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Archive ~ March 2008

March 28, 2008 at 02:44 am

CSIRO picks Dell for desktop contract

Australia’s peak research body, the CSIRO, has handed a new multi-million-dollar computer hardware contract (including desktops, servers, and associated stuff) to Dell, extending the pair’s already decade-long relationship.
You can find my complete article on this scoop here on the website of MIS Magazine.

March 27, 2008 at 12:44 am

Optus happy with Alphawest growth

The head of Optus’ business division, John Simon, has played down the idea that the telco’s Alphawest subsidiary might take part in the consolidation of the corporate technology services market, according to this article I did for the AFR this week.
I also speak with Alphawest’s new CEO Rob Parcell in the interview, one of the [...]

March 16, 2008 at 01:58 am

Aussies lose interest in Second Life

In an article last week in The Australian Financial Review I cover Australian usage of virtual world Second Life. You can find the article here.