Stories by Heather - Page 88
Channel change: Five tips to think like a disruptor and thrive
Fri, 2nd Oct 2015
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disruption
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comptia
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managing director
In a tech industry primed for shake-up, learn five key tactics to outwit competitors and embrace disruption, as advised by IT leaders.
Flip winner in customer satisfaction, but Kiwis losing in bundling deals
Fri, 2nd Oct 2015
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isp
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Flip has come out on top in a new survey of internet service provider customer satisfaction - but are Kiwis paying too much for their bundled deals?.
All go for HP split as board gives final approval
Fri, 2nd Oct 2015
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hp
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hpe
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tablets
HP's board nods through firm's split; set to forge two distinct entities in tech's evolving landscape, effective November 1.
Sales and services revenue up for Lenovo NZ
Fri, 2nd Oct 2015
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lenovo
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noel leeming
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ibm
Lenovo's New Zealand operations have posted healthy increases in sales and services revenues to record a solid increase in profit.
CCL 'champion' after Professional Services award win
Fri, 2nd Oct 2015
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virtualisation
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cloud services
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veeam
Computer Concepts Limited celebrates more success after taking home the Champion Canterbury Award for Professional Services.
xMatters launches partner program following ANZ ramp-up
Thu, 1st Oct 2015
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uc
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xmatters
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communication
Cloud-based communications vendor xMatters has launched a global partner program promising 'significant revenue opportunities' for partners.
Mobile Learning Centre taking tech to the school gates
Thu, 1st Oct 2015
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e-learning
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noel leeming
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3d printing
A Mobile Learning Centre is heading around New Zealand, taking technology to low decile schools in an effort to engage students and enrich learning.
OKI opens NZ office to service resellers and customers
Thu, 1st Oct 2015
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comworth
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oki data
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partners
OK has established a direct presence in New Zealand, opening an Auckland office with the vendor, opening the door to work more closely with partners.
UXC Eclipse acquires Kiwi Dynamics AX and BI business
Thu, 1st Oct 2015
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microsoft
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koorb
UXC Eclipse has continued its acquisition trail, snapping up the Microsoft Dynamics AX and Business Intelligence divisions of NZ's Koorb Consulting.
Sektor completes Comworth acquisition
Thu, 1st Oct 2015
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healthtech
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comworth
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sektor
Sektor has completed its acquisition of Comworth, with the Panasonic Toughbook and Zebra Card printers agencies joining Sektor's portfolio.
Schneider Electric calls on pan flute playing llama for IoT campaign
Thu, 1st Oct 2015
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datacentre infrastructure
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iot
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iiot
A pan flute playing South American llama is the headline act as Schneider Electric pushes its 'operational intelligence' approach to IoT.
Revenue climbs for Westcon Group NZ
Thu, 1st Oct 2015
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fintech
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westcon-comstor
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finance, leasing & rental
Westcon Group NZ has reported a 7.1% increase in revenue, but seen profit after tax slide 9.8% for the year ending February 28, 2015.
AVG ramps up security offerings with new Business Edition
Thu, 1st Oct 2015
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dr
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endpoint protection
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Artificial intelligence, crowd intelligence technology and streamlined installation feature in AVG's new suite, which offers new value for resellers.
ShoreTel simplifies partner program ready for ANZ cloud launch
Wed, 30th Sep 2015
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uc
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partner programmes
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contact centre
ShoreTel is revamping its partner program, paving the way for local partners to easily incorporate its cloud offerings when they become available here.
Hutt City Council calls on Dell SonicWall for Wi-Fi security
Wed, 30th Sep 2015
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wireless networks
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cloud services
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sonicwall
A DellSonicWall solution has enabled Hutt City Council to offer free Wi-Fi across the region, without security concerns or abuse potential.
Check Point leads the way in UTM Magic Quadrant
Wed, 30th Sep 2015
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unified threat management
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check point software
Check Point has been named a 'leader' in Gartner's 2015 Magic Quadrant for unified threat management, alongside two other vendors.
To thwart attackers, measure what matters
Wed, 30th Sep 2015
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cybersecurity
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cisco
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currencies
Measuring the percentage of blocked attacks remains important, but there's another even more important measurement.
Rhipe 'well placed' for co-opetition future
Wed, 30th Sep 2015
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public cloud
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cloud services
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rhipe
Rhipe is eyeing up a future of co-opetition, in which it believes it is positioned well having 'won the right' to play in the public cloud economy.
SDN security: A reseller 101 for protection in a virtual world
Wed, 30th Sep 2015
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Resellers must embrace SDN and virtual security in order to stay relevant to customers. So here's a quick 101 on securing software defined networks.
Exploding 3D printer market offers new potential
Tue, 29th Sep 2015
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3d printing
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analyst report
Exploding 3D printing market set to reshape global manufacturing, with shipments to soar from 496,475 in 2016 to over 5.6m by 2019.