Stories by Brett Winterford

Breeze software scores Government START grant

Victorian developer Breeze Software has received a $670,000 research and development grant under the Federal Government START initiative to extend its retail software sales beyond Australian shores.

Security vendor guns for ASPs

Baltimore Technologies has announced a new scheme to attract the business of application service providers (ASPs), after acquiring two specialist security software companies in the last month.

Plestel renames and launches IPO

Telephone systems service provider Plestel has launched a prospectus for a listing on the ASX in the name of its core brand, Commander. The listing is expected to finance a move into Web hosting and application service provision.

What Microsoft bought for $US135 million

When Microsoft "bailed out" Corel for $US135 million earlier this month, analysts compared the move to Microsoft's investment in Apple in 1997. A recent US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing has confirmed that like its deal with Apple, Microsoft has more to gain than first realised.

Solution 6 boss tackles profit loss

Just two months into his term as CEO of Solution 6, Neil Gamble has announced an extensive reform of the company's various business units to bring the company into profitability next year.

Solution 6 offer stock info services

Listed software company Solution 6 has launched a sharemarket information site for Australia and New Zealand, which it plans to re-brand for portals and Internet media companies under an ASP agreement.

Distributor lands Tiny fish

Software distributor Infotronics has signed a non-exclusive, open-ended agreement to distribute the router and firewall products of US software vendor Tiny Software.

Inside job saves LibertyOne

Asian Internet incubator iReality has come to the rescue of distressed Internet venture LibertyOne, offering a recapitalisation deal that could potentially amount to $34 million in funding.

Penman replaced

Compaq has appointed Paul Brandling as managing director for the South-Pacific region as replacement for the retiring Ian Penman.

LibertyOne's fate decided today

Struggling Internet venture LibertyOne will decide its fate behind closed doors today after the expiration of its deadline for any outside parties interested in purchasing its assets.

Startup develops secure messaging

Sydney Internet-based recruitment firm Best People International (BPI) has developed a secure corporate facility it plans to take to market in the next few months.

Govt moves to absorb IT offices

The National Office for the Information Economy (NOIE) has been announced as an executive agency, giving the office a direct link to Government decision-making. NOIE will also absorb the Office for the Government Online (OGO) in the process.

Austrade seeks innovators at CeBIT

The Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) is calling for expressions of interest from IT innovators wanting to exhibit at CeBIT, arguably the world's largest IT trade show.

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