Alphawest was an Australian ICT systems development and provisioning, and the associated
managed services
Managed services is the practice of outsourcing the responsibility for maintaining, and anticipating need for, a range of processes and functions, ostensibly for the purpose of improved operations and reduced budgetary expenditures through the ...
.
History
Alphawest can trace its roots back to 1986 when Edcom Pty Ltd commenced operations in
Perth
Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...
specialising in sales and support of personal computers. In 2000 Alphawest was acquired by Solution 6. In 2003 it was sold in a
management buyout. In 2004 it was listed on the
Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The company focused on hardware sales and maintenance, network management, and development of financial and
document management systems.
In July 2005
Optus
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launched a
takeover offer. The takeover was completed in November 2005 with Alphawest delisted from the ASX. In 2013 the brand was retired.
Optus absorbs Alphawest
IT Wire 2 May 2013
References
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External links
Official website
Companies based in Sydney
Companies formerly listed on the Australian Securities Exchange
Optus
Technology companies established in 1986
Technology companies disestablished in 2013
Technology companies of Australia
Telecommunications companies of Australia
1986 establishments in Australia
2013 disestablishments in Australia