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• Former Wintech managing director arrested following ASIC investigation

  By Julia Talevski | 13 January, 2011 13:26

  ASIC alleges former Wintech managing director, Kim Wong, engaged in falsification of the ASX-listed company's books

• Westan dials in Yamaha conferencing products

  By Julia Talevski | 25 February, 2010 09:16

  Westan has landed a master distribution agreement with Yamaha’s Sound Network Division to take on its audio and video conferencing products.

• UPDATED: InFocus boots all distributors for Revolution

  By Matthew Sainsbury | 17 November, 2009 17:29

  Projector vendor, InFocus, has selected a niche AV distributor as its sole master distributor in the market and cut ties with its five previous partners.

• Aria seeks to bolster UC business

  By Spandas Lui | 09 November, 2009 12:46

  Aria Technologies is aiming to double its ShoreTel reseller base to drive its unified communications business. The plans come as the distributor looks to expand into Perth.

• What's next for Westan

  By Nadia Cameron | 01 October, 2009 16:21

  Westan’s founder says he has no short-term plans to sell and will remain focused on business as usual for the foreseeable future.

• Westan sale called off

  By Trevor Clarke | 01 August, 2009 08:00

  The sale of Australian IT distributor, Westan, to ASX-listed player, Wintech Group, has fallen over after the latter’s distribution arm, Magnafield Technology Distribution (MTD), slipped into receivership.

• Wintech looks to grow Westan

  By Nadia Cameron | 08 July, 2009 15:04

  ASX-listed Wintech Group will look to grow Westan following its acquisition of the IT distributor last week.

• Letter to the editor - Victor Aghtan, Westan

  By ARN Staff | 21 July, 2009 12:04

  Vendors and resellers should not be in too big a hurry to see the IT distribution industry in Australia become a duopoly. Some vendors in the past have actively worked to maintain a more fragmented market for obvious reasons. Smaller distributors will need to know where their strengths are and work on those. Westan is still relevant to vendors and resellers alike. It is more agile and is able to deal with the market that wants it ‘NOW!’. It is also easier to do business with. The industry giants cannot cover every product in every market, it is imperative that smaller distributors pick those niche products and markets that are ‘too hard’ for them. These remains lucrative.

• Westan sold to Wintech Group

  By Nadia Cameron | 03 July, 2009 12:15

  Australian IT distributor, Westan, has been sold to ASX-listed player, Wintech Group.

• Westan pulls out of South Australia, denies it's selling up

  By Nadia Cameron and Matthew Sainsbury | 02 June, 2009 17:14

  Westan has denied claims it is selling up and exiting the IT distribution market.