Stories by Trevor Clarke

Homegrown: Pronto Software CEO, David Jackman

<b>What is the 30-second pitch you give people on Pronto?</b>
David Jackman: We sell software to medium size and larger businesses that enables to them to compete well against their competitors. By doing that it effectively means they can have a lower cost of ownership and a better user experience. This means they can be more nimble and particularly in this economic environment everyone is looking for nimble and quick.

Analysts: Future of separated Telstra is rosy

Leading telecommunications analysts have predicted a rosy future for Telstra (ASX: TLS), despite the telco claiming the Federal Government's attempts to force it to separate would hurt the business.

PC shipments surge in Asia-Pacific

The Asia-Pacific PC market has bounced back with a 16.1 per cent rise in July to September compared to the same period last year, according to analyst firm, Gartner.

AFACT tactics have origins in 1975 UNSW library case

Some of the legal issues at stake and the tactics employed by the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) in its civil case against Internet Service Provider iiNet in the Federal Court of Australia have their origins in a landmark copyright case involving the University of NSW library in 1975.

How do they do IT? Connecting with the resources boom

With demand for Australian resources gathering pace following a lessening of the global slowdown, the pressure on resource companies to ensure their operations and IT equipment are running with as much efficiency, effectiveness and as little down time as possible is heating up.

AFACT v iiNet: Malone won't appear for two weeks

iiNet CEO Michael Malone will most likely not take the stand in the Internet Service Provider's (ISP) civil case against the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) for another two weeks.

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