Thursday | 4 December, 2008
Ericsson to cut hundreds of employees, contractors
Permanent and contractor cutbacks to come over the next six months, but aren’t a result of economic slump, company says
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Intec offers SMB resellers new financing options 03 December, 2008 10:58:00
Offering includes 100 per cent funding for 'off the shelf' software packagesIntec Financial is offering resellers the chance to provide finance packages to SMB customers around a mix of software and hardware from a range of vendors. - +
IDC: Netbooks keep Q3 PC sales afloat 03 December, 2008 15:28:00
Analyst group says a strong Australian dollar and sales of mini-notebooks saw Asus continue to increase marketshareSales of mini-notebooks (netbooks) and a strong Australian dollar kept the PC market buoyant during the third quarter of this year, according to new IDC figures. - +
SNIA: Networking certifications on the rise 03 December, 2008 11:05:00
Certification popularity attributed to a growing need for transparency and extra competitive advantages for organisationsThe Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) has claimed a doubling of certified professionals since August 2007. - +
Greens say NBN will flop in private hands 03 December, 2008 13:51:00
Government must own majority share.Greens senator Scott Ludlam has warned the government it will botch the $4.7 billion National Broadband Network (NBN) if it awards the contract to a private company. - +
Websense sends research jobs to China 03 December, 2008 16:50:00
Email security team to join two other R&D facilities in Beijing, leaving a technical support and sales presence behindSecurity vendor, Websense, will cut 25 local staff as it moves its Sydney-based research and development lab to China. - +
Fuji Xerox looks to change partner fortunes 03 December, 2008 11:49:00
Fuji Xerox Printers hosted ‘Fortune of our Times’ themed channel events in Sydney and Melbourne to help launch its partner program. More than 60 resellers attended both events, which included guest speaker, Chris Helder. He gave an inspiration talk on how partners can take advantage of changes in the current times, the art of reading clients and winning business.Fuji Xerox Printers hosted ‘Fortune of our Times’ themed channel events in Sydney and Melbourne to help launch its partner program.
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IDC: Netbooks keep Q3 PC sales afloat 03 December, 2008 15:28:00
Analyst group says a strong Australian dollar and sales of mini-notebooks saw Asus continue to increase marketshareSales of mini-notebooks (netbooks) and a strong Australian dollar kept the PC market buoyant during the third quarter of this year, according to new IDC figures. - +
IBM wants info from Apple execs in Papermaster case 03 December, 2008 08:09:00
Steve Jobs may be among targets in fight over former IBM VP joining AppleIBM has asked for information from several unnamed senior officials at Apple as part of the discovery process in the lawsuit to block a former executive from joining Apple, according to court documents made public Monday.
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Greens say NBN will flop in private hands 03 December, 2008 13:51:00
Government must own majority share.Greens senator Scott Ludlam has warned the government it will botch the $4.7 billion National Broadband Network (NBN) if it awards the contract to a private company. - +
SNIA: Networking certifications on the rise 03 December, 2008 11:05:00
Certification popularity attributed to a growing need for transparency and extra competitive advantages for organisationsThe Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) has claimed a doubling of certified professionals since August 2007.
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Microsoft releases next wave of Windows Live services 03 December, 2008 08:15:00
Microsoft has released a new wave of its Windows Live services that adds more social-networking qualities to its set of online services.Microsoft has released a new wave of Windows Live services that adds more social-networking qualities to its set of online services. - +
Amazon offers online database service for free 02 December, 2008 11:55:00
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Monday began offering its online database service free of charge to extend the service to more users.Amazon Web Services (AWS) has opened its online database service for public beta testing and said a certain level of usage will be free, at least for now.
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Intec offers SMB resellers new financing options 03 December, 2008 10:58:00
Offering includes 100 per cent funding for 'off the shelf' software packagesIntec Financial is offering resellers the chance to provide finance packages to SMB customers around a mix of software and hardware from a range of vendors. - +
Open-Xchange adds Mac, iPhone support 03 December, 2008 08:00:00
Open-Xchange, which makes an e-mail and document server, has added support for some Apple applications due to increased demand, the company said Tuesday.Open-Xchange, which makes an e-mail and document server, has added support for some Apple applications due to increased demand, the company said Tuesday.
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Websense sends research jobs to China 03 December, 2008 16:50:00
Email security team to join two other R&D facilities in Beijing, leaving a technical support and sales presence behindSecurity vendor, Websense, will cut 25 local staff as it moves its Sydney-based research and development lab to China. - +
Police raid Sydney piracy ring in Australia's largest bust 03 December, 2008 12:01:00
1 million DVDs and CDs seized.In what could be the largest piracy bust to date in Australia, NSW Police this morning seized an estimated 1 million DVDs and CDs in Sydney. The raids took place when police executed search warrants on four properties in Camden and one in the Green Valley area, uncovering the largest known cache of pirated music and Asian movies in Australia.
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SNIA: Networking certifications on the rise 03 December, 2008 11:05:00
Certification popularity attributed to a growing need for transparency and extra competitive advantages for organisationsThe Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) has claimed a doubling of certified professionals since August 2007. - +
Hitachi GST, Intel team up for solid-state drives 03 December, 2008 07:59:00
Hitachi GST and Intel plan to jointly develop high-end SSDs for servers and workstations.Hitachi Global Storage Technologies and Intel are teaming up to produce solid-state drives for servers and workstations, the companies said Tuesday.
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Panasonic adds energy star to TVs 03 December, 2008 16:14:00
Manufacturer reiterates call for a government mandated national recycling schemePanasonic has begun introducing Energy Star rating labels on its televisions and reiterated the call for a government mandated national recycling scheme. - +
Sierra Wireless to buy Wavecom 03 December, 2008 07:47:00
Sierra Wireless has agreed to acquire machine-to-machine wireless networking vendor Wavecom for EUR218 million.Sierra Wireless, a maker of networking cards for PCs and other devices, has agreed to acquire French M2M (machine-to-machine) wireless vendor Wavecom for Euro 218 million (AUD$430 million).
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IDC: Netbooks keep Q3 PC sales afloat 03 December, 2008 15:28:00
Analyst group says a strong Australian dollar and sales of mini-notebooks saw Asus continue to increase marketshareSales of mini-notebooks (netbooks) and a strong Australian dollar kept the PC market buoyant during the third quarter of this year, according to new IDC figures. - +
Apple's iPhone gets Linux 02 December, 2008 08:43:00
Linux 2.6 kernel has been ported to Apple's iPhone platform, with support for the first and second generation iPhones, says blogger.Hackers have managed to load Linux on to Apple's iPhone.
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Ericsson to cut hundreds of employees, contractors 02 December, 2008 12:58:00
Permanent and contractor cutbacks to come over the next six months, but aren’t a result of economic slump, company saysEricsson Australia and New Zealand will cull approximately 300 employees and contractors across the entire business over the next six months, it announced this week. - +
Niche ICT skills still in demand despite economic downturn 01 December, 2008 17:04:00
Demand for ICT professionals remains strong despite the gloomy economic climate, according to the Clarius Skills Index. - +
MYOB says no to Manhattan takeover 01 December, 2008 10:48:00
MYOB (ASX: MYO) has recommended its shareholders reject the conditional takeover offer from Manhattan Software Bidco.
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IBM buy targets server consolidation 20 November, 2008 08:19:00
Transitive develops technologies that allow applications written for one type of microprocessor and OS to run on multiple platforms.IBM plans to acquire virtualization vendor Transitive Corporation, whose software lets applications run on multiple platforms even if they were designed for a single type of microprocessor and operating system. - +
Coordimax buys Australian business software vendor 14 November, 2008 11:00:00
Australian business software provider, Coordimax, has picked up local asset management vendor, Pinnacle, to diversify its solutions platform. - +
Updated: Impact seals Optima warranties 14 November, 2008 11:17:00
NSW-based distributor and whitebox assembler, Impact Systems, has landed Optima Technology Solutions' warranty and repair servicing business.
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Tracking the industry's movers and shakers as they climb the corporate ladder.- +
Cisco's new partner director outlines vision 01 December, 2008 17:55:00
Michael Lehmann officially announced as the networking vedor's leading channel manTop priorities for Cisco’s new partner operations director include partner profitability and growth along with stronger relationships with solutions partners. - +
Sophos bucks the trend 28 November, 2008 14:50:00
Security vendor, Sophos, has brought on new staff and is reporting strong business growth despite the economic climate. - +
Novell to revamp channel 24 November, 2008 15:36:00
Infrastructure vendor, Novell, will revamp its channel after a recent lack of focus on the partner community.
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