Hardware

Two steal $1m in games consoles

Two steal $1m in games consoles

Police have questioned two men over the theft of games consoles and a truck worth a total of almost $1 million from a freight yard in Sydney.
Staff Writers Mar 24 2005 3:08PM Hardware
Omega acquires Hallmark

Omega acquires Hallmark

Distributor Omega Technology has signed a deal to merge with Hallmark Computer International.
Byron Connolly Mar 24 2005 12:15PM Hardware
Viewsonic touts LCD world first

Viewsonic touts LCD world first

Viewsonic has released two LCD monitors that it claimed have the fastest refresh rates in the world.
Byron Connolly Mar 23 2005 2:01PM Hardware
Aventail to upsize local channel

Aventail to upsize local channel

SSL VPN vendor Aventail has outlined plans to take on more Australasian channel partners in a bid to harvest expected sales growth for the minority VPN alternative.
Fleur Doidge Mar 22 2005 3:33PM Hardware
Legend building flash media

Legend building flash media

ASX-listed Legend Corporation has released locally manufactured Secure Digital flash media to take advantage of the growing market for digital cameras, MP3 players and digital storage.
Staff Writers Mar 21 2005 2:29PM Hardware
New VoIP kid on the block

New VoIP kid on the block

Former Enterasys national sales manager Chris Papaioanou has opened the Australian and New Zealand subsidiary of UK-based VoIP gateway specialist VegaStream and is on the hunt for distribution and reseller partners.
Byron Connolly Mar 21 2005 1:00PM Hardware
Acer maxes margins in whitebox war

Acer maxes margins in whitebox war

Acer Computer has slung a new initiative into the ring to tempt resellers away from whitebox and no-name brands by lifting hardware margins.
Fleur Doidge Mar 18 2005 3:00PM Hardware
Optima gets new channel manager

Optima gets new channel manager

Australian system builder Optima Technology Solutions has appointed William Hamzey as channel sales manager, replacing Michael Calculli who quit in December.
Staff Writers Mar 17 2005 3:29PM Hardware
Dovetail offers WAN load-balance boxes

Dovetail offers WAN load-balance boxes

Dovetail Distribution has signed up for rights to distribute WAN load-balancing technology from the US that may help businesses save thousands of dollars in bandwidth costs.
Fleur Doidge Mar 17 2005 2:49PM Hardware
Smart handhelds flourish: IDC

Smart handhelds flourish: IDC

Australia’s smart handheld market grew strongly in the final quarter of 2004, which industry analyst IDC attributes to consumer spending over Christmas.
Staff Writers Mar 15 2005 12:05PM Hardware
Honeywell cuts ribbon at new R&D centre

Honeywell cuts ribbon at new R&D centre

US-based Honeywell International has opened a new Pacific automation and control solutions headquarters and software research centre in Sydney.
Fleur Doidge Mar 14 2005 2:57PM Hardware
LCD dominates monitor market

LCD dominates monitor market

Lower prices have helped push LCD ahead of CRT as the preferred choice of display technology in Australia, according to figures from industry analyst IDC.
Staff Writers Mar 14 2005 1:45PM Hardware
Altech signs Samsung notebooks, MPIO

Altech signs Samsung notebooks, MPIO

Altech is now selling Samsung’s entire IT product line following an agreement to distribute the company’s notebook range.
Byron Connolly Mar 11 2005 3:29PM Hardware
Lenovo gets US nod in IBM sale

Lenovo gets US nod in IBM sale

US regulators have finally given the nod to the massive US$1.75 billion buyout of IBM’s PC business by Chinese giant Lenovo.
Staff Writers , Staff Writers Mar 11 2005 7:25AM Hardware
PC vendors need to brace for 2005: Gartner

PC vendors need to brace for 2005: Gartner

PC vendors need to prepare for slowed growth in 2005 despite strong shipments in 2004, according to industry analyst Gartner.
Staff Writers Mar 9 2005 2:56PM Hardware
HP throws Cisco a curve ball

HP throws Cisco a curve ball

Hardware vendor HP is targeting disaffected Cisco partners with an updated range of ProCurve switches, routers and control boxes.
Darren Baguely , Darren Baguley Mar 9 2005 11:54AM Hardware
Acer bags $27M schools deal

Acer bags $27M schools deal

Acer Computer Australia, in conjunction with channel partner Winthrop, has won a $27 million tender to provide 16,000 Western Australian public school teachers with TravelMate notebooks over the next three years.
Byron Connolly Mar 8 2005 3:13PM Hardware
Acer rejigs warranties

Acer rejigs warranties

Acer Computer Australia has rejigged its notebook warranty service, opting to introduce three-year warranties on its Premium range of TravelMate laptops.
Byron Connolly Mar 1 2005 3:06PM Hardware
Big Blue goes back to channel

Big Blue goes back to channel

IBM Australia’s personal systems group is swinging back to the channel, promising to allocate 80 percent of marketing dollars this year to generate demand for resellers and distributors.
Darren Baguely , Darren Baguley Mar 1 2005 9:00AM Hardware
Schwalbs do the shuffle

Schwalbs do the shuffle

Joel Schwalb has reduced his stake in Volante Group, withdrawing from one shareholding directorship to make way for his son, Ehoud Schwalb.
Fleur Doidge Feb 25 2005 4:18PM Hardware

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