Chief Executive Officer (CEO) stories - Page 67
Hawaiki cable connecting the US and the Pacific gets turbo boost
Tue, 25th Sep 2018
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network infrastructure
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hawaiki cable
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ciena
The Hawaiki subsea cable, linking Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific, and the US, will boost speed to 67 terabits per second with Ciena's GeoMesh Extreme.
Open for business: 4,600km cable connecting AU & SG goes live
Fri, 14th Sep 2018
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network infrastructure
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
It's taken months of gruelling work and no shortage of investment, but the ASC is now live to present huge opportunities in APAC.
DDN completes $60m acquisition and reboots Tintri for business
Wed, 5th Sep 2018
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tintri
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m&a
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ddn
There were six rounds of heated negotiations and an extensive bidding process, but now that it's complete DDN is wasting no time.
Booster pledges $10m to Victoria Uni's Viclink startups
Tue, 28th Aug 2018
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digital transformation
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victoria university
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r&d
Victoria University of Wellington's Viclink and financial services firm Booster are set to invest $10 million to develop startups.
Cisco to drop $2.35b to acquire access security provider
Fri, 3rd Aug 2018
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multi-cloud
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iam
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breach prevention
Cisco has announced the intent to acquire Duo Security in order to expand its users' ability to manage secure connections to devices.
Mimecast acquires Solebit to improve threat protection offering
Wed, 1st Aug 2018
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phishing
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email security
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m&a
Mimecast acquires Solebit for $88m, bolstering cyber defence against sophisticated malware and phishing attacks.
Subsea cable connecting the U.S. and ANZ opens for business
Fri, 20th Jul 2018
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uc
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network infrastructure
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hawaiki cable
Competition is opening up in the Internet traffic market with this being the first high speed connection to NZ that Spark doesn't have a stake in.
Lenovo combines public cloud with private in latest development
Thu, 19th Jul 2018
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private cloud
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datacentre infrastructure
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public cloud
Lenovo Data Center Group has announced the latest member to its ThinkAgile portfolio - a 'cloud in a box' solution.
Intel celebrates its 50th anniversary with promises, drones, and bell-rings
Thu, 19th Jul 2018
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quantum computing
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ai
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intel
It's Intel's 50th birthday and the company has wasted no time looking to the future – and back on the past of computing history.
Deloitte invests NZ$473m into new Asia Pacific business
Wed, 18th Jul 2018
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cloud services
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deloitte
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professional services
Five of Deloitte's businesses are opening their coffers to pledge an extra investment of US$321 million (NZ$473 million) towards an Asia Pacific firm.
Polycom goes 'all in' on Microsoft Teams at Inspire 2018
Tue, 17th Jul 2018
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uc
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hybrid & remote work
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microsoft
Polycom says it's going 'all in' on Microsoft Teams to create the best experiences across a range of different communications devices and solutions.
Broadcom buys out CA Technologies for $18.9 billion
Thu, 12th Jul 2018
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casb
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ca technologies
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qualcomm
Combined, the companies plan to build what they call 'one of the world's leading infrastructure technology companies'.
Tech Data announces ANOTHER new partnership for APAC
Thu, 12th Jul 2018
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partner programmes
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resellers
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channel development
After announcing multiple ANZ partnerships in the last week, Tech Data has made its intentions clear for the region's resellers with this new deal.
Nexion picks up Perth-based DC after merger with Site2
Wed, 4th Jul 2018
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uc
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firewalls
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hyperscale
Nexion Networks finalises merger with Site2, acquiring Metro IX Data Center. This expansion enhances Nexion's local and global IT and telecom capabilities.
Modica Group snaps up Auckland Airport senior executive to further growth
Thu, 28th Jun 2018
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auckland airport
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messaging
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partners
Auckland Airport's Scott Weenink departs to join Modica Group as Executive Director and Chief Commercial Officer, bolstering the firm's growth strategy.
KPMG and Cylance team up to secure enterprise endpoints
Wed, 27th Jun 2018
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endpoint protection
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partner programmes
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ai security
The alliance with Cylance adds AI-enabled endpoint security technology to KPMG's portfolio of security strategy and roadmap services.
Integrator UCLogiq strikes gold with Microsoft
Wed, 27th Jun 2018
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microsoft
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microsoft office
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pyrios
The company has met the criteria, including a number of Microsoft-certified employees, customer references, and completed Office 365 projects.
amaysim CEO departs for Foxtel as Peter O'Connell takes over
Tue, 26th Jun 2018
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uc
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amaysim
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job moves
Ogrin joined amaysim in 2013 and has served as CEO since 2015, which is prior to amaysim listing as a public company.
Kiwi partnership keeping a 'vigilant' eye on fraudsters
Tue, 26th Jun 2018
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university of waikato
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fraud
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vigilance
The University of Waikato and Vigilance are partnering to create a fraud detection tool that can spot data anomalies more accurately.
Intel CEO resigns after 'consensual relationship' with employee
Fri, 22nd Jun 2018
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intel
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resignations
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candidates
Intel's board has named chief financial officer Robert Swan as the interim chief executive officer, effective immediately.