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CA turmoil as iCanSP head resigns

CA turmoil as iCanSP head resigns

A rough week at Computer Associates International got rougher on Tuesday when Nanci Li, wife of founder Charles Wang and CEO of the company's iCanSP managed services subsidiary, unexpectedly resigned.
Matt Villano Jan 15 2004, 12:00AM Software
Aussie ISV does $11m Latin dance

Aussie ISV does $11m Latin dance

Perth-based software developer HarvestRoad has bagged a four-year, $11 million contract with Mexico-based Latin American Institute of Educational Communication (ILCE) to provide its Hive software for a digital repository system.
Byron Connolly Jan 15 2004, 12:00AM Software
Open source preferment bills could cripple local providers

Open source preferment bills could cripple local providers

Legislation aimed at making open source software a preferred option for government departments and agencies could have the unintended effect of damaging the prospects of local IT service providers.
Angus Kidman Jan 14 2004, 12:00AM Software
UXC adds Red Rock in buyout campaign

UXC adds Red Rock in buyout campaign

Business IT consultancy UXC has bought out Australasia’s largest Oracle services provider, Sydney-based Red Rock Consulting.
Fleur Doidge Jan 14 2004, 12:00AM Software
MCR wins large content filtering deal

MCR wins large content filtering deal

Reseller mcr Computer Resources has bagged a deal to provide SurfControl’s content filtering technology to 4000 users at massive consultancy Ernst & Young.
Staff Writers Jan 14 2004, 12:00AM Software
GITC4 inhibitor for local developers

GITC4 inhibitor for local developers

Government contract rules around IT procurement are hindering open source adoption and impeding competition from smaller ISVs, said speakers at an Australian conference on open source in government.
Siobhan Chapman Jan 13 2004, 12:00AM Software
ODSL, IBM, Intel launch fund for customers targeted by SCO

ODSL, IBM, Intel launch fund for customers targeted by SCO

IBM, Intel and the Open Source Development Labs are creating a defense fund to cover the legal costs of any customer sued by the SCO Group for copyright infringement.
Paula Rooney Jan 13 2004, 12:00AM Software
Open source sneaks in SA govt back door

Open source sneaks in SA govt back door

The South Australian Democrats may have failed so far in their campaign to have legislation passed promoting open source software, but open source products are slowly infiltrating the government nonetheless.
Angus Kidman Jan 12 2004, 12:00AM Software
Content management market to boom

Content management market to boom

Local users remain skeptical towards enterprise content management, despite predictions the market will reach US$9 billion in software and services by 2007, says analyst firm META Group.
Siobhan Chapman Jan 9 2004, 12:00AM Software
Business Objects details plans for Crystal Decisions

Business Objects details plans for Crystal Decisions

Business Objects SA will integrate Crystal Decisions' reporting applications with its own software in stages during the next two years, starting with integration tools due in the next few months that will let users access reports using either company's business-intelligence software.
Rick Whiting Jan 9 2004, 12:00AM Software
Powerlan leaps into BPO with $12m deal

Powerlan leaps into BPO with $12m deal

Software vendor and services provider Powerlan has made its first big leap into business process outsourcing (BPO), forming a wholly-owned subsidiary to win a $12 million tender with OFM Investment Group.
Fleur Doidge Jan 8 2004, 12:00AM Software
Ejasent acquisition propels Veritas into utility computing

Ejasent acquisition propels Veritas into utility computing

Veritas Software has agreed to acquire Ejasent for US$59 million in cash, a move expected to boost the storage software company's utility computing strategy.
Antone Gonsalves Jan 8 2004, 12:00AM Software
New OS for tablet PCs due June

New OS for tablet PCs due June

Microsoft has promised to make a new version of its Windows operating system for tablet PCs available to end-users and the channel from mid-year.
Fleur Doidge Jan 7 2004, 12:00AM Software
Novell steps up Linux integration

Novell steps up Linux integration

As the Novell-SUSE Linux merger nears completion, Novell is already moving to better integrate the two companies' desktop products.
Paula Rooney Jan 7 2004, 12:00AM Software
Pollies flock to penguin show

Pollies flock to penguin show

Politicians will gather in Adelaide next week for a new open source in government conference, running alongside an annual technical Linux conference.
Staff Writers Jan 6 2004, 12:00AM Software
IBM backs away from Java community effort

IBM backs away from Java community effort

When a group of Java software vendors unveils an agreement Wednesday to align their Java tools strategies, IBM will not be among them.
Elizabeth Montalbano Jan 6 2004, 12:00AM Software
Email: Where it’s going

Email: Where it’s going

E-mail is mutating, and within five years will both recede into a background of ubiquity and blend with an even wider range of collaborative functions, according to predictions made by a messaging research firm.
Gregg Keizer , Gregg Keizer Jan 5 2004, 12:00AM Software
Farm software reseller sails Australian Flagship

Farm software reseller sails Australian Flagship

Perth-based agricultural software specialist Agrimaster has signed a contract to distribute Australian Flagship’s integrated payroll and accounting package directly to Australian farms.
Fleur Doidge Jan 5 2004, 12:00AM Software
E-tail racks up high holiday sales

E-tail racks up high holiday sales

Online retailers in the US saw Christmas sales jump 29 percent -- from US$9.08 billion last Christmas to US$11.72 billion for the same season in 2003.
W. David Gardner Jan 2 2004, 12:00AM Software
Oracle builds PeopleSoft war chest

Oracle builds PeopleSoft war chest

Oracle has raised another US$1.5 billion to fund its US$7.5 billion takeover bid for PeopleSoft.
Staff Writers Jan 2 2004, 12:00AM Software

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