Networking

Jobs on the horizon?

Jobs on the horizon?

Employment in the IT sector is slowly improving, but people may be critically under-skilled, according to Eddie Liu, manager of IT recruitment at Robert Walters.
Nirmal Chandrasena Mar 23 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Outplaced Comm Bank staff lose redundancy case

Outplaced Comm Bank staff lose redundancy case

The federal court has dismissed a long-running claim for $30 million in redundancy entitlements by former IT staff of the Commonwealth Bank whose jobs were outsourced to EDS.
Siobhan Chapman Mar 22 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Local tech support wins grow as Indian offshoring falters

Local tech support wins grow as Indian offshoring falters

One Australasian outsourced services provider, Datacom, is seeing growth in its IT support work that it suggests may signify an end to the enterprise honeymoon with outsourcing to India.
Fleur Doidge Mar 19 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Graduates opt for TAFE

Graduates opt for TAFE

Figures from the Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) indicate that 60,000 degree holders are enrolling in vocational education and training (VET) courses at TAFEs and private colleges each year.
Nirmal Chandrasena Mar 18 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
LAN 1 signs Strix

LAN 1 signs Strix

Distributor LAN 1 has signed a new distribution agency with wireless LAN network provider Strix Systems.
Staff Writers Mar 12 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
CSC abandons $150m reseller group sale to NetOptions

CSC abandons $150m reseller group sale to NetOptions

Consultancy and system integrator CSC has declined Australian rival NetOptions' offer to buy the former's reseller group after several months of negotiations.
Fleur Doidge Mar 10 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Elementary dear ISYS

Elementary dear ISYS

The UK's largest police force, the Metropolitan Police -- better known as Scotland Yard -- has sought out Australian search software, ISYS Search.
Staff Writers Mar 9 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
KAZ bags $11M govt contract

KAZ bags $11M govt contract

KAZ Group has won an $11 million, three-year contract to provide technology infrastructure and additional project services to Western Australia’s Department for Community Development.
Staff Writers Mar 8 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Wireless broadband launched to Sydney's inner city

Wireless broadband launched to Sydney's inner city

A wireless ISP has launched with a commercial service targeting broadband black holes of inner-city Sydney, including the 38 percent of city-dwellers in flats.
Fleur Doidge Mar 3 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
CSC mines $20m contract win

CSC mines $20m contract win

IT outsourcer Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) has won a $20 million, three-year contract with mining group Xstrata Queensland.
Staff Writers Mar 3 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Auction glitches anger bidders

Auction glitches anger bidders

Bidders are angry about an auction, run by Graysonline, which was retracted due to a ‘technological difficulty’.
Siobhan Chapman Mar 2 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Optima signals further growth on profit turnaround

Optima signals further growth on profit turnaround

Box-builder Optima plans to expand to Australia’s west coast on the back of a profit turnaround for the half year to 31 December 2003.
Staff Writers Mar 1 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Volante reports $3.1m profit

Volante reports $3.1m profit

ASX-listed services company Volante Limited reported a profit after tax of $3.1 million for the six months ended 31 December, a 2.7 percent increase on the first half of last year.
Byron Connolly Feb 27 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
LAN Systems signs with Avaya

LAN Systems signs with Avaya

Networking distributor LAN Systems has signed up to push IP telephony gear from Avaya, a major rival of vendors already on its books such as Alcatel and Cisco.
Staff Writers Feb 26 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Unique World spins off Microsoft ISV

Unique World spins off Microsoft ISV

Sydney-based IT services reseller Unique World has launched a developer subsidiary that will target government and corporate business globally.
Staff Writers Feb 26 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
KAZ cuts losses, readies for new year growth

KAZ cuts losses, readies for new year growth

Outsourcing specialist KAZ Group has upped revenue 16 percent to $215 million and cut its net losses 150 percent in the last half-year.
Fleur Doidge Feb 25 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Perth ISV fights AIDS with US software win

Perth ISV fights AIDS with US software win

Perth ISV Brookstone Technologies has won a four-year contract worth up to $39 million to supply its .NET-based Virtual Office software to a US aid organisation fighting AIDS worldwide.
Fleur Doidge Feb 25 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Back in time

Back in time

Tender notification and management company Tendersearch has begun marketing a service that lets companies responding to tenders more accurately forecast when certain tenders are up for renewal.
Staff Writers Feb 23 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
ComNet shows its cards in wireless push

ComNet shows its cards in wireless push

Small Sydney distributor ComNet Solutions has begun a major push into wireless, signing a three-year deal with US giant Electro-Comm - one of the largest wireless products distributors in the world.
Fleur Doidge Feb 18 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Queensland Tomato further ripens investments

Queensland Tomato further ripens investments

Queensland investment software provider Tomato Technologies has hiked its profit projections 15 percent to $6.9 million for the year to June 30, concurrent with its US expansion.
Staff Writers Feb 16 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration

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