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New acquisition makes Kiwis' path into esports easier than ever
Gaming

New acquisition makes Kiwis' path into esports easier than ever

LPL has taken over CyberGamer and says this will open up the gateway for Kiwi gamers to compete on a global stage.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 23rd Jan 2019

Global Stories

Adobe acquires leading 3D creation software Substance
Gaming

Adobe acquires leading 3D creation software Substance

With the acquisition of Allegorithmic, Adobe takes on the industry leading 3D textures and materials creation software for Creative Cloud.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Thu, 31st Jan 2019
HPE experts line-up to share what the year ahead holds
Storage

HPE experts line-up to share what the year ahead holds

According to these HPE bigwigs, 2019 will be the year of the edge-centric, cloud-enabled, and data-driven enterprises.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Wed, 30th Jan 2019
Silver Peak appoints new VP of sales for APJ
Network Infrastructure

Silver Peak appoints new VP of sales for APJ

Silver Peak hires Dean Vaughan as VP of sales for Asia Pacific and Japan as it expands into the region and pursues market leadership in SD-WAN.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 30th Jan 2019
Ribbon named market share leader for session border controllers
Unified Communications

Ribbon named market share leader for session border controllers

According to IHS Markit, Ribbon has managed to see strong market share improvement in the growing enterprise session border controller market.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Wed, 30th Jan 2019
Automation Anywhere announces new digital workers
IT Automation

Automation Anywhere announces new digital workers

Automation Anywhere has unveiled human-centric digital workers to help organisations automate repetitive tasks and accelerate digital transformation.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 30th Jan 2019
Frost & Sullivan honours Honeywell's IIoT value creation
Unified Communications

Frost & Sullivan honours Honeywell's IIoT value creation

Frost and Sullivan has awarded Honeywell the 2018 Global Customer Value Leadership Award for its cybersecurity innovations and transformative IIoT solutions.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 23rd Jan 2019
EdgeConneX acquires Munich data centre, plans for expansion
Hyperscale

EdgeConneX acquires Munich data centre, plans for expansion

EdgeConneX acquires a key data centre in Munich, marking its ninth European location, aiming to expand infrastructure amid rising demand.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 23rd Jan 2019
The message behind the Apple/Samsung iTunes partnership
Digital Entertainment

The message behind the Apple/Samsung iTunes partnership

Futuresource has released its perspective on what Samsung Smart TV's new iTunes Movies and TV Show app means for Apple as a company.

By Ben Moore • 4 min read • Tue, 22nd Jan 2019
DigiCert's QuoVadis acquisition extends PKI expertise in EU
Certification

DigiCert's QuoVadis acquisition extends PKI expertise in EU

DigiCert has now officially completed its acquisition of QuoVadis Group from Swiss security firm WISeKey International.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 21st Jan 2019
InfluxData aims to accelerate growth with new sales executives
DevOps

InfluxData aims to accelerate growth with new sales executives

InfluxData appoints Jim Walsh as SVP of Engineering and Will Paulus as VP of Sales, aiming to drive global expansion and strengthen its leadership team.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 21st Jan 2019
HP invests in services with new ANZ execs
IT services

HP invests in services with new ANZ execs

With IT services spend growing in Australia and New Zealand, HPE is appointing execs for software and technology services in the South Pacific.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Mon, 21st Jan 2019
Data centre cybersecurity actions that most people overlook
DataCentre infrastructure

Data centre cybersecurity actions that most people overlook

Schneider's Steven Carlini discusses ways to improve data centre cybersecurity that most people don't think of until it's too late.

By Steven Carlini • 4 min read • Fri, 18th Jan 2019
Insight Venture Partners invests $500 million in Veeam
Virtualisation

Insight Venture Partners invests $500 million in Veeam

Insight Venture Partners injects USD $500 million into Veeam, aiming to boost their growth through strategic initiatives and mergers and acquisitions.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 17th Jan 2019
New research shows data centre acquisition upsurge
Hyperscale

New research shows data centre acquisition upsurge

Data centre acquisitions surged in 2018 with 68 deals worth USD $16 billion, despite falling below 2017's peak, Synergy Research reports.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 15th Jan 2019
How RingCentral aims to expand its customer engagement portfolio
Unified Communications

How RingCentral aims to expand its customer engagement portfolio

RingCentral is set to acquire Connect First, enhancing its customer engagement portfolio with a robust outbound/blended communication platform.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 15th Jan 2019

Stories from Other Regions

Expert shares what the future data centre will look like
Hybrid Cloud

Expert shares what the future data centre will look like

Digital Realty's Rod Glover says there will be five main evolutions to the world of data centres, colocation, cloud, and connectivity.

By Rod Glover • 4 min read • Fri, 25th Jan 2019