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Stories by Heather - Page 62

Cybersec

New study shows CISOs not confident in their ability to protect

Wed, 2nd Mar 2016
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Cybersecurity professionals aren't confident in the ability of their teams to protect organisations beyond basic incidents according to a new report.
Stop hand

Centrify ups fight against enterprise attacks with 'MFA Everywhere'

Wed, 2nd Mar 2016
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Centrify has launched a new initiative to secure enterprise identities against the most prevalent source of cyber attacks - compromised credentials.
Fallback

DRaaS booming as it becomes 'more than just recovery'

Wed, 2nd Mar 2016
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virtualisation
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hyperscale
New reports show dramatic growth ahead for disaster recovery-as-a-service, with one noting its no longer just about recovery for businesses.
Cloud sun1

Fly Buys heads to AWS cloud for speed and agility

Wed, 2nd Mar 2016
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public cloud
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cloud services
Services for more than two million Fly Buys members are heading to the AWS cloud as Loyalty NZ seeks increased speed and agility - and new programmes.
Dc generic

Who's leading the thriving data center asset management market

Tue, 1st Mar 2016
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
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healthtech
The data center asset management market is thriving as operators seek more efficient and scalable management solutions. So who is leading the pack?.
Bonus1

New Dove signing offers high margin opportunities for resellers

Tue, 1st Mar 2016
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oki data
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distributors
Dove Electronics has signed to distribute OKI in New Zealand as the distributor ramps up its print business – and takes resellers along for the ride.
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Digital Caddies and Snapp Digital pair up for ad content in golf carts

Tue, 1st Mar 2016
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digital caddies
Digital Caddies has formed a strategic alliance with Snapp Digital which will see real time advertising content served up on digital signage in golf c.
Done deal

Done deal: CSC completes UXC acquisition

Tue, 1st Mar 2016
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acquisition
CSC has completed its acquisition of Australia's UXC Limited, creating one of the regions largest IT services companies.
Jo healey didata

Dimension Data tops for employment conditions

Tue, 1st Mar 2016
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cloud services
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dimension data
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leadership
Dimension Data has been certified as one of the top employers in the world by Top Employers Institute, and lauded for its 'creative initiatives'.
Nz falling

Kordia half year after-tax profit soars 5683%

Tue, 1st Mar 2016
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fintech
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kordia
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finance, leasing & rental
Kordia has smashed its forecast half year after tax profit, more than doubling its forecast to record $5.8m profit despite a $10m security spend.
Daktronics newpark

LED digital signage gets its curve on in Californian mall

Mon, 29th Feb 2016
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Digital signage has taken a new turn at a Californian shopping centre, with Daktronics designing, manufacturing and installing a curved LED display.
Containers

Docker delivers Datacenter CaaS offering

Mon, 29th Feb 2016
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dc
Docker's new Datacenter CaaS set to revolutionise enterprise application deployment with seamless container control.
Increase

Dicker Data eyes new opportunities as Kiwi revenue and profit soar

Mon, 29th Feb 2016
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dicker data
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distributors
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partners
Dicker Data has recorded bumper revenue and profit for the 2015 financial year, with the distributor's Kiwi revenue up 20% last year.
Adrian csc

CSC's Adrian McKenzie hits the road for Halberg foundation

Mon, 29th Feb 2016
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epharmacy
Kiwis are being asked to dig deep as CSC's Adrian McKenzie takes to the road to raise funds for a cause close to his heart.
Au cash register

Vocus revenue soars in lead-up to M2 merger

Mon, 29th Feb 2016
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apple
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apple m2 chip
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vocus group
Vocus Communications has seen its revenue soar 181%, with NPAT up 203% in its last financials prior to the M2 merger.
Ma01

2016 'hotbed' of M&A activity predicted – so who's buying who?

Mon, 29th Feb 2016
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apm
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software development
2016 is shaping up to be a hotbed of activity for mergers and acquisition in 2016, according to 451 Research. So who's buying who?.
Shareholder meeting

DSE NZ second meeting pulled forward

Mon, 29th Feb 2016
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hsbc
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nab
Creditors of the failed Dick Smith Holdings businesses are likely to receive an earlier than anticipated update from administrators.
Cisco

Cisco refreshes storage networking portfolio

Mon, 29th Feb 2016
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storage
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converged infrastructure
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cisco
Cisco has refreshed its storage networking portfolio to expand connectivity options for data centers and reduce data center cabling and footprint.
Five stars

2degrees crushes competition to win Canstar broadband satisfaction award

Fri, 26th Feb 2016
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slingshot
Just six months after entering the broadband fray, 2degrees has cleaned up in the Canstar Consumer Satisfaction awards for broadband services.
Emu

SignStix and Insight Signs kick off new partnership with EMU flagship

Fri, 26th Feb 2016
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digital signage
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signstix
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insight signs
Insight Signs Australia and United Kingdom-based digital engagement platform SignStix have partnered up to provide 'a comprehensive signage solution'.