Australian stories - Page 147

Zintel Group has sold its Australian subsidiary to j2 Global for USD $15.3m, planning a generous capital repayment and special dividend for shareholders.

Reporters Without Borders adds two countries to 'worst offender' list on fourth annual World Day Against Cyber Censorship.

Kiwi IT firm Intergen has inked a three-year sponsorship deal to support umpires in the ANZ Championship, bolstering its presence in Australia and New Zealand.

Avalanche Technology Group, parent of AVG's distributor in the South Pacific, appoints Kevin Yank as CTO to spearhead new tech partnerships and innovations.

Security software vendor sees opportunity in mid-tier & SMB space, wants resellers to help them understand the sector.

ICT organisations will continue to reap rewards despite cautious spending in 2012 according to research company IDC.

A PwC report for IABNZ reveals New Zealand's mobile ad spend at NZD $632,092 in 2011, 0.18% of total online ad spend, with massive growth potential.

As unified communications (UC) adoption grows, tech providers must guide resellers to support and educate businesses for effective deployment and ongoing use.

New Zealand tops Zendesk's global customer satisfaction poll at 95%, while the French lag at 57%. Now, a new charity-linked plan boosts philanthropy.

Optimizer HQ debuts Texta, a cost-effective SMS marketing tool for SMEs, priced at just NZD $0.04 per text. Free setup, two-way messaging, and no contracts.

Cisco unveils a simplified channel structure for its New Zealand partners, backing it with USD $75 million globally, including USD $15 million for Asia-Pacific.

Julian Assange's battle against extradition to Sweden continues as the British High Court grants him permission to appeal to the Supreme Court.

System based on open standards offers 30% lower bandwidth consumption than industry average, Australia boss says.

A new survey reveals that 80% of Kiwis would stop dealing with an organisation after a data breach, viewing it as a 'fundamental breach of trust'.

Sybase teams up with Ciber to bring enterprise mobility solutions to New Zealand and Australia, including the Sybase Unwired Platform and Afaria.

Kaspersky offers new and current channel partners AU$50,000 in credit to boost sales of its products, seeking significant market share in New Zealand.

New Zealand has risen to the second-best country for business worldwide, outranking the UK and US, according to Forbes, only behind Canada.

Analysts at Ovum predict the ANZ business software market will reach USD $7.3 billion by 2015, driven by rising adoption of software across all categories.

Kiwi event marketing platform Eventfinder has made a successful debut in Australia, gaining 4000 events and 1500 daily visitors within its first two weeks.

CA Technologies has appointed Bill McMurray, a 25-year industry veteran, as vice president for Australia and New Zealand operations.