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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
Tech Pac, Synnex strike new consumables deals

Tech Pac, Synnex strike new consumables deals

Tech Pacific has started distributing ink and toner from UK-based supplier IT Image, filling a gap in its consumables product line up.
Byron Connolly Nov 4 2004 12:00AM Hardware
ACCC demands honest product claims

ACCC demands honest product claims

The federal court has issued orders to a company for allegedly misrepresenting that a mobile phone accessory reduced radiation.
Staff Writers Nov 4 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Samsung launches monitor next day replacement

Samsung launches monitor next day replacement

Electronics giant Samsung has unveiled an ambitious next day replacement service on several of its PC monitors in a move that was initiated by its Australian subsidiary.
Byron Connolly Nov 3 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Avnet in HP refurbish deal

Avnet in HP refurbish deal

Distributor Avnet Partner Solutions has been appointed to move refurbished HP high-end servers and storage hardware products under a worldwide initiative dubbed HP Renew.
Byron Connolly Nov 2 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Ingram banks on emerging technologies

Ingram banks on emerging technologies

Ingram Micro is counting on emerging technologies to spur growth for the next few years
Scott Campbell Nov 1 2004 12:00AM Hardware
IT auctioneer calls in administrators

IT auctioneer calls in administrators

Second-hand IT equipment auctioneer IT Asset Management Pty Ltd has called in voluntary administrators, in a move it attributes to massive reductions in the price of new computer equipment over the past few years.
Staff Writers Oct 29 2004 12:00AM Hardware
HP, Westan in white-box deal

HP, Westan in white-box deal

HP is making a play at securing a share of the Australian white-box market under a PC distribution arrangement with distributor and builder Westan.
Byron Connolly Oct 29 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Leading Solutions acquires Micro Knox

Leading Solutions acquires Micro Knox

Building on its software portfolio, Melbourne-based reseller Leading Solutions has acquired Australian software developer Micro Knox, picking up 25 staff in the process.
Byron Connolly Oct 26 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Penman new Volante boss

Penman new Volante boss

Former Compaq South Pacific MD Ian Penman has been appointed Volante Group's new CEO, following the departure of Allan Brackin.
Byron Connolly Oct 25 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Increased PC shipments below expectations: Gartner

Increased PC shipments below expectations: Gartner

A 9.7 percent increase in worldwide PC shipments during the third quarter of 2004 is below forecast expectations, according to an industry analyst.
DVD Editor Oct 21 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Former Quantum MD dies

Former Quantum MD dies

Former Quantum MD Simon Harvey died earlier this week, following complications resulting from an operation in Brisbane.
Byron Connolly Oct 15 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Users prefer thin clients: Wyse survey

Users prefer thin clients: Wyse survey

Thin client vendor Wyse Technology has been travelling Australia promoting a recent survey that suggests most users actually do prefer server-centric computing to desktop PCs.
Fleur Doidge Oct 13 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Microsoft Media Center PCs hit Australia

Microsoft Media Center PCs hit Australia

Microsoft has launched its long awaited home entertainment operating system, Windows XP Media Center Edition, in Australia.
Sarah Stokely Oct 13 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Sun won't shine on box-droppers

Sun won't shine on box-droppers

Sun Microsystems president and chief operating officer Jonathan Schwartz has predicted an "inevitable" demise for traditional IT resellers who don't adopt services or subscription pricing.
Fleur Doidge Oct 13 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Dell recalls 4.4 million notebook adapters

Dell recalls 4.4 million notebook adapters

Dell has voluntarily recalled 4.4 million AC adapters for its notebooks after receiving seven reports of the adapters overheating, posing a risk of fire or electrical shock for users.
Steve Burke , Steven Burke , Byron Connolly Oct 12 2004 12:00AM Hardware
WhiteGold adds Fortinet

WhiteGold adds Fortinet

Security distributor WhiteGold Solutions has signed US vendor Fortinet in a bid to broaden its appeal to customers seeking a box to handle anti-virus, intrusion detection and prevention, URL-filtering and firewall duties.
Fleur Doidge Oct 11 2004 12:00AM Hardware

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