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Business meeting

Tech Data and Westcon-Comstor make the cut as APJ distie partners for Datadobi

Thu, 6th Apr 2017
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tech data
Datadobi recently announced the appointment of Tech Data and Westcon-Comstor as their distribution partners for Asia Pacific and Japan.
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MessageMedia Group hones in on channel with new CSO appointment

Wed, 5th Apr 2017
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channel infrastructure
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messagemedia
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job moves
MessageMedia Group boosts exec team, tapping Andrew Mumford as CSO to spearhead tech-driven global sales expansion.
Businessman growth arrows

Gartner: 90% of organisations to adopt hybrid infrastructure by 2020

Wed, 5th Apr 2017
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hyperscale
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partner programmes
​Gartner's report contains a series of predictions about IT infrastructure services that could have some serious implications on the industry.
Big data future

McAfee officially goes it alone as independent company - backed by two giants

Wed, 5th Apr 2017
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casb
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cybersecurity
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intel
McAfee is now officially an independent company, with TPG owning 51% and Intel 49% in a transaction valuing the business at approximately $4.2b.
Merging

New company emerges from CSC and HPE Enterprise Services merger

Tue, 4th Apr 2017
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m&a
DXC Technology is a new organisation that has been created by the merger of CSC and the Enterprise Services business of HPE.
Rosy future

Acronis announces features to open new revenue opportunities for MSPs

Tue, 4th Apr 2017
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dr
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partner programmes
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cloud services
Acronis claims to have the world's only data protection solution designed for service providers in the booming cloud backup market.
Big announcement

Ericsson appoints new market head for Oceania, South East Asia & India

Tue, 4th Apr 2017
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ericsson
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job moves
​Ericsson recently declared it was making some substantial changes to its business strategy, structure and executive team.
Business boxers

Spark stays firm on TeamTalk deal – 80c or nothing and forget Vodafone

Tue, 4th Apr 2017
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teamtalk
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m&a
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vodafone
​Spark New Zealand today released a statement to affirm their position in their attempted acquisition of TeamTalk.
Fallback

Business continuity planning – Bah humbug!

Tue, 4th Apr 2017
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dr
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cloud services
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business continuity
Once upon a time that kind of thinking was acceptable, but things are changing rapidly and that approach is now reckless at best - here's a solution.
Trail blazer

YOU'RE INVITED: Energise 2017 - learn from education's thought leaders

Tue, 4th Apr 2017
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edutech
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digital transformation
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education, learning & training
Energise is small enough to be intimate, while big enough to stretch thinking and is purely education-focused with not a sales pitch in sight.
Internet

China Mobile and Vodafone recognised as IoT leaders in APAC

Mon, 3rd Apr 2017
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iot
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analysys mason
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vodafone
Operators that are looking build a strong IoT business are recommended to follow the example of the two telcos as best practice for building success.
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Multimedia Technology appointed master distributor for NVIDIA Quadro in ANZ

Mon, 3rd Apr 2017
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partner programmes
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nvidia
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multimedia technology
NVIDIA asserts the appointment of a master distributor in the area is a sign of their commitment to provide continued focus on the ANZ market.
Risky business

Commerce Commission reveals concerns for Spark/TeamTalk merger

Mon, 3rd Apr 2017
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commerce commission
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teamtalk
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vodafone
​The Commerce Commission today published a statement of Preliminary Issues regarding Spark New Zealand's proposed acquisition of TeamTalk.
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Windows rolls out new update - good news for creatives and gamers

Fri, 31st Mar 2017
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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microsoft
Microsoft recently announced the next major update to Windows 10, known as the 'Creators Update', in an attempt to usurp Apple in creative circles.
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Gigamon holds APAC Partner Conference – ANZ partners scoop some of the biggest awards

Fri, 31st Mar 2017
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breach prevention
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dimension data
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gigamon
​More than 230 participants from across Asia Pacific gathered at the Gigamon Partner Conference held in South Korea, with ANZ partners exceeding.
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ServiceNow holds ANZ Partner Summit in newly opened Sydney office

Thu, 30th Mar 2017
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partner programmes
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servicenow
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partners
ServiceNow recently held its inaugural ANZ Partner Summit in its newly opened World Square office in Sydney, which partners found 'invaluable'.
Partners jigsaw

Parallels announces support for Azure - huge opportunities for IT

Thu, 30th Mar 2017
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public cloud
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microsoft
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cloud services
With Parallels RAS deployed in Azure there are a number of invaluable benefits for businesses to take advantage of.
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Who made the cut? Finalists announced for NZ Hi-Tech Awards

Thu, 30th Mar 2017
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hi-tech awards
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gopro
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awards
Entries this year were scattered from Kaitia to Invercargill, resulting in a record number of entries – 30 percent up on last year.
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Kordia and Thinxtra's IoT network extends to 88% of NZ population

Thu, 30th Mar 2017
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iot
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kordia
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thinxtra
With their IOT network currently extending from Invercargill to Whangarei, their goal is 95 percent, so they're certainly not far off.
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The road to Microsoft's global flagship events for 2017

Thu, 30th Mar 2017
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apm
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software development
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microsoft
Every year Microsoft hosts some of the biggest events in the world – none more so than their four global flagship events. Here's a breakdown of them.