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First national roadshow, new vendors for Dicker Data
Dicker Data

First national roadshow, new vendors for Dicker Data

Dicker Data to launch its inaugural national roadshow, spotlighting new vendor integrations post-Express Data buyout.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Tue, 9th Jun 2015
Deloitte continues buying spree with Dataweave acquisition
Partner Programmes

Deloitte continues buying spree with Dataweave acquisition

Deloitte bolsters its Oracle expertise, buying Dataweave to meet soaring cloud transition demand in Australia.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 4th Jun 2015

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IBM snaps up Blue Box, Cisco takes Piston in OpenStack battle
Private Cloud

IBM snaps up Blue Box, Cisco takes Piston in OpenStack battle

IBM has acquired Blue Box, an OpenStack private cloud specialist, while Cisco has snapped up Piston Cloud Computing in OpenStack battle.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 9th Jun 2015
ComCom: strong growth in data consumption
Unified Communications

ComCom: strong growth in data consumption

Competition among fixed-line retailers remains strong & the sector is responding positively to consumer demand for better broadband quality and value.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 8th Jun 2015
HDS acquires Pentaho, focuses on big data analytics markets
Storage

HDS acquires Pentaho, focuses on big data analytics markets

Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) has completed its acquisition of Pentaho, a data integration, visualisation and analytics company.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 8th Jun 2015
Intel splurges US$16.7 billion for data centre and IoT gain
Hyperscale

Intel splurges US$16.7 billion for data centre and IoT gain

Intel's US$16.7 billion acquisition of Altera opens doors to new classes of product in data centre and IoT market segments.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 8th Jun 2015
Top 10 tech trends government CIOs must prioritise
Unified Communications

Top 10 tech trends government CIOs must prioritise

Legacy IT systems, stretched IT budgets and a lack of critical IT skills are just some of issues that are inhibiting government CIOs.

By Shannon Williams • 8 min read • Thu, 4th Jun 2015
Server shipments and revenue reach for the clouds
DataCentre infrastructure

Server shipments and revenue reach for the clouds

Server shipments record strongest growth in four years on back of cloud demand; massive revenue boost for mainframes – and Lenovo.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 4th Jun 2015
UXC Eclipse's Dynamic success in retail
Supply Chain

UXC Eclipse's Dynamic success in retail

UXC Eclipse's investment in Microsoft Dynamics is paying dividends, with the company inking $20 million of retail business in the past four months.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 3rd Jun 2015
Telcos and ISPs adding value through diversification
Unified Communications

Telcos and ISPs adding value through diversification

With the launch of Spark's app store last week, the drive for ISPs/telcos to find new sources of revenue was once again on display.

By Brendan Ritchie • 5 min read • Tue, 2nd Jun 2015
Check Point: Protecting ICS from cyber threats
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Check Point: Protecting ICS from cyber threats

Check Point Software introduces new security gateway for Industrial Control Systems; aims to prevent cyber attacks on critical infrastructure.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 2nd Jun 2015
How business process management software is changing
Internet of Things

How business process management software is changing

Gartner predicts worldwide spending on business process management (BPM) software will grow 4.4% to reach $2.7 billion in 2015.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Tue, 2nd Jun 2015
Fujitsu capitalises on IoT proliferation with ANZ platform
Internet of Things

Fujitsu capitalises on IoT proliferation with ANZ platform

Fujitsu is making a local play for the IoT market, establishing end-to-end capability in ANZ for its iMotion Edgeware management platform.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 29th May 2015
Tomizone, AU$5 million the richer, executes growth plan
Wireless Networks

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

Kiwi Wi-Fi company Tomizone is gearing up for a major assualt on international markets after securing AU$5 million in public capital funding.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 29th May 2015
Cloud marketplace, new offerings to fuel Dicker Data growth
Cloud Services

Cloud marketplace, new offerings to fuel Dicker Data growth

Coming off a bumper financial year, Dicker Data looks to the launch of its cloud marketplace and an expansion in offerings to fuel further growth.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Fri, 29th May 2015
Empired signs $20 million Rio Tinto deal
Partner Programmes

Empired signs $20 million Rio Tinto deal

Empired has won a $20 million contract with Rio Tinto to provide application managed services across more than 170 applications.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Thu, 28th May 2015

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NZ govt gives up chasing NextWindow R&D grants
Physical Security

NZ govt gives up chasing NextWindow R&D grants

The government has given up on trying to claw back $3.9 million in research and development grants paid to failed touchscreen developer NextWindow.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Fri, 5th Jun 2015