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Stories by Ashton - Page 45

Big fish eat small fish

Gentrack to complete $75m acquisition of Junifer Systems

Thu, 30th Mar 2017
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​Gentrack Group recently announced that it has entered into an unconditional agreement to acquire the UK-based Junifer Systems.
Businessman growth

Red Hat marks 60th consecutive quarter of revenue growth with latest financial results

Wed, 29th Mar 2017
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Red hat today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended 28 February 2017, revealing great profits throughout.
Optimised computer

BNZ opens co-working space in Christchurch – and it's free!

Wed, 29th Mar 2017
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The space is bolstered by the fact there is Wi-Fi, printing and perhaps best of all, free coffee. All you need to do is bring your laptop.
Woman hitting target

Hutt Valley teacher paves the way for tech, wins a Prime Minister's Prize

Wed, 29th Mar 2017
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Primary school teacher awarded Prime Minister's Science Prize for her work in science education. $150k prize awarded, $100k to school.
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Intel servers offering huge opportunities for NZ resellers

Wed, 29th Mar 2017
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The digital era has not only seen the emergence of many new and agile vendors, but also the evolution of longstanding ones – like Intel.
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Frost & Sullivan: MSPs can't afford to ignore the SD-WAN opportunity

Wed, 29th Mar 2017
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Silver Peak recently shared some very interesting findings for MSPs from a Frost & Sullivan study - essentially, ignore SD-WAN at your own peril.
Iot analytics

Avnet to provide insights into IoT at upcoming event

Tue, 28th Mar 2017
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Avnet gears up to reveal IoT prowess with end-to-end solutions at IoT Asia 2017, highlighting interoperability and security.
Arrows leadership

Big Switch Networks appoints Steve Coad as ANZ managing director

Tue, 28th Mar 2017
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The data centre networking company affirms this move reflects its ongoing investment and continued traction in the region.
Business layered cubes

Virtustream partners with Dell EMC to bolster offering in APAC region

Mon, 27th Mar 2017
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Virtustream and Dell EMC affirm that through their service provider ecosystem they're ideally placed to make inroads in the ANZ region.
Businesswoman overwhelmed

How smaller, innovative firms can deliver better value than big consulting firms

Mon, 27th Mar 2017
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Big is often still viewed as best, despite the key advantages that smaller businesses can provide like agility and availability of expertise.
Merger and acquisition

Vodafone NZ one-ups Spark with 70 percent acquisition in TeamTalk's Farmside

Mon, 27th Mar 2017
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The proposed investment by Vodafone in TeamTalk looks set to further deepen the strategic relationship between the two companies.
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Y Soft MD: Huge channel opportunities in the ANZ enterprise office solution market

Fri, 24th Mar 2017
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The IT industry and channel is ever-changing. Y Soft Australia MD, Adam O'Neill discusses key trends and opportunities in the enterprise printing industry.
Opportunity dial

Konica Minolta's new edge platform set to open opportunities for partners

Fri, 24th Mar 2017
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Konica Minilta has partnered with Microsoft, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Sophos, Canonical and BrainTribe to future-proof business IT management.
Partners cities

CyberArk expands tech partner program to drive channel opportunities

Thu, 23rd Mar 2017
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C3 Alliance now has 45 partners and features 63 product integrations to increase the value of existing IT investments and improve security.
Merging businesses

UpGuard cements commitment to NZ with exclusive NEXTGEN distie deal

Thu, 23rd Mar 2017
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​UpGuard continues its streak in APAC, with the announcement that it has sealed a partnership with NEXTGEN as its exclusive distributor in NZ.
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Cisco wraps up acquisition of AppDynamics

Thu, 23rd Mar 2017
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Together, the companies will aim to deliver visibility across the network, data centre, security, applications and to drive digital transformation.
Nzcommunications

Huawei investing $400m in NZ to promote innovation and opportunities

Thu, 23rd Mar 2017
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Huawei recently announced a major investment into New Zealand's future, including a cloud data centre and innovation labs around the country.
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Kiwi educator only one in Australasia to be chosen for Google Academy

Wed, 22nd Mar 2017
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education, learning & training
Tarawera High School professional development e-learning leader, Sam Gibson will soon be joining just 35 other certified educators around the world.
Climbing stairway to heaven

Avnet announces new president for Asia Pacific operations

Wed, 22nd Mar 2017
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Avnet today announced the promotion of Frederick Fu to the role of president for Asia Pacific – effective immediately.
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Opmetrix announced as an MYOB independent software vendor

Wed, 22nd Mar 2017
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Opmetrix has become a MYOB independent software vendor (ISV) for MYOB Advanced, aiming to cater to the growing mobile business market.