Friday | 22 August, 2008
Dick Smith store suffers $140,000 hit
Thieves make off with laptops, cameras, scanners, phones and projectors
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Dick Smith store suffers $140,000 hit 21 August, 2008 12:07:00
Thieves make off with laptops, cameras, scanners, phones and projectorsThieves got away with $140,000 worth of electrical goods after breaking into Dick Smith’s Powerhouse store in Penrith on Tuesday. - +
Optima administrators recommend liquidation 21 August, 2008 16:42:00
Creditors debt exceeds $14 million according to initial documentsOptima’s administrators are recommending the company and its subsidiaries be placed into liquidation. - +
Whitebox players chalk up significant server growth 21 August, 2008 13:00:00
IDC points to small business as the strongest market for non-branded x86 serversThe whitebox x86 server space experienced a strong surge in revenue and shipments during the first quarter of the financial year, according to IDC. - +
Avnet promotes Costigan to regional post 21 August, 2008 14:21:00
Marketing director gets broader role as distributor continues to expand into AsiaAvnet Technology Solutions’ Michael Costigan has been promoted to director of marketing and business innovation for the Asian region. He said the role was newly created in response to the distributors’ regional expansion plans. - +
NBN a waste without Fibre to the Home 21 August, 2008 10:48:00
Symmetrical 100Mbps will cost $10 billion.Australia could have a Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH) network for the same price as the inferior hybrid node network, according to industry experts. - +
Intel laptop platform to boost graphics, power use 21 August, 2008 08:56:00
Intel said its next-generation platform for laptops will provide more visually stunning graphics and better power management features.Intel's next-generation platform for laptops will provide more visually stunning graphics and better power management features, the company said on Tuesday.
More >PC and Components
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Whitebox players chalk up significant server growth 21 August, 2008 13:00:00
IDC points to small business as the strongest market for non-branded x86 serversThe whitebox x86 server space experienced a strong surge in revenue and shipments during the first quarter of the financial year, according to IDC. - +
Intel laptop platform to boost graphics, power use 21 August, 2008 08:56:00
Intel said its next-generation platform for laptops will provide more visually stunning graphics and better power management features.Intel's next-generation platform for laptops will provide more visually stunning graphics and better power management features, the company said on Tuesday.
More >Networking
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NBN a waste without Fibre to the Home 21 August, 2008 10:48:00
Symmetrical 100Mbps will cost $10 billion.Australia could have a Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH) network for the same price as the inferior hybrid node network, according to industry experts. - +
Two years on, Microsoft and Novell extend partnership 21 August, 2008 08:21:00
Microsoft said Wednesday it would purchase a further $100 million in coupons for Suse Linux support from Novell, furthering a controversial 2006 partnership.Microsoft said Wednesday it would purchase up to $100 million in coupons for Suse Linux support from Novell, furthering a controversial 2006 partnership aimed at customers who run both Windows and Linux in their server environments.
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Oakton revenues hit a record $200 million 20 August, 2008 16:18:00
Services provider attributes growth to an increase in the size of its client projectsASX-listed services provider, Oakton (ASX: OKN), has posted record revenues of $201 million in the 12 months to June 30, a 75 per cent year-on-year increase. - +
Melbourne IT warns of slowing economic growth 20 August, 2008 11:14:00
Strong Australian dollar causes some difficulties for its reseller division, but company reports healthy half-yearly resultsSlowing economic growth and a tight skills market will make it a challenging year for the IT industry, according to Melbourne IT’s chief.
More >Software
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How to turn a software pirate into a paying customer 21 August, 2008 15:26:00
Startup offers a better way of preventing software piracy.Most anti-piracy solutions try to prevent software from being "cracked" or source code from being plagiarized. - +
Two years on, Microsoft and Novell extend partnership 21 August, 2008 08:21:00
Microsoft said Wednesday it would purchase a further $100 million in coupons for Suse Linux support from Novell, furthering a controversial 2006 partnership.Microsoft said Wednesday it would purchase up to $100 million in coupons for Suse Linux support from Novell, furthering a controversial 2006 partnership aimed at customers who run both Windows and Linux in their server environments.
More >Security
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How to turn a software pirate into a paying customer 21 August, 2008 15:26:00
Startup offers a better way of preventing software piracy.Most anti-piracy solutions try to prevent software from being "cracked" or source code from being plagiarized. - +
DeviceLock counters USB stick menace with alliance 21 August, 2008 12:28:00
Partners key to growth.Endpoint security vendor DeviceLock continues to seek partners in order to counter the growing use of removable storage devices - such as memory sticks - in the removal of sensitive information from corporate networks.
More >Storage
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IBM commits $300 million to disaster recovery build-out 21 August, 2008 07:33:00
13 cloud storage centers to be built this year.IBM is investing US$300 million to build 13 new data centers that will help customers around the world recover from disaster by storing their data remotely in a cloud-based storage model. - +
Intel shows off solid-state drive road map 20 August, 2008 07:16:00
At IDF, chip maker says it plans production of 160GB drive for laptops in early 2009.Intel Tuesday outlined the roadmap for its upcoming line of solid-state drives that will use flash-based solid-state memory to store data - and replace hard drives in some computers.
More >Mobility
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Intel laptop platform to boost graphics, power use 21 August, 2008 08:56:00
Intel said its next-generation platform for laptops will provide more visually stunning graphics and better power management features.Intel's next-generation platform for laptops will provide more visually stunning graphics and better power management features, the company said on Tuesday. - +
Android puts out call to mobile security gurus 21 August, 2008 11:53:00
Developers of Android, the Linux mobile operating system spearheaded by Google, are asking security experts for input.Developers of Android, the Linux mobile platform spearheaded by Google, are asking security experts for input.
More >Retail
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Dick Smith store suffers $140,000 hit 21 August, 2008 12:07:00
Thieves make off with laptops, cameras, scanners, phones and projectorsThieves got away with $140,000 worth of electrical goods after breaking into Dick Smith’s Powerhouse store in Penrith on Tuesday. - +
Reserve Bank weighs in on eBay’s PayPal push 21 August, 2008 11:25:00
Takes issue with no-surcharge, no-steering rules and mandated acceptance of PayPal.The Reserve Bank of Australia’s Payment Systems Board is entering discussions with PayPal and its owner eBay to encourage the payment provider to voluntarily remove the no-surchage and no-steering rules that have come under fire by the ACCC for being anti-competitive.
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Recent Acquisitions
Keeping you up to date with industry mergers and acquisitions.- +
Clever acquires data and Internet provider 14 August, 2008 16:36:00
Wireless carrier says it is on the hunt for more acquisitionsASX-listed wireless operator, Clever Communications, has acquired specialised data and Internet provider, NPH - +
Technology One acquires Brisbane ISV 12 August, 2008 15:05:00
ASX-listed software vendor, TechnologyOne (ASX:TNE), has acquired Brisbane-based ISV, OutcomeManager. - +
HP buys wireless network infrastructure company 12 August, 2008 08:40:26
Hewlett-Packard said on Monday it plans to buy Colubris Networks, furthering the consolidation of wireless networking companies.
Recent Appointments
Tracking the industry's movers and shakers as they climb the corporate ladder.- +
Avnet promotes Costigan to regional post 21 August, 2008 14:21:00
Marketing director gets broader role as distributor continues to expand into AsiaAvnet Technology Solutions’ Michael Costigan has been promoted to director of marketing and business innovation for the Asian region. He said the role was newly created in response to the distributors’ regional expansion plans. - +
S Central nabs Kaz finance chief 20 August, 2008 10:53:00
Services provider, S Central, has nabbed Kaz’s financial controller, Ashley Clarkson, as its first executive general manager of finance and administration. - +
Supply Chain Consulting appoints northern region manager 14 August, 2008 15:51:00
Enterprise software and services provider, Supply Chain Consulting, has hired John Speed as its northern region manager.
Interviews
ARN talks to a range of local and international industry figures- +
City of power 06 August, 2008 15:56:00
At just 24 years of age, you might be surprised to hear that Michael Tran is building one of the world’s largest high-density datacentres. You probably wouldn’t expect it to be in Queensland either. He recently told ARN about his grand design for a Data Centre City.Where did you get the idea for Data Centre City? - +
After Hours: Vasco enterprise channel manager, Gary O'Sullivan 06 August, 2008 14:55:00
My favourite book or movie ...My favourite movie is Endless Summer - it does have some cheesy American narrating but the amount of fun those guys had travelling around the world looking for great waves would be an amazing way to live your life. - +
Refereeing the security channel 06 August, 2008 12:28:00
Vic Whiteley spoke to ARN about his passion for building businesses and helping referees for the 2003 Rugby World Cup.
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