Government funded research centre has taken on the short course business of the Cooperative Research Centre for Sensor Signal and Information Processing (CSSIP).

Enterprise applications player, Oracle, has turned up the heat on rival SAP using its latest financial results to deliver a striking contrast in the two companies' performances in the Asia Pacific region.

Internet security provider Websense claims that free personal web hosting sites are increasingly being exploited by hackers seeking affordable and anonymous ways to store and disseminate mobile malicious code (MMC) and dangerous types of spyware, such as keyloggers, which are designed to steal personal and confidential information.

Business document delivery solutions provider ConnXion Limited (ASX: CXN) has appointed Iain Bartram to the dual roles of chief financial officer and company secretary. Prior to joining ConnXion, Bartram worked with UK-listed ASP technology solution company Virtue Broadcasting, where he was Australian MD and founder before being invited to relocate to the UK as interim CEO during a period of significant organisational change. Bartram's other claim to fame is as a trained movie and television drama stunt man. He's on a call-up register and got his qualifications by training with the man who's now Pierce Brosnan's stunt double.

Research In Motion (RIM) , developer of the BlackBerry wireless platform, has appointed Norm Lo to the position of Vice President, Asia Pacific. Based at the company's Hong Kong office, Lo brings over twenty years of industry experience to RIM’s Asia Pacific team. For the past five years, he has been instrumental in developing and managing various BlackBerry product lines and partner relationships..

Software and communications provider, Redflex Communications Systems, the US subsidiary of Redflex Holdings Limited (ASX:RDF), has signed its largest ever single contract, with the giant Lockheed Martin organisation for the supply of voice communications equipment.

Secure electronic transaction solutions provider Keycorp Limited (ASX: KYC) has won a deal to supply its latest MULTOS smartcard technology for a new multifunction ID card to millions of members of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) and their families.

Yahoo! Australia & NZ has won an exclusive online ad deal with Coca-Cola Australia to launch and market the new ‘Coke with Lime’ product through Yahoo!’s online products and services.

eLearning software developer HarvestRoad (ASX:HRD) has won a deal to supply its eLearning solution Harvest Road Hive to the University of Western Australia.

Australian voice and data company Integ has won contracts to provide IP telephony networks and unified communications to Manchester Unity and Mission Australia, deals the company says typifies a shift by mid-sized companies.

Australian managed security company, Network Box has appointed Anthea Kapa as southern region sales manager. Kapa, who is based in Melbourne, joins Network Box with more than 15 years experience in the IT and reseller market.  After working with Logicalis for eight years as sales executive, she has most recently worked with Business Integration Solutions, TeleIP and Fortinet, as well as providing consulting services to reseller organizations.

Hardware and software heavyweights, Hewlett-Packard and Oracle, have added their voices to a groundswell of opinion that Linux has arrived as a mainstream enterprise operating environment.

Telephony software developer, Integrated Research (ASX:IRI), has partnered with France Telecom to win a major international VoIP contract for its Prognosis telephony management system.

The misleading headline blared that SAP Australia and New Zealand had announced results for Q2 and the half year ended 30 June 2005. However, what we got instead of financials was a mere comparison with the previous year, claiming revenue growth, but without any supporting figures.

Storage market leader, EMC Corporation, reported strong results for Q2 2005, achieving double-digit, year-over-year revenue growth for the eighth consecutive quarter. The local office claimed that the company also had a record quarter in Australia and New Zealand.

Workflow solutions provider, Indigo Pacific, has announced three new additions to its New South Wales team. Indigo Pacific has appointed Mark Peterson as senior account manager in the NSW sales team and has expanded its professional services team to include Anthony Jereley and Evonne Chin focusing on the areas of J2EE and web content management. Petersen’s appointment as follows four years as a client relationship executive at Novell. His previous roles include management positions at OXIS, IBM and Telstra. Jereley was prviously the senior Java developer at Attain IT for two years and has over five years experience with Java including roles at Sysao Australia, Euro RSCG and Cortex eBusiness. Chin’s appointment follows six years in a similar role at Thomson Lawpoint.

Airline software operations developer, Sabre Airlines Solutions, has appointed Axel Bensch as  account director for the Pacific region. Based in Melbourne, Bensch joins Sabre Airlines Solutions from Lochard Limited where he was responsible for providing performance solutions to airport clients in the Asia Pacific region. Prior to that, Bensch held senior roles at Lufthansa Systems, Rosenbluth International, Amadeus and Galileo International. Bensch takes over from Matt Mclelland, who has moved to Sabre Travel Network in New Zealand to assume the role as country manager, New Zealand.

Number two carrier, SingTel Optus, has put in a friendly takeover bid for IT services player Alphawest Limited (ASX:ALW) of $25.9 million and the Alphawest board intends to accept the offer.

Australia's largest software company, Mincom, has won a deal to develop what is claimed to be the world's first fully deployable, fully integrated, tri-services military logistics solution for the Australian Defence Force (ADF).

Email security vendor, IronPort Systems, has won a deal with Tourism Australia to deploy an email security appliance to 250 mail box users in Australia and 14 offices overseas. Tourism Australia had been deluged with thousands of spam messages daily.