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Kiwi Stories

Acquisition stories

Demand for in-building wireless solutions grows
Market

Demand for in-building wireless solutions grows

In-building wireless solutions are in greater demand as the need to improve the quality and reliability of indoor voice and data connections increases.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 2nd Sep 2015
Dicker Data 'transforming' to tackle changing IT market
Dicker Data

Dicker Data 'transforming' to tackle changing IT market

Dicker Data NZ is transforming itself with a heavier focus on the volume and cloud businesses - and it's looking for resellers to help it on the way.

By Heather Wright • 6 min read • Fri, 28th Aug 2015
EXCLUSIVE: We rank NZ distributors' 2015 revenue
Dicker Data

EXCLUSIVE: We rank NZ distributors' 2015 revenue

Consolidation reshapes NZ IT distribution: Foreign-owned companies now dominate, capturing 73% of the market. Ingram Micro leads with NZD $562m revenue.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Thu, 27th Aug 2015
Trade Me annual profit flat as increased expenses curb revenue growth
Trade Me

Trade Me annual profit flat as increased expenses curb revenue growth

Trade Me posted a similar profit for its 2015 financial year to 2014 as increased spending ate into bigger revenues.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 20th Aug 2015

Global Stories

Acquisition stories

Paessler revamps partner program with deal registration focus
Partner Programmes

Paessler revamps partner program with deal registration focus

Paessler AG has launched a new partner program to make it more 'financially rewarding' for solution provider channel partners.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 4th Sep 2015
It's time to leave the planning stage and become a digital business
Analyst report

It's time to leave the planning stage and become a digital business

Digital business leaders are 'pulling ahead of the pack' and leaving those still in the planning stage in their wake, according to a Gartner survey.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 3rd Sep 2015
Microsoft to partners: Build your own IP
Microsoft

Microsoft to partners: Build your own IP

Building and monetising your own IP is a crucial factor in the success of channel partners, Microsoft says, with the company outlining some options.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Wed, 2nd Sep 2015
Technology training company comes to Sydney
Education, Learning & Training

Technology training company comes to Sydney

Pluralsight opens new headquarters in Sydney to support aggressive global expansion as demand for technology professionals grows.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 31st Aug 2015
Interactive Intelligence named leading multichannel cloud contact centre vendor
Unified Communications

Interactive Intelligence named leading multichannel cloud contact centre vendor

Interactive Intelligence has managed to gain market share and sees more than half of its new customers choosing to deploy its solutions in the cloud.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 31st Aug 2015
WLAN market takes a hit ahead of wave two of 802.11ac
Network Infrastructure

WLAN market takes a hit ahead of wave two of 802.11ac

The WLAN market contracted in Q2, as anticipation of wave two of 802.11ac and economic uncertainty took hold, while HP WLAN uncertainty saw HP drop.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Fri, 28th Aug 2015
Hills loses key vendor; records $85.9 million net loss
Hills

Hills loses key vendor; records $85.9 million net loss

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.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 24th Aug 2015
Citrix number one in mobility in Frost & Sullivan's eyes
Virtualisation

Citrix number one in mobility in Frost & Sullivan's eyes

Citrix is leading the way in business mobility solutions and working to empower a new-age workforce, according to Frost & Sullivan.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Aug 2015
Gartner names Avaya as unified comms leader
Unified Communications

Gartner names Avaya as unified comms leader

Avaya has been positioned in the Leaders section of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications for 2015.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Mon, 24th Aug 2015

Stories from Other Regions

Acquisition stories

LANDESK acquires Melbourne channel partner
Landesk

LANDESK acquires Melbourne channel partner

Xtraction Solutions brings business intelligence to IT and will play a key part in LANDESK's strategy to integrate products across its portfolio.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 1st Sep 2015
Managed public cloud helps Bulletproof into the black
Public Cloud

Managed public cloud helps Bulletproof into the black

Rapid growth in its managed public cloud revenues has helped propel Bulletproof into the black for financial 2015.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 27th Aug 2015
Profit soars for Data#3 following move to service centric model
Public Cloud

Profit soars for Data#3 following move to service centric model

A transition to a more service-centric model and public cloud is paying dividends for Data#3, with the company posting a 40% jump in profit.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 20th Aug 2015
ACCC clears TPG's iiNet takeover
Iinet

ACCC clears TPG's iiNet takeover

TPG's proposed acquisition of iiNet has cleared another hurdle with the ACCC announcing it won't oppose the deal.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 20th Aug 2015