Stories by Agnes King

Olympic Mania Overshadows Windows Me

Windows Millennium Edition (ME) hits the shelves today but retailers are not expecting a buying blitz as consumers get caught up in the Olympic frenzy.

Olympic mania overshadows ME

Windows Millennium Edition (ME) hits the shelves today but retailers are not expecting a buying blitz as consumers get caught up in the Olympic frenzy.

Update: eServ enjoys ASX success

eServ CEO Ian Buddery is pleased and breathing easy after the company closed its first day of trading on Friday at $1.80 per share, up 20 cents from its opening price of $1.60.

Sun adds BMC software to e-business bundles

Sun Professional Services has expanded its reseller agreement with BMC Software to include Incontrol, Control-M and Patrol applications to target Sun's e-business customers.

Government hands out IT start-up fund

The Federal government has commissioned a total of $70 million to IT research and development over the past year according to an annual report tabled this week.

eSec offers multi-currency online trading

E-commerce security provider, eSec, will offer multi-currency payment solutions to local customers following an alliance with the world's leading e-commerce player, UK based WorldPay.

Cisco and Bushtel open up remote West

Cisco Systems is set to provide the networking infrastructure for Australia's first public high speed wireless network, using Internet protocol in the nation's remote north-west.

HP reassures channel over DEET deal

HP is offering reassurance to its channel after scoring a contract to supply 8000 PCs to the Victorian Department of Education, Employment and Training (DEET).

Baltimore seals B2G Telstra deal

E-security specialist, Baltimore Technologies has secured a contract with Telstra to roll-out Australia's first government-to-government and business-to-government e-commerce system.

Parallel import gets scathing reviews

Plans by the Federal Government to remove restrictions on the parallel importation of software are under fire from industry and groups and channels concerned they will be lumbered with the cost of supporting product for parallel importers who will catch a free ride.

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