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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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Opinion: Virtually guaranteed
Everybody is bleating about virtualisation. And I mean everybody. It’s like they all watched the Matrix and thought it was a documentary. Now don’t get me wrong, I’ve been plugging the Citrix version of virtual known as thin client for donkey’s yonks, but that way of working never took off universally. Then along came VMWare and the rest is virtually history.
Mar 28 2008, 9:02AM
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Commander: SA Contracts ‘business as usual’
Australian telecommunications service provider, Commander Communications Limited has fought back at allegations made in an article that stated the Government of South Australia technology buyers have been advised to “postpone all purchasing activity” in relation to three key government contracts awarded to Commander subsidiary Volante.
Mar 27 2008, 11:12AM
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IDC: What CIOs’ want in their 2008 IT shopping carts
In 2008, CIO investment dollars will focus on improving internal business/technology processes, business reporting and information management, infrastructure and communicating with partners, suppliers and customers, according to IDC's Forecast for Management (FFM) Survey.
Mar 26 2008, 6:50AM
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Telstra complies with ACCC on price control arrangements
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has released a report to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, on the adequacy of Telstra's compliance with price control arrangements.
Mar 25 2008, 2:31PM
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