Cisco issues channel warning
Networking giant Cisco has issued a threatening email to its channel partners across Asia-Pacific after learning that its products have been ‘misrepresented’.
Stories by Brian Corrigan
Australian developer hits Korea
Melbourne-based IT start-up, Momentum Technologies Group (MTG), has signed a deal for its flagship SquizBiz product to be distributed in Korea by INCR.
PC market bucks seasonal trends
Two local PC assemblers are mixing it with the big boys, according to the latest figures released by market analysts at IDC.
Centrelink to get $312 million IT upgrade
Centrelink is to get a major IT upgrade worth $312 million over the next five years, according to plans announced by the Federal Government’s Department for Family and Community Services.
Unisys wins $37 million airport contract
Unisys has won a five-year contract worth $37 million to develop and manage a passenger baggage reconciliation system (BRS) for Australia’s international airports.
Integration driving ERM growth
The Australian Enterprise Resource management (ERM) software market is currently worth $374 million and will show a compound annual growth rate of 6.3 per cent until 2007, according to market analysts at IDC.
KAZ rebrands and targets government
KAZ Group has restructured its operations into two distinct arms to fully incorporate Aspect Computing and offer customers a single point of access to the full range of its services.
SARS, Iraq war hit exhibit numbers at CeBIT
Organisers are blaming the influence of SARS and the war in Iraq on the drop in international exhibitors at the second annual CeBit show in Sydney.
Tighter online security to drive e-commerce
Credit card payment gateway outfit, eMatters, is confident that a new online security feature introduced by Visa will help it to achieve a 50 per cent increase in transactions during the next year.
Oz researchers win global IBM grants
Two Australian researchers are among 49 worldwide recipients sharing a $US1.2 million pot available through the IBM Eclipse Innovation Awards for 2003.
Primus customers get global hotspots
Primus is teaming up with iPass to offer customers access to more than 1000 wireless hotspots around the world.
Complex solution drives WebCentral growth
Increased interest in its managed exchange solution and growth in its Complex division has helped Brisbane-based WebCentral to post a 22 per cent growth in revenues for the second half of 2002.
Cisco keeps its chin up in downturn
Australia is third in the world behind Sweden and the US in terms of Internet connectivity, according to an IDC study quoted by Cisco senior vice-president, Howard Charney.
WebSpy sets sights on Australian market
ASX-listed WebSpy has announced the bundling of its Internet monitoring tool, Analyzer, with the Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000. The Perth-based security software developer, that has so far concentrated its efforts in US and European markets, will use the product integration as a spearhead for its plans to infiltrate the Australian market.
Contact centres merge, no job losses
Contact centres Datacom Australia and Connect Interactive have merged their operations to save money on infrastructure and facilities. The move is expected to save the newly formed Datacom Connect, that will operate from a site in North Ryde in Sydney, up to $2.5 million per year.