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Threat

CyberArk acquires privilege management vendor Viewfinity

Thu, 8th Oct 2015
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CyberArk is acquiring privilege management and threat detection vendor Viewfinity, with the deal welcomed by local distributor Connector Systems.
Dc cloud1

Worldox service comes to Aussie with Matrix and NextDC

Thu, 8th Oct 2015
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document management
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ecm
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hyperscale
Worldox Cloud will be has been made available in Australia via NextDC's S1 and M1 data centres, offering Aussie law firms local hosting.
Handshake22

UXC Eclipse acquires Kiwi Dynamics AX and BI business

Thu, 1st Oct 2015
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UXC Eclipse has continued its acquisition trail, snapping up the Microsoft Dynamics AX and Business Intelligence divisions of NZ's Koorb Consulting.
Merge

Vocus and M2 to merge as $3b ANZ telco giant

Mon, 28th Sep 2015
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Vocus and M2 plan to merge creating a $3 billion telco with capabilities 'relevant to every individual, corporate and government entity' in ANZ.
Cio pensive

CIOs should stay focused on IT projects: Here's why

Mon, 28th Sep 2015
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planning
In a competitive world where technology can make or break a business, why wouldn't a business want a skilful CIO to focus almost exclusively on IT?.
Encryption

ESET snaps up encryption company as demand soars for encryption

Thu, 24th Sep 2015
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ESET has bolstered its encryption abilities with the acquisition of award winning encryption company, DESlock+ as demand for the technology soars.
Ethernet

Who made the cut in Gartner's LAN/WLAN Magic Quadrant?

Tue, 22nd Sep 2015
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analyst report
Fourteen vendors have been listed in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for wired and wireless LAN access infrastructure - so who made the cut?.
M and a

Bulletproof buys managed private cloud company in $3.5m deal

Wed, 16th Sep 2015
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private cloud
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bulletproof hosting services
Bulletproof secures a strategic £3.55m takeover of Infoplex to bolster its private cloud services for blue-chip enterprises.
Mobility

Enterprise-class wireless solutions

Mon, 14th Sep 2015
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martech
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iot
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commerce systems
Mobility and the Internet of Things are changing the way business is done. These transformative trends can strain wireless networks to their limit.
Converged

Eaton and SimpliVity deliver power management solution

Mon, 14th Sep 2015
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acquisition
Eaton's integrated power management solutions have been validated to operate with SimpliVity's hyperconverged infrastructure solution.
Visonary

Vonage named UC visionary by Gartner

Thu, 10th Sep 2015
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analyst report
Gartner has recognised Vonage for its completeness of vision and ability to execute in naming the company as a Visionary in the 2015 Magic Quadrant.
Japan

Equinix eyes up Japanese expansion with acquisition

Thu, 10th Sep 2015
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dc
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equinix
Equinix is acquiring Japanese data centre operator Bit-isle to expand its data centre footprint and support growing demand for interconnection in APAC.
Phil sorgen

Microsoft to partners: Build your own IP

Wed, 2nd Sep 2015
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marketing
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sharepoint
Building and monetising your own IP is a crucial factor in the success of channel partners, Microsoft says, with the company outlining some options.
Cloud

Interactive Intelligence named leading multichannel cloud contact centre vendor

Mon, 31st Aug 2015
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ovum
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contact centre
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.
Corporate wireless

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

Fri, 28th Aug 2015
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wireless networks
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hp
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.
Avaya logo

Gartner names Avaya as unified comms leader

Mon, 24th Aug 2015
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contact centre
Avaya has been positioned in the Leaders section of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications for 2015.
Big fish

CSG buys Kiwi CodeBlue in potential NZ$15 million deal

Wed, 19th Aug 2015
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CSG has snapped up New Zealand IT services company CodeBlue, which will provide support desk service delivery for CSG across ANZ.
Acquisition

Aussies snap up CodeBlue in potential $15 million deal

Wed, 19th Aug 2015
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acquisition
Auckland-based national IT services company CodeBlue has been snapped up by Australia's CSG in a deal worth up to $15 million.
Cloud comms

CSG tops $200 million; inks channel partner deal

Mon, 17th Aug 2015
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uc
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contact centre
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csg
CSG inks deal to become channel partner for cloud-based UC and contact centre solutions provider 8x8 as it cracks $200 million in revenue.
Voip mobile

Social media platforms causing VoIP revival

Fri, 14th Aug 2015
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voip
In the age of hyper connectivity, VoIP is enjoying a very mainstream renaissance across business and consumer usage.