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Big fish eat small fish

Staples buyer announces another ANZ acquisition: OfficeMax

Wed, 26th Apr 2017
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Platinum Equity has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the OfficeMax business in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) from Office Depot.
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Avaya unveils reorganisation plans

Mon, 24th Apr 2017
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Avaya has revealed its plans for 'reorganisation' as the company in the aftermath of its January filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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Epicor continues work in Australia's aged care industry

Thu, 13th Apr 2017
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Royal Freemason's Benevolent Institution continues to use Epicor's Senior Living Solutions software for efficient operations management.
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Okta celebrates going public on the Nasdaq Stock Market

Mon, 10th Apr 2017
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The enterprise software company is quickly becoming a household name in APAC with great inroads in Australia and New Zealand.
Big data future

McAfee officially goes it alone as independent company - backed by two giants

Wed, 5th Apr 2017
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McAfee is now officially an independent company, with TPG owning 51% and Intel 49% in a transaction valuing the business at approximately $4.2b.
Winning race

TIBCO announces recipients at APAC Partner Excellence Awards - Aussies among them

Thu, 30th Mar 2017
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​TIBCO Software recently announced the recipients of this year's Partner Excellence Awards in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region - including an AU winner.
Businessman growth

Red Hat marks 60th consecutive quarter of revenue growth with latest financial results

Wed, 29th Mar 2017
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Red hat today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended 28 February 2017, revealing great profits throughout.
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Xerox recognized as one of the world's most ethical companies

Mon, 27th Mar 2017
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Xerox lauded for its unwavering ethical standards, marking its 11th year as a beacon of corporate integrity by Ethisphere.
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Cisco wraps up acquisition of AppDynamics

Thu, 23rd Mar 2017
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Together, the companies will aim to deliver visibility across the network, data centre, security, applications and to drive digital transformation.
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Juniper Networks takes home 'Supplier of the Year' at 2016 Vodafone Supplier Awards

Mon, 13th Mar 2017
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Juniper Networks awarded 'Supplier of the Year 2016' by Vodafone Group for outstanding performance and customer support.
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IBM & Salesforce reveal global AI partnership

Wed, 8th Mar 2017
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IBM and Salesforce team up to provide AI-powered solutions for customer engagement, combining Watson and Einstein.
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Tech Data wraps up multi-billion dollar acquisition of Avnet TS

Tue, 28th Feb 2017
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Tech Data completes a landmark $2.6bn takeover of Avnet TS, marking its entry into Asia Pacific and bolstering its global IT distribution dominance.
Big fish eat small fish

Renesas snaps up Intersil - gross and operating margins expected to rise

Mon, 27th Feb 2017
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Renesas Electronics acquires Intersil, solidifying position as leading global supplier of advanced embedded systems.
Paper teamwork

Panzura launches new partner program to capitalise on hybrid cloud

Mon, 27th Feb 2017
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Panzura asserts it will enable solution providers to capitalise on the massive shift of IT infrastructure to the cloud.
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Services focus boosts Data#3 results; health practice plans on track

Thu, 23rd Feb 2017
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An increased focus on growing services is paying off for Data#3, which has recorded solid growth for the latest half year.
Cloud credits

Rhipe wins Microsoft CSP, SPLA rights in South Korea

Wed, 22nd Feb 2017
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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.
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Lenovo looks to the channel to save failing data center business

Fri, 17th Feb 2017
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Lenovo banks on channel investments and partnerships to resurrect its faltering data centre segment amidst stagnant growth.
Rosy future

World-first SAP partner channel launching in AU to boost growth

Thu, 9th Feb 2017
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​SAP today announced a partnership with NEXTGEN, with the aim to fuel the Australian channel community's capacity to grow in the cloud.
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Carbon Black claims 'breakthrough' approach to endpoint security

Tue, 7th Feb 2017
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Carbon Black has eyed endpoint security market, with the launch of a new solution that it claims stops more attacks than machine learning antivirus.
Data center

Synnex ups data centre play with Vertiv deal

Wed, 1st Feb 2017
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Synnex Australia bolsters its data centre offerings, forging a strategic Vertiv alliance to fortify power protection solutions.