Byron Connolly

Recent articles by Byron Connolly

Net-Itech ramps up in Aust

Net-Itech ramps up in Aust
Byron Connolly Jul 2 2004 12:00AM Oddware
Peribit refreshes lineup

Peribit refreshes lineup

New entrant to the Australian market, Peribit Networks updated its WAN optimisation appliance lineup and was in the throes of beefing up its local channel.
Byron Connolly , Jennifer Hagendorf Follett Jul 2 2004 12:00AM Networking
Frew back in the channel

Frew back in the channel

After spending five years overseas, LAN Systems founder Scott Frew is back in the channel and has taken a 75 percent stake in security distributor Firewall Systems.
Byron Connolly Jul 1 2004 12:00AM Hardware
EMC hires new sales team

EMC hires new sales team

Storage vendor EMC Corporation has hired nine staff to work inside a new commercial sales division that would drive storage sales in the SME market through its channel partners.
Byron Connolly Jun 24 2004 12:00AM Storage
Resellers sound off over channel credit card

Resellers sound off over channel credit card

The Australian channel is divided over the Moneytech dealer credit card service that company founder Hugh Evans claimed ‘irons out all the lumps and bumps’ in a reseller’s cash flow.
Byron Connolly Jun 23 2004 12:00AM Financial Services
Ingram pumps up web

Ingram pumps up web

Broad-based distributor Ingram Micro plans to do at least 15 percent of its total sales over the web by December this year, following the official launch of a refreshed e-commerce operation this week.
Byron Connolly Jun 22 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Wireless set-top box on the way

Wireless set-top box on the way

Adelaide-based Zensonic - a spin-off from distributor PC Range - is gearing up to market an Australian-designed wireless home media player to the world.
Byron Connolly Jun 21 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Legend signs Hitachi

Legend signs Hitachi

Adelaide-based memory manufacturer and distributor Legend Performance Technology has begun distributing the full range of Hitachi hard drives and has stopped selling Fujitsu and Western Digital (WD) drives in the process.
Byron Connolly Jun 18 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Tech Pacific signs Electronic Arts

Tech Pacific signs Electronic Arts

Distributor Tech Pacific has beefed up its games software portfolio signing on to distribute titles developed by Electronic Arts (EA), following a similar agreement with Take 2 Interactive in March.
Byron Connolly Jun 16 2004 12:00AM Software
Allot beefs up channel

Allot beefs up channel

Global network traffic management outfit Allot Communications has stepped up its presence in Australia, with a new Melbourne-based regional office and second distributor, Channelworx.
Byron Connolly Jun 16 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Hutchison slashes distributors

Hutchison slashes distributors

Hutchison Telecommunications is cutting contracts with up to five of its wholesalers as the mobile phone company moves to a new distribution model.
Byron Connolly Jun 15 2004 12:00AM Telco/ISP
Synnex BTO facility hitting targets

Synnex BTO facility hitting targets

Distributor Synnex has hit targets for its build-to-order production line with company boss Frank Sheu claiming the facility was producing 100 machines per day since early this year.
Byron Connolly Jun 9 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Acer to resell HDS storage

Acer to resell HDS storage

Acer Computer will sell Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) Thunder family of storage products to its reseller channel under an agreement between both companies.
Byron Connolly Jun 7 2004 12:00AM Hardware
CSC deploys IP telephony

CSC deploys IP telephony

System integrator and outsourcer CSC has deployed a Nortel Networks' IP telephony network across 1300 seats at its Macquarie Park headquarters in Sydney.
Byron Connolly Jun 3 2004 12:00AM Telco/ISP
InFocus signs IDT for AV channel

InFocus signs IDT for AV channel

Projection system manufacturer InFocus Corporation has signed Image Design Technology (IDT) as a distributor for its commercial projectors to the AV channel following the severing of a relationship with Electroboard in March.
Byron Connolly Jun 1 2004 12:00AM Hardware
D-Link inks supply agreement with SkyNetGlobal

D-Link inks supply agreement with SkyNetGlobal
Byron Connolly May 31 2004 12:00AM Telco/ISP
Synergy Plus acquires Adaptive International

Synergy Plus acquires Adaptive International

Reseller and integrator Synergy Plus has acquired multi-national software company Adaptive International and was working on making another acquisition of an Australian company this year.
Byron Connolly May 28 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Tonga moves into the broadband world

Tonga moves into the broadband world

Small Australian distributor ComNet Solutions is supplying wireless broadband gear to the Kingdom of Tonga under a contract with the country’s Shoreline Group.
Byron Connolly May 26 2004 12:00AM Telco/ISP
Kyocera to launch channel credit card program

Kyocera to launch channel credit card program

Printer vendor Kyocera is set to launch a Mastercard sales promotion which entitles reseller sales staff to earn credit on the card for each printer that they sell.
Byron Connolly May 19 2004 12:00AM Financial Services
Nortel takes voice distribution direct

Nortel takes voice distribution direct

Nortel Networks has dropped 3D Networks as its exclusive voice product distributor in Australia and would distribute its Meridian and Succession products direct to the reseller channel.
Byron Connolly May 18 2004 12:00AM Networking

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