Stories by: David Ramli

Integrators have plenty to gain from increased cloud adoption and more stringent performance measuring in 2011, according to IDC senior analyst, Tim Dillon.

IT services company, Anittel Group (ASX:AYG), has reported a dramatic 1215.5 per cent drop in profits after tax to a loss of $13.47 million for the half year ending December 31, 2010. But revenue over the same period rose 1221.6 per cent to $31.67m.

Tech giant, Dell, has announced Altech Computers will be its first distributor in Australia. An initial selection of 13 printers and associated toners will be distributed through the channel starting today.

The Government’s lack of “backbone” on environmental issues and cancellation of green schemes cost ASX-listed integrator, UXC Group (ASX:UXC), around $30 million, according to UXC finance director, Mark Hubbard.

ASX-listed integrator, UXC Group, is set to make a large compensation claim against the Federal Government due to its cancellation of various green schemes.

The University of Technology (UTS), Sydney, webmail migration into the cloud has hit minor turbulence as its alumni remain stuck with an older server-based email system.

Security vendor, AVG (AU/NZ), is trialling a new commission system for resellers that allows them to get a 15 per cent commission if a customer upgrades from a trial to a paid version of the software.

Embattled mobile carrier, Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA), wants to sell NBN Co Internet to end-user customers at the first five mainland trial sites, according to its CEO, Nigel Dews.

The Australian Greens have successfully negotiated more NBN Co transparency from the Government, which had planned to exempt it from Freedom of Information requests.

NBN Co has announced that all five first release sites will be activated for trials by April. NBN Co is the company responsible for rolling out the Government’s National Broadband Network.