HP attacks IBM over margin squeeze
IBM might have decided its resellers only deserve 7 per cent margin for box shipping, but HP has decided to sing a different tune.
IBM might have decided its resellers only deserve 7 per cent margin for box shipping, but HP has decided to sing a different tune.
IBM Corp. has dumped the direct sales reality in the lap of Australian resellers today after confirming its Web-based sales strategy is only the start of a wider plan to increase online PC sales.
A New Zealand-based conman has felt the stiff arm of the law after the Supreme Court banned him for life from trading in NSW over a fax-based notebook scam.
OK, so I'm not actually all that old, but I'm told it doesn't matter. For one thing, I'm less likely to be conservative when it comes to corporate decisions because, frankly, I think things can always get better. Mine is the Internet generation where company loyalty is out and career progression is in. We also think the world's such a small place that we can see all the best bits in a two-month holiday between international postings.
Philip Tran has today joined Compaq's new aggregator Sweetwater as its general manager, as the company gears up to tackle the SMB PC and notebook market.
Compaq has announced the trial period for its controversial Compaq Connect direct stores is officially over and it's on the hunt to recruit up to 100 franchisee resellers nationwide.
Telstra claims its Internet services are back to normal after it was plagued by more access problems despite the repair of the SEA-ME-WE 3 late Friday night.
Steve Rust has accepted the challenge to become managing director at Ingram Micro Australia, arguably one of the channel's toughest jobs.
Compaq has today revealed Sweetwater will join its distribution ranks in a decision likely to create confusion in the channel.
Compaq Australia is expected to reveal details about its newest channel partner tomorrow in a move that's expected to raise more than a few eyebrows in the industry.
Smartbuy has scored an injection of $500,000 into the corporate coffers after Tag Pacific Ltd took a 17 per cent interest in the company.
Memory wholesaler Amicroe Australia yesterday lost $150,000 worth of SDRAM to some cunning thieves who stole 15 parcels of the product from a DHL van.
As buy.com.au dipped beneath the waves late last week, its competitors took stock, hoping the market doesn't get much worse and the promised Christmas rush keeps the ball rolling.
Hagemeyer has revealed late today it plans to either float or sell off Australia's largest distributor.
ASI Solutions has dipped into the piggy bank to spend $1.7 million on a back-end ERP system designed to Web enable its business.