Stories by Heather - Page 15
Microsoft cloud has a silver lining for NZ's Umbrellar as it gains new competency
Tue, 25th Jul 2017
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Umbrellar has been elevated to Microsoft Silver Cloud Platform ranks, joining a ‘small percentage’ of Kiwi partners to gain the competency.
Business process outsourcing set to soar in Malaysia
Thu, 20th Jul 2017
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outsourcing
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bpo
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analyst report
Increased demand from the customer care segment and Malaysian enterprises seeking high end analytics solutions is driving the BPO market.
CenturyLink rolls out enhanced managed security services platform
Thu, 20th Jul 2017
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CenturyLink is rolling out Managed Security Services 2.0 suite, with advanced security monitoring, threat detection and incident response, across APAC.
Broadcom-Brocade deal delay; knock-on effect for Extreme Networks-Brocade deal
Thu, 20th Jul 2017
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Broadcom’s US$5.9b acquisition of Brocade has stalled, with a knock on effect for Extreme’s acquisition of Brocade's data centre networking business.
South Korea, Singapore and NZ tops for IoT readiness
Thu, 20th Jul 2017
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analyst report
South Korea, Singapore and New Zealand have topped IDC's list of Asia Pacific countries most ready and capable to harness internet of things.
Exclusive Networks adds to trophy haul with Imperva award
Wed, 19th Jul 2017
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Exclusive Networks Thailand has taken out a key award at Impera’s Partner Awards, winning the Highest Growth Partner for ASEAN, Korea and India gong.
ANZ markets forecast to log higher IT spending growth over coming year
Wed, 19th Jul 2017
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analyst report
IT spending across Australia and New Zealand is forecast to exceed the global average this year, with Australian spend up 3.7% yoy and NZ up 2.7%.
Cogent inks direct channel deal with NEC unified communications
Wed, 19th Jul 2017
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displays & projectors
Cogent bolsters its unified comms offerings, partnering directly with NEC to provide cost-efficient, high-quality solutions.
Veeam hits 60% growth in ANZ as enterprise availability business heats up
Wed, 19th Jul 2017
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Veeam’s enterprise push is paying off locally, with the availability vendor clocking 60% year on year growth in total revenue bookings across ANZ.
Darren Adams departs Tech Data; Michael Costigan takes on interim role
Tue, 18th Jul 2017
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avnet technology solutions
Darren Adams has left the top Australia and New Zealand job at Tech Data, with Michael Costigan taking on the interim general manager position.
NextGen snaps up digital marketing agency Bang
Tue, 18th Jul 2017
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Distributor NextGen has snapped up Bang Australia as it seeks to expand its digital marketing, demand gen and branding services.
It's a wrap: 11 Kiwi partners weigh in on Microsoft announcements
Tue, 18th Jul 2017
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From Azure stack to a renewed vertical focus, there was plenty to keep the Kiwi channel buzzing at Microsoft Inspire 2017. So what caught their eyes?.
Australian partners feted in Fortinet 2016 Global Partner awards
Mon, 17th Jul 2017
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Five Aussie firms win big at Fortinet's Global Partner awards, showcasing dedication to cyber defence and innovation.
Fuji Xerox Printers appoints Mo Kandeel to head ANZ sales
Mon, 17th Jul 2017
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Fuji Xerox Printers has appointed Mo Kandeel as ANZ general manager of sales as it seeks an increased presence in the IT and system integrator arenas.
Dicker Data launches enterprise data unit to capitalise on DX, IoT opportunities
Mon, 17th Jul 2017
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storage
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hds
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Dicker Data is eyeing the growing DX and IoT markets with the launch of a new enterprise data business unit, and the addition of HDS to its portfolio.
Studio Proper eyes commercial retail and education as it ups local push
Mon, 17th Jul 2017
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distributors
Studio Proper is eyeing aggressive growth in commercial sales within large retailers along with the education market locally.
Kaseya adds quick route to new MSP offerings with Powered Services
Mon, 17th Jul 2017
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it automation
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partner programmes
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Kaseya says its Powered Services enable MSPs to launch new offerings and expand revenue streams fast, with IAM and network monitoring first to launch.
Everything-as-a-Service 'the next big cloud opportunity'
Mon, 17th Jul 2017
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451 research
Everything-as-a-service is the next big cloud opportunity according to 451 Research, which says there are significant opportunities for the channel.
Intergen and NV Interactive win global recognition for public safety app
Mon, 17th Jul 2017
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A cross-platform mobile application for NZ Fire and Emergency garnered Intergen and NV Interactive finalist status in Microsoft's global awards.
HP ousts Lenovo to reclaim top spot as PC market continues to decline
Mon, 17th Jul 2017
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analyst report
HP has reclaimed top spot in the worldwide PC market from Lenovo, which has suffered its biggest year on year shipment declines according to Gartner.