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Iot

IoT: More than just hype as deployments ramp up

Thu, 24th Sep 2015
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IoT is gaining momentum with 73% of IT and business decision makers having deployed, or planning to deploy IoT in the next 12 months according to IDC.
Encryption

ESET snaps up encryption company as demand soars for encryption

Thu, 24th Sep 2015
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ESET has bolstered its encryption abilities with the acquisition of award winning encryption company, DESlock+ as demand for the technology soars.
Nick

Distribution Central's Nick Verykios wins leadership award

Wed, 23rd Sep 2015
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awards
Distribution Central's Nick Verykios has gained further leadership kudos, after being named one the most outstanding managers in New South Wales.
Recruit

CompTIA offers collaboration, connections for channel skills gap

Wed, 23rd Sep 2015
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partners
CompTIA ANZ plans to help the channel overcome a skills gap with collaboration and connections after a survey showed 96% are impacted by a skills gap.
Handshake2

Emerson signs new local distie; eyes IoT opportunities

Wed, 23rd Sep 2015
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emerson network power
Emerson Network Power inks distie deal with Distribution Central as the vendor eyes the opportunities offered by IoT, cloud and virtualisation.
Andrew cook ruckus

Ruckus turning up the heat and taking partners along for ride

Wed, 23rd Sep 2015
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network infrastructure
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wireless networks
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network management
A new appointment at Ruckus Wireless spells good news for the channel as businesses look to capitalise on 802.11ac Wave 2's added capacity.
Door to bright future

Synnex NZ plans for future as vendors debut their new offerings

Wed, 23rd Sep 2015
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distributors
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tablets
Synnex NZ took to the floor in front of a full house of resellers last night to outline its plans for the future and new vendor offerings.
Money

Is the CMO becoming the new IT buyer?

Wed, 23rd Sep 2015
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digital transformation
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cloud services
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cmo
There's a new IT buyer on the block, with ANZ CMOs increasingly making IT decisions – and managing their own IT budget – according to a new survey.
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Tintri sees 'huge' ANZ opportunity, ramps up team and channel

Tue, 22nd Sep 2015
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distributors
​Tintri is ramping up its local presence – and its channel play – in the face of 'huge opportunity' across Australia and New Zealand.
Cloud

Distribution Central adds CloudMGR to cloud marketplace

Tue, 22nd Sep 2015
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cloudselect
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distributors
Distribution Central has bolstered its CloudSelect Marketplace with the addition of CloudMGR, which enables resellers to streamline AWS cloud.
Ethernet

Who made the cut in Gartner's LAN/WLAN Magic Quadrant?

Tue, 22nd Sep 2015
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cisco
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analyst report
Fourteen vendors have been listed in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for wired and wireless LAN access infrastructure - so who made the cut?.
Fast internet

NBN launches FTTN, promises 'very high speeds' still achieveable

Mon, 21st Sep 2015
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The NBN has launched its commercial fibre to the node product, saying 'most' end-users on the trial got wholesale speeds of 100Mbps download.
Voice cloud

Connector Systems launches voice cloud offering for resellers

Mon, 21st Sep 2015
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vadacom
Connector Systems has launched a voice cloud offering as the distributor sees increasing demand for its as-a-service, annuity-based, offerings.
Backup

EMC dominates declining disk backup market

Mon, 21st Sep 2015
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dr
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cloud services
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emc
EMC has romped home as the clear leader in the purpose-built backup appliance market, claiming 57.1% of the declining market in Q2 2015.
Agreement

HP and Ericsson team up for mobile networking

Mon, 21st Sep 2015
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ericsson
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hpe aruba networking
HP and Ericsson are joining forces globally to drive innovation in mobile networking with joint Wi-Fi and LTE solutions and a bilateral reseller deal.
Threat intelligence

Security vendor sets its sights on local market

Mon, 21st Sep 2015
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isight partners
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financial institutions
Cyber threat intelligence company iSight Partners is eyeing up the local market, launching an Australian sales office and a threat analysis centre.
Pos terminal

Pos Pos stock going at 'fair value'; hope for unsecured creditors

Fri, 18th Sep 2015
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mecari
There's hope for unsecured creditors of POS distie Mecari, previously called Pos Pos, and an opportunity for resellers to grab some well priced stock.
Poker

The Trojan Games: Spyware lets crims see your poker hand

Fri, 18th Sep 2015
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malware
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cybersecurity
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trojan
The odds of you winning your online poker game have just got longer, thanks to a spyware program allowing cybercriminals to see your hand.
Cloud deal

EMC and Dimension Data team up for joint hybrid cloud offerings

Fri, 18th Sep 2015
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partners
EMC and Dimension Data have joined forces to speed adoption of hybrid cloud for the mid-size enterprise with jointly developed and marketed solutions.
Zebra

Zebra takes on enterprise tablet market - with a twist

Fri, 18th Sep 2015
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martech
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commerce systems
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supply chain
Resellers have a new weapon in their arsenal for enterprise-grade tablet computers, with Zebra Technologies bringing its new tablets to market in ANZ.