Stories by Heather - Page 42
Channel urged to work together on change - and view it as an opportunity
Thu, 28th Jul 2016
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uc
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collaboration
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comptia
CompTIA channel members members have been told to view change as an opportunity but work collectively to ensure a strong outcome.
Huawei sales up 40%; enterprise business 'on fast development track'
Wed, 27th Jul 2016
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ericsson
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huawei
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tablets
Huawei has posted 40% year on year growth for the first half of the year, with its enterprise business 'on a fast development track'.
Exclusive: IDC NZ tells how you can win in the growth security services market
Wed, 27th Jul 2016
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analyst report
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banking
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partners
Vertical industry knowledge is more crucial than security expertise for resellers wanting to tap into the growth security services market in NZ.
Survey highlights the challenges in cloud data security
Tue, 26th Jul 2016
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cloud security
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gemalto
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partners
A new study shows concerns about cloud security are well founded. So how can companies secure their data in the cloud?.
Exclusive: New initiative aims to challenge stereotypes and help girls Dream IT
Tue, 26th Jul 2016
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comptia
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stem
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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.
Dick Smith creditors vote for liquidation of failed company
Tue, 26th Jul 2016
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apple
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synnex
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acer
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.
Exclusive: IT industry called on to help girls Dream IT
Tue, 26th Jul 2016
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comptia
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stem
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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.
Acronis snaps up Veritas exec to head local operations
Mon, 25th Jul 2016
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acronis
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bt
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partners
Acronis has appointed former Veritas and Symantec exec Tony Drewitt as ANZ general manager as it looks to triple its size in five years.
Ingram Micro US$6 billion acquisition hits speed bump
Mon, 25th Jul 2016
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ingram micro
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distributors
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acquisition
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.
Exclusive: Westcon-Comstor eyes Kiwi growth; ups local investment
Mon, 25th Jul 2016
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westcon-comstor
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distributors
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partners
Westcon-Comstor has added two new staff, including industry stalwart Lance Primrose, as the distie sees strong growth in the local market.
Kiwi company named APAC's Best Startup for Social Impact
Fri, 22nd Jul 2016
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open source
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healthtech
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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.
Symantec promising profitability, predictability and new potential post-merger
Thu, 21st Jul 2016
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dlp
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symantec
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blue coat
Symantec's Blue Coat acquisition opens new doors for partners says Symantec's global channel boss, who is promising predictability and profitability.
Greg Wyman to lead virtualisation vendor's local push
Thu, 21st Jul 2016
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virtualisation
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iofabric
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hyper
ioFabric has opened a Sydney office as the storage virtualisation vendor ups its ANZ push – with a familiar channel face spearheading the charge.
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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brocade
All flash data centers just got a superhighway, with Brocade debuting the industry's first Gen 6 fibre channel directors.
The big security opportunity waiting to be grabbed
Wed, 20th Jul 2016
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carbon black
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cyber attacks
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banking
Carbon Black's acquisition of nextgen antivirus company Confer opens up big opportunities for the local channel says local boss Kane Lightowler.
Carbon Black 'redefines nextgen antivirus' with Confer acquisition
Wed, 20th Jul 2016
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endpoint protection
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edr
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carbon black
Carbon Black has bulked up its endpoint security with the acquisition of next gen antivirus company Confer, driving nextgen security into new markets.
Digistor deal brings Forscene professional video editing to ANZ
Wed, 20th Jul 2016
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digistor
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forscene
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devs
Digistor has inked a deal to become Forbidden Technologies first Australian reseller for Forscene, as the vendor eyes APAC for future growth.
Veeam continues strong local growth with enterprise leading the way
Wed, 20th Jul 2016
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virtualisation
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veeam
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partners
Veeam's enterprise leads its stellar 27% growth in ANZ, surpassing 200K customers as the cloud and DRaaS demand soar.
First ANZ boss for SimpliVity as hyperconverged demand soars
Wed, 20th Jul 2016
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cisco
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simplivity
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it infrastructure
Increasing demand for hyperconvergence see SimpliVity appoint its first local regional sales director with Ruckus' Pat Devlin taking on the role.
New platform engineering unit for Deloitte on back of Sixtree buy
Tue, 19th Jul 2016
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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partner programmes
Deloitte has acquired boutique integration specialist Sixtree to form a new platform engineering unit across Australia and New Zealand.