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Rhipe offers up SoftLayer infrastructure for resellers

Tue, 25th Aug 2015
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Rhipe has inked a deal which gives its 1600+ resellers access to IBM's SoftLayer cloud infrastructure, including bare-metal servers.
Online

Mobile transactions booming - and it's not just for pure online retailers

Tue, 25th Aug 2015
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Wi-Fi on public transport is driving mobile transactions, with Juniper Research warning online sales are not just for pure play online retailers.
Customers cloud

Ingram Micro adds Microsoft Advisor to local cloud play

Tue, 25th Aug 2015
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Ingram Micro has added Microsoft Advisor to it cloud solution provider plan locally helping resellers keep hold of customers.
Loss

Hills loses key vendor; records $85.9 million net loss

Mon, 24th Aug 2015
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Hills says the loss of its key supplier has impacted its latest financial results and will continue to impact the company into its FY2016 results.
Crystal ball

Big data out, 'digital humanism' in for Gartner emerging technologies

Mon, 24th Aug 2015
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Forget big data, it's 'digital humanism' which is garnering attention now – at least according to Gartner's 2015 Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies.
Money

Revenue decline for HP as PC, printing and enterprise services slump

Mon, 24th Aug 2015
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HP has reported an 8% drop in revenue for Q3 as its legacy PC and printing businesses sagged and commercial business tightened.
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Tenable signs Datacom TSS; pushes continuous scanning

Mon, 24th Aug 2015
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Tenable Network Security appoints Datacom TSS as a key Kiwi partner; pushes for continuous vulnerability monitoring.
Hadoop

MapR heads to AWS, offers up new reseller opportunities

Fri, 21st Aug 2015
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​MapR has taken all three editions of its distribution for Apache Hadoop to Amazon Web Services giving partners more options in selling the offering.
Star

Acquire takes top Kiwi honours at Lenovo Business Partner Awards

Fri, 21st Aug 2015
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Acquire shines at Lenovo's 2015 ANZ Business Partner Awards, claiming the title of New Zealand Partner of the Year.
Collaboration

CompTIA: Channel collaboration needed for success

Fri, 21st Aug 2015
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CompTIA is calling on the local channel to collaborate and share insights and intelligence in order to drive the channel - and IT - forward.
Secure wifi

Fortinet's 'game changing' secure access points certified for ANZ use

Fri, 21st Aug 2015
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Local resellers can add Fortinet's 'game changing' FortiAP-S secure APs to their arsenal after the devices were certified for use in ANZ.
Winner

Ingram Micro Showcase 2015 hits Auckland

Fri, 21st Aug 2015
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Ingram Micro kicks off its Showcase 2015 in style in Auckland, with resellers turning out in force to learn more about the distributor's vendors.
Ceo

Tomizone seeks global CEO as Simms steps down

Fri, 21st Aug 2015
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Kiwi Wi-Fi success story, Tomizone, is on the hunt for a new CEO, with co-founder Steve Simms, stepping down from the key role.
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Apple gains market share in slowing smartphone market

Fri, 21st Aug 2015
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Apple has made up ground on Samsung and Android has faltered in the latest mobile phone report from Gartner - but where is Microsoft?.
Digital disruption

Digital transformation taking resellers on road to disruption

Thu, 20th Aug 2015
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The disruption being wrought by digital transformation is forcing technology companies – and resellers – to change the way they look at the world.
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MIMP hops ahead of NBN for Kangaroo Island broadband

Thu, 20th Aug 2015
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MIMP has beaten the NBN to the punch in providing high-speed broadband services for Kangaroo Island, ousting Telstra in the process.
Performance

Connector Systems offers up new solution to storage performance woes

Thu, 20th Aug 2015
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Connector Systems has inked a distie deal with Infinio to help resellers address customers' storage performance problems - without a rip and replace.
Digital change

Digital transformation is here, are you ready?

Thu, 20th Aug 2015
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No industry is immune from digital disruption and failure to look at changes in other industries and innovate may put your business at risk.
Storage

Lenovo channel to take Brocade SAN solutions to market

Thu, 20th Aug 2015
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Brocade has signed an OEM deal with Lenovo which will see its Gen 5 Fibre Channel SAN solutions being sold through Lenovo and its channel partners.
School

Cloud Distribution signs GoGuardian for Chromebook security

Wed, 19th Aug 2015
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Cloud Distribution allies with GoGuardian to bolster Chromebook security in UK schools, enhancing safe internet use and device management.