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Showcase

Ingram Micro showcases new vendors - and Professional AV

Tue, 18th Aug 2015
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There were plenty of new faces at today's Ingram Micro Showcase including Dell, Hikvision, Blancco and EMC - along with a new division for the distie.
Money

Restructure; declining Kiwi sales drag Dick Smith profit down

Tue, 18th Aug 2015
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finance, leasing & rental
Restructuring costs of $5.5 million have hit Dick Smith's FY2015 profits, with results also dragged down by declining New Zealand sales.
Camera

Ingram Micro opens up new revenue streams for resellers with HikVision

Tue, 18th Aug 2015
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Ingram Micro New Zealand boss Gary Bigwood is bullish about the opportunities new signing HikVision brings Kiwi resellers.
Gold

Golden sheen for Veeam partner CCL

Tue, 18th Aug 2015
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cloud services
Computer Concepts (CCL) has been awarded Gold status in Veeam's ProPartner Program, elevating the Christchurch company to one of Veeam's top levels.
Maxfocus

MaxFocus for LogicNow ANZ managed services winners

Tue, 18th Aug 2015
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partners
Four tech firms clinch top awards at ANZ's MaxFocus managed services event in Melbourne, showcasing industry excellence.
Revenue high

Allied Telesis NZ posts bonanza profit

Tue, 18th Aug 2015
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fintech
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schools
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allied telesys
Allied Telesis NZ's profits soar by 166%, reaching £1.1m, after a robust sales surge in its educational tech sector.
Cloud comms

CSG tops $200 million; inks channel partner deal

Mon, 17th Aug 2015
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CSG inks deal to become channel partner for cloud-based UC and contact centre solutions provider 8x8 as it cracks $200 million in revenue.
Us flag

Kiwi company signs major North American partner

Mon, 17th Aug 2015
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Kiwi Wi-Fi software company Tomizone has expanded its international footprint, signing a major service delivery partner in North America.
Handshake

Ingram Micro NZ scoops up Dell distribution

Mon, 17th Aug 2015
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Ingram Micro has been appointed as Dell New Zealand's Kiwi distributor, offering the full range of Dell's commercial and enterprise products.
Tablet

Time to get ready for two-in-one tablet boom

Mon, 17th Aug 2015
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tablets
Two-in-one tablets are set to boom as traditional PC vendors find a niche to compete against mobile device heavyweights and Windows helps drive demand.
Apt

WatchGuard wins Frost & Sullivan innovation accolade

Mon, 17th Aug 2015
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firewalls
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network security
WatchGuard's APT Blocker wins Frost & Sullivan's 2015 New Product Innovation Award, with F&S noting it is 'conducive to the unique needs of SMBs'.
Data destruction

Ingram Micro brings high-end data erasure to resellers

Mon, 17th Aug 2015
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Ingram Micro has added data erasure vendor Blancco to its portfolio, with international experience showing 70% uptake in replacement equipment cases.
Peter saunders fortinet

New Fortinet NZ country manager eyes growth - and MSSPs

Fri, 14th Aug 2015
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Fortinet's new New Zealand country manager is eyeing up continuing rapid growth for the vendor as its customers increasingly become the channel.
Knowledge sharing

Kiwis in the running for global startup awards

Fri, 14th Aug 2015
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investing
The chance to spend time with Richard Branson is on offer in this year's Talent Unleashed Awards, with an entrepreneur school and funding on the way.
John rizzo solarwinds

SolarWinds looks to channel for help with bullish plans

Fri, 14th Aug 2015
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SolarWinds' new ANZ boss has ambitious growth plans for the company locally – with the local reseller channel a key part of that play.
Data breach

Fortinet wins 'recommended' rating for breach detection

Fri, 14th Aug 2015
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network security
Fortinet scores a 'recommended' rating from NSS Labs in one of the most rapidly evolving areas of the security market: breach detection systems.
Calculator red

Lenovo cuts 3200 staff, streamlines mobile division

Thu, 13th Aug 2015
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Lenovo cuts 5% of its workforce and streamlines mobile division in the wake of slowing growth and increased competition.
Timesheet cloud

SAP signs on as WorkForce Software reseller

Thu, 13th Aug 2015
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workforce technology
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SAP has sealed a global reseller agreement with WorkForce Software, enhancing its HR solutions with robust, cloud-based workforce management tools.
Hawaii

Aloha Hawaii for Ingram Micro resellers

Thu, 13th Aug 2015
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distributors
Ingram Micro announces the lucky winners of the Ingram Micro and Brother Discover Hawaii 2015 promotion - and we've got the details...
Kogan agora

Kogan.com ramps up Kiwi play launching flagship ranges

Thu, 13th Aug 2015
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e-commerce
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retail
Online retailer steps up its play for the New Zealand market, launching its flagship range of 'affordable' smartphones locally.