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Change

Channel urged to work together on change - and view it as an opportunity

Thu, 28th Jul 2016
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CompTIA channel members members have been told to view change as an opportunity but work collectively to ensure a strong outcome.
Huawei

Huawei sales up 40%; enterprise business 'on fast development track'

Wed, 27th Jul 2016
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Huawei has posted 40% year on year growth for the first half of the year, with its enterprise business 'on a fast development track'.
Key to money

Exclusive: IDC NZ tells how you can win in the growth security services market

Wed, 27th Jul 2016
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Vertical industry knowledge is more crucial than security expertise for resellers wanting to tap into the growth security services market in NZ.
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Survey highlights the challenges in cloud data security

Tue, 26th Jul 2016
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A new study shows concerns about cloud security are well founded. So how can companies secure their data in the cloud?.
Girl

Exclusive: New initiative aims to challenge stereotypes and help girls Dream IT

Tue, 26th Jul 2016
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women in technology
A new initiative from IT community CompTIA aims to challenge stereotypes and preconceived ideas and show year 7 and 8 girls tech really is cool.
Empty

Dick Smith creditors vote for liquidation of failed company

Tue, 26th Jul 2016
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Dick Smith Holdings creditors have voted to place the failed business into liquidation in a last ditch effort to recoup some of their lost money.
Speech

Exclusive: IT industry called on to help girls Dream IT

Tue, 26th Jul 2016
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women in technology
IT community organisation CompTIA has put the call out for those involved in IT to speak out to encourage young girls into IT.
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Acronis snaps up Veritas exec to head local operations

Mon, 25th Jul 2016
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Acronis has appointed former Veritas and Symantec exec Tony Drewitt as ANZ general manager as it looks to triple its size in five years.
Stock magnifying glass

Ingram Micro US$6 billion acquisition hits speed bump

Mon, 25th Jul 2016
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Tianjin Tianhai's US$6 billion acquisition of Ingram Micro has hit a speed bump, with Shanghai Stock Exchange asking for more information on the deal.
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Exclusive: Westcon-Comstor eyes Kiwi growth; ups local investment

Mon, 25th Jul 2016
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Westcon-Comstor has added two new staff, including industry stalwart Lance Primrose, as the distie sees strong growth in the local market.
Odocs

Kiwi company named APAC's Best Startup for Social Impact

Fri, 22nd Jul 2016
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talent unleashed
New Zealand's oDocs has been named Asia Pacific's Best Startup - Social Impact in the annual Talent Unleashed awards.
Profitability

Symantec promising profitability, predictability and new potential post-merger

Thu, 21st Jul 2016
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Symantec's Blue Coat acquisition opens new doors for partners says Symantec's global channel boss, who is promising predictability and profitability.
Greg wyman

Greg Wyman to lead virtualisation vendor's local push

Thu, 21st Jul 2016
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ioFabric has opened a Sydney office as the storage virtualisation vendor ups its ANZ push – with a familiar channel face spearheading the charge.
Dc fast

Brocade goes Gen 6 with new fibre channel directors

Wed, 20th Jul 2016
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storage
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data analytics
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All flash data centers just got a superhighway, with Brocade debuting the industry's first Gen 6 fibre channel directors.
Lock money

The big security opportunity waiting to be grabbed

Wed, 20th Jul 2016
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Carbon Black's acquisition of nextgen antivirus company Confer opens up big opportunities for the local channel says local boss Kane Lightowler.
Cyberprotection

Carbon Black 'redefines nextgen antivirus' with Confer acquisition

Wed, 20th Jul 2016
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Carbon Black has bulked up its endpoint security with the acquisition of next gen antivirus company Confer, driving nextgen security into new markets.
Video editing

Digistor deal brings Forscene professional video editing to ANZ

Wed, 20th Jul 2016
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Digistor has inked a deal to become Forbidden Technologies first Australian reseller for Forscene, as the vendor eyes APAC for future growth.
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Veeam continues strong local growth with enterprise leading the way

Wed, 20th Jul 2016
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Veeam's enterprise leads its stellar 27% growth in ANZ, surpassing 200K customers as the cloud and DRaaS demand soar.
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First ANZ boss for SimpliVity as hyperconverged demand soars

Wed, 20th Jul 2016
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Increasing demand for hyperconvergence see SimpliVity appoint its first local regional sales director with Ruckus' Pat Devlin taking on the role.
Acquisition merger

New platform engineering unit for Deloitte on back of Sixtree buy

Tue, 19th Jul 2016
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Deloitte has acquired boutique integration specialist Sixtree to form a new platform engineering unit across Australia and New Zealand.