Recent articles by Fleur Doidge

Request Broadband chases direct dollar

Request Broadband chases direct dollar
Fleur Doidge Dec 12 2003 12:00AM Telco/ISP
AusTender website goes live for SMBs

AusTender website goes live for SMBs

The Federal government has launched a website it hopes will help Australian SMBs learn about and apply for government department and agency business online.
Fleur Doidge Dec 11 2003 12:00AM Strategy
Victoria loosens purse-strings for smaller ISVs

Victoria loosens purse-strings for smaller ISVs

The Victorian government has announced a $1 million software development program to help Victorian developers gain global accreditation.
Fleur Doidge Dec 11 2003 12:00AM Software
Microsoft CRM welcomed...sort of

Microsoft CRM welcomed...sort of
Fleur Doidge Dec 11 2003 12:00AM Software
Sarbanes sound and fury signifying not a lot

Sarbanes sound and fury signifying not a lot

Despite all the sound and fury on corporate governance, a global META Group survey has found that businesses aren’t buying technology targeting US Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act compliance.
Fleur Doidge Dec 10 2003 12:00AM Strategy
MCR goes bigger, better in Sydney

MCR goes bigger, better in Sydney

Sydney infrastructure and services provider MCR has ramped up for the new year, opening a larger office in Sydney to cope with increased demand for its new security practice and status as a government-endorsed supplier.
Fleur Doidge Dec 10 2003 12:00AM Software
Acer culls topped with new signing

Acer culls topped with new signing

Acer has concluded its year of channel culls by signing corporate reseller Harris Technology as a Gold Partner.
Fleur Doidge Dec 9 2003 12:00AM Hardware
Cheap tablets tough to swallow

Cheap tablets tough to swallow

Industry players have poured scorn on a US box builder’s offer of cheap tablet PCs pre-loaded with Linux to kick-start sales of the pricey portables.
Fleur Doidge Dec 9 2003 12:00AM Hardware
WebCentral spreads DSL net

WebCentral spreads DSL net

In a bid to boost demand for its managed services, Queensland’s WebCentral has promised free ADSL to any customers that sign for 10 or more mailboxes before 29 February.
Fleur Doidge Dec 8 2003 12:00AM Telco/ISP
Sun rollout reflects anti-HP image

Sun rollout reflects anti-HP image
Fleur Doidge Dec 8 2003 12:00AM Hardware
LG withdraws low-end notebook

LG withdraws low-end notebook

One of LG Electronics’ first three notebooks has been withheld from release to the Australian market.
Fleur Doidge Dec 3 2003 12:00AM Hardware
Laos goes wireless with LongReach

Laos goes wireless with LongReach

North Ryde company LongReach Wireless has partnered two Laotian companies to deploy point-to-point digital microwave across 300 square kilometres of steaming, mountainous jungle in southern Laos.
Fleur Doidge Dec 3 2003 12:00AM Telco/ISP
iiNet acquires national status, $260m cap

iiNet acquires national status, $260m cap

Perth ISP iiNet has lifted its market capitalisation from $36 million to $260 million this year -- largely due to aggressive expansion incorporating nine rival ISP acquisitions.
Fleur Doidge Dec 2 2003 12:00AM Telco/ISP
WebCentral to challenge beleaguered ISPs for email crown

WebCentral to challenge beleaguered ISPs for email crown

Self-styled ‘incognito ASP’ WebCentral has set out to topple kingpin ISPs in the email server space, acquiring 50 percent of an 18-month-old Sydney spam filtering and monitoring firm for an undisclosed sum.
Fleur Doidge Dec 2 2003 12:00AM Telco/ISP
SecureData heads SQL attack with NZ acquisition

SecureData heads SQL attack with NZ acquisition

Storage reseller and services provider SecureData Group has bought a controlling stake in a New Zealand-based database management company, SQL Services.
Fleur Doidge Dec 1 2003 12:00AM Telco/ISP
Wireless IP cleans up Microsoft Australia gongs

Wireless IP cleans up Microsoft Australia gongs

ISV Wireless IP Technology has cleaned up at Microsoft’s annual local partner awards, winning Most Innovative Solution Partner of the Year, ISV Partner of the Year and Partner of the Year titles at an awards ceremony in Queensland.
Fleur Doidge Dec 1 2003 12:00AM Software
Business package partners would plug gaps: Microsoft

Business package partners would plug gaps: Microsoft

Microsoft is recruiting partners for its Business Solutions channel in Australia and New Zealand, doubling its point of sale software resellers to 40 or 50 and its retail management-focused ISVs to four.
Fleur Doidge Nov 28 2003 12:00AM Software
NSC ramps up in Brisbane

NSC ramps up in Brisbane

Communications integrator NSC Group has appointed two more staff to its Brisbane office.
Fleur Doidge Nov 28 2003 12:00AM Networking
Linux no good for small business: Microsoft

Linux no good for small business: Microsoft

Microsoft small business sales VP Steve Guggenheimer took a swipe at Linux while pushing Small Business Server 2003 to partners at Microsoft’s Australia and New Zealand partner conference at the Gold Coast on Tuesday.
Fleur Doidge Nov 26 2003 12:00AM Security
Fair weather for Windows enterprise integration

Fair weather for Windows enterprise integration
Fleur Doidge Nov 26 2003 12:00AM Software

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