Japan earthquake's impact on IT yet to be determined: IDC
It may be weeks before the full impact of the Japanese quake and resulting tsunamis is on the flow if ICT between the disaster-affected country and Australia is known, IDC has warned.
Stories by Tim Lohman
Fed Govt introduces e-commerce bill
The Federal Government has moved to bring Australia’s e-commerce laws into the 21st century with the introduction of the Electronic Transactions Amendment Bill 2011 into the House of Representatives.
No networking equipment shortages due to floods: HP, Cisco
Networking vendors are reporting that there are no shortages of business- or consumer-grade networking gear despite the current floods inundating thousands of businesses and homes across much of the country.
Vodafone fires employees in wake of security breach
Vodafone has terminated a number of employees in the wake of its investigation into the alleged leaking of customer data at the weekend week. The telco has also confirmed NSW Police is investigating the issue.
Cloud increasingly being used by cyber criminals
By way of example, O’Connor said cyber criminals could use the Cloud to secretly store and distribute child abuse material for commercial purposes.
Enterprise collaboration needs cultural shift: Ovum
Major changes in organisational culture among many Australian business will be required before investments in enterprise collaboration technologies will begin to pay off, analyst house Ovum has argued.
Dick Smith overhaul reaping rewards: Woolworths
Woolworths continues to overhaul its consumer electronics business Dick Smith as it seeks to reposition the brand in the Australian and New Zealand markets.
NZ acquisitions help diversify CSG
Australian IT and print services provider CSG has reported revenue, EBITDA and NPAT growth for the half year to 31 December 2009.
CA shuffles channel staff
Computer Associates (CA) has announced three staff appointments aimed at speeding up the company's transition to a channel-focused model.
Synnex's trans-Tasman jaunt
Synnex Australia has announced plans to expand into the New Zealand market.
Cisco highlights value-adds as key to 2005
Networking giant, Cisco, has flagged its growing suite of complementary technologies as a major source of sales growth in 2005. It has also indicated partners will have to build up their skills in order to capitalise on increasing demand for specialist solutions.
Symantec lets channel drive education
Symantec has launched its new Security Awareness Program. The release is the vendor's first update to its organisational security training and communication toolkit, introduced last year.
EDS extends alliance with Xerox
Services behemoth, EDS, and printing vendor, Fuji Xerox, have extended their global relationship to Australia to jointly target the office IT infrastructure market.
Alphawest acquires Westbourne Group
ASX-listed Alphawest has acquired the information management business of services company, the Westbourne Group.
Network Box takes security to the Firewall
Security vendor, Network Box, has adopted a channel model and signed its first distributor, Firewall Systems.
