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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
Volante, Ipex merge to win government, outsourcing deals

Volante, Ipex merge to win government, outsourcing deals

Volante is merging with Melbourne's Ipex to create a single $480 million Australian-owned IT infrastructure and services company with 850 employees, subject to a shareholder vote in February.
Fleur Doidge Dec 23 2003, 12:00AM Training & Development
Home-style ENUM trial to go ahead

Home-style ENUM trial to go ahead

Brisbane’s NAS Communications will trial an IP service in NSW from January that might pre-empt ENUM plans -- an international telecommunications initiative aimed at helping traditional telephone networks and the internet interoperate.
Fleur Doidge Dec 19 2003, 12:00AM Mobility
Check Point to acquire Zone Labs

Check Point to acquire Zone Labs

Internet security software maker Check Point Software Technologies, which is best known for its network firewall and VPN applications, said this week it will acquire Zone Labs in a deal worth US$205 million.
George V. Hulme Dec 17 2003, 12:00AM Security
Uecomm brings bandwidth to regional QLD

Uecomm brings bandwidth to regional QLD

Australian carrier Uecomm has signed an agreement with Ergon Energy to buy capacity that would extend high-speed fibre internet services up the eastern coast of Queensland.
Fleur Doidge Dec 17 2003, 12:00AM Mobility
Symantec to reduce enterprise channel

Symantec to reduce enterprise channel

Security vendor Symantec will reduce its number of enterprise security and solution partners by 50 percent, following an ongoing restructure of its channel.
Byron Connolly Dec 16 2003, 12:00AM Security
Microsoft drops products to comply with Java deal

Microsoft drops products to comply with Java deal

Microsoft will retire a long list of its products in two weeks to comply with the requirements of the legal settlement it struck in 2001 with Sun over Java.
Gregg Keizer , Gregg Keizer Dec 10 2003, 12:00AM Software
Cheap tablets tough to swallow

Cheap tablets tough to swallow

Industry players have poured scorn on a US box builder’s offer of cheap tablet PCs pre-loaded with Linux to kick-start sales of the pricey portables.
Fleur Doidge Dec 9 2003, 12:00AM Hardware
64-bit computing to heat up for system builders

64-bit computing to heat up for system builders

In the coming year, 64-bit computing will become red-hot in higher-end servers, digital convergence will drive new opportunities for system builders and Linux-based home entertainment PCs will become a small but growing niche for workstation integrators.
John Longwell Dec 8 2003, 12:00AM Hardware
Spam Bill hard to swallow

Spam Bill hard to swallow

Penalties for the Spam Bill have not yet come into effect, but lawyers have already picked out potential potholes in enforcing the legislation.
Siobhan Chapman Dec 5 2003, 12:00AM Security
Emerging Systems, Nortel team to secure hospitals

Emerging Systems, Nortel team to secure hospitals

When more and more doctors started asking for access to patients’ test results online, Sydney Adventist Hospital explored alternatives to some of the solutions being used elsewhere in healthcare.
Denise Murray Dec 4 2003, 12:00AM Software
Sydney reseller forced to pay for counterfeiting

Sydney reseller forced to pay for counterfeiting

Western Sydney computer reseller Big Ben Computer has paid $55,000 compensation to Microsoft Australia after being sued in the Federal Court for hard-loading unlicensed copies of Microsoft Windows software onto PCs.
Byron Connolly Dec 3 2003, 12:00AM Security
Microsoft to announce major changes to IP policy

Microsoft to announce major changes to IP policy

Microsoft is expected to announce significant changes to its intellectual property policies during a conference call on Wednesday [US time].
Paula Rooney Dec 3 2003, 12:00AM Software
WebCentral to challenge beleaguered ISPs for email crown

WebCentral to challenge beleaguered ISPs for email crown

Self-styled ‘incognito ASP’ WebCentral has set out to topple kingpin ISPs in the email server space, acquiring 50 percent of an 18-month-old Sydney spam filtering and monitoring firm for an undisclosed sum.
Fleur Doidge Dec 2 2003, 12:00AM Collaboration
Aust IP VPN market to grow: IDC

Aust IP VPN market to grow: IDC

The Australian IP VPN market is predicted to reach $855 million by 2007, according to research from market analyst IDC.
Staff Writers Dec 1 2003, 12:00AM Collaboration
ACCC to report on corporate telco competition

ACCC to report on corporate telco competition

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission plans to make its first report on competition in corporate telco markets in Q1 next year.
Vivienne Fisher , Staff Writers Nov 28 2003, 12:00AM Mobility
Aust businesses vulnerable to Net crimes?

Aust businesses vulnerable to Net crimes?

The law’s ability to deal with cross-border Internet crime is being hampered by a lack of international rules and standards, according to a report released today.
Vivienne Fisher , Staff Writers Nov 20 2003, 12:00AM Security
Cisco teams with security vendors to thwart worms, viruses

Cisco teams with security vendors to thwart worms, viruses

Cisco Systems has unveiled partnerships with several security vendors under a new Cisco program aimed at combating network security threats such as worms and viruses.
Jennifer Hagendorf Follett Nov 19 2003, 12:00AM Security
IBM to introduce Power4-based blades

IBM to introduce Power4-based blades

IBM plans to unveil new blade servers in the US on Tuesday, 18 November, based on its Power processor technology.
Joseph F. Kovar Nov 17 2003, 12:00AM Hardware
Trend to lift anti-virus services

Trend to lift anti-virus services

Security software vendor Trend Micro has outlined a managed services-based strategy for its anti-virus portfolio.
Fleur Doidge Nov 17 2003, 12:00AM Security

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