Hardware

HP recalls 135,000 laptop battery packs

HP recalls 135,000 laptop battery packs

HP is recalling 135,000 laptop computer battery packs sold worldwide, due to reports they overheated or melted.
Byron Connolly Oct 17 2005 4:10PM Hardware
Cellnet cuts staff

Cellnet cuts staff

ASX-listed distributor Cellnet has retrenched around 40 staff following a company-wide restructure and lower-than-expected profit result for the 2004-2005 financial year.
Byron Connolly Oct 10 2005 11:17AM Hardware
Australian High Court rules in favour of modders

Australian High Court rules in favour of modders

The High Court of Australia has ruled that Australian consumers and overseas travellers can buy cheaper computer games and hardware offshore and modify them locally.
Staff Writers Oct 6 2005 11:50AM Hardware
Data recovery booms via channel

Data recovery booms via channel

Information retrieval specialist CBL Data Recovery has trebled its reseller numbers this year and plans to add more to reinforce a wave of demand for disaster recovery services.
Fleur Doidge Oct 5 2005 5:42PM Security
Remora signs Naturetech in Aust, NZ deal

Remora signs Naturetech in Aust, NZ deal

Melbourne reseller Remora Technologies has signed up to distribute UltraSPARC products from Nature Worldwide Technology (Naturetech) to customers in Australia and New Zealand.
Staff Writers Sep 29 2005 3:18PM Hardware
HP resellers in the dark over government contracts

HP resellers in the dark over government contracts

Eleven HP resellers – dumped from NSW government contracts last year – have received little or no explanation as to why, fuelling speculation HP was elbowing past the channel to a direct model.
David Binning Sep 26 2005 11:34AM Hardware
Digital lifestyle sales hit $941m

Digital lifestyle sales hit $941m

Australians spent $941 million on “digital lifestyle” products in the first calendar half of 2005, an increase of 23 percent on the same period last year.
Byron Connolly Sep 23 2005 11:05AM Hardware
National reseller ComputerCORP signs BenQ

National reseller ComputerCORP signs BenQ

National reseller and integrator ComputerCORP has added another string to its bow, signing a deal to resell notebooks, LCD monitors and projectors made by Taiwanese giant BenQ.
Byron Connolly Sep 23 2005 9:53AM Hardware
Optima in NSW DET contract

Optima in NSW DET contract

Local builder Optima Technology Solutions has been selected to supply notebook computers to the NSW Department of Education and Training.
Byron Connolly Sep 21 2005 2:17PM Hardware
Altech signs Panasonic

Altech signs Panasonic

Altech Computers has signed a distribution agreement with Panasonic to distribute its range of IT and audio-visual products.
Byron Connolly Sep 20 2005 4:10PM Hardware
Nova iT expands support services

Nova iT expands support services

Melbourne service provider Nova iT has been expanding its wholesale IT support service coverage, signing new contractors across Australia and New Zealand on the back of rapid growth.
Fleur Doidge Sep 16 2005 11:45AM Hardware
IBM invests in NetPriva

IBM invests in NetPriva

IBM Australia's network integration and consulting business Cerulean has acquired a minority shareholding in Australian network performance management tools developer NetPriva.
Byron Connolly Sep 15 2005 8:30AM Hardware
Volante reports $14.1m profit after restructure

Volante reports $14.1m profit after restructure

IT services and solution provider Volante has reported a profit after tax, before amortisation, of $14.1 million on $443 million in revenue for the year to 30 June 2005.
Fleur Doidge Sep 12 2005 11:03AM Hardware
BenQ launches finance program for resellers

BenQ launches finance program for resellers

Hardware vendor BenQ has announced a new finance program aimed at offering credit for resellers to secure leasing or rental support and the vendor's distributor-backed warranty.
Fleur Doidge Aug 31 2005 11:46AM Hardware
Notebook sales boom in Q2

Notebook sales boom in Q2

Australian notebook sales increased by 25 percent sequentially in the second calendar quarter, driven largely by the release of sub-$1000 models to retail, according to researcher IDC.
Byron Connolly Aug 29 2005 5:10PM Hardware
Lenovo may fly resellers to Beijing Games

Lenovo may fly resellers to Beijing Games

Australian resellers may soon be competing for a special once-in-a-lifetime prize being considered by major Olympic Games sponsor Lenovo -- a trip to Beijing to enjoy the next summer Olympiad in 2008.
Fleur Doidge Aug 26 2005 3:45PM Hardware
Oracle, Sun target SQL Server sellers

Oracle, Sun target SQL Server sellers

Oracle and Sun have released database bundles to the channel that aim to challenge Microsoft in the mid-market and and tempt SQL Server resellers.
Fleur Doidge Aug 26 2005 11:30AM Hardware
Harris restructures sales team

Harris restructures sales team

Coles Myer has made some 20 staff redundant from the corporate, government and education sales team as part of an internal restructure at IT reseller Harris Technology.
Fleur Doidge Aug 24 2005 5:46PM Hardware
Cellnet profit forecast shrinks

Cellnet profit forecast shrinks

Queensland-based distributor Cellnet Group has revised its profit expectations downwards for the financial 2004-05 year -- a prediction that may make last year's 75 percent profit jump to $9.1 million after tax look like a blip on the radar.
Fleur Doidge Aug 23 2005 12:00PM Hardware
Online store Dovetails with busy resellers

Online store Dovetails with busy resellers

Dovetail Distribution has built an online shop and support website for its resellers to answer partner requests for streamlining and simplifying ordering and sales from the distributor.
Fleur Doidge Aug 22 2005 3:57PM Hardware

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