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Lenovo to get IBM PCD partners

Lenovo to get IBM PCD partners

Lenovo is set to inherit IBM’s PC business partners in its US$1.75 billion purchase of a major share in IBM’s Personal Computing Division (PCD) – a deal that has made the Chinese vendor the world’s third-largest PC business.
Fleur Doidge Dec 9 2004 9:57AM Hardware
WA's ComputerCorp opens Brisbane office

WA's ComputerCorp opens Brisbane office

West Australian service provider ComputerCorp has opened an office in Brisbane two months ahead of schedule.
Staff Writers Dec 8 2004 9:30AM Hardware
Shein and Co put faith in Net Return

Shein and Co put faith in Net Return

Net Return, the Australasian distributor of NetSuite, has announced that it is to receive funding from a collective of high profile investors led by former Com Tech boss David Shein.
Staff Writers , Emily Kerry Dec 7 2004 9:15AM Hardware
Concorde no longer flying in Brisbane

Concorde no longer flying in Brisbane

Brisbane reseller Concorde Computer has entered voluntary administration with a rumoured $1.6 million in debts after a poor October-November period was the last straw in several years of dwindling returns.
Fleur Doidge Dec 6 2004 3:33PM Hardware
Computer Australia in reseller member drive

Computer Australia in reseller member drive

IT reseller group Computer Australia has initiated an ambitious expansion plan to bring independent resellers into its fold, using a similar model to the successful Leading Edge franchise.
Byron Connolly Dec 6 2004 3:29PM Hardware
EMT buys Canadian DVoD provider

EMT buys Canadian DVoD provider

ASX-listed EMT Corporation has bought Canadian digital video-on-demand provider GalaVu in a move aimed at expanding its footprint in British, South African and Caribbean markets.
Staff Writers Dec 6 2004 3:19PM Hardware
Converged devices set to top Christmas wishlists?

Converged devices set to top Christmas wishlists?

Nationwide sales of converged devices are at an all time high, according to research by industry analyst IDC.
Emily Kerry Dec 2 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Software sales at risk with multiple core PCs

Software sales at risk with multiple core PCs

Software prices could skyrocket to unaffordable levels for many users in coming years as computer hardware evolves to multiple core models, a Gartner analyst has claimed.
Fleur Doidge Nov 30 2004 12:00AM Hardware
IT upgrade leaves life insurance fund in better health

IT upgrade leaves life insurance fund in better health

HCF, an Australian non-profit health and life insurance fund, has joined forces with IP telephony integrator NSC in a move designed to resuscitate its customer service by upgrading its call centre.
Emily Kerry Nov 29 2004 12:00AM Hardware
3Com lays down gauntlet to Cisco

3Com lays down gauntlet to Cisco

3Com has claimed its challenge to Cisco's dominance of global networking hardware sales is market ready with a range of switches that complete its product arsenal - the latest from a quadrupled R&D investment that has resulted in 160 new products this year and 240 more promised for 2005.
Fleur Doidge Nov 26 2004 12:00AM Hardware
DiData to acquire SecureData Group

DiData to acquire SecureData Group

Dimension Data has signed a heads of agreement to acquire Aussie integrator SecureData Group’s (SDG) business and its controlling interest in SQL Services.
Byron Connolly Nov 26 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Acer tops $300M in online sales

Acer tops $300M in online sales

Number three PC market player Acer Computer Australia has surpassed $300 million in online channel sales three years after launching its popular e-commerce initiative.
Byron Connolly Nov 25 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Samsung claims fastest 19 inch LCD refresh rate

Samsung claims fastest 19 inch LCD refresh rate

Samsung Electronics has launched an LCD monitor which it claimed has the fastest refresh rate of any 19 inch screen in the world.
Byron Connolly Nov 25 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Apple launches price match policy

Apple launches price match policy

Apple Computer Australia has announced a "price matching" policy which would see its direct online store match prices quoted by its reseller channel on Apple hardware and software product.
Byron Connolly Nov 22 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Allot cranks up with channel program

Allot cranks up with channel program

Traffic management outfit Allot Communications launched its Empowered partner network channel program in Australia and New Zealand and has signalled its intention to engage more resellers.
Byron Connolly Nov 18 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Rust denies he's the top dog

Rust denies he's the top dog

Ingram Micro Australia boss Steve Rust on Tuesday denied he was selected to lead the merged Ingram Micro/Tech Pacific organisation saying any reported announcement about the role was "premature."
Byron Connolly Nov 16 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Optima cuts staff

Optima cuts staff

It has emerged that Australian box builder Optima had cut 12 staff in its service and operations area around the same time as three senior staff announced their resignations last week.
Byron Connolly Nov 16 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Optima managers resign

Optima managers resign

Three senior staff at Australian box builder Optima have resigned over the past week, including managing director Douglas Wong, who had only been in the job for four months.
Byron Connolly Nov 15 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Intel hires fresh local staff

Intel hires fresh local staff

Intel Australia has hired several new staff in its Intel Solutions Services and Reseller Channel Organisation.
Staff Writers Nov 8 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Samsung enters Aussie notebook market

Samsung enters Aussie notebook market

Samsung - better known for its IT peripheral products - has launched itself into a crowded Australian notebook market, with a range of mid- to high-end machines.
Byron Connolly Nov 4 2004 12:00AM Hardware

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