Byron Connolly

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NetComm bags $3m ADSL WestNet contract

NetComm bags $3m ADSL WestNet contract

NetComm has signed a contract to supply its ADSL hardware to national residential broadband ISP WestNet.
Staff Writers , Byron Connolly Mar 17 2004 12:00AM Telco/ISP
TodayTech wins Sea Eagles notebook deal

TodayTech wins Sea Eagles notebook deal

Distributor TodayTech in conjunction with one of its dealers, is supplying its D400S laptop computers to first-grade players and coaching staff at the Manly Sea Eagles rugby league team.
Byron Connolly Mar 15 2004 12:00AM Hardware
D-Link bags Optus ADSL contract

D-Link bags Optus ADSL contract

Network equipment provider D-Link has won an exclusive multi-million dollar contract to supply Optus with ADSL modems for the telco’s Australia-wide DSL rollout.
Byron Connolly Mar 5 2004 12:00AM Telco/ISP
Hercules exits graphics card, LCD market

Hercules exits graphics card, LCD market
Byron Connolly Mar 2 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Channel to vendors: We need you

Channel to vendors: We need you

Most resellers and integrators want vendors to assist in the sales process when creating a business case for customers and chasing big deals, according to exclusive research conducted by Channel Enablers in conjunction with CRN.
Byron Connolly Mar 1 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Open source community forms national body

Open source community forms national body

Australia's open source community has established a national body to increase the take-up of free and open source software throughout the corporate, government and education sectors.
Byron Connolly Mar 1 2004 12:00AM Software
Volante reports $3.1m profit

Volante reports $3.1m profit

ASX-listed services company Volante Limited reported a profit after tax of $3.1 million for the six months ended 31 December, a 2.7 percent increase on the first half of last year.
Byron Connolly Feb 27 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Stadus quits Toshiba

Stadus quits Toshiba

IT industry veteran Ralph Stadus has quit his post as general manager at Toshiba Australia’s information systems division, after three years in the role.
Byron Connolly Feb 26 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Pacific Internet unleashes new residential broadband prices

Pacific Internet unleashes new residential broadband prices

ISP Pacific Internet has entered the ongoing broadband price wars, announcing two residential plans which were moved forward in response to Telstra BigPond’s controversial $29.95 access offer launched last week.
Byron Connolly Feb 23 2004 12:00AM Telco/ISP
Tech Pacific signs BenQ

Tech Pacific signs BenQ

Just a few weeks after signing up SMB networker Linksys, big distributor Tech Pacific has struck a fresh retail-focused distribution agreement with BenQ.
Byron Connolly Feb 19 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Telcos line up for broadband price war

Telcos line up for broadband price war

A new consumer broadband access price war has erupted among Australia’s largest internet services companies: Telstra and Optus.
Byron Connolly Feb 16 2004 12:00AM Telco/ISP
Robust growth in Aussie PC market

Robust growth in Aussie PC market

Australian PC sales were strong in calendar 2003 with the market growing 16.1 percent compared to 2002, according to data released by market researcher Gartner.
Byron Connolly Feb 13 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Datacom takes SolNet staff

Datacom takes SolNet staff

Internet systems and services company Datacom has picked up nine staff remaining from SolNet’s Australian arm which ceased operation in early January.
Byron Connolly Feb 12 2004 12:00AM Networking
Linksys signs Tech Pac

Linksys signs Tech Pac

Cisco-owned SMB network equipment provider Linksys has signed Tech Pacific as its third distributor in a move that would give it a foothold in the retail channel.
Byron Connolly Feb 10 2004 12:00AM Networking
Request to pump $1.5m into channels

Request to pump $1.5m into channels

Request Broadband will spend up to $1.5m on channel development this year, according to executives at the company’s annual partner conference at the Gold Coast.
Byron Connolly Feb 6 2004 12:00AM Telco/ISP
LAN 1 signs Fortinet

LAN 1 signs Fortinet

Sydney-based distributor LAN 1 has cut a distribution deal with firewall provider Fortinet in an effort to beef up a security practice that it hoped would contribute up to 35 percent of its sales revenue by the end of this year.
Byron Connolly Feb 3 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Tech One profit to rise 16 percent

Tech One profit to rise 16 percent

Australian software developer Technology One expects its net profit to rise by around 16 percent to $5.5 million for the half year ending December 31.
Byron Connolly Jan 30 2004 12:00AM Software
MyDoom predicted to be as bad as Sobig

MyDoom predicted to be as bad as Sobig

Security companies have predicted that the Mydoom mass mailing virus would have as large an impact as last year’s Sobig worm.
Byron Connolly , Christina Torode Jan 28 2004 12:00AM Security
Toshiba marketing veteran defects to BenQ

Toshiba marketing veteran defects to BenQ

Long-standing Toshiba Australia marketing man Laurie White has defected to fledgling laptop player BenQ as notebook business unit manager.
Byron Connolly Jan 28 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Mydoom, MiMail viruses on the loose

Mydoom, MiMail viruses on the loose
Byron Connolly Jan 27 2004 12:00AM Security

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