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Optima undergoes management restructure

Optima undergoes management restructure

Australian OEM Optima ICM has appointed Douglas Wong as its new managing director, following former MD Cornel Ung’s decision to move into the role of executive chairman of the board.
Byron Connolly Jul 12 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Cassa appointed exclusive distributor for ASUS servers

Cassa appointed exclusive distributor for ASUS servers

Cassa Australia -– a division of distributor Cellnet -– has signed on as an exclusive distributor of ASUS server solutions.
Staff Writers Jul 9 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Apple resellers starved of iMacs until September

Apple resellers starved of iMacs until September

Smaller Apple resellers may be left with no iMacs to sell for two months in the wake of an Apple admission that its next release of the popular line has been delayed until September.
Fleur Doidge Jul 6 2004 12:00AM Hardware
HP takes top print business direct

HP takes top print business direct

HP's Imaging and Printing division (IPG) would sell direct to 200 of its top customers under a new program aimed at maintaining its share in the market for 'converged' printers and copiers.
Byron Connolly Jul 6 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Frew back in the channel

Frew back in the channel

After spending five years overseas, LAN Systems founder Scott Frew is back in the channel and has taken a 75 percent stake in security distributor Firewall Systems.
Byron Connolly Jul 1 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Vic VAD takes on MIT support role post-IBM

Vic VAD takes on MIT support role post-IBM

Victorian VAD Meier Business Systems has snapped up a chance to become the premier provider of support for Management Information Tools (MIT) across Australia, New Zealand and south Asia.
Fleur Doidge Jun 28 2004 12:00AM Hardware
IBM eyes HP toner cartridge sales

IBM eyes HP toner cartridge sales

IBM has lined up HP’s consumables strength in its sights, releasing a line of toner cartridges for HP laser printers with the express aim of winning market share from its rival.
Fleur Doidge Jun 25 2004 12:00AM Hardware
LCD market grows despite shortages

LCD market grows despite shortages

The Australian monitor market grew by 20.7 percent in Q1 over Q4, 2003 despite LCD panel shortages, according to researcher IDC.
DVD Editor Jun 25 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Brightpoint signs Navman GPS

Brightpoint signs Navman GPS

Mobile & wireless distributor Brightpoint has signed GPS vendor Navman, a company with a GPS offering the distributor believes has broader appeal to a wider range of businesses than recent departure TravRoute.
Fleur Doidge Jun 24 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Mac1 becomes six with Wollongong opening

Mac1 becomes six with Wollongong opening

ACT-based Apple reseller Mac1 has geared up to open a store in Wollongong on 1 July, a move which gives it the only Apple dealership in that city as well as access to 384 schools across the region.
Fleur Doidge Jun 24 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Sun claims first Australian RFID retail coup

Sun claims first Australian RFID retail coup

Sun Microsystems has announced a trial of RFID tagging for retail giant Coles Myer in what it claims is the first trial deployment of the technology in Australian retail.
Staff Writers Jun 23 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Lan 1 spreads word on Iomega

Lan 1 spreads word on Iomega

Niche VAD LAN 1 has been busy travelling Australia to promote Iomega Rev Drive to its resellers in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.
Staff Writers Jun 23 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Ingram pumps up web

Ingram pumps up web

Broad-based distributor Ingram Micro plans to do at least 15 percent of its total sales over the web by December this year, following the official launch of a refreshed e-commerce operation this week.
Byron Connolly Jun 22 2004 12:00AM Hardware
TravRoute, Belkin channel Ingram for GPS sales

TravRoute, Belkin channel Ingram for GPS sales

US Global Positioning System (GPS) vendor TravRoute has ditched specialist mobility distributor Brightpoint in Australia, instead partnering Belkin in a broad-based Ingram Micro deal.
Fleur Doidge Jun 21 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Wireless set-top box on the way

Wireless set-top box on the way

Adelaide-based Zensonic - a spin-off from distributor PC Range - is gearing up to market an Australian-designed wireless home media player to the world.
Byron Connolly Jun 21 2004 12:00AM Hardware
AppleCentre Chatswood branches out

AppleCentre Chatswood branches out

AppleCentre Chatswood proprietor Henrik Kocharians opened a second store to huge queues on Saturday, 19 June, with the stated aim of serving customers based on Sydney’s northern beaches.
Fleur Doidge Jun 21 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Legend signs Hitachi

Legend signs Hitachi

Adelaide-based memory manufacturer and distributor Legend Performance Technology has begun distributing the full range of Hitachi hard drives and has stopped selling Fujitsu and Western Digital (WD) drives in the process.
Byron Connolly Jun 18 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Former BBF head leaves Bluechip

Former BBF head leaves Bluechip
Sarah Stokely Jun 18 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Allot beefs up channel

Allot beefs up channel

Global network traffic management outfit Allot Communications has stepped up its presence in Australia, with a new Melbourne-based regional office and second distributor, Channelworx.
Byron Connolly Jun 16 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Sydney Mac support centre back on track

Sydney Mac support centre back on track

AppleCentre Taylor Square chief Ben Morgan has claimed his Mac support centre launch is set for the end of June, after reshuffling renovations to cut short an expected delay until 1 August.
Fleur Doidge Jun 11 2004 12:00AM Hardware

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