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CSC abandons $150m reseller group sale to NetOptions

CSC abandons $150m reseller group sale to NetOptions

Consultancy and system integrator CSC has declined Australian rival NetOptions' offer to buy the former's reseller group after several months of negotiations.
Fleur Doidge Mar 10 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Microsoft CRM 'appalling': FrontRange

Microsoft CRM 'appalling': FrontRange

Channel partners have queried the functionality and usability of the software giant’s CRM application with one partner calling the product ‘appalling’ when compared to its competitors.
Fleur Doidge Mar 9 2004, 12:00AM Software
CRM consultancy flags Asian expansion

CRM consultancy flags Asian expansion

CRM specialist Aaromba Technologies has expanded into Western Australia with an eye to a campaign to conquer Asia starting 2005.
Fleur Doidge Mar 8 2004, 12:00AM Data centre
CSC to support shuttle "piggyback" flights

CSC to support shuttle "piggyback" flights

NASA has handed Computer Sciences Corp a five-year, multimillion-dollar contract that, among other things, gives the IT-services vendor responsibility for maintaining the two modified jumbo jets used to piggyback the space shuttle to launch sites.
Paul McDougall Mar 5 2004, 12:00AM Strategy
CSC mines $20m contract win

CSC mines $20m contract win

IT outsourcer Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) has won a $20 million, three-year contract with mining group Xstrata Queensland.
Staff Writers Mar 3 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Perth ISV fights AIDS with US software win

Perth ISV fights AIDS with US software win

Perth ISV Brookstone Technologies has won a four-year contract worth up to $39 million to supply its .NET-based Virtual Office software to a US aid organisation fighting AIDS worldwide.
Fleur Doidge Feb 25 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Sybiz writes Pastel software deal

Sybiz writes Pastel software deal

Distributor Pastel Software has extended its Australian deal with accounting software vendor Sybiz to selling the latter’s combined CRM and accounting application here.
Fleur Doidge Feb 19 2004, 12:00AM Software
Business still unsure about software licensing

Business still unsure about software licensing

A whopping 42 percent of Australian businesses that responded to a recent survey indicated they did not have the correct software licenses while 52 percent had no idea whether employees had downloaded or made illegal copies of software.
Staff Writers Feb 11 2004, 12:00AM Software
IBM updates ThinkPad

IBM updates ThinkPad

IBM has announced an update to its ThinkPad range of notebooks, featuring a smaller form factor and updated data protection technology.
Tim Dean Feb 9 2004, 12:00AM Hardware
Perth’s iiNet renews Asia Netcom networking deal

Perth’s iiNet renews Asia Netcom networking deal

Perth ISP iiNet has renewed its international IP connectivity contract with network provider Asia Netcom.
Staff Writers Feb 4 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
CSC nabs WA police deal

CSC nabs WA police deal

Services firm CSC has won a $50 million three-year contract with the Western Australia Police Service to manage its desktops, hardware, applications and network.
Staff Writers Feb 3 2004, 12:00AM Training & Development
Spy software vendor takes lead in growing market

Spy software vendor takes lead in growing market

Consultancy Frost & Sullivan has named spy software developer Verint Systems as the number one vendor of call-monitoring analytic software in Australia.
Staff Writers Jan 23 2004, 12:00AM Security
IBM serves up on-demand plans

IBM serves up on-demand plans

IBM is hoping that a new demand-driven system being showcased at the Australian Open will be the key to increased sales of its enterprise products in the local market.
Angus Kidman Jan 23 2004, 12:00AM Hardware
KAZ to develop Mineral Resources software

KAZ to develop Mineral Resources software

System integrator KAZ has won a $4 million, year-long contract with NSW's Department of Mineral Resources to develop a web-based electronic service delivery application and re-engineer other software.
Staff Writers Jan 21 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
IBM: IT industry ready for next growth cycle

IBM: IT industry ready for next growth cycle

IBM's strong fourth-quarter earnings and revenue prompted the vendor to declare that the IT recession is over and that the industry is poised for a new growth cycle.
Craig Zarley Jan 16 2004, 12:00AM Hardware
ODSL, IBM, Intel launch fund for customers targeted by SCO

ODSL, IBM, Intel launch fund for customers targeted by SCO

IBM, Intel and the Open Source Development Labs are creating a defense fund to cover the legal costs of any customer sued by the SCO Group for copyright infringement.
Paula Rooney Jan 13 2004, 12:00AM Software
IBM backs away from Java community effort

IBM backs away from Java community effort

When a group of Java software vendors unveils an agreement Wednesday to align their Java tools strategies, IBM will not be among them.
Elizabeth Montalbano Jan 6 2004, 12:00AM Software
Farm software reseller sails Australian Flagship

Farm software reseller sails Australian Flagship

Perth-based agricultural software specialist Agrimaster has signed a contract to distribute Australian Flagship’s integrated payroll and accounting package directly to Australian farms.
Fleur Doidge Jan 5 2004, 12:00AM Software
Home networking ripe for change

Home networking ripe for change

PC makers such as Dell and HP stand to gain most from a trend to home networking, a US survey has suggested.
Staff Writers Jan 2 2004, 12:00AM Hardware
CRN Interview: Janet Perna & Brett MacIntyre, IBM Software US

CRN Interview: Janet Perna & Brett MacIntyre, IBM Software US

Janet Perna, general manager of IBM Software's Data Management group, and Brett MacIntyre, vice-president of content management for IBM Software, spoke with CRN's US industry editor Barbara Darrow 18 December -- one day after IBM announced its acquisition of Green Pasture Software, a vendor of document management applications.
Barbara Darrow Dec 22 2003, 12:00AM Hardware

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