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
Resellers sought for noise-busting headphones

Resellers sought for noise-busting headphones

Queensland distributor Frontier Solutions and Strategies has signed up to distribute a range of noise-reducing headphones from Pro Tech Communications and is seeking resellers.
Fleur Doidge Aug 19 2005 3:41PM Hardware
OKI dives into MFP market

OKI dives into MFP market

OKI Printing Solutions is making a play for a share of the growing multi-function printer market with new products in this category that it has claimed offered good reseller margins.
Byron Connolly Aug 19 2005 2:22PM Hardware
Office supplies reseller ordered to stop fooling customers

Office supplies reseller ordered to stop fooling customers

The Federal Court at Adelaide has ordered an office supplies reseller to stop allegedly tricking customers into buying printer cartridges and falsely claiming secondhand cartridges were new.
Staff Writers Aug 18 2005 11:28AM Hardware
Lenovo eyes Australian retail, consumer sales

Lenovo eyes Australian retail, consumer sales

Lenovo has outlined plans to move on the Australian retail market as part of its strategy around the US$1.75 billion takeover of IBM's personal computing division.
Fleur Doidge Aug 16 2005 12:06PM Hardware
Porsche incentive gives Kyocera an edge

Porsche incentive gives Kyocera an edge

Kyocera has signed 580 resellers for a program that offers a red Porsche Boxster 987 as a prize for partners that achieve the highest aggregate sales for the vendor over the next two years.
Byron Connolly Aug 16 2005 9:24AM Hardware
Samsung signs TodayTech as new distributor

Samsung signs TodayTech as new distributor

Electronics giant Samsung has added TodayTech to its distribution ranks as it looks to get more traction in the local system builder market.
Byron Connolly Aug 12 2005 3:49PM Hardware
Sun refreshes partner training

Sun refreshes partner training

Sun Microsystems for the first time is making training materials and methodologies used by its direct sales force available to the channel under a refreshed partner program.
Byron Connolly Aug 11 2005 11:35AM Hardware
Optima in NSW Department of Corrective Services rollout

Optima in NSW Department of Corrective Services rollout

Local OEM Optima Technology Solutions is underway with phase two of a $2.3 million contract to provide desktops and related services to the NSW Department of Corrective Services.
Byron Connolly Aug 10 2005 3:13PM Hardware
AMD chips get greener ahead of schedule

AMD chips get greener ahead of schedule

AMD has complied with upcoming global environmentally-friendly microprocessor regulations for vendors one year ahead of deadline.
Fleur Doidge Aug 9 2005 4:31PM Hardware
Legend profit up 80 percent

Legend profit up 80 percent

Adelaide-based memory and component manufacturer and distributor Legend Corporation reported a net operating profit of $4.7 million for the 12 months ending 30 June, an 80 percent increase on the same period last year.
Byron Connolly Aug 9 2005 9:07AM Hardware
Western Digital standardises hard drive warranties

Western Digital standardises hard drive warranties

Storage vendor Western Digital has extended and standardised its hard drive warranty periods for five years for its enterprise drives and three years for its desktop and notebook drives.
Fleur Doidge Aug 5 2005 11:45AM Hardware
Synnex opens in Auckland

Synnex opens in Auckland

Distributor and whitebox builder Synnex Australia has opened in New Zealand, leasing an office in the Auckland suburb of East Tamaki.
Fleur Doidge Aug 2 2005 3:52PM Hardware
Westan QLD closes its doors

Westan QLD closes its doors

Westan QLD Pty Ltd will close its doors on 1 August after 14 years in the distribution business.
Byron Connolly Jul 29 2005 4:25PM Hardware

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