Networking
ASG scores $75M worth of contracts, includes one with Dell
Australian IT services provider ASG Group has secured contracts with a total value of approximately $75 million, including provision of IT services support to Dell Australia on a new CSIRO contract and provision of Oracle and general IT support to Multiplex.
Apr 4 2008, 2:14PM
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CeBIT Australia confirms attendance by Telstra and Optus
With CeBIT Australia 2008 only a month away, local event organiser Hanover Fairs Australia has confirmed Optus and Telstra will join multinational technology vendors Fujitsu, Motorola, Oracle, Panasonic, Red Hat, Siemens, Sony and Yahoo at the event.
Apr 4 2008, 1:05PM
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gotalk acquires Aussie phone card company World Telecom
Following the 2007 acquisition of Telstra’s international phonecards - Say G’day and Super Buzz – Australian-based telecommunication provider, gotalk, has acquired one of Australia’s largest phone card companies ‘World Telecom’ and its key phone card brands.
Apr 3 2008, 12:03PM
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Conroy's OPEL decision gets thumbs down from Liberal's Billson
While telecommunications giant Telstra may be ecstatic over the Federal Government’s decision to axe OPEL's plans for a billion dollar regional broadband network, Shadow Communications Minister Bruce Billson believes the people of rural, regional and remote Australia should be deeply concerned about the Government’s decision.
Apr 3 2008, 6:58AM
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3Com country manager appointed to boost presence in A/NZ
3Com Corporation has appointed Grant Howe as country manager for Australia and New Zealand. Howe is the latest addition to a new management team that combines 3Com and recently acquired H3C Technologies’ sales and marketing staff.
Apr 2 2008, 12:37PM
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Telstra shops pass the Next G accreditation test, resellers next
Telstra country wide director Gary Goldsworthy said that all of Telstra's branded shops have completed a Next G accreditation program. The telco will also introduce the approved accreditation program to its appointed resellers.
Apr 2 2008, 11:15AM
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Facebook: A communication tool for IT resellers
Technology resellers are establishing pages for themselves on Facebook as a way to network with their peers and customers. A search on Facebook shows there are at least 60 IT resellers, with member numbers ranging from 871 to five. However it appears that Australian IT businesses are lacking presence on the social networking site.
Mar 31 2008, 12:08PM
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Commander sells Nexon back to founders
Commander Communications has squeezed its way out of funding a likely cash outflow of approximately $9.1 million on 30 April 2008 for the purchase of Nexon Asia Pacific Pty Limited back in March 2007. Instead Commander has sold Nexon back to its original owners.
Mar 29 2008, 9:29PM
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Crazy John's compensates customers for misleading mobile phone ads
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accepted court enforceable undertakings from mobile phone retailer Crazy John's, in which the mobile telephone service provider will compensate customers who feel they were misled by the company's 'Free*' or '$0*' handset advertising campaign.
Mar 28 2008, 3:54PM
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