Recent articles by Fleur Doidge

Avalanche of Acrobat rivals expected as channel grows

Avalanche of Acrobat rivals expected as channel grows

Victoria-based software distributor Avalanche Media has announced plans to boost its Australian reseller channel from 40 to 75 by the end of September.
Fleur Doidge Jul 26 2004 12:00AM Software
FTR acquires rest of WebCentral: UPDATE

FTR acquires rest of WebCentral: UPDATE

FTR Holdings has signed an agreement to buy the remaining 50.6 percent of Queensland webhost and ASP WebCentral for $19.6 million.
Staff Writers , Fleur Doidge Jul 26 2004 12:00AM Networking
Hyperion buys Sydney platform developer

Hyperion buys Sydney platform developer

US business performance software vendor Hyperion has bought Sydney developer QIQ Solutions, with an eye to taking its digital dashboard development platform to Europe and across Asia.
Fleur Doidge Jul 23 2004 12:00AM Software
New tech starts time-bomb ticking for resellers

New tech starts time-bomb ticking for resellers

Australia's channel could self-destruct if resellers don't begin to work harder to promote emerging technologies and ditch the box-drop mentality in coming years, one distributor has claimed.
Fleur Doidge Jul 22 2004 12:00AM Strategy
Local ISVs launch 3G real estate application

Local ISVs launch 3G real estate application

Two Sydney ISVs have banded together to create a 3G-based virtual office, mapping and database application for the real estate sector.
Fleur Doidge Jul 21 2004 12:00AM Telco/ISP
Aladdin shines up LAN Systems security gap

Aladdin shines up LAN Systems security gap

Distributor LAN Systems has plugged a final gap in its security portfolio, signing Israeli vendor Aladdin to fulfil the wishes of Australian authentication customers.
Fleur Doidge Jul 20 2004 12:00AM Security
Mills kick-starts Iona channel

Mills kick-starts Iona channel
Fleur Doidge Jul 20 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Netspace plans to sail SOHO seas

Netspace plans to sail SOHO seas

Victorian ISP Netspace has accused rivals of failing to provide broadband services suitable for SOHO businesses.
Fleur Doidge Jul 20 2004 12:00AM Telco/ISP
Five-year Telstra copyright fight destroys content provider

Five-year Telstra copyright fight destroys content provider

A small Australian service provider has been forced into liquidation following a five-year court battle with Telstra over copyright.
Fleur Doidge Jul 19 2004 12:00AM Telco/ISP
Ericsson demos converged 3G, broadband apps

Ericsson demos converged 3G, broadband apps

Ericsson has showcased a developing set of converged 3G and broadband services for carrier customers and other service providers, including SMS-based security monitoring, and mobile-to-PC video calling.
Fleur Doidge Jul 19 2004 12:00AM Telco/ISP
Nexon seeks high-speed VLAN hawkers

Nexon seeks high-speed VLAN hawkers

Cisco integrator Nexon Asia-Pacific is seeking integrators and ISPs to shift its private virtual LAN package via a new channel program.
Fleur Doidge Jul 14 2004 12:00AM Networking
Express Data joins HP severance list

Express Data joins HP severance list

Another distributor, Express Data, has parted ways with market giant HP, citing "a mutual decision" as reason for the split.
Fleur Doidge Jul 14 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Intangible, human aspects big winner in mobile businesses

Intangible, human aspects big winner in mobile businesses

Businesses expect intangible aspects - such as human resources - to improve most as a result of deploying mobile & wireless technologies, new research by Griffith University business school has revealed.
Fleur Doidge Jul 13 2004 12:00AM Training & Development
No promises on PocketPC future: Toshiba

No promises on PocketPC future: Toshiba

Toshiba locally has refused to confirm or deny rumours that the notebook heavyweight is getting set to ditch PocketPCs in the next 12 months.
Fleur Doidge Jul 13 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Half retail supply chain may get RFID tagged by 2005: study

Half retail supply chain may get RFID tagged by 2005: study
Fleur Doidge Jul 9 2004 12:00AM Telco/ISP
Local internet content monitor seeks resellers

Local internet content monitor seeks resellers

Internet security service provider MailGuard has opened a Sydney office and plans to boost its channel from 60 to 80 or more resellers.
Fleur Doidge Jul 9 2004 12:00AM Software
Pirates, ISPs hamper local software industry: BSA

Pirates, ISPs hamper local software industry: BSA

A global anti-piracy lobby group has claimed that bringing down software piracy would boost local software development and that local ISPs should be roped into stopping online pirates.
Fleur Doidge Jul 8 2004 12:00AM Software
Next 64-bit Windows not for retail

Next 64-bit Windows not for retail

Microsoft Australia has confirmed a global rumour that the next 64-bit version of Windows XP will only be available to OEMs, including local system builders, and resellers.
Fleur Doidge Jul 7 2004 12:00AM Software
Apple resellers starved of iMacs until September

Apple resellers starved of iMacs until September

Smaller Apple resellers may be left with no iMacs to sell for two months in the wake of an Apple admission that its next release of the popular line has been delayed until September.
Fleur Doidge Jul 6 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Adobe rejigs licensing for resellers

Adobe rejigs licensing for resellers

Adobe has flagged changes to its software licensing program from 19 July that the vendor claimed would make it easier for resellers to earn points from sales of popular Adobe applications such as Acrobat and Photoshop.
Fleur Doidge Jul 5 2004 12:00AM Software

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