Whitlam walks from LibertyOne
LibertyOne chairman Nick Whitlam has become the fourth director to depart the beleaguered Internet company in recent weeks.
Stories by Agnes King
Nokia hyped for 3G rollout
Nokia has appointed Express Data as its primary distributor as it primes the market for the arrival of its third-generation products in 2002.
SEC's ruling on IT consulting won't reach Oz
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has accepted a softened version of auditor independence rules which encourage more disclosure rather than decimating IT consulting services offered by the Big Five accounting firms.
Vendors squeeze mid-tier disties
Distributors who refuse to reinvent themselves as VARs are walking the plank, as yet more vendors show a willingness to bypass medium-sized wholesalers to get to the customers.
ACCPAC buys out Australian, NZ reseller
Computer Associates subsidiary ACCPAC has bought out its primary Australian/NZ reseller, Smart Business Systems, for an undisclosed amount, effectively clipping Brocker Vendor Services' distribution arm 1World from its distribution chain.
Sage secures route to market with Inecom
Professional services company Tetra has changed its name to Inecom following a merger with long-time business applications software vendor Sage International.
Sitara signs NetStar
US-based bandwidth management hardware vendor Sitara has selected network integrator NetStar as its first premier partner to take its products to market.
CA announces new business model
Computer Associates International (CA) is altering its business model from an enterprise licence model to a subscription-based model in an attempt to offer greater flexibility to clients while reducing risks and costs associated with traditional software licensing.
Telstra turns down Solution 6 options
Telstra has declined to exercise options and increase its stake in accounting software company Solution 6 holdings.
Neville Buch joins 'head kickers' at Solution 6
Neville Buch has joined the ranks of Solution 6 as managing director of Australian operations, the latest tool in the corporate restructure outlined last week by CEO, Neil Gamble.
Agate distributes LTO products
Agate Technology will bring IBM's Linear Tape-Open Ultrium (LTO Ultrium) to the Australian market, giving the network server and mid-range sector a high-capacity tool to deal with the explosion of e-biz information.
Local IT policy far behind'
Under current Federal Government policy, only 3 per cent of Australian businesses and 2 per cent of consumers will adopt broadband technologies by 2003, figures which have damning implications for our national credentials in the Internet economy.
Walsh warns of sluggish Net tech uptake
Cisco issued stern warnings about Australia's sluggish uptake of Internet technologies last week, saying if it continued unabated it would damage participation in the global Internet economy.
Avnet beds down with HP
Avnet Enterprise Solutions (AES) has appointed Sonia Wray as the NSW sales manager to concentrate on pushing the Hewlett-Packard (HP) computerware range.
Citadel buoyant in turbulent market
Security solutions integrator Citadel Securix shares settled comfortably at $1.15 after its fourth day of trading, up 15 cents from the initial offer price of $1.00.