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Ingram Micro, DiData, Brennan IT among the winners at Veeam ProPartner Awards
Wed, 1st Mar 2017
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Dimension Data and Brennan IT clinch top honours at the Veeam ProPartner Awards, recognising their prowess in cloud and partner solutions.
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Lexel and Umbrellar take out top Veeam partner awards
Wed, 1st Mar 2017
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virtualisation
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Lexel Systems and Umbrellar Cloud Hosting have picked up key awards at Veeam's 2016 ProPartner Awards as the vendor celebrates its increasing strength.
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Ixia ups channel play with 100% channel focus for enterprise sales
Tue, 28th Feb 2017
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resellers
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ixia
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visibility
Ixia will push all enterprise sales via its channel after adopting a 100% channel sales model for enterprise business.
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Airpoints for Business comes to Kiwi channel in exclusive Exeed deal
Tue, 28th Feb 2017
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exeed
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distributors
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partners
Exeed resellers will be able to earn Airpoints Dollars on purchases in an exclusive deal the distie hopes will garner it increased market share.
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Record revenue, profit as Dicker Data eyes telco, as-a-service
Tue, 28th Feb 2017
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dicker data
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distributors
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partners
Dicker Data has posted a 25% after-tax profit increase on the back of a 10% increase in revenue and is eyeing up new opportunities.
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Access4 offers up new channel-focused BroadSoft CC-One deployment
Mon, 27th Feb 2017
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uc
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contact centre
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Access4 is hosting BroadSoft's new CC-One in a move it says enables its partners to offer a data driven contact centre and telephony solution in one.
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DWS snapping up SMS in $124 million deal
Mon, 27th Feb 2017
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m&a
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dws
DWS is acquiring SMS Management and Technology to create a 'leading' IT services provider with the size and capability to fully service market.
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Exclusive: Distributor eyes Indonesia as test bed for ‘business in a box offerings’
Mon, 27th Feb 2017
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iaas
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westcon-comstor
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distributors
Westcon-Comstor is looking to Indonesia to pilot new programs, following its launch of Blue Sky cloud services in Indonesia and Singapore last year.
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Microsoft NZ survey outlines state of play for cloud and security
Mon, 27th Feb 2017
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hybrid cloud
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microsoft
New survey data from Microsoft NZ shows a growing preference for hybrid cloud as IT leaders juggle legacy infrastructure and tightening budgets.
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Empired profit soars as company eyes opportunity from competitors' M&A activity
Mon, 27th Feb 2017
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empired
Empired has logged a $1.1 million profit for H1 FY17 with the company bullish about market opportunities in the wake of local M&A activity.
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New boss for Aruba as Steve Coad departs and Tony Smith takes on ANZ role
Mon, 27th Feb 2017
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wireless networks
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cloud services
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hpe
Aruba has a new South Pacific general manager, with Anthony Smith taking over the role as Steve Coad exits the business after five years.
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Australian VR headset market facing 'chicken and egg' scenario
Thu, 23rd Feb 2017
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More than 200,000 VR headsets were sold in Aussie in 2016 – but the market is being impacted by the number of offerings and lack of killer content.
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Vocus revenue, profit soar on back of acquisitions
Thu, 23rd Feb 2017
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vocus group
Vocus has seen a massive boost in its revenue and profit for the latest H1 thanks to recent acquisitions and organic growth.
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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.
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Enghouse offering local resellers new hosting opportunity
Thu, 23rd Feb 2017
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enghouse interactive
Enghouse Interactive is about to launch a new self service IVR platform locally and it's on the hunt for resellers to provide hosted versions.
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Rhipe wins Microsoft CSP, SPLA rights in South Korea
Wed, 22nd Feb 2017
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microsoft
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distributors
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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Public cloud to see growth seven times greater than IT spend growth
Wed, 22nd Feb 2017
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public cloud
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iaas
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multi-cloud
Public cloud services spend will grow at seven times faster than overall IT spending out to 2020 according to IDC – with APAC leading the way.
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Certus takes out IBM Choice Award for Transformation
Wed, 22nd Feb 2017
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ibm
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Certus Solutions has taken out IBM's Choice Award for Transformation for its work helping businesses transform using cognitive, cloud and XaaS.
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HPE acquisition of SimpliVity closes, what lies ahead?
Tue, 21st Feb 2017
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simplivity
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partners
HPE’s US$650 million acquisition of hyperconverged infrastructure vendor SimpliVity has closed, with HPE promising the first combined offerings in May.
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Hills revenue declines as company becomes 'solely' technology VAD
Tue, 21st Feb 2017
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surveillance
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cctv
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hills
Hills saw its revenue slip for H1 of FY17, with the company saying it is now ‘solely focused on the value added distribution of tech and services.