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News briefs from June14, 2000

Steven Perricone, vice president of worldwide sales for network security vendor Sonicwall, is currently visiting Sydney in a joint promotion with Sonicwall's Australian distributor Westcon.

Just as Sony rolled DVD Video player functions into its recently launched PlayStation 2 (PS2) games console to give it a double role, the company has announced it hopes others will soon start building support for PS2 gaming into their consumer electronics products.

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News briefs from june 14, 2000

Once were Web gurus now scrambling for new direction as ex-chief leaves under cloud

AMP has renegotiated its existing IT infrastructure outsourcing agreement with CSC in a new five-year, $550 million contract which will generate millions of dollars in cost savings.

Whitebox manufacturer signs retail supply deal

In announcing a new range of Unix servers introducing copper technology "from top to bottom", IBM claimed it is targeting as much as 70 per cent of its enterprise class products to go through channel partners.

Solutions provider Getronics has announced the implementation of a new e-commerce solution specifically designed for Pacific Magazine Publishing (PMP).

Compaq is forging ahead with its controversial Compaq Connect retail store concept, announcing last week its search for "upwards of 100" franchisees in all metropolitan and major regional centres is well under way.

Systems and e-business integrator cite importance of ongoing relationship

Foundry Networks has announced a new version of its content-switching software.

Asia Global Crossing, which is in the process of building a pan-Asian undersea fibre optic cable, last week took a big step towards serving one of Asia's major Internet markets with the signing of a landing deal with Dacom, a major data communications service provider in South Korea.

Hard drive vendor joins distribution giant in major new partnership

Local dot-coms are vying for the attention of venture capitalists but the criteria are strict and only the tough, educated applicants will make the cut, an Internet World 2000 press conference was told last week.

Software monolith gets expected Government chop, but claims business as usual in channel

News breifs from June 14, 2000

IBM, Nortel Networks and several Japanese electronics manufacturers have launched a business-to-business online trading exchange to buy and sell computer components, electronics and telecom equipment.

News briefs from June 14, 2000