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Websense expands into New Zealand
Partner Programmes

Websense expands into New Zealand

Websense is strengthening its position in Australia and New Zealand with the appointment of John Roxburgh as new territory manager.

By Catherine Knowles • 1 min read • Fri, 7th Aug 2015
Dicker Data NZ growth continues with Aerohive deal
Dicker Data

Dicker Data NZ growth continues with Aerohive deal

Aerohive partners with Dicker Data in NZ, leveraging their networking capabilities to expand business in local market.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 7th Aug 2015
Resellers hooked on Lenovo at Hampton Downs
Lenovo

Resellers hooked on Lenovo at Hampton Downs

Resellers took to the tracks at Mike Eady's BMW Driver Experience recently, as Ingram Micro and Lenovo rewarded partners for their sales.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Thu, 6th Aug 2015
SnapperNet unveils IoT and M2M offerings; plans for expansion
Snapper Network Distributors

SnapperNet unveils IoT and M2M offerings; plans for expansion

SnapperNet unveils Cradlepoint lineup following inking of a distribution deal with the vendor to provide secure routers that enable M2M and IoT.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 6th Aug 2015
Juniper NZ drops into the red
Fintech

Juniper NZ drops into the red

Juniper Network's New Zealand branch has seen its finances slump into the red, recording a $27,165 loss for the year ending 31 December 2014.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 4th Aug 2015
Dell strengthens South Island presence with CCL deal
Network Infrastructure

Dell strengthens South Island presence with CCL deal

Dell has signed Computer Concepts Limited as its preferred partner for business IT equipment in the South Island.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 4th Aug 2015

Global Stories

Fortinet hits security market milestone
Firewalls

Fortinet hits security market milestone

Fortinet has shipped more security appliances each year than any other vendor since 2013, and more than two-million since its inception in 2000.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Mon, 10th Aug 2015
Zebra Technologies and Mainfreight team up to aid ANZ businesses
Marketing Technologies

Zebra Technologies and Mainfreight team up to aid ANZ businesses

Mainfreight, the global logistics provider, has partnered with Zebra Technologies to help ANZ companies embrace mobile working.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 7th Aug 2015
Synnex takes 'rugged' to next level with 'explosion-proof' tablets
Synnex

Synnex takes 'rugged' to next level with 'explosion-proof' tablets

Resellers across Australia and New Zealand have a new 'explosion-proof' tablet in their arsenal, as Synnex targets some key verticals for the devices.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 7th Aug 2015
Wireless Nation to promote wellbeing for rural Kiwis
Unified Communications

Wireless Nation to promote wellbeing for rural Kiwis

Wireless Nation partners with Farmstrong to promote wellbeing for New Zealand farmers and growers by providing zero-rated data access to its website.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 6th Aug 2015
Woolies upgrades its Teradata enterprise data warehouse
Data Analytics

Woolies upgrades its Teradata enterprise data warehouse

Woolies bolsters customer insight with enhanced Teradata data warehouse, promising scalable, on-demand analytics for strategic decisions.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 6th Aug 2015
Dropbox and iStock team up
Dropbox

Dropbox and iStock team up

Dropbox has entered into a partnership agreement with iStock by Getty Images to offer iStock customers workflow enhancements.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 6th Aug 2015
Microsoft announces Australia Partner Awards finalists
Partner Programmes

Microsoft announces Australia Partner Awards finalists

Kloud, Readify, Data#3 and Empired are leading the charge for glory at the Microsoft Australia Partner Awards this month.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Thu, 6th Aug 2015
Azul Systems expands footprint in NZ with local reseller agreement
Marketing Technologies

Azul Systems expands footprint in NZ with local reseller agreement

Azul Systems partners with Chelmer to offer New Zealand financial services customers access to its Java Virtual Machine.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 5th Aug 2015
Gartner names SaaS provider Magic Quadrant leader
Software-as-a-Service

Gartner names SaaS provider Magic Quadrant leader

Acquia named leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Web Content Management. Second consecutive year for the SaaS provider.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 5th Aug 2015
HP and ShoreTel snap up Salvation Army UC rollout
Unified Communications

HP and ShoreTel snap up Salvation Army UC rollout

HP will deploy more than 1700 ShoreTel IP telephony handsets across more than 60 Salvation Army sites in Australia.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 4th Aug 2015

Stories from Other Regions

EY glory for Empired's Russell Baskerville
IT services

EY glory for Empired's Russell Baskerville

Empired managing director Russell Baskervill has won the 2015 EY Entrepreneur of the Year in the Western Region Services category.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Tue, 4th Aug 2015