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MapInfo buys Queensland developer

MapInfo has bought Queensland geographic information systems developer ERSIS as part of a strategy to boost its capabilities in the Asia/Pacific location-based applications market. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.

Yost scores Telstra spin-off contracts, forges alliance

Telecommunications engineering company Yost Technologies has scored subcontracts worth about $A30 million for Telstra customer access network (CAN) upgrades and has opened the way to further contract opportunities by forging an alliance with Great Southern Energy (GSE) to chase business in the telecommunications sector

Swinburne installs giant Cisco IP network

Swinburne University of Technology has begun installing an IP network that will provide voice, video and data services to its 45,000 students and 4500 staff through more than 11,000 connection points. The network will be installed by Netstar

eGlobal wins big smart card deal in China

Listed e-commerce solutions developer eGlobal International has won a $A17 million contract to supply software, smart cards, printers and readers that will be used to integrate smart card facilities into a medical insurance system being developed for the General Social Insurance Company of Shenyang in China.

ERG does it again with French contracts

Listed smart card specialist ERG has lifted to 30 the number of contracts it has won in France in the past 18 months after picking up two further ticketing contracts worth more than $A2.5 million

Col Hoschke buys a software company

Never one to let the grass grow under his feet, industry veteran Col Hoschke has bought the Mainpac plant maintenance software division of Geac Computers less than six months after severing his ties with the Sanderson group of companies

Changes at the top for Phoneware

Listed communications company Phoneware has appointed Keith Mitchelhill managing director and Raju Parrab, who is managing director of Cofuture Australasia, as a non-executive director. Mitchelhill replaces Jenny Stilwell, while Parrab replaces Allan Horsley

Greaves' departure leaves gap at Solution 6

John Greaves has announced that he intends to resign as finance director of Solution 6 following the completion of a major review of the company's business activities, its future prospects and its financial performance.

IT&e shuffles top jobs

There have been significant changes at e-commerce developer IT&e where Bob Johnson has been appointed CEO and Matthew Brown has moved into the finance director's job.

Shareholders sigh in relief at ERG's good news week

West Australian smart card specialist ERG has settled its shareholders' nerves after setting them on edge last week with the announcement that it had bought out Motorola's share of the ERG Motorola Alliance for a cool $A46 million in cash, followed by Motorola's announcement that it would sell all 82.6 million shares it owned in ERG

IT just keeps getting gloomier in the US

There was almost no light at all on the US IT scene last week as corporations kept adding gloomy story to gloomy story. We knew the rot had really set in when Oracle chipped in with a warning that third-quarter profit would fall short of expectations on revenue that is now expected to rise just nine per cent instead of the anticipated 17 per cent. Stock-holders reacted viciously

Hostworks revels in Microsoft deal

South Australian Internet hosting service provider Hostworks has been selected as an accredited application service provider partner of Microsoft and, with its newly elevated status, will be able to market and host selected Microsoft products for corporate and government customers through its ASP service

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