Mobility

Symbol pumps up indirect sales

Symbol pumps up indirect sales

Mobility gear vendor Symbol Technologies is beefing up its indirect sales, canvassing for more distributors and introducing a partner program for Asia-Pacific resellers.
Fleur Doidge Apr 19 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
Symbol scraps direct sales for channel model

Symbol scraps direct sales for channel model

Mobility gear vendor Symbol Technologies has scrapped its direct sales model, canvassing for more distributors and introducing a partner program for Asia-Pacific resellers.
Fleur Doidge Apr 16 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
Telstra chairman resigns

Telstra chairman resigns

Telstra chairman Bob Mansfield has resigned, arguing that the ‘bond of trust’ the board needed to operate effectively had been broken.
Vivienne Fisher Apr 15 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
Sydney company extends $40m Telstra support deal

Sydney company extends $40m Telstra support deal

Digital services provider Broadcast Services Australia (BSA) has won a multi-million-dollar competitive tender to provide support and maintenance to Telstra in Sydney and Brisbane for another two years.
Fleur Doidge Apr 13 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
It’s official: Telstra to snap up KAZ

It’s official: Telstra to snap up KAZ

Telstra has announced plans to acquire 100 percent of KAZ Group, in a deal that values the Australian outsourcing and IT services company at $333 million.
Staff Writers Apr 7 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
Business as usual post-Telstra buyout, claims KAZ

Business as usual post-Telstra buyout, claims KAZ

KAZ Group has claimed that little, if any, rationalisation of its staffing or operations can be expected from its $333 million buyout by Telstra.
Fleur Doidge , Byron Connolly Apr 7 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
Broadband becomes mainstream in the US

Broadband becomes mainstream in the US

Broadband has become a mainstream service in the United States, with one in five households using high-speed connections to access the internet, a market research firm said Tuesday.
Staff Writers Apr 7 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
Aussie subsidiary sells mobile phone games to China

Aussie subsidiary sells mobile phone games to China

Games software vendor TelcoGames Australia has cut a deal with Telstra-owned carrier Hong Kong CSL to supply Java-based mobile phone games to its client base.
Fleur Doidge Apr 6 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
ISP digs deeper into managed services

ISP digs deeper into managed services

ISP Pacific Internet has expanded its managed services grab-bag to include a managed firewall VPN and around-the-clock monitoring.
Staff Writers Apr 5 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
Telstra eyes possible $400m KAZ takeover

Telstra eyes possible $400m KAZ takeover

Telstra has been negotiating a possible $400 million takeover of service provider and outsourcing specialist KAZ Group.
Fleur Doidge Apr 5 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
Wild about wireless

Wild about wireless

Forget the hype. The mobile and wireless story is more compelling than ever, but application delivery in all markets will be key to its success or failure.
Staff Writers Apr 5 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
Ericsson raises margin forecasts

Ericsson raises margin forecasts

Swedish telecommunications vendor Ericsson has raised its first quarter gross margin estimate due to better-than-expected savings from cost cuts.
Staff Writers Apr 2 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
Telstra does broadband backflip

Telstra does broadband backflip

Telstra BigPond has bowed to pressure from the ACCC and competing ISPs, announcing wholesale broadband price reductions of up to 40 percent, allowing other players to compete on a more level playing field.
Staff Writers Apr 1 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
NZ city trials SMS parking from Aust company

NZ city trials SMS parking from Aust company

An Australian company, CHS Parking Equipment, has delivered to New Zealand what it's touting as the world's first car parking using SMS.
Staff Writers Mar 31 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
ACCC calls for telcos to reduce mobile termination charges

ACCC calls for telcos to reduce mobile termination charges

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released a preliminary decision arguing that current mobile termination charges are too high.
Vivienne Fisher Mar 26 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
SkyNetGlobal acquires Smart Apartments

SkyNetGlobal acquires Smart Apartments

Wireless broadband company SkyNetGlobal has acquired Melbourne-based broadband internet services outfit Smart Apartments that targets the residential market for $500,000 in stock and 5000 apartments.
Staff Writers Mar 25 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
Opinion: Push to talk being pushed in wrong direction?

Opinion: Push to talk being pushed in wrong direction?

Opinion: PC Authority was recently given a demonstration of ‘Push to Talk’ -- new mobile phone technology -- by Telstra.
Darren Ellis Mar 24 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
Future trends for mobile phones

Future trends for mobile phones

Analyst group AMR Interactive has predicted that future mobile phone technologies will focus on fixed-to-mobile substitutions, simple data content, RFID integration and an increasing role of phone cameras.
David Kidd Mar 23 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
Practical business internet use doubled in 2002-03

Practical business internet use doubled in 2002-03

Australian companies have more than doubled e-business-related earnings to $24.3 billion in the 2002-03 financial year, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures have claimed.
Staff Writers Mar 23 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
Targus signs Dicker Data as sixth distributor

Targus signs Dicker Data as sixth distributor

Portable computing accessories vendor Targus has signed Sydney-based Dicker Data as distributor number six in Australia.
Fleur Doidge Mar 22 2004, 12:00AM Mobility

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