Eftel to double customer base with ClubTelco acquisition

Eftel is to acquire national internet service provider ClubTelco, adding some 60,000 mobile broadband, ADSL and VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) clients to its books.

In early March, Eftel reported a 29.9 per cent wider 1H net loss of $1.3 million. Revenue fell 16 per cent to $15.4 million, and the company booked restructure costs of $525,000.

But Eftel said in a statement that the restructuring costs had been put to good use - the company has reduced operating expenses substantially through simplifying the business.

Eftel acquired Melbourne ISP Rabbit Internet in November adding more than 1500 active internet and telephony accounts to its subscriber base.

Matthew Hough, Global Director of IT for Mattson Research, made the switch from Microsoft Exchange to Google Apps for his 500-person company. With offices on 3 continents, Mattson Innovation designs, manufactures, and markets the semiconductor wafer processing equipment used to make integrated circuits. Google Apps has changed the way Mattson does business and enabled IT to turn off six servers. The company has as well saved over 70% in total costs compared to Microsoft Exchange. 

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