Sixteen-year-old Chris Cornish has been playing with computers since he was a toddler. Now his passion for coding has landed him a major role at a Perth-based network integrator and Internet service provider, Corporate IT Centre. Caitlin Fitzsimmons caught up with the young IT hotshot to find out what makes him tick
Local reseller and PC manufacturer ASI Solutions yesterday signed an outsourcing deal with IBM Global Services Australia (GSA) to build computers for Federal Government health agencies.
A new group buying website, Purchase Power, is looking for a computer suppliers to help fulfil its members' office requirements.
Over the last five years, the Internet has radically transformed the way we do business. Gone are the days when businesses ran 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday. Companies with mission-critical computer systems need 24 x 7 up time, and nowhere is this more important than in the e-commerce and ISP arena. Caitlin Fitzsimmons takes a look at why UPS solutions are so important
Distributor CIE Pacific has signed on to distribute Minolta's range of QMS laser printers, in a move expected to net the Siltek subsidiary an additional $5 million this year.
Business intelligence specialist Seagate Software has dumped its longstanding distributors, Agate Technology and Intrepid Distribution, in favour of Tech Pacific.
The recent "Denial of Service" and "Smurf" attacks on high-profile Web sites like CNN, Yahoo and Amazon have brought the need for good network security solutions back into the spotlight. So, how can you fight back?
Recent attacks that brought down major US Web sites last week appear to represent an opportunity for the channel, rather than a threat. Industry figures agree the attacks like "Denial of Service" and "Smurf" and will do nothing to stem the tide of e-commerce, but instead highlight a market opportunity to sell and integrate security solutions.
Web developers will now have access to a trial version of Macromedia's interactive Web design tool Director 8 Shockwave Studio, the company has announced. Macromedia has also released the latest versions of Director and its crossmedia design and layout software, FreeHand.
As lower margins and direct-selling tactics bite into their businesses, resellers are being forced to move beyond their traditional box-shifting role to ensure their survival.
Accounting software vendor Sage Distribution Australia is making an aggressive push into new markets in Queensland and on the Internet.
Canberra-based reseller Office Productivity Centre (OPC) has purchased a Web development firm, SafetyWeb Internet Solutions.
Accounting software company Sage Australia is making an aggressive push into new markets both on and offline.
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Businesses have more information at their fingertips than ever, and new knowledge management technologies can help store, sort and find electronic documents. But, as Caitlin Fitzsimmons reports, the real challenge is to manage the knowledge within the heads of employees
