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New project

SAP and OpenText seek further unity with new deal

Thu, 10th Mar 2016
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OpenText and SAP are expanding their relationship in an effort to further drive digital transformation for businesses.
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Fusion5 wins global partner of the year with Aptean

Thu, 10th Mar 2016
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Fusion5 is eyeing further global expansion after snapping up enterprise application software vendor Aptean's Partner of the Year award.
Chromebit asus box stick

Fastsigns gears up to offer Chrome-powered digital signage

Wed, 9th Mar 2016
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Fastsigns is adding digital signage offerings powered by Chrome on the back of its recent joining on the Google for Work partner program.
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Signagelive and Samsung up interactivity for retailers

Wed, 9th Mar 2016
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Digital signage is allowing high street brands enable customers to interact with displayed content via assistive EPoS applications.
Branch

Riverbed adds AWS and Azure support to SteelFusion

Wed, 9th Mar 2016
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Riverbed has added support for Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure to its hyperconverged edge solution, SteelFusion.
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HPE rolls out open storage server

Wed, 9th Mar 2016
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HPE has completed its open infrastructure portfolio with the addition of an open, cloud-optimised storage server.
Cloud dr

Cloud disaster recovery confidence up, but challenges remain

Wed, 9th Mar 2016
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Confidence in cloud-based disaster recovery is growing, but risks, outages and downtime costs are still posing challenges for enterprises.
Detach

Windows to dominate detachable tablet market

Wed, 9th Mar 2016
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Demand for detachable tablets is set to bolster Windows tablet play, with Windows devices expected to dominate the detachable market come 2020.
Dicker data

Cisco Live honours ANZ partners

Wed, 9th Mar 2016
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Dicker Data, Telstra, Dimension Data, Datacom, Optus and UXC Connect were among the winners at Cisco's ANZ Partner Insight Awards, held last night.
Cloud money1

Exeed encouraging resellers to embrace annuity services

Wed, 9th Mar 2016
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Exeed is taking to the road to offer resellers practical sales tips on how to harness the full potential of cloud and annuity services.
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Datacom scoops the awards at CiscoLive Melbourne

Wed, 9th Mar 2016
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Datacom triumphs at CiscoLive, winning top partner awards in New Zealand and Australia, reinforcing its trans-Tasman tech prowess.
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SimpliVity gains enterprise momentum with Cisco UCS offering

Tue, 8th Mar 2016
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SimpliVity has become a leading hyperconvergence vendor for Cisco USC with 1000 hyperconverged Cisco UCS systems sold.
Cybercrime

Cybercrime focus shifts from servers and OS to applications

Tue, 8th Mar 2016
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The biggest threat for security breaches isn't your firewall or SSL certificate, it's your applications - and it's an increasing threat.
Cloud money in hand

Avnet serves up new cloud offering on back of Microsoft COSN inclusion

Tue, 8th Mar 2016
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Avnet has become the first distributor to join Microsoft's Cloud OS Network program in ANZ, offering up a host of benefits for resellers.
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Concerned about your security? Free threat program for ANZ enterprises

Tue, 8th Mar 2016
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Fortinet has launched a free security audit service, providing local enterprises with the chance to see what cyberthreats are impacting their network.
Cloud12

Softsource launches Microsoft Azure certified for hybrid cloud data centre

Tue, 8th Mar 2016
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Kiwi company Softsource has launched its next-gen IaaS offering, heralding Australasia's first Microsoft Azure certified for hybrid cloud data centre.
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DSE New Zealand loss of around $100 million expected

Tue, 8th Mar 2016
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Dick Smith Electronics NZ operations have an estimated net loss of nearly $100 million in book value with Ingram Micro and Synnex among the creditors.
Jcd xfiles

The truth is out there…

Mon, 7th Mar 2016
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Digital signage is being used in the UK and Portugal to drum up publicity for science fiction drama The X-Files, as it returns from extended hiatus.
Samsung 15tb ssd

Samsung begins shipping monster 15TB SSD for enterprise storage

Mon, 7th Mar 2016
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Samsung has begun shipping the industry's largest solid state drive – a 15TB offering designed for enterprise storage systems.
Desktop and notebook

EXCLUSIVE: IDC NZ outlines the year ahead for PC market

Mon, 7th Mar 2016
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The New Zealand PC market is expected to see a further decline this year, but that's not not necessarily all bad for the channel.