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Leader

AWS leaves cloud infrastructure services competitors in its wake

Wed, 4th May 2016
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AWS continued to dominate the cloud infrastructure services market Q1 of 2016, leaving all its followers including Microsoft and Google in its wake.
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Ingram Micro wins big as Jabra celebrates ANZ partner successes

Wed, 4th May 2016
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Ingram Micro took out the top distie award at Jabra's ANZ partner awards - so who else made the winning lineup?.
Ds new

Dick Smith back online as Kogan relaunches brand

Wed, 4th May 2016
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retail
The new online Dick Smith brand has launched with new owners Kogan.com promising to 'rebuild the legacy of the brand' as a leading tech retailer.
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EMC snaps up Nutanix channel boss to lead local flash channel

Wed, 4th May 2016
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converged infrastructure
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nutanix
EMC has hired former Nutanix channel manager Darrin Edkins to head up its all flash midmarket and channel business across ANZ.
Red accounts

Hewlett-Packard NZ racks up the losses in final year as combined company

Wed, 4th May 2016
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fintech
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printing
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pc market
Declines in sales revenue in Hewlett-Packard NZ's final year as a combined entity and losses related to the split saw the vendor rack up big losses.
Door to opportunity

Connector Systems snaps up new vendor, eyes future potential

Tue, 3rd May 2016
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connector systems
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cableaway
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ingram micro
Connector Systems is opening the doors to new opportunities for Kiwi resllers, with new vendors, new promotions and a new rewards offering.
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Exclusive: Lenovo ups data centre play with local channel

Tue, 3rd May 2016
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dc
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lenovo
Lenovo is gearing up to 'own' the data centre market locally - and it's planning on taking its channel partners along for the ride.
Smashed

Apple still tablet king - and beating Microsoft at its own game

Fri, 29th Apr 2016
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microsoft
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mobility
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tablets
Apple is racking up the wins on the detachables side of the tablet market, taking an early lead in the only growing segment of the tablet market.
Fabric

Fortinet unveils 'security fabric' for distributed security in an IoT world

Fri, 29th Apr 2016
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Fortinet has unveiled its security fabric, which it says will arm global enterprises with pervasive, adaptive cybersecurity from IoT to cloud networks.
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IBM ramps up flash storage solutions

Fri, 29th Apr 2016
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storage
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ibm
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flash storage
IBM reinvents data storage, unveiling ultra-fast all-flash arrays to accelerate business operations in the data-driven Cognitive Era.
Job ad

From tech to cars: 2 Cheap Cars on the hunt for DSE staff

Fri, 29th Apr 2016
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jobs
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expansion
Dick Smith's Kiwi staff could find jobs from an unlikely source with 2 Cheap Cars liaising with liquidators to open contact channels to recruit staff.
Mas

Cisco, IBM and Intel top 2016 IoT M&A action as market soars

Fri, 29th Apr 2016
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iot
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healthtech
With nearly two dozen major acquisitions in first four months of 2016, it's shaping up to be a big year - with Cisco, IBM and Intel leading the way.
Recruit

Symantec CEO exits as company reduces revenue forecast

Fri, 29th Apr 2016
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cybersecurity
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symantec
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veritas
Symantec chief executive Michael A Brown is exiting the company, with the vendor also revising its Q4 revenue forecast downwards by US$12 million.
Money pile1

ANZ leading the pack as Fortinet logs bumper Q1 revenue

Fri, 29th Apr 2016
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Fortinet has posted a 34% increase in global revenue for the first quarter of 2016, with local results tracking even higher.
Big data analysis

Cloudera ramps up Kiwi business on back of 'phenomenal' big data demand

Thu, 28th Apr 2016
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
Big data spells big opportunities for Cloudera and its Kiwi channel, with new offices, new staff and new customers.
Se np

Kiwi developed pre-fab, energy efficient data center winning fans

Thu, 28th Apr 2016
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
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schneider electric
A pre-fabricated portable data center designed and constructed by Schneider Electric and NZ's Northpower is set to be replicated internationally.
Md

Louis Tague takes top ANZ role at Veritas

Thu, 28th Apr 2016
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digital transformation
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customers
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symantec
Vertias has promoted Louis Tague to the top ANZ role of managing director for the information management vendor.
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Photo gallery: New Era IT take to their bikes for Ingram Micro Lenovo reward

Thu, 28th Apr 2016
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lenovo
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ingram micro
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distributors
A customised reward has seen New Era IT enjoying some team building and R&R courtesy of Ingram Micro's Lenovo Special Reward scheme.
Dc matrix

Dell looks to future-ready enterprises with new offerings

Wed, 27th Apr 2016
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network infrastructure
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wireless networks
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cloud services
New cloud-managed wired and wireless solutions, OS10 milestones and in-rack platforms for the data center offered up by Dell Networking.
Helium cloud

Seagate begins volume shipment of 10TB helium drives

Wed, 27th Apr 2016
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storage
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seagate
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partners
Seagate has begun volume shipments of its 10TB Helium enterprise drives, designed to help customers 'take maximum advantage of top technology trends'.