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Noel Leeming taps Best Buy exec to lead retail services

Wed, 24th Feb 2016
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Noel Leeming is tapping expertise from US retail giant Best Buy, with Sean Stephens now heading up Noel Leeming's retail services division.
Wearables

Wearables stepping up with bumper growth, where to next?

Wed, 24th Feb 2016
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Wearables have taken a big step forward with triple digit growth in 2015, but 'me too' copycats won't cut it going forward.
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NanoLumens turns up the heat on fan experience

Tue, 23rd Feb 2016
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nba
Florida basketball fans are basking in an immersive fan experience thanks to digital signage - which is also providing new revenue for the arena owner.
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Nokia ramps up data center play

Tue, 23rd Feb 2016
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Nokia has launched new data center services and teamed up with integrated manufacturing company Sanmina to collaborate on data center solutions.
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Rhipe logs 47% growth in New Zealand business

Tue, 23rd Feb 2016
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finance, leasing & rental
Rhipe's New Zealand division soars with a robust 47% revenue boost, despite the company's overall loss deepening.
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Companies still struggling to find optimised strategy for cloud

Tue, 23rd Feb 2016
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Organisations are embracing cloud, with increasing amounts of IT spend allocated to cloud - but many feel they don't have an 'optimised' strategy yet.
Pure storage afa

Pure Storage leading the way as all-flash impact becomes 'unquestionable'

Mon, 22nd Feb 2016
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pure storage
Pure Storage wins 'leader' status in a new IDC report, with IDC noting the impact of all-flash arrays on the data center is now 'unquestionable'.
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Melbourne travellers get state-of-the-art digital signage experience

Mon, 22nd Feb 2016
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Melbourne Airport elevates travel with cutting-edge digital signage from oOh!media, enhancing passenger experience.
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New CEO heralds more aggressive stance for UXC Red Rock

Mon, 22nd Feb 2016
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The appointment of Philip Milne as UXC Red Rock CEO will see the company competing 'more aggressively' in the Oracle market.
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EXCLUSIVE: Synnex NZ gears up for cloud and further local expansion

Mon, 22nd Feb 2016
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distributors
Synnex NZ is gearing up for expansion with a new warehouse and a local cloud offering in the coming months as the distie sees double-digit growth.
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Intergen eyes Auckland growth as it gets even closer to its partners

Mon, 22nd Feb 2016
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Intergen is on the move as the company eyes up increasing growth in the Auckland market and opens new offices to be closer to its key partners.
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New local channel boss takes the helm at VMware

Mon, 22nd Feb 2016
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Kerrie-Anne Turner has taken on the role of VMware ANZ head of channels and general business as the company seeks to continue its current trajectory.
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ESET jumps from 'niche player' to 'visionary' in endpoint protection

Mon, 22nd Feb 2016
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ESET makes the jump from 'niche player' to 'visionary' in Gartner's latest endpoint protection platform magic quadrant. So how did other vendors fare?.
Smartphone01

iPhone records first sales decline, but Huawei surges

Mon, 22nd Feb 2016
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Smartphone sales have slowed to their slowest growth since 2008. So who are the winners and losers in the tumultuous market?.
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Juniper and NEC up partnership to push NFV and SDN

Fri, 19th Feb 2016
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digital signage
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Juniper Networks and NEC have expanded their partnership to include SDN and NFV-based solutions for service providers and enterprises .
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Programmatic DOOH and Stephen Fry aim to help missing kids

Fri, 19th Feb 2016
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digital signage
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openloop
Stephen Fry has been transformed into a cartoon superhero and launched into digital signage as part of a British Child Rescue campaign.
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Digital signage takes to mid-air with Mitsubishi Electric tech

Fri, 19th Feb 2016
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digital signage
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aerial display
Mitsubishi Electric has developed what it calls an 'aerial display', which it says will have applications for digital signage - come 2020.
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Canada's Parliament buildings host Northern Lights

Fri, 19th Feb 2016
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christie digital systems
Christies is taking the 'Northern Lights' to Canada's Parliament buildings with a new 472-foot long projection mapping show.
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BroadSign and Key Systems integrate for simpler digital signage

Fri, 19th Feb 2016
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digital signage
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key systems
BroadSign and Key Systems Out Of Home Software integrate their platforms to provide a single solution for enterprise network operators.
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Datacom, Ingram Micro, DiData among Veeam ANZ winners

Fri, 19th Feb 2016
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virtualisation
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cloud services
Datacom, Ingram Micro, Dimension Data NZ and OneNet are among the partners honoured at Veeam's ANZ ProPartners Awards last night.