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Vignette buys Sydney’s Tower Technology for $161M

Vignette buys Sydney’s Tower Technology for $161M

Copper Australia - a new subsidiary of US enterprise internet applications vendor Vignette - has bought Sydney service provider Tower Technology for US$125 million ($161 million) in cash and shares.
Fleur Doidge Jan 23 2004, 12:00AM Software
HP signs DICOM for new scanners

HP signs DICOM for new scanners

HP has signed electronic data capture specialist DICOM Australia to exclusively distribute two new scanners what the latter claimed would be part of a stronger push into Australian SMBs.
Staff Writers , Staff Writers Jan 20 2004, 12:00AM Hardware
PBBA gets $12m for iBurst expansion

PBBA gets $12m for iBurst expansion

Personal Broadband Australia (PBBA) has secured second-round funding of $12 million from shareholder and new CEO Jim Cooney.
Staff Writers Jan 20 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
Dynamic plans for $1.4m counterclaim

Dynamic plans for $1.4m counterclaim

Brisbane consumables distributor Dynamic Supplies and HP have settled their initial Supreme Court dispute - but another $1.4 million case remains to be fought.
Fleur Doidge Jan 19 2004, 12:00AM Finance
IBM: IT industry ready for next growth cycle

IBM: IT industry ready for next growth cycle

IBM's strong fourth-quarter earnings and revenue prompted the vendor to declare that the IT recession is over and that the industry is poised for a new growth cycle.
Craig Zarley Jan 16 2004, 12:00AM Hardware
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
Home automation sales up for distributor

Home automation sales up for distributor

Distributor W Home Automation has reported $412,971 in net profit for the six months ending December 31, up 26 percent on management forecasts for that period.
Staff Writers Jan 13 2004, 12:00AM Finance
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
Notebooks a close race for 2004

Notebooks a close race for 2004

HP maintains it can consolidate its second-quarter notebook sales lead -- gained last year for the first time in nine years -- despite Toshiba’s win in the third quarter.
Fleur Doidge Jan 12 2004, 12:00AM Hardware
PBBA signs another ISP for iBurst

PBBA signs another ISP for iBurst

Personal Broadband Australia (PBBA) has signed a second distributor for its iBurst mobile wireless broadband services, Sydney-based ISP Veritel.
Fleur Doidge Jan 12 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
WebSpy prepares for growth

WebSpy prepares for growth

Perth e-security ISV WebSpy has moved to bigger premises after six years in one spot, following a year of revenue and sales growth tipped to fuel further expansion in 2004.
Fleur Doidge Jan 9 2004, 12:00AM Security
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
Adacel flying high for another $21m

Adacel flying high for another $21m

Melbourne aviation applications vendor Adacel Technologies has added $21 million in software support to a contract with Lockheed Martin, hard on the heels of its $27.3 million Christmas deal with the US Air Force.
Fleur Doidge Jan 9 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
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
Home networking ripe for change

Home networking ripe for change

PC makers such as Dell and HP stand to gain most from a trend to home networking, a US survey has suggested.
Staff Writers Jan 2 2004, 12:00AM Hardware
No time for yum cha as PC Fever spreads

No time for yum cha as PC Fever spreads

SMB-focused hardware and services reseller PC Fever has doubled its turnover year on year and expects to do so again this financial year. The West Ryde-based firm has more than tripled staff numbers through some tough economic times.
Fleur Doidge Jan 2 2004, 12:00AM Hardware
Bug fixes out for MySQL

Bug fixes out for MySQL

Open-source vendor MySQL has issued a maintenance release fixing a slew of bugs revealed earlier in December by a study of its database code.
Staff Writers Dec 24 2003, 12:00AM Security
Sage to buy Accpac for US$110m

Sage to buy Accpac for US$110m

Two channel-friendly SMB business software vendors have agreed to merge in a move that will strengthen their Australian presence.
Rochelle Garner Dec 24 2003, 12:00AM Collaboration
Citrix pays US$225 million for Expertcity

Citrix pays US$225 million for Expertcity

In its largest acquisition to date, Citrix Systems inked a definitive agreement to acquire Expertcity, a leader in providing Web-based desktop access and help desk services, for US$225 million in cash and stock.
Steve Burke Dec 19 2003, 12:00AM Data centre
Microsoft claims J2EE too complex for ISVs, business

Microsoft claims J2EE too complex for ISVs, business

Microsoft expects .NET to take the development platform crown from rival J2EE, relegating the current leader to academia and other niche markets in favour of what it sees as the 'easier' alternative.
Fleur Doidge Dec 17 2003, 12:00AM Software

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