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Managing Director stories - Page 182

Pay up

Dick Smith debts nearing AU$400 million; CEO gone

Tue, 12th Jan 2016
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Dick Smith creditors are owed nearly AU$400 million dollars. Meanwhile, the company's chief executive has resigned, effective immediately.
Roger come in roger

Cyber security now about mitigating risk

Mon, 11th Jan 2016
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digital transformation
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
Digital transformation, insider threat and machine learning will impact cyber security in APAC, says Darktrace MD APAC.
Trent

New managing director at Xero Australia

Mon, 11th Jan 2016
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financial systems
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Trent Innes has been appointed as the new managing director for Xero's Australian business, following the resignation of Chris Ridd.
Software

SDN provides huge benefits for industry leader

Thu, 17th Dec 2015
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SDN has had huge benefits to the cloud and data centre networking as it enables organisations to be truly continuous from the infrastructure layer up.
Risk

Minimising risk of new technologies crucial, says Concur

Wed, 16th Dec 2015
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education, learning & training
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culture
Businesses run the risk of implementing the wrong technologies, and even the right systems can disrupt operations if not managed effectively, says Concur.
Appointment

New faces for Westcon-Comstor as distie ups Comstor, cloud leadership

Tue, 15th Dec 2015
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distributors
Westcon-Comstor gears up for growth with James Mackay and Rhys Shannon enhancing its Comstor and cloud expertise.
Spark and canterbury

Spark invests $14m in rapid 4G rollout in rural Canterbury

Mon, 14th Dec 2015
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Spark New Zealand has been working with local councils to provide rural residents access to better, faster broadband and mobile data services.
Noel

Noel Leeming launches machine-learning sales tool

Mon, 14th Dec 2015
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With 25% of The Warehouse Group's marketing going digital, Noel Leeming has launched a new mobile product comparison tool.
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Ricoh Australia uses new office to showcase collaboration technologies

Fri, 11th Dec 2015
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digital entertainment
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Ricoh Australia has set up its new head office in North Ryde using its own workplace technology to create a new, activity-based working environment.
Wardy it story

Microsoft Australia names Wardy IT Solutions Power BI Partner

Fri, 11th Dec 2015
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lcnc
Wardy IT Solutions named as one of Microsoft's Power BI Partners in Australia, helping clients unlock the value of big data.
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VMware local boss steps down

Thu, 10th Dec 2015
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virtualisation
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it automation
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vmware
VMware ANZ boss Duncan Bennet has resigned from his role at the virtualisation company, for personal reasons, after four years in the top job.
Knock out

MSC Mobility knocks out the competition

Tue, 8th Dec 2015
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managed services
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mobility
Frost & Sullivan has named MSC Mobility the Enterprise Mobility Managed Service Provider of the year in Australia at the Australian Excellence Awards.
Hourglass

CIOs embrace digital business, but are they doing enough?

Tue, 8th Dec 2015
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digital transformation
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public sector
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analyst report
While CIOs are embracing digital transformation, progress of digital business within ANZ is considerably slower than the global average.
Gomoney anz

ANZ responds to growing demand for mobile wallets

Mon, 7th Dec 2015
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fintech
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martech
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commerce systems
Tomorrow ANZ will launch its new goMoney Wallet for Android users, enabling a number of New Zealanders to make purchases using their smartphone.
Fs au excellence

Telstra, Bulletproof among Frost & Sullivan Aussie Excellence winners

Fri, 4th Dec 2015
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edge computing
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iaas
Telstra scored four wins at Frost & Sullivan's Australia Excellence Awards, with Bulletproof, Canberra Data Centres and Microsoft among the winners.
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How much time can automation save your auditing processes?

Thu, 3rd Dec 2015
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financial systems
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concur
Concur reveals automation could vastly speed up expense audits, curbing manual errors and company overspending.
Data centre

Ricoh Australia commits to Oceania region with new, cloud-based data centre

Thu, 3rd Dec 2015
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printing
Ricoh Australia opens new data center in Melbourne with IBM collaboration to meet demand for video conferencing solutions.
Down and out

Cyber security could come to affect your credit rating

Tue, 1st Dec 2015
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fintech
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cybersecurity
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finance, leasing & rental
When it comes to credit analysis, eventually cyber threats will be seen in a similar vein as other extraordinary event risks, such as natural disaster.
Business upgrade

Victoria city council chooses ShoreTel to begin major upgrade

Tue, 1st Dec 2015
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contact centre
Brimbank City Council in Victoria has announced ShoreTel is its chosen vendor for a new unified communications (UC) solution.
Business expansion

NetComm Wireless establishes itself in the US

Fri, 27th Nov 2015
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netcomm
NetComm Wireless has made a significant step forward in its global expansion plans and is further establishing itself in the United States.