Home networking market to soar
Networked entertainment is set to replace broadband sharing as the biggest worldwide driver of home networking during 2003, according to market research outfit In-Stat/MDR.
Stories by Brian Corrigan
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Thanks a million
Parties, product auctions and office barbecues have helped the Australian IT industry raise $215,000 for seriously ill and autistic children. The effort takes the running total for the fund, that was launched in 2000, to more than $1 million.
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Young IT hotshots sent back to school
Young industry bright sparks will undertake a one-year part-time management course courtesy of a $750,000 scholarship program run by IT services company Electronic Data Systems (EDS).
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Up, up and away ...
Top performing IBM business partners recently enjoyed a three-day trip to the Hunter Valley in recognition of their efforts.
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Fuzion weaving Web spells
Queensland-based Web specialist, Fuzion, has launched a new product to simplify Web site creation and management in the SME market. Managing director, Stuart Mullins, claimed its new Sitewizard would enable users to build a Web site in less than 20 minutes.
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Cardinal advises ISPs to avoid US wireless sins
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) should be looking to acquire top wireless hotspot locations while the Australian market is still emerging but be careful not to bite off more than they can chew.
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Avaya releases IP Office update
Communications network specialist, Avaya, has released a new version of its IP solution designed for SMEs.
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Centrino flagship for new Acer range
Acer will launch a Centrino model this month as the flagship in its new range of notebooks and handheld devices.
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New FXP to audit distributors
Fuji Xerox Phaser Printing (FXPP) has merged with the printer business of Fuji Xerox Australia (FXA) to form a single, channel-focused business.
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Lifting the parallel bars
The parallel importation of software into the Australian market for commercial purposes will be legalised within months after the Democrats supported the Copyright Amendment (Parallel Importation) Bill in the Senate.
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Getronics inks $6 million Request contract
Wholesale broadband applications and services outfit Request has appointed Getronics Australia as the sole supplier of its installation services in a three-year deal worth up to $6 million.
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Technisyst wins $20 million US deal
Queensland-based wireless specialist Technisyst has won a $20 million five-year contract with US outfit CyberMetrics. The deal will see Technisyst adding wireless capability to the software developer’s flagship maintenance management product, FaciliWorks.
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Raising drinks to D-Link
Months after first opening its doors, networking vendor D-Link has finally held the grand opening of its new offices in North Ryde. The evening of drinks, nibbles and chit chat was set against the background of a live jazz trio in a white marquee — which unnerved some of the visiting bigwigs because white symbolises a funeral in Chinese culture.
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Ain’t no mountain tough enough
Former AFL star Kevin Dyson weighs in at 90kgs and is not built like your average marathon runner. But he realised a lifelong ambition earlier this month when he conquered the Six Foot Track Marathon through 42kms of Blue Mountains bushland, raising more than $4000 for the Cancer Council in the process.
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Air Portal points Vocera at health
Wireless network provider, Air Portal, is hoping its appointment as sole Australia and New Zealand reseller of a wireless communications system from Vocera will pave the way for it to become established in the health, retail and hospitality markets.
