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CSIRO chooses DiData for the provision of network equipment
Australian scientific research body, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has signed a three year contract with Dimension Data worth up to $4 million per annum for the provision of ICT network equipment for CSIRO’s national network.
May 1 2008, 2:29PM
Collaboration
Free 1GB upgrade for Tegatech Australia’s Eee PC resellers
Niche ultra mobile PC and tablet PC distributor, Tegatech Australia is offering all of its resellers a free one gigabyte (GB) of RAM upgrade for Eee PC in the month of May. Hugo Ortega told CRN he hoped the free upgrade would help move more volumes of the product.
Apr 29 2008, 1:49PM
Hardware
WJ Moncrief deploys Nortel products for Kalgoorlie remote mining networks
Western Australian-based service provider – WJ Moncrieff – has implemented a new network from Nortel Networks to improve security and reliability at Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines (KCGM). According to WJ Moncrieff, KCGM replaced its ageing data network located in the remote mining town of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia.
Apr 29 2008, 12:33PM
Security
CeBIT Australia ‘08: Open Source for business gets show underway
With around three weeks to go, organisers of CeBIT Australia 2008 - Hanover Fairs - has confirmed global experts from technology giants Oracle, Red Hat, Google and Varien will join local specialists like Atlassian and Solutions First at Open CeBIT.
Apr 28 2008, 2:31PM
Collaboration
Blue Coat offers US$268M for Packeteer
WAN optimisation vendor Blue Coat Systems has signed a definitive agreement with Packeteer, under which Blue Coat will acquire the WAN application vendor for US$7.10 per share in cash, or approximately US$268 million. The acquisition is expected to combine the channel operations of both organisations.
Apr 22 2008, 2:12PM
Collaboration
Liberal Party: Conroy’s ‘Request for Policy’ plea
Shadow Communications Minister, Senator Bruce Billson believes, the 'Request for Proposal' document released by Communications Minister Stephen Conroy for his vague National Broadband Network should be more appropriately renamed a 'Request for Policy' plea for someone to dream up a sound public policy approach to delivering Labor broadband sound bites.
Apr 14 2008, 2:30PM
Mobility
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
Collaboration
Microsoft’s Daylight Savings patch highlights problem for resellers
The decision by the State governments in New South Wales, Victoria, ACT, Tasmania and South Australia to synchronise and extend their daylight savings regimes has forced Microsoft to release a patch to resolve a technical glitch that users of its products will face with their PC clocks. Some resellers believe the patch will force users to take a serious look at the negative effects of ignoring patches.
Mar 28 2008, 12:14PM
Software
AMD launches x86 triple-core processors for OEMs and system builders
AMD has announced the availability of AMD Phenom™ X3 8000 series triple-core processors, providing gamers and digital media enthusiasts with exceptional performance at mainstream price points. AMD Phenom X3 processors are designed to improve multi-threaded application performance over dual-core processors at the same clock speed.
Mar 27 2008, 5:12PM
Hardware
