Australian businesses, it seems, are making more rapid progress than their counterparts in other countries, particularly the UK, in planning ahead for the effects of carbon pricing.

Server shipments have plummeted in the Asia Pacific region as the economic crisis sweeping the region and the rest of the world worsens.

WebSpy, a global vendor of internet monitoring, analysis and reporting software, claims ‘remarkable success’ with implementation in February of an e-commerce initiative in a partnership with e-commerce service provider, Avangate.

Undeterred by current economic conditions, Extend Technologies has expanded its business into Western Australia, adding a new SAP partner for local organisations in the mid-to-large enterprise space.

The Australian International School of Singapore (AISS) has expanded its 3Com-based campus-wide network with the addition of new network switches and an upgraded VOIP system from 3Com.

Inside Info, a business intelligence application vendor, says deployment of its QlikView BI platform by a South Australian manufacturer and distributor for the building and construction industry, has reduced by 500 hours – or the equivalent of one working month a year – the time spent by the company’s IT team producing reports.

Milliman Care Guidelines, a US provider of e-health tools for hospitals and health systems, is introducing its web-based and interactive clinical care guidelines into Australian hospitals.
 

This Thursday 26 March, marks the 10 year anniversary of the notorious Melissa virus, the very first notable email-aware virus, allegedly named after a lap dancer who the virus creator, David L Smith, supposedly met in Florida.

Optus owned Alphawest, a national provider of ICT services, has snared the first order in Australia for its Saffron rich web browser interface for HP TRIM, an electronic records management system, securing a contract with Deakin University in Victoria.

Netsolutions, Australian IT implementation company, is chasing greater market share as it adds to its management team with the appointment of Erin Harte as general manager and Richard Savage as principal consultant.