Stories by Heather - Page 35
Ingram Micro, DiData, Brennan IT among the winners at Veeam ProPartner Awards
Wed, 1st Mar 2017
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virtualisation
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partners
Dimension Data and Brennan IT clinch top honours at the Veeam ProPartner Awards, recognising their prowess in cloud and partner solutions.
Lexel and Umbrellar take out top Veeam partner awards
Wed, 1st Mar 2017
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virtualisation
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veeam
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partners
Lexel Systems and Umbrellar Cloud Hosting have picked up key awards at Veeam's 2016 ProPartner Awards as the vendor celebrates its increasing strength.
Ixia ups channel play with 100% channel focus for enterprise sales
Tue, 28th Feb 2017
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resellers
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ixia
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visibility
Ixia will push all enterprise sales via its channel after adopting a 100% channel sales model for enterprise business.
Airpoints for Business comes to Kiwi channel in exclusive Exeed deal
Tue, 28th Feb 2017
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exeed
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distributors
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partners
Exeed resellers will be able to earn Airpoints Dollars on purchases in an exclusive deal the distie hopes will garner it increased market share.
Record revenue, profit as Dicker Data eyes telco, as-a-service
Tue, 28th Feb 2017
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dicker data
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distributors
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partners
Dicker Data has posted a 25% after-tax profit increase on the back of a 10% increase in revenue and is eyeing up new opportunities.
Access4 offers up new channel-focused BroadSoft CC-One deployment
Mon, 27th Feb 2017
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uc
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contact centre
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access4
Access4 is hosting BroadSoft's new CC-One in a move it says enables its partners to offer a data driven contact centre and telephony solution in one.
DWS snapping up SMS in $124 million deal
Mon, 27th Feb 2017
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m&a
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dws
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acquisition
DWS is acquiring SMS Management and Technology to create a 'leading' IT services provider with the size and capability to fully service market.
Exclusive: Distributor eyes Indonesia as test bed for ‘business in a box offerings’
Mon, 27th Feb 2017
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iaas
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westcon-comstor
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distributors
Westcon-Comstor is looking to Indonesia to pilot new programs, following its launch of Blue Sky cloud services in Indonesia and Singapore last year.
Microsoft NZ survey outlines state of play for cloud and security
Mon, 27th Feb 2017
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hybrid cloud
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microsoft
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modernisation
New survey data from Microsoft NZ shows a growing preference for hybrid cloud as IT leaders juggle legacy infrastructure and tightening budgets.
Empired profit soars as company eyes opportunity from competitors' M&A activity
Mon, 27th Feb 2017
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empired
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acquisition
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managing director
Empired has logged a $1.1 million profit for H1 FY17 with the company bullish about market opportunities in the wake of local M&A activity.
New boss for Aruba as Steve Coad departs and Tony Smith takes on ANZ role
Mon, 27th Feb 2017
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wireless networks
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cloud services
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hpe
Aruba has a new South Pacific general manager, with Anthony Smith taking over the role as Steve Coad exits the business after five years.
Australian VR headset market facing 'chicken and egg' scenario
Thu, 23rd Feb 2017
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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devices
More than 200,000 VR headsets were sold in Aussie in 2016 – but the market is being impacted by the number of offerings and lack of killer content.
Vocus revenue, profit soar on back of acquisitions
Thu, 23rd Feb 2017
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vocus group
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retail
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acquisition
Vocus has seen a massive boost in its revenue and profit for the latest H1 thanks to recent acquisitions and organic growth.
Services focus boosts Data#3 results; health practice plans on track
Thu, 23rd Feb 2017
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data#3
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revenue
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ceo
An increased focus on growing services is paying off for Data#3, which has recorded solid growth for the latest half year.
Enghouse offering local resellers new hosting opportunity
Thu, 23rd Feb 2017
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uc
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contact centre
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enghouse interactive
Enghouse Interactive is about to launch a new self service IVR platform locally and it's on the hunt for resellers to provide hosted versions.
Rhipe wins Microsoft CSP, SPLA rights in South Korea
Wed, 22nd Feb 2017
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microsoft
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rhipe
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distributors
Rhipe has won Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider and SPLA rights for South Korea in a deal the distie says will help partners grow their cloud business.
Public cloud to see growth seven times greater than IT spend growth
Wed, 22nd Feb 2017
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public cloud
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iaas
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multi-cloud
Public cloud services spend will grow at seven times faster than overall IT spending out to 2020 according to IDC – with APAC leading the way.
Certus takes out IBM Choice Award for Transformation
Wed, 22nd Feb 2017
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ibm
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certus solutions
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partners
Certus Solutions has taken out IBM's Choice Award for Transformation for its work helping businesses transform using cognitive, cloud and XaaS.
HPE acquisition of SimpliVity closes, what lies ahead?
Tue, 21st Feb 2017
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simplivity
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hpe
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partners
HPE’s US$650 million acquisition of hyperconverged infrastructure vendor SimpliVity has closed, with HPE promising the first combined offerings in May.
Hills revenue declines as company becomes 'solely' technology VAD
Tue, 21st Feb 2017
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surveillance
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cctv
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hills
Hills saw its revenue slip for H1 of FY17, with the company saying it is now ‘solely focused on the value added distribution of tech and services.