Managing Director stories - Page 187

New technology, processes and delivery are disrupting IT channel organisations, and in order to stay ahead of the game companies must act now.

Fujitsu has signed an $80 million managed infrastructure services contract with financial services company Link Group.

UXC Eclipse has continued its acquisition trail, snapping up the Microsoft Dynamics AX and Business Intelligence divisions of NZ's Koorb Consulting.

Microsoft has unveiled the opening date for its Sydney flagship store, which will be one of the two biggest stores to date for the vendor.

ShoreTel is revamping its partner program, paving the way for local partners to easily incorporate its cloud offerings when they become available here.

Empired lands a hefty £12m deal with Western Power, bolstering its position in the utilities sector and marking a watershed year.

Cirrus Networks has inked three contracts totalling $1.5 million since launching its managed cloud services division in June.

Rhipe is eyeing up a future of co-opetition, in which it believes it is positioned well having 'won the right' to play in the public cloud economy.

As more companies in Australia and New Zealand embrace cloud hosted technologies, there are some important issues for organisations to consider.

Westcon has launched its Cisco-dedicated Comstor distribution brand in Australia, offering resellers streamlined operations and the chance for growth.

ESET MSP partners enjoy the advantage of working with a trusted industry leader that offers outstanding products and a rapidly growing customer base.

ESET has bolstered its encryption abilities with the acquisition of award winning encryption company, DESlock+ as demand for the technology soars.

Distribution Central's Nick Verykios has gained further leadership kudos, after being named one the most outstanding managers in New South Wales.

Emerson Network Power inks distie deal with Distribution Central as the vendor eyes the opportunities offered by IoT, cloud and virtualisation.

Sydney-based telecommunications company Addcom Contact Solutions has inked a deal to distribute Yealink's video collaboration solutions in Australia.

​Tintri is ramping up its local presence – and its channel play – in the face of 'huge opportunity' across Australia and New Zealand.

Distribution Central has bolstered its CloudSelect Marketplace with the addition of CloudMGR, which enables resellers to streamline AWS cloud.

Readify has advanced its plans to become Australia's first development, design and data 'powerhouse' with the acquisition of Huegin Consulting.

More and more cyber-criminals are tunnelling attacks in SSL encryption to evade detection by firewalls and other security products.

A need to mobilise their sales team has seen Brennan IT customer Acrodyne take out the Innovation Lab challenge - and a $30,000 tech fund.