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SMEs slow to network

SMEs slow to network

Small to medium enterprises’ uptake of local area networks (LANs) has risen only slightly compared to this time last year, according to a report.
Staff Writers Jun 1 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Notebooks sales to large firms expected to fall: IDC

Notebooks sales to large firms expected to fall: IDC

Companies with 250 or more staff expect to spend less on notebooks in the next 12 months, a recent market report by IDC has found.
Fleur Doidge May 31 2004, 12:00AM Hardware
WatchGuard to upgrade appliance line-up

WatchGuard to upgrade appliance line-up

Security appliance vendor WatchGuard has outlined a big focus on improved product functionality and performance this coming year.
Fleur Doidge May 28 2004, 12:00AM Security
Partnering crucial to converged communications vision

Partnering crucial to converged communications vision

System integrators can expect to play an increasingly important role as enterprises accelerate migration to converged communications, vendor Avaya told attendees at its partner and customer forum in Sydney today.
Fleur Doidge May 27 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Teachers to get tech training

Teachers to get tech training

IT training will be delivered to 2500 government school teachers in NSW, QLD and Victoria this year, with the rollout of an Intel-backed program designed to promote the use of technology in the classroom.
Byron Connolly May 27 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Acer to set up retail kiosks for partners

Acer to set up retail kiosks for partners

Acer Computer is deploying a series of kiosks via its retail partners, aimed at stealing some SMB thunder from white-box vendors and brands such as Dell and IBM.
Fleur Doidge May 27 2004, 12:00AM Hardware
Little change likely to Indian offshoring

Little change likely to Indian offshoring

Research firm Gartner has advised service providers to keep an eye on Indian politics, although no drastic changes to IT in the world’s largest democracy are expected despite the ousting of India’s tech-friendly government.
Fleur Doidge May 26 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Mobility stakes to rise as market gets saturated

Mobility stakes to rise as market gets saturated

Mobility resellers will have to up their expertise levels or risk getting left behind when mobile phone sales reach saturation point in Australia next year, an IDC analyst has claimed.
Fleur Doidge May 24 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
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
Symantec to acquire Brightmail for US$370 million

Symantec to acquire Brightmail for US$370 million

In a move that could alter the alignment of the anti-spam marketplace, security vendor Symantec announced late Wednesday that it has signed an agreement to acquire anti-spam vendor Brightmail for around US$370 million in cash.
Matt Villano May 20 2004, 12:00AM Security
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
Telstra goes to uni to learn future

Telstra goes to uni to learn future

The University of Adelaide has been granted close to $1 million by Telstra to help develop Australia's next generation telephone, broadband and mobile services.
Nirmal Chandrasena May 20 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
Kyocera to launch channel credit card program

Kyocera to launch channel credit card program

Printer vendor Kyocera is set to launch a Mastercard sales promotion which entitles reseller sales staff to earn credit on the card for each printer that they sell.
Byron Connolly May 19 2004, 12:00AM Hardware
Sony and IBM to sell Cell as content creator

Sony and IBM to sell Cell as content creator

Sony's long-awaited parallel processor, Cell, will debut later this year in prototype digital content creation workstations, as part of a joint agreement with IBM.
Staff Writers , Logan Booker May 17 2004, 12:00AM Hardware
Optima to double production potential in June

Optima to double production potential in June

Australian OEM Optima Technology Solutions is expanding yet again, moving to a much bigger facility in Sydney’s Homebush Bay with four production lines -– enough to churn out up to 2000 PCs a day.
Fleur Doidge May 14 2004, 12:00AM Hardware
Micro fuel cells to power 15 percent of laptops by 2012

Micro fuel cells to power 15 percent of laptops by 2012

Japanese technology companies are pumping hundreds of millions of dollars into R&D on fuel cells to power laptops, PDAs, and phones in an effort to keep up with the insatiable power demand of electronics said a research firm this week.
Gregg Keizer , Gregg Keizer May 13 2004, 12:00AM Hardware
Brocade broadens outlook to midsize businesses

Brocade broadens outlook to midsize businesses

Corporate storage vendor Brocade is following the lead of rivals such as Acer and HP, attempting to sell more stock into medium-size businesses with up to 25 servers.
Fleur Doidge May 12 2004, 12:00AM Data centre
Tecksel signs two vendors new to Australian channel

Tecksel signs two vendors new to Australian channel

Distributor Tecksel has signed two new vendors, German networking gear maker Level One and Australian security company NetLeverage, as part of a drive to sell more into wholesale and education.
Fleur Doidge May 10 2004, 12:00AM Hardware
Feds to dump $308M into IT

Feds to dump $308M into IT

The Federal government on Thursday announced it would dump $308 million into Australia’s IT industry as part of its $5.3 billion “Backing Australia’s Ability” package.
Claire Doble May 6 2004, 12:00AM Hardware
Sasser likened to MS-Blast

Sasser likened to MS-Blast

A fast-spreading worm line that some are comparing to Blaster is exploiting a vulnerability in Windows and has infected at least a million PCs worldwide.
Gregg Keizer , Gregg Keizer May 4 2004, 12:00AM Security

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