Byron Connolly

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Datacom wins managed services deal

Datacom wins managed services deal

Datacom has won a two-year managed services contract that would see it provide facilities management and disaster recovery services to the Atlas Speciality Metals Group.
Byron Connolly Aug 12 2005 10:35AM Networking
Sun refreshes partner training

Sun refreshes partner training

Sun Microsystems for the first time is making training materials and methodologies used by its direct sales force available to the channel under a refreshed partner program.
Byron Connolly Aug 11 2005 11:35AM Hardware
Optima in NSW Department of Corrective Services rollout

Optima in NSW Department of Corrective Services rollout

Local OEM Optima Technology Solutions is underway with phase two of a $2.3 million contract to provide desktops and related services to the NSW Department of Corrective Services.
Byron Connolly Aug 10 2005 3:13PM Hardware
Swann in global expansion plan

Swann in global expansion plan

Australian security and IT peripheral product company Swann Communications has initiated a major international expansion plan with the launch of a new operation in Hong Kong.
Byron Connolly Aug 10 2005 10:43AM Security
Network Box launches channel program

Network Box launches channel program

Managed security provider Network Box has launched a channel program to bring new resellers into the fold on the back of double digit growth here last financial year.
Byron Connolly Aug 9 2005 12:20PM Security
Legend profit up 80 percent

Legend profit up 80 percent

Adelaide-based memory and component manufacturer and distributor Legend Corporation reported a net operating profit of $4.7 million for the 12 months ending 30 June, an 80 percent increase on the same period last year.
Byron Connolly Aug 9 2005 9:07AM Hardware
Cisco drives harder into education sector

Cisco drives harder into education sector

Networking vendor Cisco Systems Australia is pushing hard into the education market, offering customers in this sector more preferential pricing on products and services delivered by its channel partners.
Byron Connolly Aug 5 2005 11:30AM Networking
Wireless distributor Brightstar lands in Australia

Wireless distributor Brightstar lands in Australia

Global wireless product wholesaler Brightstar Corporation has landed in Australia and has signed an agreement to distribute Samsung's range of mobile handsets to the reseller channel.
Byron Connolly Aug 4 2005 9:54AM Telco/ISP
Westan QLD closes its doors

Westan QLD closes its doors

Westan QLD Pty Ltd will close its doors on 1 August after 14 years in the distribution business.
Byron Connolly Jul 29 2005 4:25PM Hardware
Microsoft Aust/NZ now a US$1.19b company

Microsoft Aust/NZ now a US$1.19b company

Microsoft’s Australia and New Zealand operation contributed around US$1.19 billion, or three percent, of the software giant’s global sales revenue of US$39.79 billion for the financial year ending 30 June 2005.
Byron Connolly Jul 28 2005 3:45PM Software
Optima unveils partner initiatives

Optima unveils partner initiatives

Local builder Optima Technology Solutions has launched new programs aimed at giving partners the skills required to repair notebooks and target the small business market.
Byron Connolly Jul 28 2005 11:45AM Hardware
Avnet drives into mid-market

Avnet drives into mid-market

Distributor Avnet Partner Solutions has launched Avnet Ready -- a division that combines IBM and Novell SuSe Linux hardware and software bundles for resellers targeting the mid-market.
Byron Connolly Jul 25 2005 1:45PM Software
Cellnet poaches Ingram Micro finance director

Cellnet poaches Ingram Micro finance director

National distributor Cellnet Group has appointed former Ingram Micro Australia finance director Mark Bloomer as its new chief financial officer.
Byron Connolly Jul 18 2005 11:00AM Hardware
Channelworx signs Zultys

Channelworx signs Zultys

Channelworx -- traditionally a security-focused distributor -- has moved into the IT telephony market, signing a wholesale agreement with Zultys Technologies.
Byron Connolly Jul 14 2005 4:00PM Hardware
Manaccom opens China operation

Manaccom opens China operation

Australian software publisher Manaccom would spend $500,000 establishing an office in the Chinese industrial city of Shenzen, to tap into one of the world’s fastest growing IT markets.
Byron Connolly Jul 13 2005 10:45AM Software
Commander in university network rollout

Commander in university network rollout

Integrator Commander is rolling out a high-speed network at Queensland’s James Cook University to deliver video, IP telephony and services to students and staff across multiple campuses.
Byron Connolly Jul 12 2005 2:40PM Telco/ISP
Websense goes back to distribution

Websense goes back to distribution

Security vendor Websense has done a backflip on its channel strategy in Australia, re-appointing Alstom IT as a sole distributor three months after dumping the distributor in favour of dealing direct with resellers.
Byron Connolly Jul 12 2005 11:05AM Security
Epson cracks down on unauthorised product sales

Epson cracks down on unauthorised product sales

Epson has launched a program designed to stamp out unauthorised sales of POS products, following incidents where agents had imported products not designed for the Australian market.
Byron Connolly Jul 11 2005 3:44PM Hardware
WA reseller Comdek escapes closure

WA reseller Comdek escapes closure

An application to wind up ASX-listed IT solution provider Comdek was dismissed this week by the Western Australia Supreme Court.
Byron Connolly Jul 8 2005 11:38AM Networking
Quantum launches configuration, registration tool for partners

Quantum launches configuration, registration tool for partners

The Australian operation of data storage vendor Quantum unveiled a web-based storage systems purchasing tool and deal registration mechanism dubbed Quantum Marketplace.
Byron Connolly Jul 7 2005 9:31AM Storage

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