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ASG wins $2 million Canberra contract

ASG wins $2 million Canberra contract

Perth-based IT services provider, ASG Group, has secured a $2 million tender with the ACT Government to merge nine separate instances of Oracle financial applications into one platform across 12 ACT agencies.
Staff Writers Dec 11 2007 2:37PM Strategy
Broadcast Australia buys Hostworks for $68.9 million

Broadcast Australia buys Hostworks for $68.9 million

Managed service provider Hostworks Group Limited has entered into an agreement to allow Broadcast Australia to acquire all of its shares, for the princely sum of $68.9 million dollars.
Lilia Guan Dec 11 2007 1:39PM Strategy
HP snaps up industrial inkjet firm

HP snaps up industrial inkjet firm

Hewlett-Packard has acquired an Israeli manufacturer of industrial wide-format digital inkjet printers for US$117.5m..
Matt Chapman Dec 11 2007 7:03AM Strategy
Aussie company comes under fire for probing scandalous poker site

Aussie company comes under fire for probing scandalous poker site

The engagement of Australian consultancy Gaming Associates to investigate an alleged $7 million scandal has raised more questions about the integrity of Absolute Poker and its parent companies.
Liz Tay Dec 5 2007 11:24AM Strategy
IDC finds local small business plays hard and fast with technology

IDC finds local small business plays hard and fast with technology

IDC's latest study on the purchasing process in Australian Small Businesses reveals that they purchase technology in the same way they conduct business – very quickly.
Staff Writers Nov 27 2007 7:03AM Strategy
Futurologist predicts life in 2030

Futurologist predicts life in 2030

Neurological interfaces to a super-intelligent internet are among the predictions of what life will be like in 2030..
Staff Writers Nov 27 2007 7:00AM Strategy
UXC wins three new contracts worth $19.5M, forecasts strong revenues

UXC wins three new contracts worth $19.5M, forecasts strong revenues

Australian technology services company UXC won three new contracts valued at $19.5 million. The service provider has also narrowed its guidance on revenue expectations for the 2008 Financial Year (FY) from $500 million to the mid $500 million mark.

Staff Writers Nov 23 2007 11:40AM Strategy
B2B marketers ignoring customer databases

B2B marketers ignoring customer databases

Business-to-business marketers have "plenty of room for improvement" when it comes to using customer and prospect databases for direct marketing purposes, new research claims..
Robert Jaques Nov 23 2007 7:32AM Strategy
Samsung bribery scandal gathers pace

Samsung bribery scandal gathers pace

New allegations of bribery by Samsung have emerged after a presidential aide went public with claims that the company tried to bribe him..
Iain Thomson Nov 22 2007 7:18AM Strategy
AIIA revamps its iAwards to include State nominees

AIIA revamps its iAwards to include State nominees

The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) has revamped its iAwards, opting for a tiered structure that will now recognise both state and national winners.
Staff Writers Nov 21 2007 2:54PM Strategy
ASG forecasts profits of $7M for December

ASG forecasts profits of $7M for December

IT services provider ASG Group has forecast a profit guidance rise of 66 percent for the six months to 31 December 2007.

Staff Writers Nov 21 2007 2:20PM Strategy
Japanese market open to Aussie ICT companies

Japanese market open to Aussie ICT companies

A free support service is helping local ICT companies make their mark in the lucrative Japanese market.
Staff Writers Nov 20 2007 2:21PM Strategy
Obama plans major patent shake up

Obama plans major patent shake up

Presidential hopeful Barack Obama has unveiled his technology strategy and is calling for an overhaul of the US patent system and the appointment of a national chief technology officer..
Iain Thomson Nov 17 2007 12:39PM Strategy
Microsoft and Kyocera ink patent deal

Microsoft and Kyocera ink patent deal

Microsoft and Kyocera Mita have signed a patent cross-licensing agreement to allow access to each company's respective patent portfolio..
Robert Jaques Nov 15 2007 7:20AM Strategy
Poor resource planning puts IT projects at risk

Poor resource planning puts IT projects at risk

Failure to get IT resource requirements mapped out adequately undermines the chances of IT projects succeeding and raises the risk of projects going over time and over budget, according to new research..
Robert Jaques Nov 14 2007 7:19AM Strategy
Hyro to acquire Indigo Pacific for $4.5 million

Hyro to acquire Indigo Pacific for $4.5 million

Australian digital services company, Hyro, has announced its intention to acquire Sydney-based e-business systems group, Indigo Pacific, for a sum of $4.5 million.
Staff Writers Nov 12 2007 3:27PM Strategy
Crazy John: The life behind the name

Crazy John: The life behind the name

On the 23 October, 42-year old mobile phone businessman and Crazy John's founder, John Ilhan died suddenly of a suspected heart attack.
Lilia Guan Nov 6 2007 10:25AM Strategy
Guest column: Mobile advertising – the million dollar question?

Guest column: Mobile advertising – the million dollar question?

One of the first technologies to kick off mobile advertising has been SMS and it is crucial that mobile users view this form of mobile advertising as delivering value.
Boudewijn Pesch Nov 5 2007 4:47PM Strategy
St Energy buys Panorama Labs' assets for $1.35 million

St Energy buys Panorama Labs' assets for $1.35 million

St Energy, an Australian-owned software developer has finalised the purchase of all of the assets of Panorama Labs from its liquidators for the sum of $1.35 million.
Lilia Guan Nov 5 2007 3:14PM Strategy
Salmat completes HPAL acquisition

Salmat completes HPAL acquisition

Direct marketer Salmat Limited has completed the acquisition of HPAL Limited, an ASX-listed mail, data imaging and communication projects provider.
Staff Writers Nov 5 2007 11:23AM Strategy

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