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LogicaCMG shortens its name to Logica

LogicaCMG shortens its name to Logica

Global IT and business services company, LogicaCMG group is unifying its existing brands under one new name – Logica. The LogicaCMG brand, along with the brands of Edinfor, Unilog and WM-data, will transition to the new global brand name from 28 February.
a Staff Writer Feb 28 2008 4:01PM Strategy
An odd couple or a perfect match?

An odd couple or a perfect match?

Industry experts have voiced a wide range of opinions on the potential acquisition of web search and online marketing firm Yahoo by Microsoft.
Phil Muncaster Feb 27 2008 2:10PM Strategy
Cyber-squatters reaping rich rewards

Cyber-squatters reaping rich rewards

Cyber-squatting continues to be the most prevalent form of online brand abuse after a 33 percent jump in the past year, new research reveals..
Feb 26 2008 7:07AM Strategy
Chinese tech firms take on the world

Chinese tech firms take on the world

The value of Chinese technology company IPOs grew 300 per cent globally in 2007, according to data from Ernst & Young..
Feb 26 2008 7:07AM Strategy
Unisys launches major services push

Unisys launches major services push

IT consultancy and outsourcing giant Unisys today launched a major new services-led strategy, designed to help customers maximise the efficiency and utilisation of their technology resources and enhance IT agility.
Phil Muncaster Feb 20 2008 3:36PM Strategy
IDC: Australian IT services market growth to reach $15B by 2011

IDC: Australian IT services market growth to reach $15B by 2011

IT research group, IDC forecasts the Australian services market will grow 4.4 percent (compound annual growth rate). IDC believes the IT services market will be worth $15 billion by 2011.
Lilia Guan Feb 19 2008 1:49PM Strategy
Motorola wraps up Soundbuzz buy

Motorola wraps up Soundbuzz buy

Motorola has wrapped up its acquisition of online music provider Soundbuzz..
Staff Writers Feb 19 2008 8:10AM Strategy
IntraPower buys IPsX for $2.3M

IntraPower buys IPsX for $2.3M

Australian Internet protocol communications products and services provider IntraPower has acquired, IPsX (IP Services Xchange), for the sum of $2.3 million, being $1.725 million cash plus approximately 575,000 shares.
Lilia Guan Feb 18 2008 2:17PM Strategy
Guest column: Proving the value of your iInvestment with ROI

Guest column: Proving the value of your iInvestment with ROI

In life, as in business, you continually make decisions about purchases by considering the value you’ll get from your investment. Whether you are evaluating which stock or mutual fund to add to your retirement portfolio, considering different real estate options, or contemplating what kind of car to buy, you most likely begin by comparing several possible choices. Then you might try to project the value that each option will deliver for your investment.
Mary Nugent and Marina Yesakova Feb 14 2008 10:47AM Strategy
Netflix sides with Blu-ray

Netflix sides with Blu-ray

Netflix has sided exclusively with Blu-ray in the high-definition format war and will phase out its stock of HD-DVD titles over the course of 2008..
Staff Writers Feb 12 2008 2:21PM Strategy
CIOs must have wider experience

CIOs must have wider experience

Prospective chief information officers will need to add non-IT skills to their portfolio, according to a new survey by Gartner..
Iain Thomson Feb 12 2008 7:43AM Strategy
Australia’s Dimension Data acquires SQL Services

Australia’s Dimension Data acquires SQL Services

IT services solution provider, Dimension Data, has bought the remaining 49 percent of New Zealand based SQL Services.
Helen Frost Feb 12 2008 7:10AM Strategy
Businesses lack strategy on mobility

Businesses lack strategy on mobility

Businesses are failing to take advantage of mobile communications because of a lack of planning, according to new research..
Matt Chapman Feb 11 2008 3:25PM Strategy
Labor‘s $30M technology funding cut will not affect the industry

Labor‘s $30M technology funding cut will not affect the industry

The Labor government has taken a blade to some of the previous government's pre-election promises for the 2007-08 fiscal year, including $30 million from the federal technology budget.
Lilia Guan Feb 8 2008 3:18PM Strategy
Record labels attack China's music biz

Record labels attack China's music biz

China's music business is based on "blatant violation of copyright laws", a body representing major record labels has claimed.
Simon Burns Feb 7 2008 3:24PM Strategy
Senator Gillard calls for participation in Labor’s $1B Digital Education revolution

Senator Gillard calls for participation in Labor’s $1B Digital Education revolution

The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, has called for all Australian secondary school principals to participate in the Rudd Government’s $1 billion Digital Education Revolution.
a Staff Writer Feb 6 2008 3:41PM Strategy
Hyro Limited stops acquisition, changes CEO

Hyro Limited stops acquisition, changes CEO

The board of directors of Hyro Limited has decided not to proceed with the previously proposed acquisition of Indigo Pacific by Hyro.
Lilia Guan Feb 5 2008 11:50AM Strategy
Analysts react to Microsoft/Yahoo deal

Analysts react to Microsoft/Yahoo deal

Microsoft's US$44 billion bid for Yahoo has sparked a storm of comments from industry analysts.
Shaun Nichols Feb 5 2008 7:19AM Strategy
Google hits back at Yahoo/Microsoft deal

Google hits back at Yahoo/Microsoft deal

Google has warned that Microsoft's proposed takeover of Yahoo could stifle internet development and extend monopoly power..
Iain Thomson Feb 5 2008 7:19AM Strategy
Consumer tech can help small firms

Consumer tech can help small firms

Consumer technologies can increase the productivity of small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) outside the office by 30 to 40 per cent, according to industry analysts.
Clement James Feb 4 2008 3:10PM Strategy

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