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MYOB buys SmartyHost
TOUGH conditions in its New Zealand and China operations haven't deterred accounting software developer MYOB from splashing out $7 million to acquire Australian web hosting company SmartyHost.
Commander assets split in two
RECEIVERS will sell the remaining assets of Commander Communications as two separate businesses, and attempt to complete the process in the next three months.
Melbourne IT makes $87m
TECHNOLOGY services company Melbourne IT will plough millions of dollars back into integrating and upgrading its IT systems, as it looks to significantly ramp up growth.
Symantec acquires Sydney's PC Tools
SYMANTEC has bolstered its consumer product portfolio with the acquisition of Australian security software developer PC Tools.
Big Blue muscles in on CSC's miner deal
Mahesh Sharma CSC's grip on its lucrative $700 million outsourcing contract with BHP Billiton continues to slip, as a slice of the work has been awarded to rival outsourcer IBM.
Finance chief abandons Kaz
Mahesh Sharma KAZ Group's top finance manager has jumped ship to competitor S Central a week after Telstra chief executive Sol Trujillo admitted failing to find a buyer for the telco's troubled services arm.
Oracle to star in NAB's online plans
Mahesh Sharma NATIONAL Australia Bank has given a crucial component of its legacy systems overhaul to Indian banking software developer i-flex, which may result in some of the bank's staff being left out of the early stages of the project.
Dell reboot colours the picture
Michael Sainsbury MICHAEL Dell is a picture of relaxation. Wearing shorts, he is sitting in Delhi's plush Oberoi Hotel having lunch with his kids. It's a pitstop en route to the Beijing Olympics.
Naked ambition spurs iiNet profit
Mitchell Bingemann GOING naked has helped Australia's third-largest internet service provider, iiNet, to post a $19.9 million profit for the 2008 financial year.
Dell dodges Windows boot woes
DELL will offer users the chance to sidestep Windows painfully slow boot time as well as boost battery time on laptops with a new email, contacts and internet browsing system that by-passes the main operating system of the computer.
Foxtel lifts full year earnings and subscribers
PAY-TV provider Foxtel has lifted its full year earnings after steady growth in subscriber numbers and an increased take-up of additional services by existing subscribers.
Trader close to gaining rival's source code
OPTIVER Australia, the largest derivatives trader on the Australian Stock Exchange, is a step closer to obtaining source code from former executives who set up in competition, following a recent court appeal.
SingTel profit falls as Optus levels out
update SINGAPORE Telecommunications's first quarter profit fell 5.3 per cent as earnings from regional mobile carriers was hit by a rising Singapore dollar.
Energy Aust sparks up its tech
Andrew Colley ENERGY Australia has restructured its information technology divisions as it cranks up its operations to deliver a program of capital works valued at $8.6 billion.
Credit crisis exposes legacy faults
Jennifer Foreshew INVESTORS' needs for more transparency and accurate and timely product and market information in the current credit and liquidity environment cannot be met by most legacy banking systems, a report finds.
Telco sale offers little
Mahesh Sharma DESPITE a banking syndicate's desperation to recoup its investment in failed telco Commander Communications, competitors are not enthusiastic about what will be on offer at the imminent carve-up of the company.
Lenovo Q1 earnings up
LENOVO Group, the world's fourth-largest PC maker, posted a 65 per cent rise in quarterly earnings, the slowest growth in a year, as it copes with a US slowdown and weaker Chinese demand after a devastating earthquake.
7-Eleven eyes Bill Express
Correspondents in Sydney CONVENIENCE retailer 7-Eleven Stores is considering the possible purchase of parts of Bill Express, which appointed administrators in early July.
Brennan in ERP push with NetSuite
BRENNAN IT hopes to tap into Australia's multimillion dollar mid-market business software industry by investing up to $5 million in a multilateral deal with a company co-founded by Oracle chief Larry Ellison.
NAB picks Oracle for IT overhaul
NATIONAL Australia Bank has selected Oracle to roll out the first phase of its $1 billion core banking revamp.