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Sony bows out of CRTs, focuses on LCD screens

Sony bows out of CRTs, focuses on LCD screens

Sony announced it would no longer import CRT computer screens into Australia, instead focusing its efforts on the more lucrative and rapidly growing LCD market.
Staff Writers , Staff Writers Feb 25 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Channel may take Quantum leap

Channel may take Quantum leap

US storage vendor Quantum is making a play for more sales in the Australian channel, enhancing its reseller program to push tape drives to SMBs.
Fleur Doidge Feb 24 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Dynamic calls for action in direct sales stoush

Dynamic calls for action in direct sales stoush

Brisbane-based consumables distributor Dynamic Supplies has called for action against vendors allegedly using channel marketing meant for other purposes to harvest end-user details and go direct, cutting out the reseller.
Fleur Doidge Feb 20 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Intel 64-bit plan baffles AMD

Intel 64-bit plan baffles AMD

Intel’s announcement that it would finally release its own 64-bit extension to developers next US fiscal quarter has raised eyebrows at rival chip-maker AMD.
Fleur Doidge Feb 20 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Tech Pacific signs BenQ

Tech Pacific signs BenQ

Just a few weeks after signing up SMB networker Linksys, big distributor Tech Pacific has struck a fresh retail-focused distribution agreement with BenQ.
Byron Connolly Feb 19 2004 12:00AM Hardware
ComNet shows its cards in wireless push

ComNet shows its cards in wireless push

Small Sydney distributor ComNet Solutions has begun a major push into wireless, signing a three-year deal with US giant Electro-Comm - one of the largest wireless products distributors in the world.
Fleur Doidge Feb 18 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Sony to lead digital home drive: IDC

Sony to lead digital home drive: IDC

Sony is likely to stay ahead of the pack in a 'digital home' market tipped by IDC as the next haven for IT hardware growth in Australia.
Staff Writers Feb 17 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Sun squeezes prices 7.25 percent across the board

Sun squeezes prices 7.25 percent across the board
Fleur Doidge Feb 16 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Robust growth in Aussie PC market

Robust growth in Aussie PC market

Australian PC sales were strong in calendar 2003 with the market growing 16.1 percent compared to 2002, according to data released by market researcher Gartner.
Byron Connolly Feb 13 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Volante, Ipex merger approved

Volante, Ipex merger approved

Shareholders have approved the $480 million merger of integrator Volante with services provider and box-builder Ipex ITG.
Fleur Doidge Feb 13 2004 12:00AM Hardware
UK reseller opens Sydney doors

UK reseller opens Sydney doors

British reseller IT Partnerships (ITP) has opened an office in Australia to target niche demand for enterprise-grade storage, security and services.
Fleur Doidge Feb 10 2004 12:00AM Hardware
ServicePoint to acquire Allied

ServicePoint to acquire Allied

Communications company ServicePoint Limited is seeking shareholder approval to acquire privately-held Canberra-based Allied Technologies Group.
Staff Writers Feb 9 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Hagemeyer drops Minolta, signs Casio digital cameras

Hagemeyer drops Minolta, signs Casio digital cameras
Fleur Doidge Feb 9 2004 12:00AM Hardware
IBM updates ThinkPad

IBM updates ThinkPad

IBM has announced an update to its ThinkPad range of notebooks, featuring a smaller form factor and updated data protection technology.
Tim Dean Feb 9 2004 12:00AM Hardware
No Apple Next Byte for Bondi mall

No Apple Next Byte for Bondi mall

Apple reseller Next Byte has ditched plans to open a branch at Westfield Mall in eastern Sydney's Bondi Junction.
Fleur Doidge Feb 6 2004 12:00AM Hardware
HP ramps up channel marketing role

HP ramps up channel marketing role

HP has replaced Personal Systems Group (PSG) channel chief David Booth with another seasoned sales executive, Paul Robson.
Fleur Doidge Feb 6 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Light shone on LCD shortage tunnel

Light shone on LCD shortage tunnel

An ongoing shortage of LCD parts - further exacerbated by a major maker's decision to halt external supply - may be partly relieved in the projection sector by products tipped for a 2004 release.
Fleur Doidge Feb 5 2004 12:00AM Hardware
NZ goes Parallel with HP in Australia

NZ goes Parallel with HP in Australia

Sydney-based distributor Parallel Solutions has replaced broad-based rival Tech Pacific n NZ as out-of-warranty trade parts contractor for HP.
Fleur Doidge Feb 5 2004 12:00AM Hardware
LAN 1 signs Fortinet

LAN 1 signs Fortinet

Sydney-based distributor LAN 1 has cut a distribution deal with firewall provider Fortinet in an effort to beef up a security practice that it hoped would contribute up to 35 percent of its sales revenue by the end of this year.
Byron Connolly Feb 3 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Peripherals distributor expands to NZ

Peripherals distributor expands to NZ

Peripherals distributor Anyware Computer Accessories has opened its first overseas warehouse, expanding into New Zealand on the back of 25 percent growth.
Fleur Doidge Feb 3 2004 12:00AM Hardware

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