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Au cloud

Exclusive: Blue skies as Westcon launches cloud services

Fri, 26th Jun 2015
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Westcon will officially launch its BlueSky cloud services offering next week after a month of 'undercover' operation in Australia.
Cloud apps

Elastica hits local market, signs Telstra, Cisco as resellers

Fri, 26th Jun 2015
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cybersecurity
US cloud application security company Elastica is expanding into the Australian market, signing Telstra and Cisco as local resellers.
Need for speed

Need for speed: 100,000th customer signs on for UFB

Fri, 26th Jun 2015
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100,000 Kiwis are now onboard with UFB, with Amy Adams hailing the milestone as a huge achievement putting NZ ahead of similar international builds.
Cloud

Intellect IT takes flight with vCloud Air specialisation

Fri, 26th Jun 2015
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virtualisation
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iaas
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it automation
Melbourne VMware partner Intellect IT gains vCloud Air specialisation and an enterprise level partnership with the vendor.
Zebra barcode

Zebra adds support and managed service offerings

Thu, 25th Jun 2015
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martech
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commerce systems
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supply chain
Zebra Technologies launches support services and new managed service to enable partners to grow revenue and deepen relationships with customers.
Supply chain

SnapperNet ramps up IoT offerings in face of strong demand

Thu, 25th Jun 2015
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iot
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software development
SnapperNet is ramping up its vendor portfolio to help Kiwi resellers address the burgeoning internet of things/machine to machine market.
Analytics

Big data analytics, cloud drive Aussie software market

Thu, 25th Jun 2015
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Cloud and big data analytics are fuelling growth in the Australian software market as end users harness analytics and ERP and security demands soar.
Security money

Security top concern - and top investment priority

Wed, 24th Jun 2015
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
Security is not only the top CIO concern across all areas of third platform technology in Australia - it's also top priority for investment says IDC.
Growth

Empired ups revenue expectations; full steam ahead for FY16

Wed, 24th Jun 2015
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Empired has upgraded its revenue expectations for 2015 and 2016 on the back of contract success and rapid expansion across Australia and New Zealand.
Merger ahead

Done deal: All go for Vocus-Amcom merger

Wed, 24th Jun 2015
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Vocus Communications' acquisition of Amcom passes its final hurdle, receiving court approval, creating a new telecommunications powerhouse.
Dpsa

DPSA review program to open up reseller revenue opportunities

Tue, 23rd Jun 2015
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Distributor DPSA has launched a program to help IT resellers find new data centre opportunities and says pilot saw big returns for resellers.
Cloud

Oracle goes head to head with Amazon at 'one-tenth' the price

Tue, 23rd Jun 2015
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oracle
Oracle launches new cloud services, claiming its new archive storage service is 'one-tenth' Amazon Glacier's price.
Connected

Growing opportunities for resellers in hyperconnected Aussie

Tue, 23rd Jun 2015
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hyperconnectivity
Exponential growth in internet usage and connected devices highlighted in Cisco VNI translates into growing opportunities for Australian resellers.
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New WatchGuard appointment to support local channel

Mon, 22nd Jun 2015
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Former HP and Ingram Micro staffer takes up WatchGuard Northern Region role charged with supporting new and existing channel partners.
Big data

Big data adoption hits tipping point in Australia

Mon, 22nd Jun 2015
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data analytics
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planning
Big data and advanced analytics adoption has hit tipping point in Australia as organisations seek to leverage technology to innovate and compete.
Ultra

Gartner: Hybrid device shipments to soar 70% this year

Mon, 22nd Jun 2015
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shipments
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analyst report
Hybrid devices are expected to clock 70% shipment growth this year, but Windows 10 is needed to drive enterprise growth.
Oil pump deal

Empired strikes oil with second oil and gas win this week

Fri, 19th Jun 2015
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it industry
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contracts
Empired continues winning streak with second oil and gas sector deal this week, this time netting $10 million in a three year contract.
Fast internet

UFB build hits halfway milestone

Fri, 19th Jun 2015
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broadband
The nationwide ultrafast broadband rollout has hit the halfway mark for its first stage, with 11 towns and cities now able to reap the benefits.
Trophy

Top ICT companies honoured by Frost & Sullivan

Fri, 19th Jun 2015
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Microsoft, Huawei, Fortinet, F5 Networks, AWS, Microsoft and Telstra among who's who of tech companies honoured at Frost & Sullivan APAC ICT awards.
Down

Oracle says cloud is great as earnings plummet

Fri, 19th Jun 2015
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finance, leasing & rental
Oracle talks up its cloud business as it reports weaker revenue and earnings. But how much is cloud really contributing to the vendor's bottom line?.