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The future is looking bright for digital signage, with the market forecast to top US$14 billion by 2020, with interactive displays a key player.

Microsoft is heading to the oceans, evaluating the feasibility of rapidly deployable, low latency, energy efficient underwater data centers.

Courts on both side of the Tasman have approved an extension to the time frame for the second creditors meeting for Dick Smith Holdings.

Fusion5 has bought Koorb Consulting's Microsoft Dynamics CRM and SharePoint practices as it seeks to bolster its solutions portfolio.

Fortinet has racked up a 37% increase in billings globally for FY15, with the ANZ market a solid performer for the vendor.

Hills has added BQT's smart card and reader solutions, biometric scanners and electronic locks to its portfolio for Australia and New Zealand.

Plan B has snapped up pioneer ISP Iconz as it looks to scale up its cloud, data centre and networking services offerings.

Microsoft leads the enterprise cloud email market, with 8.5% of public companies using Office 365 as adoption grows globally, Gartner reports.

ASX-listed cloud services provider Bulletproof has acquired Kiwi cloud services business Cloud House in a deal which could be worth up to $5.2m.

Matrox gears up to showcase new digital signage offerings, including a product which will power a three-by-three video wall.

Australian betting organisation Ubet has seen increased foot-traffic and betting after an overhaul including digital signage.

Juniper Networks is acquiring cloud and metro networking SDN vendor BTI Systems in a move expected to bolster its DCI and metro market play.

Japanese telco Softbank has deployed Brocade VDX switches across three data centers to help streamline operations and increase business agility.

The proposed merger of Vocus and M2 has moved a step closer with M2 shareholders voting in favour of the deal, but court approval is still required.

Healthcare, government and retail are driving mobility sales, with mobility offering 'transformative' opportunities for vendors – and resellers.

Digital signage vendor Planar is using augmented reality to help customers envisage what video walls will look like in their actual environment.

SAP is increasing its focus on the ANZ SME market, with plans for new sales channels as the company appoints a new ANZ boss for channels.

Cellular is becoming a genuine internet connectivity medium with Kiwi businesses turning to it for fail over and day one connectivity, says SnapperNet.

Demand for unified comms monitoring, diagnostics and trouble-shooting is exploding across ANZ, prompting Nectar to up its assault on the local market.

Cloud IAM market set to soar, with a 26.2% CAGR predicted by 2020, led by multi-factor authentication and Asia Pacific growth.