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Nimble appoints first ever local managing director

Fri, 17th Jul 2015
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Former VMware and Citrix director Bede Hackney is taking on the storage market as Nimble Storage's first ever ANZ managing director.
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Sektor goes tough with new Panasonic deal

Fri, 17th Jul 2015
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Sektor has broadened its portfolio with the addition of Panasonic rugged Toughbook laptops and Toughpad tablets.
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Windows Server upgrades still presenting big opportunities

Fri, 17th Jul 2015
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Windows Server 2003 EOS has come and gone, but the opportunities persist with a survey showing many businesses gearing up to move off the platform.
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Network edge opportunities prompt new channel strategy for Emerson

Fri, 17th Jul 2015
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The increasing move to compute and storage closer to the network edge has prompted Emerson Network Power to get closer to its channel partners.
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Resellers 'indispensable' in businesses' move to cloud

Thu, 16th Jul 2015
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New IDC research, commissioned by Microsoft, shows 'tremendous demand' for resellers even as customers move to the cloud.
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Microsoft wraps Skype for Business, analytics in new Office 365

Thu, 16th Jul 2015
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Microsoft will offer a premium Office 365 Enterprise Suite this year, with Skype for Business, analytics and security bundled in.
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Retail IoT brings fresh revenue opportunities

Thu, 16th Jul 2015
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Advanced analytic capabilities are crucial for retailers to compete in the digital world, providing opportunity for resellers and retailers alike.
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Data breach concerns open door for deeper conversation for resellers

Thu, 16th Jul 2015
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Around 50% of Kiwis believe organisations holding their personal data will be breached within the next year – for the channel, that means opportunity.
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Agile Integration goes platinum with Avaya

Thu, 16th Jul 2015
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Agile Integration has become the first Kiwi company to earn Avaya Platinum Partner status, but its 'business as usual' for the system integrator.
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Cyber breaches a weekly occurrence for many ANZ organisations

Wed, 15th Jul 2015
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Nearly half of Australian and New Zealand IT managers believe they are now dealing with weekly cyber breaches, according to a new report.
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Kiwi to drive global Microsoft Surface channel plans

Wed, 15th Jul 2015
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Paul Muckleston, Microsoft New Zealand's outgoing managing director, has been appointed to drive the company's widening Surface channel.
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Telcos most likely to suffer data breach say Kiwis

Wed, 15th Jul 2015
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Kiwis believe telcos are the least trustworthy organisations when it comes to keeping personal data safe - and they're ready to punish.
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Internal promotion nets new Avaya ANZ boss

Wed, 15th Jul 2015
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Avaya has found its new ANZ managing director from within, with Jeff Sheard, previously enterprise and government director, stepping into the top job.
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Check Point and VMware team up for software defined data centre security

Wed, 15th Jul 2015
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Check Point collaborates with VMware to bolster data centre security, streamlining protection against cyber threats for enterprises.
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Business confidence hits IT pay packets, bonuses

Wed, 15th Jul 2015
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Tech sector pay packages have decreased for the first time since June 2013 - but which regions are faring best?.
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Cradlepoint gears up for Kiwi assault; promises big margins

Tue, 14th Jul 2015
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Wireless networking company Cradlepoint is promising potential margins of up to 50% for Kiwi resellers as the vendor seeks to crack the local market.
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Cradlepoint takes on Aussie enterprise and IoT markets with distie deal

Tue, 14th Jul 2015
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Wireless networking vendor Cradlepoint has signed its first Australian distributor with promises of big margins and opportunities for local resellers.
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Dynamics, ECM and Azure join Microsoft CSP line-up

Tue, 14th Jul 2015
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Microsoft's Cloud Solution Provider programme grows, adding Dynamics CRM to elevate cloud offerings alongside Azure and Office 365.
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Microsoft expands Surface channel

Tue, 14th Jul 2015
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More than two years after the launch of Surface, Microsoft has finally announced plans to open up distribution to more resellers.
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Ingram Micro NZ launches cloud marketplace

Tue, 14th Jul 2015
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Ingram Micro New Zealand launches its cloud marketplace, enabling resellers to sell, provision and price Office 365 bundles from a single dashboard.