Information technology solutions
about Arena Business Technology
Arena Business Technology Pty Limited is an Australian company dedicated to supporting businesses and their employees, organisations and their members, in the acquisition and use of information technology.
The company has been trading since 2003 and has government, education and business customers in every state of Australia.
By fostering close business relationships with the major brands and their distributors, Arena Business Technology is able to utilise their massive infrastructure and logistics capabilities to directly benefit their customers.
The owners of the business Steve and Terri Arena chose the name Arena Business Technology because they are prepared to stand behind business decisions taken in their name and they are proud of the level of service that the company provides for its customers. It’s incredibly satisfying to see customer’s with 3 and 5 year purchasing cycles returning to purchase from us.
Our customers have large investments in Information Technology and they deserve maximum return on the dollars spent. We help them find many practical ways to save money and get better results from their information technology. For us the customer purchase is not the end it’s the beginning.
about Steve Arena - Manager and Technical Director
Steve Arena - Professional Engineer
B.Sc.(Computing), B.E.(Electrical), M.Eng.Sc.(Industrial Systems), M.A.C.M.
Steve has over twenty years of academic and professional experience in information technology and industry. Steve has tertiary qualifications in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering (Computing) and Engineering Science ( Industrial Systems). Steve maintains his professional knowledge through membership of the Association of Computing Machinery, the Association of Professional Engineers Scientists and Managers Australia and the Australian Delphi Users Group.
Steve was part of the team that designed the software used to control the NSW Electricity Grid in the NSW State Control Centre. As a maintenance engineer Steve has been involved in the planning and supervision of multi-million dollar power station maintenance projects. As a power station Information Technology manager Steve has been responsible for planning, budgeting, operation and maintenance of IT facilities for over 400 staff with an annual budgets of over $1 million. Steve was a key player in the development of decision support systems for electricity market traders for a NSW electricity generator.
As a member of the Association of Professional Engineers Scientists and Managers Australia, Steve was a representative for Professional Engineers in the Electricity Industry for over ten years. Steve has negotiated Awards and NSW Electricity industry restructuring at the peak level with Government and NSW Labor Council officials and enterprise CEO's.