Merger spawns new Internet services company
Australia's largest Sun Microsystems' reseller has merged with Uniq Professional Services to form a new Internet services company, eServ.
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Macca's foray into Net loses its sizzle
McDonald's seems set to sideline an Internet-enabling e-comm solution for EDI transactions it piloted with a newly launched Australian service provider.
Norco looks to milk benefits of integrated network LAN/WAN
North coast dairy cooperative Norco is milking the benefits of an integrated LAN/WAN solution, delivered as a component of a new ERP system.
Analyst warns Aust telcos to shift focus
Telecomms analyst Paul Budde delivered a stern warning to Australian telco players last week to shift their focus from technology to markets and customer service.
Internet2 momentum surges but delays likely to hamper liftoff
The Internet2 project, which aims to deliver second generation Internet technologies, is gathering steam with Microsoft joining the initiative as an industry partner last week but just when businesses can expect to reap benefits from Internet2's work remains uncertain.
Transcom launches China telecomms service
Transcom International Limited (TIL) in Australia and joint venture partner the telco Xinhua in China are to launch telecommunications services between the two countries on July 1.
Telcos need to shift focus: Budde
Telecomms analyst Paul Budde delivered a stern warning to Australian telco players yesterday, to shift their focus from technology to markets and customer service.
Ansett Air Freight continues e-commerce roll out following acquisition
TNT has no plans to either halt the rollout of Ansett Air Freight's (AAF) e-commerce systems or replace the freighter's existing system with its own since its purchase of AAF last week.
Telco looks to Excel for strategy
Telecommunications broker, Telco Australia, is modelling itself on US telecomms success story, Excel Communications, with the aim of gaining and retaining customers in the increasingly price sensitive Australian telecommunications market.
Fujitsu scores $19m deal with Land Victoria
Land Victoria has outsourced the design, development and facilities management for its new land titles business system in a five-year contract worth $19 million.
ATO's $400m IT contract goes to EDS
The federal government has announced that the preferred tenderer for the Australian Tax Office (ATO) IT outsourcing contract is EDS Australia.
Y2K demand fluctuations could trip NSW electricity supply
Supply of electricity could fall victim to unforeseen fluctuations in demand that the millennium bug might cause, according to Michael Sinclair, executive manager, Electricity Association of NSW.
Vic Police finally signs with IBM
After months of negotiation Victoria Police has finally signed on the dotted line with IBM for an IT outsourcing deal worth around $110 million over five years, with options to renew for a further two years.
Computer Crime increasingly prevalent
A computer crime survey released this week (23/02/99) has revealed that at least one in three Australian companies have been the targets of computer crime.
Tafe puts videoconferencing over its ATM microwave network
Goulburn Ovens Institute of Tafe in regional Victoria is the first Australian organisation to deliver videoconferencing around its dispersed campuses using its existing ATM Microwave network.