Kiwi Stories

Commerce Commission delays final decision on Sky-Vodafone merger

The deadline for the final decision on the proposed Sky-Vodafone merger has been pushed back to February due to a high number of submissions and a hea.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 5th Dec 2016

Global Stories

Microsoft

No more hurdles: Microsoft to close LinkedIn deal in 'coming days'

Microsoft's acquisition of LinkedIn has been cleared by the European Commission, completing all necessary regulatory approvals for the deal.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Dec 2016

Storage

HPE's first anniversary brings declining revenues amid heavy market disruption

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) reported a 7% decline in revenue during Q3 2016, but saw operating margin rise to 6.2%.

By Krista Macomber • 6 min read • Tue, 6th Dec 2016

Fintech

Oracle plans to get more out of NetSuite

Oracle has completed its tender offer for NetSuite and has announced plans to leverage its resources to globalize the mid-market enterprise.

By Tim Jennings • 2 min read • Tue, 6th Dec 2016

Unified Communications

Why collaboration should matter to every organisation in 2017

Workplaces are transforming. Technology is the driving force. And it's impacting business at all levels, from C-Suite to intern.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Mon, 5th Dec 2016

Disaster Recovery

IBM ups its disaster recovery play with Sanovi acquisition

IBM's buyout of Sanovi beefs up its disaster recovery services, promising streamlined resilience amidst rising cyber risks.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 2nd Dec 2016

Unified Communications

Genesys expands business, swallows up Interactive Intelligence

Genesys completes acquisition of call centre technology firm Interactive Intelligence, creating largest leader in customer experience.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Fri, 2nd Dec 2016

Hyperscale

What is the future of sales without sellers?

There is one startling development that is in its very early stages but is poised to make a huge impact across the industry.

By David Yockelson • 3 min read • Thu, 1st Dec 2016

Disaster Recovery

Global vendors to embrace Disaster Recover as a Service in near future

As a result, Transparency Market Research explains the market will witness a large number of mergers and acquisitions.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Thu, 1st Dec 2016

Internet of Things

Internet-of-Things provider Secure2Go seeks $4-5 million IPO ahead of ASX launch

Industrial Internet of Things provider Secure2Go has now lodged a prospectus with the Australian Securities Exchange to raise $4-5 million.

By Sara Barker • 1 min read • Wed, 30th Nov 2016

Lenovo

Is Samsung about to sell its PC business?

It was only a couple months ago that Samsung sold its printer business to HP for more than $1 Billion - and soon its PC business could be gone too.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Fri, 25th Nov 2016

Storage

Revera, Perfekt, CSC among ANZ winners for HDS

Revera, Perfekt and CSC Australia are among the winners at last night's 2016 Hitachi Data Systems ANZ Partner Awards.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 24th Nov 2016

Multi-cloud

TBR: Pure play acquisitions plentiful for quick picking

The cloud brokerage market is reaching an inflection point, with pure plays being acquired and multilines building out their brokerage platforms.

By Cassandra Mooshian • 2 min read • Wed, 23rd Nov 2016

Microsoft

Big names amongst Canalys APAC channel partner awards

Data#3, Origin IT, LDS Infotech and FutureNet Technologies are winners of the Candefero Channel Partner of the Year Awards for APAC.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 22nd Nov 2016

Data Analytics

Aerohive eyes Ruckus channel in 'flagging competitor landscape'

Aerohive is eyeing up the Ruckus reseller channel as it seeks to expand its own reach and capitalise on new growth markets locally.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Tue, 22nd Nov 2016

Network Infrastructure

Dell EMC confirms new channel leader for APJ, nuts out details of partner program

Dell EMC has appointed Dell veteran Tian Beng Ng as SVP and general manager for its Asia Pacific and Japan business.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Tue, 22nd Nov 2016

Stories from Other Regions

Distributed Denial of Service

Datapipe walks away with Asia Pacific Cloud Company of the Year award

Datapipe has come out on top as the Asia Pacific Managed Cloud Company of the Year at the 2016 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific Best Practices Awards.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 6th Dec 2016

Robotics

iRobot buys SODC's distribution arm to fuel growth in Japan

iRobot acquires Sales On Demand Corporation's distribution business in Japan for $14-$16m. Move helps to maintain leadership position in market.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 23rd Nov 2016

IT Industry

Now's the time to hire: Australian IT workers cautiously positive about employment outlook

The Australian IT industry seems to be positive about employment prospects but there are still areas ripe for talent acquisition, new survey finds.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 21st Nov 2016