Recent articles by Fleur Doidge

3Com lays down gauntlet to Cisco

3Com lays down gauntlet to Cisco

3Com has claimed its challenge to Cisco's dominance of global networking hardware sales is market ready with a range of switches that complete its product arsenal - the latest from a quadrupled R&D investment that has resulted in 160 new products this year and 240 more promised for 2005.
Fleur Doidge Nov 26 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Convergence to cannibalise service providers, SMS

Convergence to cannibalise service providers, SMS

Gartner has predicted shrinking service provider ranks and the death of SMS as a business tool as technological convergence accelerates in coming years.
Fleur Doidge Nov 24 2004 12:00AM Storage
Spam diet expanding for Melbourne Barracuda

Spam diet expanding for Melbourne Barracuda

Anti-spam appliance vendor Barracuda Networks has opened its first Australian office, planning to ramp up staff and reseller numbers as revenues rise.
Fleur Doidge Nov 23 2004 12:00AM Security
Brisbane ISV signs three US deals

Brisbane ISV signs three US deals

Brisbane ISV Ephox has signed three OEM deals with US-based companies for its browser-based authoring software EditLive! for Java, ahead of plans to expand into Europe in 2005.
Fleur Doidge Nov 22 2004 12:00AM Software
NetApp ups channel commitment

NetApp ups channel commitment

US-based storage vendor Network Appliance has flagged a bigger channel push locally as part of its drive into grid-style storage next year.
Fleur Doidge Nov 19 2004 12:00AM Storage
Phish on Christmas menu

Phish on Christmas menu

Christmas is coming and phishers are expected to take increased advantage of the holiday season this year to con their way to the bank and credit accounts of computer users worldwide, an IT security vendor has warned.
Fleur Doidge Nov 18 2004 12:00AM Security
Staff layoffs at Fujitsu Queensland

Staff layoffs at Fujitsu Queensland

Fujitsu Australia has laid off four long-serving Brisbane-based staff in circumstances the company has declined to clarify.
Fleur Doidge Nov 17 2004 12:00AM Training & Development
Destra schedules reseller roadshows

Destra schedules reseller roadshows

ASX-listed service provider Destra has scheduled three roadshows across Australia next week with a view to creating a group of “super resellers” for its range of internet-related communications products and services.
Fleur Doidge Nov 17 2004 12:00AM Software
EDS global partners net $100m in sales

EDS global partners net $100m in sales

An EDS partner program aimed at helping small Australian resellers win global deals has begun to bear fruit, harvesting some $100 million in sales after five years.
Fleur Doidge Nov 11 2004 12:00AM Strategy
IBM Lotus developers to ride Java Express

IBM Lotus developers to ride Java Express

IBM has extended its Express portfolio for SMBs, adding a version of Workplace Services Express that lets resellers use a single server with their Java development platform.
Fleur Doidge Nov 10 2004 12:00AM Software
Reseller accused of tax evasion

Reseller accused of tax evasion

A Sydney reseller has admitted in court illegally claiming GST back on computers taken out of the country on business trips when the computers were allegedly not personal purchases and not being exported from Australia.
Fleur Doidge Nov 9 2004 12:00AM Security
Online service provider enters m-commerce

Online service provider enters m-commerce

Victorian web-based services provider WDG has made another acquisition, this time a NSW-based m-commerce provider called SMS Intelligence (SMSi).
Fleur Doidge Nov 9 2004 12:00AM Telco/ISP
LogicaCMG and Optus take EDS energy contract

LogicaCMG and Optus take EDS energy contract

Power retailer Integral Energy has named LogicaCMG and Optus as preferred tenderers for the multi-million dollar IT and telecommunications contracts formerly held for seven years by EDS.
Fleur Doidge Nov 9 2004 12:00AM Telco/ISP
Business as usual for Microsoft Axapta resellers

Business as usual for Microsoft Axapta resellers

Microsoft has no special plans for extra initiatives that may help its partners battle their way to Axapta sales in the heaving seas of an already overcrowded and over-traded ERP market.
Fleur Doidge Nov 8 2004 12:00AM Software
Resellers under scrutiny in Microsoft piracy case

Resellers under scrutiny in Microsoft piracy case

A four day copyright infringement trial has produced evidence that may implicate at least three resellers in illegal activities aimed at circumventing Microsoft’s strict software licensing regime.
Fleur Doidge Nov 8 2004 12:00AM Software
SurfControl adds seven more resellers

SurfControl adds seven more resellers

Content filtering vendor SurfControl has taken on seven new channel partners in a move to expand channel sales, a sales move it claims is already paying off.
Fleur Doidge Nov 2 2004 12:00AM Security
iSCSI finds fans in Australian channel

iSCSI finds fans in Australian channel

The Australian market may finally be ready for iSCSI storage, if the experience of Sydney specialist distributor Lan 1 is any guide.
Fleur Doidge Oct 28 2004 12:00AM Networking
Unwired gets wild with Woolies

Unwired gets wild with Woolies

ISP Unwired has added Woolworths and Co-op Bookshops to its stable of resellers for its wireless broadband service, claiming its supply problems have been ironed out and coverage is improving.
Fleur Doidge Oct 28 2004 12:00AM Telco/ISP
Moneytech reseller credit signup hits half-tonne

Moneytech reseller credit signup hits half-tonne

More than 500 resellers have applied to dealer credit startup Moneytech as potential members in its proposed card system aimed at easing channel credit arrangements.
Fleur Doidge Oct 27 2004 12:00AM Financial Services
Netspace relaunches Gamespace online games

Netspace relaunches Gamespace online games

Melbourne ISP Netspace has ditched its current online gaming partner and resurrected its own foray into the field with an offering dubbed Gamespace.
Fleur Doidge Oct 26 2004 12:00AM Telco/ISP

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