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• NEWS GRAB: latest from Interactive Intelligence and Logicalis

  By Nermin Bajric | 04 May, 2012 13:37

  Interactive Intelligence appointment, Logicalis acquires Corpnet

• Intel boosts A/NZ leadership team with two appointments

  By Nermin Bajric | 04 May, 2012 10:56

  Intel has boosted its A/NZ leadership team with the appointment of Anna Torres as national marketing manager, and V.R Rajkumar as national reseller channel manager, both effective immediately.

• German court grants Motorola an injunction against Windows 7 and Xbox

  By Loek Essers | 02 May, 2012 21:33

  Motorola Mobility won an injunction on Wednesday preventing distribution of Microsoft products including Windows 7 and the Xbox in Germany, but it can't enforce the injunction yet. Microsoft will appeal the case and is confident it can keep doing business in Germany, the company said.

• Apple inspires Vodafone makeover

  By Ashleigh Allsopp | 11 April, 2012 18:45

  Apple has become recognised on the high-street as a customer service based retailer through its lack of till points and its famous Genius Bar. Vodafone, inspired by Apple's services-led design, is investing £50m in a three-year refurbishment programme of its 380 UK stores to give them an Apple-esque makeover.

• Distribution Central to distribute NetApp Syncsort Backup

  By Patrick Budmar | 10 April, 2012 09:59

  Distribution Central has signed a deal with Syncsort to distribute NetApp Syncsort Integrated Backup (NSB) locally.

• CA Technologies partners with Westcon Group

  By Patrick Budmar | 04 April, 2012 14:47

  The Westcon Group will help distribute CA Technologies’ range of enterprise solutions to customers in Australia following the signing of a a new channel partnership.

• Apple, publishers must address all allegations before e-book case can be closed, EU says

  By Jennifer Baker | 13 March, 2012 01:17

  Apple, along with five e-book publishers, must address all of the European Commission's antitrust concerns before a price-fixing investigation can be closed, warned the European Union's competition chief on Monday.

• Microsoft boosts support for small OEMs

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 07 March, 2012 07:12

  Microsoft has released a new software installation tool and unveiled a new support website for small OEM resellers, with the goal of making it easier for them to load Microsoft software into their PCs and servers and more quickly find out answers to technical and business questions.

• Fujitsu opens Saasification Factory to fill cloud app store

  By Peter Sayer | 06 March, 2012 03:56

  Fujitsu Technology Solutions has already convinced 50 independent software vendors (ISVs) to sell their business software through its online Business Solutions Store, and aims to add 100 more by the year end, it announced at the Cebit trade show in Hanover, Germany, on Monday.

• EU IT companies to get guidance on human rights issues

  By Jennifer Baker | 16 February, 2012 04:14

  Just as European surveillance and mobile-message filtering companies come under increasing pressure to safeguard human rights, two Irish companies have been reported as selling tech to the Syrian regime that is being used to thwart civil rights protesters.

• Ingram Micro becomes Apple distie in Australia

  By Mike Gee | 13 February, 2012 09:09

  Ingram Micro becomes Apple distie in Australia

• Ingram Micro Inc reports second highest quarterly revenues ever in Q4 2011

  By Mike Gee | 09 February, 2012 11:16

  Ingram Micro Inc reports second highest quarterly revenues ever in Q4 2011

• Lenovo ordered to pay €1920 for making French laptop buyer pay for Windows too

  By Peter Sayer | 07 February, 2012 03:15

  A French laptop buyer has won a refund from Lenovo after a four-year legal battle over the cost of a Windows license he didn't want. The judgment could open the way for PC buyers elsewhere in Europe to obtain refunds for bundled software they don't want, French campaign group No More Racketware said Monday.

• Avnet's Q2 results reflect positive for Asia

  By Matthew Sainsbury | 30 January, 2012 11:59

  Avnet’s Asian market has led some strong results for the global distributor in a tough economic climate.

• Beijing's iPhone 4S turmoil a lesson to Apple, say analysts

  By Michael Kan | 13 January, 2012 21:22

  Apple should consider launching its products earlier in China, and expand its online distribution there, if it wants to avoid future displays of customer dissatisfaction like Friday's egg throwing at a Beijing company store, according to analysts.