Smart Power Smart Power

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

Elcom mulls e-commerce channel

Elcom mulls e-commerce channel

Sydney e-commerce developer Elcom Technology has outlined plans to build a local channel for its homegrown administration tools and ERP products.
Fleur Doidge Apr 11 2005, 3:44PM Software
IBM to OEM NetApp

IBM to OEM NetApp

Pumping iron to prepare for its next battle against EMC, IBM inked a deal to OEM NAS and SAN appliances from Network Appliance.
Joseph F. Kovar Apr 7 2005, 5:08PM Data centre
Viewlocity eyes expansion via IBM deal

Viewlocity eyes expansion via IBM deal

US developer Viewlocity has joined IBM’s ISV Advantage program as part of a bid to ramp up opportunities for its SMB supply chain applications across Australia.
Fleur Doidge Mar 24 2005, 10:24AM Software
Demand for BI software growing

Demand for BI software growing

Businesses around the world are tipped to up their spending on business intelligence staff and related software over the next three years, analysts at Gartner Group have said.
Staff Writers Mar 14 2005, 2:29PM Data centre
Lenovo gets US nod in IBM sale

Lenovo gets US nod in IBM sale

US regulators have finally given the nod to the massive US$1.75 billion buyout of IBM’s PC business by Chinese giant Lenovo.
Staff Writers , Staff Writers Mar 10 2005, 12:00AM Hardware
EU endorses software patent measure

EU endorses software patent measure

A European Union (EU) government body has endorsed a patents bill, handing a victory to large companies with substantial software patent portfolios, such as Microsoft.
Staff Writers Mar 8 2005, 12:00AM Software
Former employee critiques Cisco

Former employee critiques Cisco

A former Cisco engineer has publicly criticised the networking giant, saying Cisco has neglected application traffic management and lost deals with important resellers as a result.
Fleur Doidge Mar 3 2005, 12:00AM Collaboration
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

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