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Former Westcon managing director takes on Dicker Data role

Thu, 27th Apr 2017
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Former Westcon-Comstor ANZ managing director Wendy O'Keeffe has joined rival Dicker Data as its first independent non-executive director.
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Photo gallery: QNAP hits the road for hybrid tour

Wed, 26th Apr 2017
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Australian and New Zealand resellers flocked to QNAP's Hybrid Tour which saw the vendor hitting five cities across the two countries in recent weeks.
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Interview: Availability and protection gaps hindering digital transformation

Wed, 26th Apr 2017
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Local companies are facing a growing gap between demand and what IT can deliver, with DX initiatives being held back by unplanned downtime.
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Ingram Micro New Zealand gets Proper – Studio Proper, that is

Wed, 26th Apr 2017
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Ingram Micro NZ has signed a deal to bring Studio Proper's range of iOS accessories for consumer and business to the Kiwi market.
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Connector Systems' Lantronix deal to offer resellers wide ranging IoT opportunities

Wed, 26th Apr 2017
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Connector Systems has inked a distie deal with Lantronix which it says provides resellers with a range of opportunities 'just waiting to be grabbed'.
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Security, cloud spurring Windows 10 deployments; creating fastest OS adoption

Wed, 26th Apr 2017
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Security improvements and cloud capabilities are spurring Windows 10 deployments in enterprises, leading to the fastest OS upgrades seen says Gartner.
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Exclusive: NSP taking LogRhythm SIEM to SMB market with security-as-a-service offering

Wed, 26th Apr 2017
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Network and system integrator NSP is gearing up to launch a new security-as-a-service offering, which takes LogRhythm's SIEM to the SMB market.
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NGFW market booms on back of advanced and dynamic threats

Mon, 24th Apr 2017
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Next gen firewalls with integrated security offerings are seeing mass adoption and offering strong growth opportunities according to Frost & Sullivan.
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Exeed's early cloud adoption reaps benefits for distie and resellers alike

Mon, 24th Apr 2017
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Five years on from its first foray into cloud, Exeed – and its resellers – are reaping the returns of the early investment, with 50% per annum growth.
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Veeam channel boss talks renewed vertical focus, investments and visibility

Mon, 24th Apr 2017
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Veeam's new channel chief Belinda Jurisic embarks on ANZ partner road trip, pledging increased support and sector focus.
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MPA inks distie deal with Imperva; brings local support into play

Mon, 24th Apr 2017
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MPA has signed to distribute and support Imperva's Incapsula and Securesphere security offerings, providing the first local support for the vendor.
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Increasing average selling prices driving end user spend up, despite flat shipments

Mon, 24th Apr 2017
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Shipments of end user devices might be flat, but the revenues are still on the up, thanks to increasing average selling prices, Gartner says.
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Avaya unveils reorganisation plans

Mon, 24th Apr 2017
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Avaya has revealed its plans for 'reorganisation' as the company in the aftermath of its January filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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The week in Channel-land: A short week, but plenty of action

Fri, 21st Apr 2017
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The Easter eggs have been unwrapped and eaten, so lets take the wraps off the week that was for the Kiwi channel...
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Photo gallery: Tight lines as resellers get Hooked on Lenovo

Fri, 21st Apr 2017
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Resellers swapped sales competition for competition of another type as they headed to Great Barrier on Ingram Micro's Hooked on Lenovo incentive.
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Azure closes gap on AWS, as customers call for more business alignment

Fri, 21st Apr 2017
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​Cloud service providers need to step up their game when it comes to aligning IT and business requirements for customers, according to a new survey.
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Golf – and charity – to the fore as reseller channel shows Ladies Do Golf

Fri, 21st Apr 2017
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IT's leading ladies drive change, smashing stereotypes on the green at Ladies Do Golf, as they tee up charity success.
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Cisco, D-Link lead as Indian networking market sees mixed fortunes

Thu, 20th Apr 2017
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LAN networking revenues are up, WLAN revenues are down. So who's winning the market share - and what's driving the changes?.
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FireEye ups local channel presence with double hire

Thu, 20th Apr 2017
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FireEye has bolstered its channel team with the addition of two new channel account managers as it looks to expand its partner programs across ANZ.
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Dicker Data NZ ups remote play with TeamViewer deal

Thu, 20th Apr 2017
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Dicker Data has added remote support, access, and online collaboration vendor TeamViewer to its stable, bringing net new opportunities for resellers.