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Bakir company enters administration

Bakir company enters administration

Crazy Ron's Communications – a company founded by the Queensland reseller, Ron Bakir, that funded Schapelle Corby's defence team in Bali -- has entered voluntary administration after declaring insolvency in early April.
Fleur Doidge May 13 2005 1:15PM Hardware
Local IT industry hopeful on Budget

Local IT industry hopeful on Budget

The Federal Budget has met with approval from local industry players who hope organisations and consumers may spend more on IT products and services .
Fleur Doidge May 12 2005 11:42AM Training & Development
Gartner critique unfair, says Salesforce.com

Gartner critique unfair, says Salesforce.com

Salesforce.com has hit back at claims by market researcher Gartner that its hosted CRM offerings may not offer value for money in large corporations.
Fleur Doidge , Staff Writers May 11 2005 3:15PM Software
Seccom gives thumbs up to channel

Seccom gives thumbs up to channel

Young managed security services provider Seccom Networks has added a partner program to what was a direct sales-dominated strategy and plans to sign three distributors and some 10 resellers.
Fleur Doidge May 11 2005 2:29PM Software
A little channel Vignette

A little channel Vignette

Content management and web applications vendor Vignette has started beefing up its channel program and sales staff with a view to growing its indirect business to 50 or 60 percent of total local sales.
Fleur Doidge May 11 2005 9:15AM Software
PatchLink opens Sydney office

PatchLink opens Sydney office

US-based patch management software vendor PatchLink has opened an office in Sydney as part of an Asia-Pacific ramp-up of its presence and channel.
Fleur Doidge May 10 2005 2:47PM Security
RSA Security rejigs channel program

RSA Security rejigs channel program

Nasdaq-listed vendor RSA Security has refurbished and relaunched its channel partner program with what it claims are improved financial rewards and tools for its resellers.
Fleur Doidge May 9 2005 3:20PM Security
Aquion adds four vendors

Aquion adds four vendors

Specialist security distributor Aquion has bedded down vendor agreements with Patrick Townsend & Associates, Ecora, GuardedNet and Digital Persona in advance of what it expects to be a strong year.
Fleur Doidge May 6 2005 4:50PM Security
Serena seeks resellers to ramp up channel

Serena seeks resellers to ramp up channel

Serena Software has refocused on indirect sales through the channel and seeks Australia and New Zealand-based resellers for its change management software.
Fleur Doidge May 6 2005 3:18PM Software
InfoComp expands to larger premises

InfoComp expands to larger premises

Sydney financial software developer InfoComp has relocated to new larger premises due to five years of continued growth.
Fleur Doidge May 5 2005 3:51PM Software
New IT twist on Nigerian scam

New IT twist on Nigerian scam

Nigerian scammers targeting Australian email inboxes have added a new IT industry-related twist to their advance fee fraud attempts.
Fleur Doidge May 3 2005 4:02PM Security
Aventail signs three more partners

Aventail signs three more partners

SSL VPN vendor Aventail has signed two resellers in Australia, a distributor in New Zealand and expects to announce more Australasian partnerships shortly.
Fleur Doidge May 3 2005 3:15PM Networking
Embarcadero kickstarts OEM licensing

Embarcadero kickstarts OEM licensing

Data lifecycle software vendor Embarcadero Technologies has begun rolling out a strategic OEM licensing program for its model-driven data integration software.
Fleur Doidge May 3 2005 2:18PM Software
Hyundai agent enters administration

Hyundai agent enters administration

The South Australia-based distributor formerly known as Hyundai MultiCAV has been forced into administration as a result of financial difficulties – capping off a tempestuous year in the Hyundai channel.
Fleur Doidge May 2 2005 3:02PM Hardware
NEC considers PC refresh move

NEC considers PC refresh move

Japanese computer hardware maker NEC is mulling a possible extension of its PC refresh program to Australia.
Fleur Doidge Apr 27 2005 11:20AM Hardware
Integ reaps $4m Marconi services deal

Integ reaps $4m Marconi services deal

Voice-and-data company Integ Communication has netted a $4 million, four-year LAN switching managed services deal with UK-based telecommunications provider Marconi.
Fleur Doidge Apr 26 2005 11:39AM Networking
Cogita signs three more resellers for Epicor

Cogita signs three more resellers for Epicor

Distributor Cogita has signed three new resellers for Epicor manufacturing industry software in Queensland, Victoria and Western Australia.
Fleur Doidge Apr 22 2005 2:56PM Software
More ISVs win at Consensus

More ISVs win at Consensus

A record 15 software developers won gongs at the 2005 Consensus Software Awards in Sydney last night, including a stronger than usual contingent from Victoria.
Fleur Doidge Apr 22 2005 1:25PM Software
ScanSoft seeks VARs, developers

ScanSoft seeks VARs, developers

Speech and imaging systems vendor ScanSoft is seeking VARs for volume opportunities and to incorporate ScanSoft technology into other applications via software development kit licensing.
Fleur Doidge Apr 20 2005 4:03PM Software
IBM to roll out SystemSeller program

IBM to roll out SystemSeller program

IBM has outlined launch plans for a channel initiative designed to grab server and storage market share from rivals Dell and HP.
Staff Writers , Fleur Doidge Apr 19 2005 3:35PM Hardware

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