Stories by Heather - Page 93

Dicker Data's New Zealand operations contributed AU$58 million to the distributor's ANZ revenues in the first half of 2015, with profit of AU$1.9m.

WatchGuard has been named the only 'visionary' in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for unified threat management, with another three companies named leaders.

The Kiwi InfoSec community will step into the spotlight in December with the inaugural iSANZ Awards recognising those 'doing great things' in security.

New Exclusive Networks deal brings opportunity to address the growing security and compliance risks of mobility, BYOD and cloud.

Chris and Allan Maclean, prominent figures in New Zealand IT, will leave Maclean Technology on 01 December. Mark Burgess to take over.

Paessler AG has launched a new partner program to make it more 'financially rewarding' for solution provider channel partners.

IBM has appointed Rhody Burton as its channel boss for Australia and New Zealand, responsible for transforming the vendor to a 'one channel team'.

Building and monetising your own IP is a crucial factor in the success of channel partners, Microsoft says, with the company outlining some options.

Two-in-one shipments are up 86.5%, while tablets stumble, and IDC predicts the iPad Pro, Windows 10 and Skylake will push enterprise adoption.

The WLAN market contracted in Q2, as anticipation of wave two of 802.11ac and economic uncertainty took hold, while HP WLAN uncertainty saw HP drop.

Dicker Data NZ is transforming itself with a heavier focus on the volume and cloud businesses - and it's looking for resellers to help it on the way.

CCL has further cemented its reputation with chief technology officer Jon Waite winning VMware's coveted vExpert status.

Server shipment growth across ANZ is out pacing global growth with HP dominating the market - but public cloud is threatening.

Westcon NZ has claimed top honours at Juniper Networks' ANZ Partner Awards, ousting Aussie contenders to be named Distribution Partner of the Year.

Empired has continued its rapid climb reporting record financials for FY15, including 94% increases in revenue and EBITDA and a 135% NPAT increase.

PC shipments are set to continue their downward trajectory through 2016 according to the latest report from IDC, and the New Zealand news is no better.

NetApp has launched an Australia and New Zealand Partner Awards, as the vendor celebrates the 'cutting edge counsel and solutions' ANZ partners offer.

Kiwi resellers are being given a chance to get even more successful as Westcon ramps up its converged infrastructure push with FlexPod.

Break-ups may be hard to do, but Westcon NZ is tackling its recent break-up with a key vendor head on – with resellers set to reap the rewards.

Mako Networks in liquidation, Spark steps in as secured creditor to appoint receivers, thwarting the tech firm's financial tailspin.