Managing Director stories - Page 197

Blue Coat is being sold to private investment firm Bain Capital for US$2.4 billion, in preparation for a return to the public markets.

Sony Mobile Communications has today announced the arrival of the Xperia E4. Available today, with operator exclusivity through Spark.

​IBM is going toe-to-toe with Microsoft, opening its second SoftLayer cloud centre in Australia, with Kiwi companies expected to be utilising it.

Distribution Central has joined the elite of NetApp distributors, becoming the only ANZ distributor to achieve Star Distributor status in ANZ.

SnapperNet will be bringing Maxon's range of modem/routers to the New Zealand market, after inking a distribution agreement with Maxon Australia.

Spark New Zealand has successfully implemented the second major stage of its programme to re-engineer and update its key customer service IT platforms.

The new DC CloudSelect marketplace will have one 'big, big, big difference' from a simple marketplace of cloud offerings.

The Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority (ESTA) in Victoria is officially using ServiceNow for its audit and risk business function.

Shares of Apple will be in focus today as it is expected to unveil its new Apple Watch, the first real new product since Steve Jobs' death.

MyMac, Australian based Apple reseller, will be acquired and rolled up with Monsta Industries, the Mac accessories wholesaler.

Spark New Zealand, formerly Telecom Corp, agreed to sell its Telecom Rentals business for $106 million to Australian financial services company FlexiG.

Australian IT services company Empired has won a $12 million contract with the Kiwi government agency, the Ministry of Primary Industries.

Mike Jenkins, The Instillery founder, managing director and CEO, puts forward the business case for cloud based business videoconferencing.

VoIP is driving companies to unified communications platforms, says Richard Paul, Snapper Network Distributors managing director.

Websense names new ANZ chief, Guy Eilon, as Gerrry Tucker departs to lead Nice Systems. Eilon eyes ANZ growth potential.

Spark New Zealand has announced that Matt Crockett, its Chief Turnaround Officer, will be leaving the company in the middle of this year.

Spark NZ sheds 60% stake in Telecom Cook Islands to Teleraro for NZ$23m, aligning with its customer-centric local focus strategy.

The Auckland Motorway Alliance has implemented Nutanix technology as part of a virtual desktop infrastructure deployment.

Symantec's New Zealand arm suffers a decline with profits falling to NZD $360,081 on revenue of NZD $4.6 million, down from prior year figures.

Sony Mobile has released the Xperia E4 smartphone, saying two stand-out features are the price and battery performance.