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VMware Enhances Virtualisation Tools Through EMC Deal
1 Mar 2010 VMware is enhancing its virtualisation technologies and cloud computing platform by acquiring part of EMC’s software and expertise, in a deal set to close in the second quarter of 2010. EMC is VMware’s parent company, and will provide product lines from the EMC Ionix IT management business for US$200 million (AU$223m). VMware currently has a... read more
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Synergy Plus Appoints Former Alphawest Chief as CEO
1 Mar 2010 Australian IT systems integrator Synergy Plus has appointed Garry Henley as the company’s new CEO. Mr Henley was formerly the CEO of Alphawest from 2002 to 2008, during which time he lead Alphawest through its sale to Solution 6, and its acquisition by Optus/Singtel in 2005. He had been working as a consultant since this time. The Synergy Plus board... read more
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Microsoft and Amazon Strike Patent Deal
25 Feb 2010 Microsoft and Amazon have signed a strategic cross-licence agreement under which both companies will have access to some of each other’s patent portfolio. Details of the deal are limited, but Microsoft said that the Amazon Kindle e-reader and use of Linux-based servers are included. It is understood that Amazon will pay an unspecified amount to... read more
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Amcom Profits Up; Acquires IP Systems
25 Feb 2010 Amcom Telecommunications will move into enterprise telephony thanks to its new acquisition of IP Systems Pty Ltd which provides converged enterprise voice, video and data services. Amcom currently provides fibre optic networks in Perth, Adelaide and Darwin as well as offering voice services and DSL internet to small to medium enterprises. The $6.5 million... read more
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Coca Cola SAP Upgrade Reaches Final Phase
22 Feb 2010 Coca Cola Amatil will move into the third and final phase of the company’s major technology upgrade, rolling out 120 legacy systems onto a SAP platform in an effort to improve its customer relationship management (CRM) systems. This phase is part of the overall One Amatil Information System (OAisys) project which the beverage maker is spending $65... read more
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Google Approved to Buy and Sell Energy Like a Utility
22 Feb 2010 Virtual dominance doesn’t seem to be enough for Google, which has just received approval from the US government to buy and sell energy, capacity and services at market rates. Before you can start to expect receiving your quarterly consumption bill from the search giant, Google’s motives look to be more internal rather than commercial, as its... read more
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Microsoft and Yahoo Search Alliance Approved
19 Feb 2010 Microsoft and Yahoo have gained clearance from the US Department of Justice and European Commission to implement their plans for an internet search alliance. The partnership presents a strong market challenge to the world's current number one search company, Google. "Although we are just at the beginning of this process, we have reached an... read more
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Telstra Plans New Green Data Centre
16 Feb 2010 Telstra is planning a new data centre focusing on environmental credentials on the eastern outskirts of Melbourne. The 2,000 square-metre facility will be based in Clayton and will cost the national telco an estimated $170 million over four years. According to a report in the Australian Financial Review, environmental planning firm AECOM is providing... read more
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Motorola Plans Company Split for 2011
12 Feb 2010 Motorola has announced plans to split into two publicly traded companies in the first quarter of next year, with one focusing on handsets and home entertainment devices and the other on making enterprise communications gear. The announced split is intended to divide the company into smaller, more focused operations, rearranging the collection of varied... read more
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Oracle Acquires SOA Specialist AmberPoint
9 Feb 2010 After its recent purchass of Sun Microsystems, enterprise software company Oracle has announced it will also buy AmberPoint, a specialist in Service Orientated Architecture (SOA). Oracle expects to close the acquisition of the Californian-based AmberPoint by mid this year. The deal was for an undisclosed sum. AmberPoint’s software works to assist... read more
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