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Money in the cloud

Cloud battle heats up as Ingram Micro launches AU marketplace

Fri, 5th Jun 2015
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Ingram Micro launches new Australian cloud marketplace, enabling resellers to purchase, provision and bill Office 365 bundles from single dashboard.
Horton

Hortonworks hears Australia calling

Fri, 5th Jun 2015
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Hortonworks is 'significantly' expanding its Australian operations in an effort to drive adoption of enterprise Apache Hadoop throughout Asia Pacific.
Shield

'Crowd-sourced' security to neutralise zero-day attacks

Fri, 5th Jun 2015
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Security resellers and businesses can participate in the fight against cyber-criminals thanks to next-generation interactive sandbox security.
Puzzle pieces

Deloitte continues buying spree with Dataweave acquisition

Thu, 4th Jun 2015
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Deloitte bolsters its Oracle expertise, buying Dataweave to meet soaring cloud transition demand in Australia.
Servers

Server shipments and revenue reach for the clouds

Thu, 4th Jun 2015
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Server shipments record strongest growth in four years on back of cloud demand; massive revenue boost for mainframes – and Lenovo.
The winner is

Aussie companies bask in global Microsoft Partner Award glory

Thu, 4th Jun 2015
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Australian firms Kloud Solutions, Bizdata, and Readify clinch top honours at Microsoft's global Partner Awards.
Three trophies

UPDATED: Kiwi hat trick in global Microsoft Partner Awards

Thu, 4th Jun 2015
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Intergen, Leapthought and VMob take glory at global Microsoft Partner Awards; Marker Metro and New Era among finalists.
Shopping bag money

UXC Eclipse's Dynamic success in retail

Wed, 3rd Jun 2015
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UXC Eclipse's investment in Microsoft Dynamics is paying dividends, with the company inking $20 million of retail business in the past four months.
Wifi security

Wireless networks major security weakness for enterprises

Wed, 3rd Jun 2015
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Wireless network security is causing sleepless nights for CIOs and IT managers, with many 'fessing up that their networks are, in fact, insecure.
Padlock

World's most popular consumer security vendor makes local play

Wed, 3rd Jun 2015
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Avast CEO challenges channel model as he pushes free software's scope beyond security, urging resellers to adapt for relevance.
Graeme strange readify

Readify brings home the Microsoft awards

Wed, 3rd Jun 2015
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Readify takes out Microsoft 2015 Country Partner of the Year and Microsoft Application Lifecycle Management Partner of the Year.
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Security: Go unified, go simplified

Wed, 3rd Jun 2015
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When it comes to the network and security, WatchGuard partner Resolve Technology has a simple message: Go unified, go simplified.
Graeme burt netsuite

NetSuite appointment to drive channel activity

Tue, 2nd Jun 2015
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NetSuite has appointed Graeme Burt as channel sales director as it looks to drive increased channel activity across the Asia Pacific and Japan.
Ladder to money cloud

Avnet launches cloud toolset for AWS, SoftLayer

Tue, 2nd Jun 2015
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Avnet unveils a new cloud toolset for AWS, SoftLayer management, promising to revolutionize partner cloud billing in ANZ.
Nutanix

Nutanix names winners in ANZ Partner Awards

Tue, 2nd Jun 2015
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BEarena clinches Australian Partner of the Year at Nutanix's ANZ Awards, with a suite of winners heralding IT innovation shifts.
Trophy gold

Aussie partners claim Avaya awards

Mon, 1st Jun 2015
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Telstra bags Avaya APAC Partner of the Year as Aussie firms shine in regional telecom awards. Optus and Westcon also triumph.
Tablet sales down

Downward trajectory continues for tablets, 2-in-1s - unless they're cellular

Mon, 1st Jun 2015
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Global tablet shipments to decline 3.8% this year, says IDC, but cellular-enabled tablets and 2-in-1 devices buck the trend with strong growth.
Iot

Fujitsu capitalises on IoT proliferation with ANZ platform

Fri, 29th May 2015
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Fujitsu is making a local play for the IoT market, establishing end-to-end capability in ANZ for its iMotion Edgeware management platform.
Golden future

Tomizone, AU$5 million the richer, executes growth plan

Fri, 29th May 2015
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Kiwi Wi-Fi company Tomizone is gearing up for a major assualt on international markets after securing AU$5 million in public capital funding.
Supermarket phone

Telstra signs Woolworths as wholesaler for 3G mobile

Fri, 29th May 2015
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Woolworths boosts its retail prowess, joining forces with Telstra to provide 3G mobile services, covering 98.5% of Aussies.