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Anthony Caruana
Interview Editor
Anthony has been living and breathing technology since he was a child. He has contributed to almost every major technology publication in Australia as well as editing a few along the way. In his spare time, he likes to run, especially on trails, and plays Australian Rules football through the winter.

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Brendan walsh

Opengear looking to boost partner network for growth

Tue, 7th Apr 2015
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partners
It seems Opengear is operating a pincer strategy. One side of their strategy is around maintaining their solid relationships with larger players.
E commerce

Australia Post delivers APIs to power eCommerce channels

Tue, 7th Apr 2015
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martech
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commerce systems
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smb
Australia Post launches APIs to power seamless eCommerce integration, facilitating easy shipping and tracking for NetSuite and eBay users at no extra cost.
Hp cloud

HP continues to drive channel growth

Tue, 31st Mar 2015
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partners
IT is under the pump, according to HP's vice president and general manager for the Enterprise Group in the South Pacific, Alan Hyde.
Eset

ESET launches new channel programme with promise of margins and growth

Fri, 27th Mar 2015
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malware
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partner programmes
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cybersecurity
Security software vendor ESET has launched it's new AUSTAR ONE partner programme, offering margins as high as 45% with the opportunity for lots of gro.
Anz region better

SolidFire is changing storage conversation in ANZ channel

Wed, 25th Mar 2015
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storage
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partner programmes
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flash storage
SolidFire's all-flash storage solution is gaining traction in Australia and New Zealand as companies move to replace traditional spinning disks.
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Veeam recognises ProPartners at gala event

Tue, 24th Mar 2015
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virtualisation
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dr
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cloud services
Veeam salutes top ANZ partners at their inaugural regional conference, with accolades for Data#3, Lexel, Ingram Micro, Zettagrid, and CommArc.
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Alcatel Onetouch makes big push in Aussie market

Fri, 20th Mar 2015
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wearables
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apple
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samsung
Alcatel Onetouch gears up to challenge heavyweights in Australia with a new tech lineup, eyeing the competitive pre-paid market.
Cisco man

Cisco's channel strategy reacts to new challenges

Wed, 18th Mar 2015
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data analytics
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cisco
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bi
The channel is undergoing a revolution for Cisco. We spoke with the director of the Partner Business Group at Cisco, Jason Brouwers.
Cisco

Cisco announced IoE innovation centres in Australia

Wed, 18th Mar 2015
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cisco
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partners
Cisco highlighted the company's continuing commitment to connecting more devices and the resultant disruption to existing business models.
Peter hughes cisco

Cisco puts Spark into unified comms and collaboration

Wed, 18th Mar 2015
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uc
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cisco
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cisco spark
Cisco is attempting to revolutionize UC with its online tool Cisco Spark, aiming to refine user experience and embrace consumer technologies.
People and stuff

Complete PC Solutions launches into hosted VoIP and NZ

Wed, 18th Mar 2015
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uc
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partner programmes
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voip
Melbourne MSP Complete PC Solutions launches cost-cutting hosted VoIP and expands to NZ with retailer BrandBank.
Channel appointment story

Nintex boosts channel with senior appointments

Fri, 13th Mar 2015
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partner programmes
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microsoft
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microsoft azure
Recent changes at Nintex have resulted in the hiring of Josh Waldo as the vice president of channels and strategy.
Stylerunner

Building for growth - Stylerunner stays ahead with NetSuite

Thu, 12th Mar 2015
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fintech
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financial systems
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erp
Stylerunner scales new heights with NetSuite ERP, supporting their rapid monthly growth with a focus on efficiency and expansion.
Enghouse portal

Enghouse Interactive launches new partner portal, boost channel support

Thu, 12th Mar 2015
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uc
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contact centre
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enghouse interactive
On the back of some solid growth and product rebranding, US solutions provider Enghouse Interactive is bolstering its support of channel partners.
Partners

Intralinks partners with HP, offers opportunities for resellers and integrators

Mon, 9th Mar 2015
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hp
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intralinks
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partners
For local resellers and system integrators, this is an opportunity to expand their product portfolios and capabilities.
Rob

Panasonic opens the door to all security resellers in new channel programme

Mon, 9th Mar 2015
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panasonic
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partners
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cameras
Panasonic recently announced their new reseller programme for the security channel. We chatted with Robert Wensing about the programme.
Apple

Apple's dirty supply chain - give us a break

Wed, 4th Mar 2015
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supply chain
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apple
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bbc
The allegations levelled against Apple in ABC's Four Corner's programme are serious. But are they reasonable? And do they matter for the channel?.
Data cloud

Rackspace adding new data centre, expecting rapid growth

Mon, 2nd Mar 2015
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hyperscale
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dc
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microsoft
Rackspace's aspirations are taking a big leap forward with the company planning to launch a second data centre in Australia in early 2015.
Shane lyell

Australian government adds Envisian to cloud services panel

Mon, 2nd Mar 2015
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firewalls
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migration
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it automation
The Australian government's Department of Finance has added a further nine suppliers to their Cloud Services Panel with Envisian among the winners.
Hospital

NEC delivers on health upgrade

Mon, 2nd Mar 2015
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uc
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digital signage
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displays
NEC has backed up a number of major customer wins by supplying Victoria's redevelopment of Box Hill Hospital with its new core ICT infrastructure.