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Australia's electricity companies and governments are rolling out a nationwide project to lift the IQ of our dumb power grids.

From the trenches: Be warned!

From the trenches: Be warned!

Hard disk loading of unlicensed software in Australia is a major problem, and quite obviously, Microsoft wants to make an example of resellers that are allegedly doing the wrong thing.
Byron Connolly Jul 26 2005, 2:30PM Data centre
Linksys adds ED and LAN Systems

Linksys adds ED and LAN Systems

Cisco-owned Linksys has added Express Data and LAN Systems to its distribution list.
DVD Editor Jul 25 2005, 1:01PM Collaboration
Nortel defends deal discounting

Nortel defends deal discounting

Networking vendor Nortel has defended its practice of heavily discounting hardware deals to win contracts in mid-size to larger Australian organisations.
Fleur Doidge Jul 19 2005, 4:45PM Collaboration
Inquisite seeks resellers for web survey software

Inquisite seeks resellers for web survey software

US vendor Inquisite has signed its first Australian reseller and seeks more to target what it believes is a multi-million dollar opportunity for its web survey software and services in Australia.
Fleur Doidge Jul 7 2005, 10:40AM Software
SMB software market tipped to grow

SMB software market tipped to grow

The Australian SMB packaged software market is expected to reach $881 million in 2005, an increase of 13 percent from 2004.
Staff Writers Jul 5 2005, 11:01AM Software
FrontRange flags Aust reseller drive

FrontRange flags Aust reseller drive

CRM software vendor FrontRange has hired a channel manager to handle an increased push through the Australasian channel across all five lines of its business.
Fleur Doidge Jun 30 2005, 10:00AM Software
Gigabyte signs Synnex and Rectron

Gigabyte signs Synnex and Rectron

Taiwan-based vendor Gigabyte Technology has signed Synnex and Rectron as distributors for all its wireless networking and communications products.
Staff Writers Jun 27 2005, 4:20PM Hardware
BMC ups channel recruitment drive

BMC ups channel recruitment drive

Enterprise software vendor BMC wants more partners to help it drive into the identity and access management market.
Fleur Doidge Jun 24 2005, 1:00PM Training & Development
Linksys cracks retail, service provider markets

Linksys cracks retail, service provider markets

Linksys has cracked mass market retail, signing an agreement via distributor Ingram Micro to stock its products in 17 Dick Smith Powerhouse stores and all 164 locations nationally by the end of 2005.
Byron Connolly Jun 23 2005, 4:27PM Collaboration
Businesses fail on software licensing

Businesses fail on software licensing

Many Australian companies are paying 30 percent more or less than they should be for software licensing, a software vendor said.
Fleur Doidge Jun 16 2005, 5:00PM Software
Oracle Consulting wins $67m WA deal

Oracle Consulting wins $67m WA deal

Oracle Consulting has won a $67 million, 10-year contract to help deliver a shared corporate services project to the Western Australia government.
Staff Writers Jun 14 2005, 10:10AM Software
NetComm appoints Hitech Distribution

NetComm appoints Hitech Distribution

Communications gear vendor NetComm has appointed Hitech Distribution as a state-based distributor to strengthen NetComm's presence in South Australia.
Staff Writers Jun 10 2005, 9:50AM Collaboration
MetriQ seeks time management software resellers

MetriQ seeks time management software resellers

A New Zealand company has begun seeking resellers and distributors in Australia for its time recording and management software.
Fleur Doidge May 31 2005, 9:40AM Software
IT outsourcing spend grows

IT outsourcing spend grows

Spending on IT services in the Asia/Pacific region grew 12.4 percent between 2003 and 2004, according to research firm Gartner.
Staff Writers May 19 2005, 10:48AM Collaboration
Software piracy still rising

Software piracy still rising

An anti-piracy lobby group, the Business Software Alliance, has released survey results claiming software piracy in Australia is on the rise.
Fleur Doidge May 18 2005, 4:15PM Software
IBM eyes Dell, HP in SystemSeller initiative

IBM eyes Dell, HP in SystemSeller initiative

IBM has launched a channel initiative in Australia that includes tailored server and storage bundles in a global bid to steal SMB market share from competitors such as Dell and HP.
Fleur Doidge May 16 2005, 4:07PM Hardware
More ISVs win at Consensus

More ISVs win at Consensus

A record 15 software developers won gongs at the 2005 Consensus Software Awards in Sydney last night, including a stronger than usual contingent from Victoria.
Fleur Doidge Apr 22 2005, 12:05PM Software
IBM to roll out SystemSeller program

IBM to roll out SystemSeller program

IBM has outlined launch plans for a channel initiative designed to grab server and storage market share from rivals Dell and HP.
Staff Writers , Fleur Doidge Apr 19 2005, 1:35PM Hardware
IBM rebrands Logicalis subsidiary

IBM rebrands Logicalis subsidiary

IBM has rebranded and relaunched Logicalis, an Australia-based network services provider it bought last year, as Cerulean.
Staff Writers Apr 18 2005, 1:00PM Hardware
Nortel signs Anixter, mulls cull

Nortel signs Anixter, mulls cull

Networking gear vendor Nortel has appointed Anixter Australia as a distributor for its nPower channel and is mulling a partner cull following its first distribution review in more than two years.
Fleur Doidge Apr 13 2005, 4:51PM Mobility

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