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Latrobe City Council chooses Avand's DataWorks

Latrobe City Council chooses Avand's DataWorks

Latrobe City Council in southeast Victoria has chosen Avand’s DataWorks to replace legacy records management software.
Staff Writers May 1 2006, 9:47AM Software
Vista to handcuff firewall

Vista to handcuff firewall

Microsoft plans to turn off half the firewall in Windows Vista when the new operating system ships later this year because it doesn't think most users need all the firewall's functionality or can handle its management.
Gregg Keizer Apr 28 2006, 10:36AM Software
relativity

relativity

What a long wait it’s been for WorkChoices to finally come into force. This delay has cost Rabid Reseller plenty.
Rabid Reseller Apr 27 2006, 4:21PM Software
The ins and outs of software rollouts

The ins and outs of software rollouts

Software licenses are a strange breed of legal documentation; they are often left unread by end users and are frequently no more than a page in length.
Alan Arnott Apr 27 2006, 3:57PM Software
Former Trend boss lands at Akimbi

Former Trend boss lands at Akimbi

Storage virtualisation software company Akimbi Systems opened a regional base in Sydney and appointed former Trend Micro MD Chris Poulos as its Asia-Pacific boss.
Lilia Guan Apr 27 2006, 11:30AM Software
Court rules Microsoft, Autodesk must pay $US133m

Court rules Microsoft, Autodesk must pay $US133m

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Michigan man on Wednesday was awarded $US133 million by a Texas jury in a patent dispute against Microsoft and Autodesk, a spokeswoman for Microsoft said.
Staff Writers Apr 21 2006, 12:49PM Software
BenQ no longer part of Acer, finalises billion dollar deal

BenQ no longer part of Acer, finalises billion dollar deal

Acer has announced it has resigned from BenQ’s board of directors, meanwhile, BenQ has been busying finalising a partnership deal with Lite-On IT.
Lilia Guan Apr 18 2006, 12:26PM Software
Dell’s green initiative

Dell’s green initiative

Hardware vendor, Dell has collected around 73 tonnes of used computer equipment in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) in 2005 for its recycling program.
Staff Writers Apr 13 2006, 9:28AM Software
Growing pains

Growing pains

Here at Rabid Reseller we were mightily heartened by opposition leader Kim Beazley’s proposal to filter out porn from the Internet before it even leaves the ISP.
Rabid Reseller Apr 12 2006, 2:56PM Software
EMC, Intel sign storage deal

EMC, Intel sign storage deal

EMC and Intel have signed a multi-year storage deal to push storage products to SMBs via channel partners.
Staff Writers Apr 7 2006, 5:00PM Software
NewLease on SaaS

NewLease on SaaS

Service-As-A-Software (SaaS) distributor NewLease has finalised a deal with a finance company that changed its model from reselling packaged software to become a software-as-a-service provider.
Lilia Guan Apr 6 2006, 4:31PM Software
Avnet cranks up ISV push

Avnet cranks up ISV push

Value-added distributor Avnet Partner Solutions has signed an exclusive agreement to marry up independent software vendors (ISVs) and system integrators with HP.
Byron Connolly Apr 5 2006, 3:48PM Software
SPL to manage Fairfield City Council’s assets

SPL to manage Fairfield City Council’s assets

Fairfield City Council has implemented SPL WorldGroup’s enterprise asset and work management software.
Lilia Guan Apr 3 2006, 3:56PM Software
Coonan: opportunities abound for niche ISVs

Coonan: opportunities abound for niche ISVs

Australia’s niche software developers are globally competitive yet domestically undervalued, according to a new government report.
Staff Writers Apr 3 2006, 3:48PM Software
MessageLabs to offer managed email archiving

MessageLabs to offer managed email archiving

MessageLabs has launched its foray into the services market with a new managed email archiving offering.
Tim Lohman Mar 31 2006, 9:21AM Software
LinuxWorld: Government open to open source

LinuxWorld: Government open to open source

The government market is more than willing to dive into open source software (OSS) but providers will have to work for the opportunity.
Tim Lohman Mar 30 2006, 3:35PM Software
Gates sounds off on software-as-a-service

Gates sounds off on software-as-a-service

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates reaffirmed the company's faith in the software-as-a-service trend and said it plans to drive both on-premise and hosted apps.
Barbara Darrow Mar 28 2006, 10:43AM Software
Resellers dismiss Vista, Office 2007 delays

Resellers dismiss Vista, Office 2007 delays

Australian resellers have brushed off Microsoft's decision to delay Vista and Microsoft Office 2007 releases until early next year, citing lack of customer interest for the products.
Lilia Guan Mar 27 2006, 11:49AM Software
Microsoft to offer end user financing

Microsoft to offer end user financing

Microsoft has partnered with finance program provider De Lage Landen to help it cut the cost of upfront software licensing costs.
Tim Lohman Mar 23 2006, 9:15AM Software
Hyperion, Ingram in Asia deal

Hyperion, Ingram in Asia deal

Ingram Micro would distribute Hyperion Solutions' business management software across Asia, following an agreement between the companies.
Staff Writers Mar 23 2006, 8:08AM Software

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