wheel of a new printing solution

Car dealer gets behind the wheel of a new printing solution

Like many companies in the automotive industry, Victoria’s Etheridge Ford had spent a long time in the technology dark ages before doing a proper audit of its systems and hardware to chart the way forward.
David Binning Jul 25 2005, 3:28PM Hardware
No longer just printing

No longer just printing

Continuing downward pressure on hardware margins in the printing market is forcing vendors and the channel to develop more intelligent solutions that address specific industries, customers and work groups.
David Binning Jul 25 2005, 2:41PM Hardware
CRN Notebooks Special Report: Case Study

CRN Notebooks Special Report: Case Study

In March, specialist education reseller Winthrop in conjunction with Acer, won a three-year, $27 million tender to supply notebook computers to 16,000 public school teachers in Western Australia.
Denise Murray Jul 20 2005, 1:45PM Hardware

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