Friday | 21 November, 2008
Acer raises all prices by 25%
Price increase to affect channel, distribution and retail segments as vendor feels the impact of the economic slowdown and currency changes
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Black, greylists wrong approach to net filtering: Analyst 21 November, 2008 14:15:00
Security expert says ever-growing blacklists will never keep up, and filtering funds should be redirected to AFP’s Online Child Sex Exploitation TeamAn information security expert claims the government has the wrong approach to Internet filtering, and should focus on protecting Australians from technical risks rather than content. - +
Australia to lead global working group on corporate IT governance 21 November, 2008 11:22:00
IT governance standards will create better, more responsible customersAustralia will lead a new international working group to develop and harmonise international standards on corporate governance of IT. - +
Movember: The good, bad and the ugly 21 November, 2008 09:22:00
Entries for ARN’s TechMo gallery are coming in thick and fast. - +
Slideshow: NetApp partners hit the airshow 21 November, 2008 09:48:00
NetApp treated some of its partners to the thrills of the Red Bull Air Race spectacle held in Perth last week. - +
CA hops into bed with VMware 21 November, 2008 11:28:00
New partnership to include educational tools, financial incentives and a co-marketing programCA has announced a partnership with VMware to launch its global Alliance Affiliate Initiative. - +
Australia to host ICANN 09 20 November, 2008 10:39:00
Experts descend on Sydney to discuss next-gen InternetSydney will host a conference of more than 1700 telecommunications experts next year to discuss the future of the Web, following lobbying of the Internet regulator by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and the NSW Premier.
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Five top spending priorities for hard times 20 November, 2008 08:20:00
Which areas of IT spending will get funded when money is tight? We roll together projections from Forrester, Gartner, and IDC with answers from real-world CIOsNo company is immune from the economy's ebb and flow. So it's no surprise that, in the face of a fearsome downturn, IT shops are scrambling to figure out where they should cut. - +
IT slowdown hits Dell's revenue, net profit 21 November, 2008 11:29:00
Dell said it would take a cautious approach to the coming quarters and act conservatively.Dell's revenue and net income dropped in its third quarter as the company tries to cope with a global IT spending slowdown and less demand for its products.
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Black, greylists wrong approach to net filtering: Analyst 21 November, 2008 14:15:00
Security expert says ever-growing blacklists will never keep up, and filtering funds should be redirected to AFP’s Online Child Sex Exploitation TeamAn information security expert claims the government has the wrong approach to Internet filtering, and should focus on protecting Australians from technical risks rather than content. - +
Australia to host ICANN 09 20 November, 2008 10:39:00
Experts descend on Sydney to discuss next-gen InternetSydney will host a conference of more than 1700 telecommunications experts next year to discuss the future of the Web, following lobbying of the Internet regulator by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and the NSW Premier.
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Australia to lead global working group on corporate IT governance 21 November, 2008 11:22:00
IT governance standards will create better, more responsible customersAustralia will lead a new international working group to develop and harmonise international standards on corporate governance of IT. - +
SAP slashes NetWeaver developer subscription price 20 November, 2008 07:30:00
SAP has cut the cost of its NetWeaver subscriptions for developers by about 50 percent, citing the weak economy.Citing the weak economy, SAP has cut the cost of developer subscriptions for its NetWeaver platform by roughly 50 percent, according to a post this week on an official company blog.
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Quark expresses Australian channel plans 20 November, 2008 15:20:00
Software vendor outlines new partner program as it seeks to re-establish itself down underDesktop publishing software vendor, Quark, is planning to kick off a partner program as it seeks to re-establish itself in the Australian market. - +
Ingram obtains exclusive D-Link deal 20 November, 2008 11:48:00
VoiceCentre solution the first in the Australian market to include Microsoft Response Point.D-Link has appointed Ingram Micro as an exclusive distributor for its newly-released VoiceCentre product.
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CA hops into bed with VMware 21 November, 2008 11:28:00
New partnership to include educational tools, financial incentives and a co-marketing programCA has announced a partnership with VMware to launch its global Alliance Affiliate Initiative. - +
Kroll Ontrack beefs up service partner program 21 November, 2008 11:33:00
Data recovery provider sets itself the goal of educating partners about its servicesData recovery provider, Kroll Ontrack, has expanded its service partner program in an attempt to better educate its channel and customers.
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First stage of world's largest datacentre complex unveiled in Brisbane 20 November, 2008 11:58:00
Digital Sense shows off 800sqm datacentre with Netgear providing switchesDigital Sense has unveiled an 800sqm datacentre as the first stage of what it claims to be the world's largest datacentre complex in Brisbane. - +
Struggling Sun faces difficult choices about future 20 November, 2008 08:34:00
Vendor may have to shed business units to surviveBad times just keep getting worse at Sun Microsystems, and the vendor may face hard choices about which parts of its business to keep and which to shed.
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Mobile group to lead expansion of 3G beyond phones 21 November, 2008 07:48:00
The GSM Association will lead a group to embed 3G wireless technology in a range of consumer products.The GSM Association and several partners, including Vodafone and Huawei Technologies, plan to promote the use of 3G (third-generation) technology in cameras, cars and other devices that could link to mobile phones. - +
New handsets needed for Microsoft's mobile IE6 21 November, 2008 07:41:00
Microsoft's upcoming IE6 mobile browser will only work on new smartphones with 500MHz or better processors.Microsoft faces a tough sell with its latest mobile browser, Internet Explorer 6, since consumers will need to buy more powerful handsets to run it.
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Nvidia announces "personal supercomputer" 19 November, 2008 07:58:00
Nvidia and partners are offering new Personal Supercomputers for under $10,000.Hardware maker Nvidia has announced a new computer that has the power of a cluster of computers at a small fraction of the cost. - +
Data transfer rates to jump with USB 3.0 18 November, 2008 11:22:00
The new USB 3.0 specifications, released Monday, will provide faster pipes for PCs and storage devices to communicate.A standards group on Monday released specifications for a new Universal Serial Bus standard that could speed up data transfers between computers and devices such as digital cameras and flash drives.
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Acer raises all prices by 25% 20 November, 2008 11:00:00
Price increase to affect channel, distribution and retail segments as vendor feels the impact of the economic slowdown and currency changesAcer has raised the price of all its products by 25 per cent as it feels the impact of the economic down turn and the cheap Aussie dollar. - +
UPDATE: Microsoft offers 0% financing to new ERP, CRM customers 19 November, 2008 12:11:00
Microsoft Financing will offer 0 per cent interest over 36 months to new purchasers of selected Dynamics ERP and CRM solutions. - +
HP defies economic slide with strong fourth quarter 19 November, 2008 08:19:00
Hewlett-Packard saw a sharp increase in fourth quarter revenue and expects a profitable fiscal 2009 despite a gloomy global economic scene.
Recent Acquisitions
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Coordimax buys Australian business software vendor 14 November, 2008 11:00:00
Local vendor picks up asset, lease and property management solutions provider, PinnacleAustralian 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. - +
Frew acquires A.S.K Learning 11 November, 2008 11:56:00
Distribution Central parent company, Frew Family Investments, has acquired training and development specialist, A.S.K Learning, for an undisclosed sum.
Recent Appointments
Tracking the industry's movers and shakers as they climb the corporate ladder.- +
IronPort appoints NSW head 19 November, 2008 16:12:00
Luke Healy to help drive security vendor's play into the mid-market spaceCisco security subsidiary, IronPort, has appointed Luke Healy as its NSW territory manager. - +
Jarvis returns for another bite at Bluechip 18 November, 2008 16:42:00
Ron Jarvis has returned to distributor, Bluechip Infotech, resuming his sales director duties after a five-month break from the industry. - +
Hitachi Data Systems appoints new senior staff 17 November, 2008 15:59:00
Hitachi Data Systems has elevated two staff to senior positions as it focuses on employee stability and streamlining operations.
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- ARN Panel Sessions: Day 3
The last of our panel sessions recorded live at CeBIT 2008. Today, the topic is storage. Data is growing at an enormous rate, so what does the future hold?
- Intel launches sales of the Core i7 processor
Several hundred PC hobbyists came to Tokyo'a Akihabara electronics district late Saturday night as Intel kicked off worldwide sales of its new Core i7 processor.
- Electronic voting in U.S. election
Doubts about voting machines are lingering in the minds of many Americans as they head to the polls.
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PGP and Ponemon Institute Unveil Inaugural Australian Data Breach Study 2008 20 November, 2008 17:34:00
Symantec Cloud Services Transform Data Centre Operations Through Proactive Management 20 November, 2008 12:06:00
Verizon Business Offers Tips to Building a Successful Unified Communications and Collaboration Plan 20 November, 2008 12:04:00
NetApp Named 2008 Citrix Ready Solution of the Year by Citrix Systems 20 November, 2008 11:33:00
Extreme Networks Ethernet Transport lowers total cost of ownership for carrier metro networks 20 November, 2008 10:21:00
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