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Invest

Telstra Ventures invests in Chinese cloud storage tech

Thu, 28th Jan 2016
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Telstra Ventures has invested in cloud-storage company Qiniu, whose technology enables customers to collect, store and analyse 'huge' amounts of data.
Unified comms

IComm and Acano team up, target unified comms space

Thu, 28th Jan 2016
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IComm joins forces with Acano to enhance unified comms for Aussie firms, promising seamless integration and improved collaboration.
Sumal sap

SAP targeting SME and cloud for ANZ growth

Thu, 28th Jan 2016
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partners
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managing director
SAP is increasing its focus on the ANZ SME market, with plans for new sales channels as the company appoints a new ANZ boss for channels.
Response

Empired faces second round of ASX questions

Wed, 27th Jan 2016
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managing director
Empired has faced a fresh round of questioning from the ASX over the timing of its latest trading update following recent trading activity.
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Eaton snaps up Schneider Electric exec to drive ANZ power business

Wed, 27th Jan 2016
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Eaton has snapped up long-time Schneider Electric manager John Atherton as it seeks to increase its local presence for power quality solutions.
Fallback

SDN from Allied Telesis providing huge benefits for enterprises

Tue, 26th Jan 2016
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network infrastructure
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sdn
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naas
The rise of SDN has seen huge changes to the cloud and data centres worldwide, but are you aware of the benefits it can have for enterprises?.
Machine learning

Telstra invests in machine learning based app delivery platform

Mon, 25th Jan 2016
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delivery service
Telstra Ventures has invested in a company whose application delivery platform learns user behaviour to download only relevant aspects of a webpage.
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Telstra snaps up Kloud

Thu, 21st Jan 2016
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partners
Telstra is acquiring professional and managed services company Kloud, for an undisclosed sum in a deal which will expand its managed services arm.
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Acurus takes top APAC honours at Fortinet global partner awards

Thu, 21st Jan 2016
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network security
Melbourne's Acurus has taken top honours at Fortinet's Global Partner Conference, after an outstanding year selling secure Wi-Fi solutions for retail.
Vmware yo

VMware snaps up EMC's ANZ vice president and managing director

Wed, 20th Jan 2016
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vmware
On April 1st of this year, Alister Dias will join VMware and effectively replace Duncan Bennet, who left the company December 31, 2015.
Analytics

Analytics not enough, according to expert

Tue, 19th Jan 2016
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data analytics
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Organisations failing to tap full potential of data, says Qualtrics. Companies need to understand 'why' data is collected.
Pack of hooligans

Education leaders: It's a changing world and you need to act like it

Tue, 19th Jan 2016
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Global education must evolve, as Infosys research shows gaps between youth prospects in the digital era, stressing tech and soft skills.
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New ANZ boss to lead new Nokia

Mon, 18th Jan 2016
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Nokia, which last Thursday celebrated its first day of combined operations with Alcatel-Lucent, has appointed Ray Owen as its ANZ head.
Flatline market

Consumer electronics market flatlines

Mon, 18th Jan 2016
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Data security concerns and declining demand for smartphones, tablets and IoT devices are stifling the growth of the consumer electronics industry.
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Huge savings in the time and cost of data entry available from new business solution

Mon, 18th Jan 2016
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document management
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ecm
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martech
Infusion Software specialises in the development of accounting and business management software, and provide a range of effective packages.
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Leader Computers acquires Altech assets

Fri, 15th Jan 2016
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leader computers
Leader Computers has taken over selected assets of failed distributor Altech Computers in a deal which brings a bigger portfolio to resellers.
Student campus

BigAir and Ruckus win Western Sydney University mobility tender

Fri, 15th Jan 2016
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network infrastructure
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wireless networks
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network management
Reseller BigAir and Ruckus have won a deal to roll out smart Wi-Fi across all seven of Western Sydney University's campuses.
Us money

Growth promised as private equity firm takes US$187m stake in StorageCraft

Thu, 14th Jan 2016
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storage
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dr
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cloud services
StorageCraft is promising accelerated growth with new products and services and additional channel investment as TA Associates takes a majority stake.
Big fish2

Exclusive Group builds Aussie reach with Transition Systems acquisition

Wed, 13th Jan 2016
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transition systems
Exclusive Group, which acquired WhiteGold in 2014, adds to its Australian reach, buying cybersecurity and infrastructure VAD, Transition Systems.
Optician

Accenture wins five-year Specsavers contract

Wed, 13th Jan 2016
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digital transformation
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accenture
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retail
Accenture has won a five year deal to help manage Specsavers technology as the optician prepares for a digital future.