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Little change likely to Indian offshoring

Little change likely to Indian offshoring

Research firm Gartner has advised service providers to keep an eye on Indian politics, although no drastic changes to IT in the world’s largest democracy are expected despite the ousting of India’s tech-friendly government.
Fleur Doidge May 26 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
ADSL prices fall more for SMBs than consumers

ADSL prices fall more for SMBs than consumers

Median SMB broadband pricing fell 17.22 percent and residential broadband pricing 0.79 percent after Telstra fired a February salvo starting a $29.95 price war, a recent study has claimed.
Staff Writers May 26 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
IT jobs strong for 2004

IT jobs strong for 2004

Soft skills are becoming more important as IT professionals compete for jobs, according to a recent salary survey.
Nirmal Chandrasena May 24 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Talk the talk!

Talk the talk!

Smaller, selective contracts, better communication and a focus on solid customer relationships is the name of the game in a maturing outsourcing market
Staff Writers May 19 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Nortel takes voice distribution direct

Nortel takes voice distribution direct

Nortel Networks has dropped 3D Networks as its exclusive voice product distributor in Australia and would distribute its Meridian and Succession products direct to the reseller channel.
Byron Connolly May 18 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
BNS and Canadian vendor eye global IP gains

BNS and Canadian vendor eye global IP gains

Sydney developer Better Network Services (BNS) has won a leg-up into the global IP communications market with Canadian telecommunications hardware vendor Eicon Networks.
Fleur Doidge May 18 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Qantas hands out $1.4b in managed services

Qantas hands out $1.4b in managed services

Telstra and IBM have won managed services contracts with Qantas valued at an estimated $1.4 billion in revenue. The pair of contracts are two of the largest ever signed in Australia.
Fleur Doidge May 17 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Students discover wireless network flaw

Students discover wireless network flaw

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) students have discovered a flaw in 802.11 (Wi-Fi) wireless networks that would allow a hacker to effectively shut down any wireless network using a Denial of Service (DoS)-like attack.
Paul Thurrott May 17 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
SkyNetGlobal sells Singapore, Malaysia assets

SkyNetGlobal sells Singapore, Malaysia assets

Wireless hotspots provider SkyNetGlobal's pattern of rapid buyups and rollouts has seemingly gone into reverse, with the ASX-listed vendor signing away three subsidiaries for $6.5 million to a Singapore investor.
Staff Writers May 14 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Pacific Internet bullish about future

Pacific Internet bullish about future

Posting its ninth consecutive quarter of profits, Pacific Internet was upbeat about its future.
Vivienne Fisher May 12 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
KAZ acquires Focal Systems

KAZ acquires Focal Systems

ASX-listed KAZ Group is back on the acquisition trial, announcing it has acquired Perth-based IBM and Microsoft Business Solutions reseller Focal Systems for an undisclosed amount.
Byron Connolly May 10 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Lundy pans BITS funds as ‘too little, too late’

Lundy pans BITS funds as ‘too little, too late’

IT shadow minister, Senator Kate Lundy, has criticised the Federal Government's announcement on funding for ICT Incubators and Advance Networks Programs as ‘too little too late’.
Staff Writers May 7 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Vendors outsource channel management

Vendors outsource channel management

A new company has been formed to manage channel relationships for vendors, especially overseas companies that don't have enough resources to put feet on the ground in Australia or New Zealand.
Fleur Doidge May 6 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Training: Why people are missing out

Training: Why people are missing out

Reseller businesses outside of capital cities are starved of training services and vendors should be allocating more resources on skilling-up partners in regional areas, according to Channel Roundtable attendees.
Staff Writers May 5 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Web company Singos for its supper

Web company Singos for its supper

Victorian web-based services provider WDG has bought online marketing company ResultMedia for a seven-figure sum.
Fleur Doidge Apr 27 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Alcatel readies partners for unified communications push

Alcatel readies partners for unified communications push

Alcatel has begun preparing its resellers to sell a unified communications offering that the French telecommunications vendor believes will drive it deeper into the mobility market.
Fleur Doidge Apr 27 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Web Advance goes nowhere fast

Web Advance goes nowhere fast

Customers are still waiting for refunds more than four months after Perth ISP Web Advance seemingly dropped off the map, leaving at least 20 consumers and small business end-users in the lurch.
Fleur Doidge Apr 27 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Webjet sub-licenses .NET services platform to Harvey World Travel

Webjet sub-licenses .NET services platform to Harvey World Travel

Travel services aggregator Webjet has licensed its internet-based platform to travel agent Harvey World Travel in a deal tipped to help Webjet fund further development of its .NET-based aggregation platform.
Staff Writers Apr 20 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Vendors praise AlphaWest, Aston and Data#3

Vendors praise AlphaWest, Aston and Data#3

Australian resellers Alphawest, Aston Business Solutions and Data#3 won global vendor accolades based on their enterprise-focused services.
Staff Writers Apr 19 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Froggy director goes to gaol

Froggy director goes to gaol

Director of the failed Froggy Group, Karl Suleman, has been sentenced to 21 months’ gaol and won’t be up for parole for a year.
Staff Writers Apr 15 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration

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