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Apps On Tap, Take Three

April 2006: Australian Technology & Business - You can hire a server and you can hire a consultant to run it so why not hire your applications too? David Braue finds out why this time round, software as a service is finally catching on.

Building An E-Store

1 April 2006: Dynamic Small Business - Multi-channel selling in becoming increasingly crucial for businesses to survive in the electronic age.

Ordering Dishes Off The Software Menu

29 March 2006: Australian Reseller News - The pay-as-you-go software model is attracting a new following with the temptation of quicker access to software updates, no upfront costs and a reduction in maintenance fees.

Software On Tap Takes Off

28 March 2006: The Australian - Software as a service is gaining momentum because of its rapid deployment, instant upgrades and low hardware overheads.

WebCentral Invizages New Channel

15 March 2006: Australian Reseller News - Applications hosting provider, WebCentral, has struck its larger ever channel partnership with IT services company, Invizage.

WebCentral Digs New Apps Channel

8 March 2006: AustralianIT - Hosting group WebCentral has taken another step in its bid to push hosted, “software as a service” applications to Australian small businesses, signing a wholesale agreement with SME services group Invizage, a division of Telstra’s Sensis.

Domain Name Prices Come Down

7 March 2006: CRN - Australian web and application hosting company, WebCentral has reduced its domain name pricing.

WebCentral Hosting Model Key To Growth

7 March 2006: Australian Financial Review - WebCentral has recorded annualised revenues of $4 million for a nascent software hosting business that has quickly become a key plank in its plan to return to stable growth.

Web Host Branches Out

14 February 2006: The Australian - Hosting group WebCentral wants to ride the boom in hosted applications, and is planning to launch its own customer relationship management and financials packages.

WebCentral Trumpets SuccSAS

3 February 2006: CRN - WebCentral has doubled partner numbers in the past year through strong demand for its hosting services.

MIS Strategic 100 (ANZ 25)

November 2005: Managing Information Strategies - Our expert judging panel chose the following 25 from an extensive list of local players as organisations that display an impressive local business focus as well as often performing well on foreign shores.

Online and On Record

October 2005: Shares - WebCentral Group has two completely different revenue sources, and both are gaining strength.

WebCentral Ready To Tap Into Growth

6 September 2005: Australian Financial Review - Australia’s biggest web-hosting company, WebCentral Group, issued a bullish outlook for the year ahead, following a surge in sales for the 2005 financial year.

WebCentral Takes Microsoft Hosting Honours

20 July 2005: Australian Reseller News - WebCentral was crowned Asia-Pacific Hosting Server Provider of the Year for the second time at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference in Minneapolis last week.

Entering the E-Zone

1 May 2005: Dynamic Small Business - The prospect of setting up an e-commerce system seems both scary and pointless to many business owners.

Spam Patrol

May 2005: Australian Technology & Business - It has taken only four years for spam to become the bane of business but, as SMBs are finding, spam can be killed before it enters inboxes with the use of a hosted provider.

Behind Closed Doors

1 April 2005: Australian Technology & Business - Secrecy seems to shroud the data centre arena - all well and good for security's sake, but not so great when trying to pick a provider.

The Need For Speed

29 March 2005: The Age - ADSL2 is finally on its way but for many it can't come fast enough.

Net Gains

25 February 2005: The Australian - The virtual world is a powerful marketing tool.

Web Sites: In-House versus Outsourced

24 February 2005: Australian Financial Review - As companies evolve from basic web sites to more elaborate, interactive or transaction-based sites, they are more likely to want professional help with the site.

Wholesale Focus for WebCentral

23 February 2005: Australian Reseller News - ASX-listed WebCentral Group has attributed a fivefold increase in its half-yearly revenue to the acquisition of its online hosting provider, WebCentral.

WebCentral On The Rise

15 February 2005: Australian Financial Review - WebCentral Group, Australia's biggest web hosting company, said yesterday its interim profit had risen sixfold after it acquired full ownership of its main operating business, and demand for its services increased.

Ex-Premiers To Beef Up WebCentral Team

15 February 2005: The Courier Mail - One of Australia's businesses has snared ex-premiers of Queensland and NSW to boost corporate and government work.

FTR Mops Up WebCentral Stake

27 July 2004: The Age - Sean Howard, Trevor Kennedy, Malcolm Turnbull and Lucy Turnbull list their tech investment vehicle.

WebCentral Wins Microsoft Award

15 July 2004: Broadcast News - Ten - WebCentral wins Microsoft hosting provider of the year award.

Three Australian Partners Win for Microsoft

14 July 2004: iTNews - Three Australian partners have won reseller gongs at Microsoft's PartnerWorld conference in Canada.

The 10 Fastest (Excerpt Article)

23 October 2003: Business Review Weekly - The 10 Fastest: The Winners.

Rugby World Cup Gears Up For Millions Of Online Visitors

4 June 2003: ZDNet - The Australian Rugby Union is relying on the web to interact with rugby fans.

WebCentral Wins QLD Schools Deal

1 April 2003: Australian IT - Web sites, email and internet access for all Queensland public schools will be managed as a single network.


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