Recent articles by Fleur Doidge

Ipex ousts Telstra in transport deal

Ipex ousts Telstra in transport deal

Ipex has won a $17 million Federal Department of Transport and Regional Services hardware and services contract from Telstra.
Fleur Doidge Jan 20 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Webjet casts travel .NET wider

Webjet casts travel .NET wider

Melbourne online travel reseller Webjet has launched a $3.6 million .NET-based services platform which allows consumers and businesspeople alike to buy a total holiday package in one transaction.
Fleur Doidge Jan 19 2004 12:00AM Software
Dynamic plans for $1.4m counterclaim

Dynamic plans for $1.4m counterclaim

Brisbane consumables distributor Dynamic Supplies and HP have settled their initial Supreme Court dispute - but another $1.4 million case remains to be fought.
Fleur Doidge Jan 19 2004 12:00AM Financial Services
WebSpy prepares for growth

WebSpy prepares for growth

Perth e-security ISV WebSpy has moved to bigger premises after six years in one spot, following a year of revenue and sales growth tipped to fuel further expansion in 2004.
Fleur Doidge Jan 9 2004 12:00AM Security
Powerlan leaps into BPO with $12m deal

Powerlan leaps into BPO with $12m deal

Software vendor and services provider Powerlan has made its first big leap into business process outsourcing (BPO), forming a wholly-owned subsidiary to win a $12 million tender with OFM Investment Group.
Fleur Doidge Jan 8 2004 12:00AM Software
Long fight ahead on Sybiz copyright stoush

Long fight ahead on Sybiz copyright stoush

Adelaide-based accounting software vendor Sybiz has taken a local rival to the Federal Court over an alleged copyright infringement by an ex-employee, in a case that could be drawn out until 2005.
Fleur Doidge Jan 8 2004 12:00AM Software
New OS for tablet PCs due June

New OS for tablet PCs due June

Microsoft has promised to make a new version of its Windows operating system for tablet PCs available to end-users and the channel from mid-year.
Fleur Doidge Jan 7 2004 12:00AM Software
Telstra users, Virgin all thumbs on NYE

Telstra users, Virgin all thumbs on NYE
Fleur Doidge Jan 5 2004 12:00AM Telco/ISP
Farm reseller sails Australian Flagship

Farm reseller sails Australian Flagship
Fleur Doidge Jan 5 2004 12:00AM Software
Volante, Ipex merge to win government, outsourcing deals

Volante, Ipex merge to win government, outsourcing deals

Volante is merging with Melbourne's Ipex to create a single $480 million Australian-owned IT infrastructure and services company with 850 employees, subject to a shareholder vote in February.
Fleur Doidge Dec 23 2003 12:00AM Hardware
Accounting software consolidation Quickens

Accounting software consolidation Quickens

SMB accounting software vendor Reckon has broadened its reach, buying out specialist professional accountancy software vendor Advanced Professional Solutions (APS) for $10 million.
Fleur Doidge Dec 22 2003 12:00AM Software
Home-style ENUM trial to go ahead

Home-style ENUM trial to go ahead

Brisbane’s NAS Communications will trial an IP service in NSW from January that might pre-empt ENUM plans -- an international telecommunications initiative aimed at helping traditional telephone networks and the internet interoperate.
Fleur Doidge Dec 19 2003 12:00AM Telco/ISP
Australian SMB nets $2.6m NOIE deal

Australian SMB nets $2.6m NOIE deal

Canberra system integrator Exceed has won a three-year tender worth $2.6 million to provide office automation services to the National Office for the Information Economy (NOIE).
Fleur Doidge Dec 19 2003 12:00AM Storage
Sydney switches on digital radio trial

Sydney switches on digital radio trial

Eleven Sydney radio stations began broadcasting in VHF digital last night, 17 December, as part of an 18-month trial of the technology.
Fleur Doidge Dec 18 2003 12:00AM Telco/ISP
SecureTel takes on iBurst distribution

SecureTel takes on iBurst distribution

Personal Broadband Australia (PBBA) has signed Sydney internet security services provider SecureTel as the first distributor for the iBurst mobile wireless broadband service.
Fleur Doidge Dec 18 2003 12:00AM Telco/ISP
Microsoft claims J2EE too complex for ISVs, business

Microsoft claims J2EE too complex for ISVs, business

Microsoft expects .NET to take the development platform crown from rival J2EE, relegating the current leader to academia and other niche markets in favour of what it sees as the 'easier' alternative.
Fleur Doidge Dec 17 2003 12:00AM Software
SonicWall halves Australasian channel

SonicWall halves Australasian channel

Security appliance vendor SonicWall has restructured its Australasian channel, dumping half its local partners and seeking resellers more in tune with its goals.
Fleur Doidge Dec 17 2003 12:00AM Security
Uecomm brings bandwidth to regional QLD

Uecomm brings bandwidth to regional QLD

Australian carrier Uecomm has signed an agreement with Ergon Energy to buy capacity that would extend high-speed fibre internet services up the eastern coast of Queensland.
Fleur Doidge Dec 17 2003 12:00AM Telco/ISP
Extreme claim for seamless networking space

Extreme claim for seamless networking space

US networking vendor Extreme Networks seeks Australian resellers for a switch it claims will help plug the security hole between wired and wireless networks.
Fleur Doidge Dec 16 2003 12:00AM Networking
NSC signs up Avaya rival Genesys

NSC signs up Avaya rival Genesys

Telecommunications specialist NSC has signed a deal with contact centre software vendor Genesys -- which competes in the Australian market against main NSC partner Avaya.
Fleur Doidge Dec 15 2003 12:00AM Networking

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