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Westan sold to Wintech Group
IT distributor's founder, Victor Aghtan, hands over the reins to ASX-listed player
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Techhead Connect drop kicks Telstra over Siebel 04 July, 2009 13:50:00
ICT Distribution will pick up 30 Techhead Connect resellers after breakdown in agreement over delays and marginsTechhead Connect has dropped its Telstra distribution agreement and will cease to offer the telco’s (ASX: TLS) mobility products from the end of August. - +
Westan sold to Wintech Group 03 July, 2009 12:15:00
IT distributor's founder, Victor Aghtan, hands over the reins to ASX-listed playerAustralian IT distributor, Westan, has been sold to ASX-listed player, Wintech Group. - +
Corpnet: Ready to double storage datacentre business 03 July, 2009 16:30:00
Through a new partnership with EMC, the integrator is looking to hit an ambitious target by provisioning cloud computing servicesNew EMC premier partner, Corpnet, has flagged ambitious plans to double the growth of its storage datacentre segment within the next 12 months. - +
Updated: ACCC slaps HP with cash-back changes 03 July, 2009 11:53:00
Regulatory body forces vendor to undergo voluntary changes after more than 190 complaintsThe Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has forced HP to change its cash-back and gift promotion systems. - +
Frontline Systems appoints three new managers 03 July, 2009 16:34:00
IT services provider fills general manager, Canberra branch manager and business development and product manager positionsIT services provider, Frontline Systems, has appointed Bill Frangeskakis as its new general manager. - +
Ingram Micro announces cash-prize channel winners 03 July, 2009 12:06:00
Sydney companies dominate the $200,000 jackpotIngram Micro has announced the winners of its $200,000 Biggest Promotion in the Channel competition.
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Updated: ACCC slaps HP with cash-back changes 03 July, 2009 11:53:00
Regulatory body forces vendor to undergo voluntary changes after more than 190 complaintsThe Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has forced HP to change its cash-back and gift promotion systems. - +
Greenpeace pans PC makers for toxic products 02 July, 2009 09:46:00
Hewlett-Packard, Dell and Lenovo are among the PC makers Greenpeace criticizedGreenpeace International on Wednesday criticized some major PC makers for backtracking on commitments to reduce hazardous substances in hardware.
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Conroy wants comments on NBNco legislation 03 July, 2009 16:46:00
The Department of Broadband wants the community to have its say on the legislative framework for the NBNCommunications Minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, is appealing for comments on the legislative framework for the National Broadband Network company (NBNco). Announced in April, the Government-owned organisation will be tasked with running the $43 billion wholesale fibre infrastructure. - +
Ex-Bay Networks CEO: Nortel's enterprise group could do well on its own 03 July, 2009 08:06:00
Former Bay chief Dave House says group should focus on banks, financial companiesFormer Bay Networks CEO Dave House says he likes the idea of Nortel's enterprise data division -- built around Bay technology -- breaking free and picking up its old name.
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S Central's Mavridis to takeover new Synergy Plus group 29 June, 2009 12:41:00
Rindel out as Mavridis assumes CEO role across the newly combined groupComputerCorp CEO, Robin Rindel, will bow out tomorrow following the ASX-listed integrator’s (ASX:CZP) acquisitions of Synergy Plus and S Central. The combined company will also be rebranded Synergy Plus, subject to shareholder approval. - +
Holocentric picks up COSOL as reseller partner 25 June, 2009 11:26:00
Integrator will resell enterprise modelling products and develop customised ERP AcceleratorsModelling software provider, Holocentric, has struck up a partnership with local integrator, COSOL.
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Mozilla slates first Firefox 3.5 patch 03 July, 2009 08:46:00
Plans to patch bugs this month that went unfixed in final versionMozilla will patch the just-released Firefox 3.5 in the next few weeks to stamp out several bugs that went unfixed in the final version of the browser, the company said Tuesday. - +
Reports: Microsoft will sell Windows 7 'Family Pack' 03 July, 2009 08:37:00
No pricing details, but leaked EULA refers to three-license pack for Home PremiumMicrosoft will offer a multi-license "family pack" for Windows 7, according to a pair of bloggers who cite details in the end-user licensing agreement (EULA) of a recently-leaked build.
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When your phone rings, the copyright police may come calling 03 July, 2009 06:02:00
ASCAP contends royalties are due every time a ringtone plays, on top of the royalty operators pay on sale of the ringtoneA digital rights group is contesting a U.S. music industry association's assertion that royalties are due each time a mobile phone ringtone is played in public. - +
Jailbroken iPhones leave users more vulnerable 02 July, 2009 20:30:00
Jailbreaking a handset may remove up to 80 percent of its security protectionsJailbreaking an iPhone leaves users vulnerable to attack by stripping away most of the handset's security protections, a security researcher warned Thursday.
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Corpnet: Ready to double storage datacentre business 03 July, 2009 16:30:00
Through a new partnership with EMC, the integrator is looking to hit an ambitious target by provisioning cloud computing servicesNew EMC premier partner, Corpnet, has flagged ambitious plans to double the growth of its storage datacentre segment within the next 12 months. - +
IBM unveils server financing offer 03 July, 2009 12:00:00
$US5000+ servers can be purchased with financing in an offer with SMB appealIBM has kicked off a new financing offer on server purchases as small as $US5000.
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Techhead Connect drop kicks Telstra over Siebel 04 July, 2009 13:50:00
ICT Distribution will pick up 30 Techhead Connect resellers after breakdown in agreement over delays and marginsTechhead Connect has dropped its Telstra distribution agreement and will cease to offer the telco’s (ASX: TLS) mobility products from the end of August. - +
Apple may patch serious SMS vulnerability on iPhone 03 July, 2009 04:59:00
The iPhone is more secure than MacOS X-based computers, but SMS may be a critical weaknessApple is working to fix an iPhone vulnerability that could allow an attacker to remotely install and run unsigned software code with root access to the phone.
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Three in a row for retail 02 July, 2009 11:53:00
One per cent rise in seasonally adjusted growth for a total of 3.5 per cent growth over last yearThe retail market has had a third consecutive month of growth. - +
Users complain about poor Pre hardware 02 July, 2009 05:00:00
Some Palm Pre owners say they've had to return multiple devicesSome Palm Pre owners are complaining about poor hardware quality of the phones, with at least one person saying that he's already had to return four devices.
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Westan sold to Wintech Group 03 July, 2009 12:15:00
IT distributor's founder, Victor Aghtan, hands over the reins to ASX-listed playerAustralian IT distributor, Westan, has been sold to ASX-listed player, Wintech Group. - +
Ingram Micro announces cash-prize channel winners 03 July, 2009 12:06:00
Ingram Micro has announced the winners of its $200,000 Biggest Promotion in the Channel competition. - +
Updated: ACCC slaps HP with cash-back changes 03 July, 2009 11:53:00
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has forced HP to change its cash-back and gift promotion systems.
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Westan sold to Wintech Group 03 July, 2009 12:15:00
IT distributor's founder, Victor Aghtan, hands over the reins to ASX-listed playerAustralian IT distributor, Westan, has been sold to ASX-listed player, Wintech Group. - +
Insight nabs former Commander contract 30 June, 2009 13:09:00
Software reseller, Insight, has secured a Microsoft Enterprise Agreement (EA) contract with the Victorian government. - +
Video conferencing distributor takes control 29 June, 2009 16:58:00
ICT distributor, Xceed Solutions, has taken control of the Asia-Pacific operations of video conferencing vendor, Aethra SpA, as part of a major restructuring.
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Frontline Systems appoints three new managers 03 July, 2009 16:34:00
IT services provider fills general manager, Canberra branch manager and business development and product manager positionsIT services provider, Frontline Systems, has appointed Bill Frangeskakis as its new general manager. - +
SNIA adds Ingram Micro to its board 01 July, 2009 08:36:00
Ingram Micro has joined the board of industry representative organisation, Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA), with Terry Dunn from the distributor’s NZ branch becoming a director. - +
Blue Coat ramps up channel activity 29 June, 2009 16:51:00
On the back of a new appointment, Blue Coat Systems is bolstering its channel activity to broaden its presence in markets that have previously been neglected.
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