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Software arena goes MAD

Software arena goes MAD

They're off to the races. EMC's blockbuster $US635 million buyout of VMware, followed by IBM's purchase of Green Pasture and Red Hat's acquisition of Sistina Software capped a months-long flurry of merger and acquisition activity. And there's more to come, resellers and observers say.
Barbara Darrow , Paula Rooney Dec 22 2003, 12:00AM Data centre
Accounting software consolidation Quickens

Accounting software consolidation Quickens

SMB accounting software vendor Reckon has broadened its reach, buying out specialist professional accountancy software vendor Advanced Professional Solutions (APS) for $10 million.
Fleur Doidge Dec 22 2003, 12:00AM Software
IBM Software buys Green Pasture

IBM Software buys Green Pasture

IBM Software has bought Green Pasture Software, a content management player based in the United States.
Barbara Darrow Dec 18 2003, 12:00AM Software
Extreme claim for seamless networking space

Extreme claim for seamless networking space

US networking vendor Extreme Networks seeks Australian resellers for a switch it claims will help plug the security hole between wired and wireless networks.
Fleur Doidge Dec 16 2003, 12:00AM Hardware
Survey suggests retailers want integrated software

Survey suggests retailers want integrated software

Only half the respondents to a recent Australian retailer survey claimed to have point-of-sale systems fully integrated with their other IT systems -- a finding that suggests opportunity for the channel.
Staff Writers Dec 12 2003, 12:00AM Software
Resellers cautious about Microsoft CRM

Resellers cautious about Microsoft CRM

Resellers and other partners previewing Microsoft's long-awaited CRM software ahead of January's Australian release have had mixed feelings about the new application.
Fleur Doidge Dec 11 2003, 12:00AM Software
Software slump hurts Novell

Software slump hurts Novell

Novell last week posted quarterly earnings that showed a widening net loss, thanks in large part to software sales that were down 25 percent from last year.
David M. Ewalt , Byron Connolly Nov 24 2003, 12:00AM Software
IBM ups channel software staff 30 percent

IBM ups channel software staff 30 percent

IBM plans to increase its global software sales and technical staff numbers working with the channel by about 30 percent from January, an IBM executive said at the Comdex forum in Las Vegas USA.
Craig Zarley Nov 20 2003, 12:00AM Software
NEC ships new displays, graphics software

NEC ships new displays, graphics software

Display maker NEC-Mitsubishi has unveiled two new LCD displays and new video display configuration software for the higher-end video and graphics display space, at Comdex in Las Vegas USA.
Edward F. Moltzen Nov 20 2003, 12:00AM Hardware
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
IBM to launch Linux desktop support

IBM to launch Linux desktop support

IBM Global Services is moving ahead with a global support program for the Linux desktop due to be available within one year.
Paula Rooney Nov 11 2003, 12:00AM Hardware
IBM to release PCs for SMBs

IBM to release PCs for SMBs

IBM has ramped up its Express offering targeting Australian SMBs, releasing desktops and notebooks for that market on 11 November backed by a new channel marketing push.
Fleur Doidge Oct 28 2003, 12:00AM Hardware
IBM to out-Yukon Yukon?

IBM to out-Yukon Yukon?

IBM Software may be trying to steal Microsoft thunder with upcoming features for its DB2 database.
Barbara Darrow Oct 27 2003, 12:00AM Software
Government endorses Indian ERP software

Government endorses Indian ERP software

The Australian Government has endorsed India-based software and services vendor ICICI Infotech as a favoured supplier of ERP software to Federal agencies and government departments.
Staff Writers Oct 21 2003, 12:00AM Data centre
IBM recovers cautiously

IBM recovers cautiously

IBM's third quarter earnings jumped five percent and revenue grew nine percent over third quarter 2002, but IBM executives in the US remained cautious.
Craig Zarley Oct 16 2003, 12:00AM Hardware
Citrix, IBM in system integration deal

Citrix, IBM in system integration deal

Citrix Systems has announced a major systems integration deal with IBM and the release of an updated portlet that integrates the company's MetaFrame Presentation Server with IBM's WebSphere.
Paula Rooney Oct 14 2003, 12:00AM Data centre
IBM to ISVs: Choose us, not Microsoft

IBM to ISVs: Choose us, not Microsoft

As thousands of Microsoft partners find their way to New Orleans for that company's annual partner confab this week, IBM wants to be heard.
Barbara Darrow Oct 8 2003, 12:00AM Software
EMC, IBM get interoperable

EMC, IBM get interoperable

Data storage rivals EMC and IBM are increasing their products’ interoperability.
Joseph F. Kovar Oct 7 2003, 12:00AM Data centre
New IBM ThinkPads take a fall

New IBM ThinkPads take a fall

IBM on Monday, October 6, unveiled two models in its ThinkPad line of laptops with a new data protection scheme that detects sudden movements -- such as a dropped notebook -- and locks down the hard drive before the fall can cause a crash.
Staff Writers Oct 7 2003, 12:00AM Hardware
Siebel, IBM to spend millions on joint marketing

Siebel, IBM to spend millions on joint marketing

Siebel Systems announced that it has jointly developed with IBM a hosted version of its CRM software, called Siebel CRM OnDemand.
Rochelle Garner Oct 3 2003, 12:00AM Data centre

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