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Big Blue goes back to channel

Big Blue goes back to channel

IBM Australia’s personal systems group is swinging back to the channel, promising to allocate 80 percent of marketing dollars this year to generate demand for resellers and distributors.
Darren Baguely , Darren Baguley Mar 1 2005, 12:00AM Software
IBM ups open source efforts

IBM ups open source efforts

IBM Software is contributing some 30 projects to SourceForge.net, a US repository of open source code and related material.
Barbara Darrow Feb 28 2005, 12:00AM Software
IBM introduces new leasing options

IBM introduces new leasing options

IBM has announced new leasing plans, in a bid to capture what it believes is a growing leasing market.
Ron Osborn , DVD Editor Feb 22 2005, 12:00AM Hardware
IBM to attack HP, Sun with Unix servers

IBM to attack HP, Sun with Unix servers

In a move aimed at stealing market share from Hewlett-Packard and Sun Microsystems in the low-end Unix market, IBM has jumped into the space with two new Unix servers priced at less than US$5000.
Elizabeth Montalbano Feb 14 2005, 12:00AM Data centre
Microsoft CRM pushed back

Microsoft CRM pushed back

The next update of Microsoft CRM is now slated to debut in the fourth quarter, a slip from previous plans.
Barbara Darrow Feb 11 2005, 12:00AM Software
IBM launches partner finance

IBM launches partner finance

IBM has launched a financing program that enables business partners to potentially get approval for deals up to $150,000 within one hour.
Byron Connolly Feb 7 2005, 12:00AM Finance
Microsoft mulls CRM channel expansion

Microsoft mulls CRM channel expansion

As it celebrates a sometimes controversial year of selling customer relationship management applications in the Australian market, Microsoft is also weighing up the pros and cons of expanding its pool of CRM channel partners.
Angus Kidman , Angus Kidman Feb 4 2005, 12:00AM Collaboration
Channel praises Microsoft plan to stigmatise software pirates

Channel praises Microsoft plan to stigmatise software pirates

System builders say Microsoft's new strategy to stigmatise resellers and users of pirated and counterfeit copies of Windows is long overdue.
Paula Rooney Jan 27 2005, 12:00AM Software
IBM wins $6m schools deal

IBM wins $6m schools deal

Victoria’s Department of Education and Training has signed IBM Global Services to deploy wireless networking for some 1600 schools in that state.
Staff Writers Jan 24 2005, 12:00AM Collaboration
Toshiba depoys local software

Toshiba depoys local software

ASX-listed software developer ComOps has signed a deal with Toshiba to provide its sales account management (SAM) system to help the global hardware giant manage customer service in remote locations.
Staff Writers Jan 17 2005, 12:00AM Software
Local students invent tsunami warning software

Local students invent tsunami warning software

Two students from the University of Technology in Sydney have developed a desktop application to warn of impending tsunamis.
Ron Osborn , DVD Editor Jan 14 2005, 12:00AM Software
POINT Australia renamed for global focus

POINT Australia renamed for global focus

Australian CRM software vendor POINT Australia is setting its sights on international markets, changing its name to POINT Global Solutions to realign with its new business model.

Staff Writers Dec 31 2004, 12:00AM Training & Development
Oracle grabs PeopleSoft control

Oracle grabs PeopleSoft control

Oracle has taken official control of rival PeopleSoft following this week's decision by PeopleSoft shareholders to tender 75 percent of outstanding stock holdings to the US database and applications giant.
Staff Writers Dec 30 2004, 12:00AM Software
IBM pairing ISVs, VARs

IBM pairing ISVs, VARs

IBM is playing matchmaker for US ISVs looking for hardware VARs.
Dan Neel Dec 24 2004, 12:00AM Hardware
EU software patents in limbo

EU software patents in limbo

A measure that could allow widespread software patenting in Europe was unexpectedly tabled this week by the European Union's Council in Brussels.
Staff Writers Dec 22 2004, 12:00AM Software
IBM hybrid database goes alpha

IBM hybrid database goes alpha

An IBM hybrid database for handling structured and unstructured data is in the hands of about 30 alpha testers, an IBM executive has revealed.
Barbara Darrow Dec 20 2004, 12:00AM Data centre
Alphawest, Sun sponsor Monash grid effort

Alphawest, Sun sponsor Monash grid effort

Reseller Alphawest and vendor partner Sun Microsystems have given Australia’s largest university a $150,000 SunFire grid computing package as part of a grid computing promotion.
Staff Writers Dec 13 2004, 12:00AM Software
IBM vows smooth Lenovo transition

IBM vows smooth Lenovo transition

IBM general manager of global business partners Donn Atkins has vowed there will be minimal disruption in the channel in the wake of the blockbuster sale of IBM's US $11.5 billion PC business to China-based computer giant Lenovo.
Steven Burke & Scott Campbell Dec 10 2004, 12:00AM Hardware
Oracle challenges ISVs on software stack

Oracle challenges ISVs on software stack

Larry Ellison has said Oracle will continue to take on former ISV allies in its quest to beat Microsoft at its own game.
Barbara Darrow Dec 10 2004, 12:00AM Software
Lenovo to get IBM PCD resellers

Lenovo to get IBM PCD resellers

Lenovo is set to inherit IBM’s PC business partners in its US$1.75 billion purchase of a major share in IBM’s Personal Computing Division (PCD) – a deal that has made the Chinese vendor the world’s third-largest PC business.
Fleur Doidge Dec 9 2004, 12:00AM Hardware

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