Market Watch: News

The legal stoush between the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) and iiNet (ASX: IIN) will cost the ISP $4 million.

The beginning of the 2010 financial year has been a strong one for ASX-listed distributor, itX.

Emantra has topped a strong list of 50 technology companies bucking the global economic trend in the Deloitte Fast 50 list for 2009.

Receivers have been appointed to the S Central book debts just days after a creditors’ meeting into the company’s distribution subsidiary, Infotronics.

Power management vendor, Eaton, has launched a three-tier warranty system to be sold through its resellers.

Despite a difficult year, Synnex has emerged from the first three quarters of 2009 with double-digit growth.

The economic climate is taking its toll on workers physical health, with six in 10 in key global economies experiencing a rise in workplace stress over the last two years.

Hewlett-Packard reported an 18 percent jump in profit for its fiscal fourth quarter, thanks to cost-cutting efforts and the strength of its services business.

Japan-based printer vendor, Oki, has bought out the print distribution division of Australian supplier, IPL Communications, after 27 years in partnership.

Reversing earlier doom-and-gloom forecasts, Gartner now projects that global PC shipments will grow 2.8% this year.

Systems integrator, Object Consulting, has struck an enterprise software partnership with open source vendor, Ingres.

Former Leading Solutions marketing director, Garrett MacDonald, has become one of the first of 27 staff to sign on with new company owner, Synergy Plus.

Networking and security integrator, Netsolutions, has appointed Bob Jones as its NSW state manager.

Niche storage distributor, TData, has ditched its relationship with troubled vendor, Tandberg Data, in favour of a new deal with rival start-up, actidata.

Barely a week away from the 150th anniversary of Darwin’s opus, On the Origin of Species, the channel is clearly demonstrating that even in today’s tough economic climate, the strong can not only survive, but thrive.

Creditors and former suppliers for defunct niche distributor, Infotronics, gathered at the liquidator's meeting in Melbourne today to discuss the fate of the business.

Government IT spending will increase to $6.9 billion by the end of 2009 and reach $7.6bn by 2011, according to analysts.

Synergy's managed services director, Roy Pater, has quit his post after just under two years with the ASX-listed integrator.

Directors for troubled Sydney-based integrator, Applaud Services, are quietly confident their proposed deed of company arrangement will win over creditors and the company’s administrator.

Motorola has shifted its wireless networking business into high gear with the launch of the Wireless Networking Solutions Division (WNS) and a swathe of new products.