Discount Computer News
Diners Flip Over Discount Cards
Wednesday August 27, 2008
Discount cards have whetted the appetites of diners and restaurateurs.`cheriegate Photo' On Disc Stolen In Break-in
Sunday November 2, 2003
POLICE are investigating the theft of a computer disc allegedly carrying a photograph of British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Australian con man Peter Foster that would link the two men in the Downing Street scandal known as ``Cheriegate".Get On The Front Foot, Save $6000 On Awd Magnas
Friday May 2, 2003
It might be Australia's first homegrown all-wheel-drive sedan, but Mitsubishi's Magna AWD - released scarcely three months ago - has a discount of up to $6000.What The Broker Thinks ... A Tale Of Two Stocks
Saturday April 27, 2002
CASE ONE KAZ COMPUTER SERVICES • Price: $0.64# • Market capitalisation: $484 million EARNINGS • Net profit (Jun 2001): $11.7 million* • Price-earnings multiple: 29.4 times • Net profit (Jun 2002): $20.1 million^ • Price-earnings multiple: 21.2 tiBig Discount On Prestige Nissan
Friday April 12, 2002
The often overlooked Nissan Maxima has just become more attractive. Hornsby Nissan has cut the mid-range ST by $6,519, bringing it to $36,990 drive-away.Five Year Plan To Double Profits
Wednesday March 27, 2002
Coles Myer shares tumbled almost 4 per cent in an investor backlash yesterday after the retailer confirmed it would phase out its costly shareholder discount program from July.Adult Learning Taps Into It
Monday September 3, 2001
Illawarra adult learners will have access to discounted, and in some cases free, Information and Computer technology courses.Korean Discount King Counts The Cost
Friday July 13, 2001
Hyundai axed its "drive-away, no more to pay" policy amid foreign currency pressure, but subsequently sales across the affordable models in the range have stalled.Transmeta Still Has A Lot To Prove
Tuesday April 17, 2001
The computer world has been sizzling over the Crusoe chip but some testers have their doubts, reports NATHAN COCHRANE.The Apple Of Mac's Eye Is On The Way
Saturday March 24, 2001
All over Australia, thousands of fans of the Apple Macintosh computer are dashing to their local dealer to buy a first copy of Mac OS X - the new operating system that has been more than four years in development.Tollway System Can't Discount
Tuesday March 6, 2001
City Link's owner said yesterday its tolling computer was incapable of calculating discounts to compensate customers for times when the tollway was not fully operational.Industry Deal To Boost It Trainees
Friday January 26, 2001
Victoria's Department of Education, Employment and Training is pairing with Cisco, the world's largest computer networking company, in a scheme to increase the number of IT-trained students entering the workforce.Coles Wheels Out Us Big Gun For Review
Tuesday November 21, 2000
Shareholders in Coles Myer may get some idea on the future of their discount card early next month when the company provides an update on its operations. Coles chief executive Mr Dennis Eck said yesterday he would be giving a ``progress report" in December, focusing mainly on the ailing TargTouch Of A Button Can Win Battle Of The Bowser
Thursday August 24, 2000
Perched in front of a computer screen in Sydney's MLC Building, high above the corner of King and Castlereagh streets, is a man too shy to be named or photographed. He is the NSW prices manager for Caltex, and with the push of a button, he can help send petrol prices soaring or tumbling. On his Ten Victorians Tell
Sunday July 2, 2000
NAME: Trevor Keogh OCCUPATION: Newsagent `Every transaction would involve some comment on the GST. Every transaction took a bit longer. We had to switch on the GST facility on the computer software. It all went smoothly there, but you can never be properly prepared for the odds and sods the nBargain Tickets Backfire On Govt
Wednesday May 31, 2000
A glitch in the CityRail computer system gave quick-thinking commuters even more of a bargain than the NSW Government intended when it offered cheap train rides. The Government gift of a 20 per cent discount on all rail travel this week and a fare-free day today was announced with great fanfare Fare Go At Last In Cityrail Free-for-all
Wednesday May 31, 2000
Today's fare-free day on the city's rail system turned into a farce yesterday when hundreds of commuters rushed ticket offices to cash in on a computer glitch that gave a 20 per cent discount for monthly, quarterly and annual tickets. At least 850 commuters, some from as far north as Newcastle, mDressed Up With Nowhere We Can Go
Monday May 1, 2000
Olympic swimmer Susie O'Neil will be there. So will the State of Origin rugby league team and 700 invited guests. The only thing missing from the glitzy launch of eVentures's buy.com shopping site this Thursday will be the local domain name. Sydney computer training company Angus Knight LearningGrande Savings
Friday March 31, 2000
A discount of nearly $8,500 makes Toyota's flagship exceptional value, reports David Berthon. Toyota's locally built flagship, the Vienta Grande V6, has been slashed in price by $8,450. After securing the remaining factory stock of 1999-build 3.0 sedans, Chatswood Toyota has marked them down to $Big Wheels, Diminishing Price
Friday March 17, 2000
David Berthon hits the hills in search of a $6,510 Ford Explorer discount. Ford's US-built Explorer has been driven into new discount territory by growing competition in the mid-size four-wheel drive market. Fury Ford at Lidcombe is selling the basic Explorer XL for $33,990 plus on-road costs