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IBM server sales surge, closes in on leaders HPE, Dell

Wed, 16th Mar 2016
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IBM saw strong server revenue growth in Q4, while the density optimised segment of the market benefitting from continuing data center buildouts.
Financials

Cisco NZ takes a hit as revenue drops and losses increase

Wed, 16th Mar 2016
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cloud services
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cisco
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ericsson
Cisco Systems NZ faces financial woes as revenues fall 11% to $22.2m and losses soar by 162% to $804,635 in the 2015 fiscal year.
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Equinix offers new revenue opportunities, certifications

Wed, 16th Mar 2016
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Equinix has enhanced its partner program, serving up new revenue opportunities for partners and new training and certification.
Transform

Just how far down the digital transformation path are enterprises?

Wed, 16th Mar 2016
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
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emc
A new report shows digital transformation is underway, but there's still a long way to go in streamlining infrastructure and moving to hybrid cloud.
Warranty

All Dick Smith extended warranties to be honoured

Wed, 16th Mar 2016
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retail
The Warranty Group is assuring Dick Smith customers it will honour all extended warranties sold by the failed company across Australia and New Zealand.
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Purple signs Microsoft exec to head Asia Pacific

Wed, 16th Mar 2016
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wireless networks
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microsoft
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cloud services
Purple has snapped up former Microsoft executive Petah Green as the intelligent spaces vendor ramps up its Asia Pacific business.
Dc alley

Google joins Open Compute Project with 48V rack design

Tue, 15th Mar 2016
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dc
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google
Google spurs data centre innovation, joining Facebook's Open Compute Project to share its 48V rack design aimed at energy efficiency.
Ooh

oOh!media calls up analytics for targeted out of home advertising

Tue, 15th Mar 2016
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pro av
oOh!media is ramping up its targeted advertising offerings for out of home with an exclusive partnership with data and analytics company Quantium.
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Vapor IO ups ante for open data center architectures

Tue, 15th Mar 2016
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dc
Vapor IO has teamed with the Open Compute Project, AppliedMicro and Baselayer to modernise data centers through open source projects.
Dollar signs

VMWare, Cisco and Microsoft top of list as enterprises spend up on SDI

Tue, 15th Mar 2016
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microsoft
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451 research
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software-defined infrastructure
Enterprises are upping their spend on software defined infrastructure this year with VMware, Cisco and Microsoft top of the list as go-to-vendors.
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LanDesk adds endpoint security to portfolio with AppSense buy

Tue, 15th Mar 2016
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landesk
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partners
LanDesk is buying virtualisation company AppSense as it seeks to extend its unified endpoint management and add endpoint security to its portfolio.
License

StorageCraft offers up new socket-based licensing

Tue, 15th Mar 2016
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cloud services
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storagecraft
StorageCraft has added a new 'price friendly' socket-based licensing model for its ShadowProtect SPX backup and disaster recovery offering.
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UPDATED: Dick Smith name to live on under new owners, Kogan.com

Tue, 15th Mar 2016
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retail
Kogan.com has purchased Dick Smith's online business and plans to keep the Dick Smith brand alive. Ruslan Kogan explains why - and how.
Laptop

PC market decline set to continue, but there are growth areas

Tue, 15th Mar 2016
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pc market
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analyst report
IDC says while stabilisation of the PC market remains an elusive goal for now, there are some areas where there's money to be made.
Uni allergy ds

Digital signage to the rescue for Uni allergy issues

Mon, 14th Mar 2016
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eclipse digital media
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embed signage
Digital signage has provided the University of Winchester with a contemporary solution to deliver allergy information - and a little marketing as well.
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Sony DES offers up digital signage for the smartphone generation

Mon, 14th Mar 2016
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digital signage
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sony
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sony computer entertainment
Sony DES says its Magictron 4K interactive signage is digital signage for the smartphone generation, enabling them to engage with brands in new ways.
Cloud server

Rackspace puts pedal to the metal with next-gen OnMetal

Mon, 14th Mar 2016
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microsoft
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rackspace
Rackspace has debuted its next-generation of OnMetal Cloud Servers, for running demanding workloads with the ability to quickly scale and deploy.
Fingermark

Kiwi company to debut new extreme weather digital signage option

Mon, 14th Mar 2016
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digital signage
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pro av
A New Zealand company has developed what it says is a 'groundbreaking' new outdoor display technology designed to withstand extreme weather.
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HPE eats away at competitors' shares in enterprise storage market

Mon, 14th Mar 2016
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storage
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network infrastructure
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ibm
HPE is making inroads into competitors' shares in the enterprise storage systems market, while all-flash and hyperscale data centers add to the change.
Ethical

Avnet named as a 2016 World's Most Ethical Company

Mon, 14th Mar 2016
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ethics
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distributors
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avnet technology solutions
Avnet has been named a 2016 World's Most Ethical Company - picking up the recognition for the third year in a row.