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Microsoft may become top dog in IM

Microsoft may become top dog in IM

Microsoft's move to bring instant messaging rivals into its fold and continued push into its core applications give it a good shot at becoming as big in IM as it is in enterprise email with Exchange, a market research firm said this week.
Gregg Keizer , Gregg Keizer Jul 22 2004, 12:00AM Software
Leading Edge Group in B2B play

Leading Edge Group in B2B play

Leading Edge Group - well known for its network of retail computer stores - is moving into the business market with a plan to recruit local system integrators and resellers to join its group of member companies.
Byron Connolly Jul 19 2004, 12:00AM Strategy
BMC in fresh channel drive

BMC in fresh channel drive

Enterprise management software company BMC Software has promised to double its reseller numbers to target potentially $30 million worth of channel business over the next year.
Byron Connolly Jul 15 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Intangible, human aspects big winner in mobile businesses

Intangible, human aspects big winner in mobile businesses

Businesses expect intangible aspects - such as human resources - to improve most as a result of deploying mobile & wireless technologies, new research by Griffith University business school has revealed.
Fleur Doidge Jul 13 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
Cisco in SMB market attack

Cisco in SMB market attack

Networking giant Cisco Systems Australia is looking to put pressure on competing suppliers D-Link and Netgear with a new SMB-targeted channel program dubbed Simply Cisco Engage.
Byron Connolly Jul 9 2004, 12:00AM Hardware
Global sourcing -- short-circuit or shot in the arm for Aussie IT?

Global sourcing -- short-circuit or shot in the arm for Aussie IT?

Gartner India slammed claims by a local recruitment firm that outsourcing offshore would strip IT jobs from Australia.
Claire Doble Jul 8 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Oracle ISVs to get helping hand in database app market [updated]

Oracle ISVs to get helping hand in database app market [updated]

ISVs have been tipped as major beneficiaries of an expected marketing boost by Oracle via its reseller partners, including NSW VAD Attain IT.
Fleur Doidge Jul 5 2004, 12:00AM Data centre
Net-Itech ramps up in Australia

Net-Itech ramps up in Australia

US-based Net-Itech -- a company that manufacturers a self configuring Linux-based server appliance dubbed Net Integrator -- is ramping up in Australia and has promised reseller profit margins of 20 percent on the product.
Byron Connolly Jul 2 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Java creator weighs in on open source debate

Java creator weighs in on open source debate

As Java industry leaders prepare to debate at JavaOne 2004 whether Java's stewardship might be better in the open-source community than with Sun Microsystems, the technology's creator James Gosling weighed in on why he thinks open-sourcing Java remains a tricky issue.
Elizabeth Montalbano Jul 2 2004, 12:00AM Software
Frew back in the channel

Frew back in the channel

After spending five years overseas, LAN Systems founder Scott Frew is back in the channel and has taken a 75 percent stake in security distributor Firewall Systems.
Byron Connolly Jul 1 2004, 12:00AM Software
Gates sounds off in Sydney

Gates sounds off in Sydney

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates told Australian media he was unfazed about the threat of open source or scepticism by business towards technology and defended the security of Microsoft's software products.
Siobhan Chapman Jun 28 2004, 12:00AM Software
Reseller gagged in settlement of IBM mainframe dispute

Reseller gagged in settlement of IBM mainframe dispute

NSW mainframe dealer Riverstone Computer Services has ceased its fresh proceedings in the Federal Court of NSW against IBM and has been required to keep mum about any terms of the related settlement.
Fleur Doidge Jun 9 2004, 12:00AM Hardware
MMS, SMS use in business accelerating: IDC

MMS, SMS use in business accelerating: IDC

MMS and SMS applications for business use are tipped to proliferate across Australia in the coming year, new market research by IDC has suggested.
Fleur Doidge Jun 9 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
Swivel strikes WhiteGold in Australia

Swivel strikes WhiteGold in Australia

Niche VAD WhiteGold Solutions has signed its first authentication software vendor, a UK company offering an application using mobile phones instead of dedicated security tokens.
Fleur Doidge Jun 8 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Service providers to partner vendors in utility computing vision

Service providers to partner vendors in utility computing vision

Service providers and ISVs should be looking for ways to join with vendors to bring utility computing to market as the PC increasingly loses its place as the face of network computing, according to predictions made by Sun Microsystems.
Fleur Doidge Jun 2 2004, 12:00AM Hardware
Microsoft to spend US$40B in R&D

Microsoft to spend US$40B in R&D

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates told more than 100 CEOs that web services -- and Microsoft's software in particular -- were quietly driving a ‘rewiring of the economy’ in the post-dot-com era.
Paula Rooney May 21 2004, 12:00AM Software
Intel to spend US$2B in Irish facility

Intel to spend US$2B in Irish facility

Intel said it planned to spend US$2 billion to expand its microprocessor manufacturing facility in Ireland.
Staff Writers May 20 2004, 12:00AM Hardware
Printer output increases in 2004

Printer output increases in 2004

The Australian printer market has grown by 10 percent this year, shipping close to half a million units since 1 January, according to a report by research firm IDC.
Nirmal Chandrasena May 19 2004, 12:00AM Hardware
Greentree growing in Australia

Greentree growing in Australia

New Zealand-based ERP developer Greentree International is expanding its channel in Australia, signing two consultancies and seeking a couple more in every major centre.
Fleur Doidge May 18 2004, 12:00AM Data centre
Qantas hands out $1.4b in managed services

Qantas hands out $1.4b in managed services

Telstra and IBM have won managed services contracts with Qantas valued at an estimated $1.4 billion in revenue. The pair of contracts are two of the largest ever signed in Australia.
Fleur Doidge May 17 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration

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