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HPE invests $140m to help boost start-ups within new APJ headquarters

Wed, 10th May 2017
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​At the opening of its new Asia Pacific and Japan headquarters in Singapore, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) unveiled their InnovateNext program.
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Cognizant revenue, net income up as move to digital services continues

Mon, 8th May 2017
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Cognizant has logged a 10.7% increase in revenue for the first quarter of 2017 as it continues its shift to digital services and solutions.
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Office 365, Azure continue to drive Microsoft growth as Surface drops

Mon, 1st May 2017
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Strong growth in Office 365 and Azure has helped Microsoft to an 8% growth in revenue for the latest quarter, and offset declines seen elsewhere.
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ERM takes over EnviroSuite's consulting practice for $15m

Mon, 1st May 2017
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EnviroSuite has sold its Pacific Environment Consulting practice to Environmental Resources Management for AUD$15m.
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Megaport finishes 3Q FY17 strongly - channel strategy key for the ones ahead

Fri, 28th Apr 2017
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Following the recent news of its strategic partnership with Oracle, Megaport has now released its global market update - channel development is key.
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Staples buyer announces another ANZ acquisition: OfficeMax

Wed, 26th Apr 2017
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Platinum Equity has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the OfficeMax business in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) from Office Depot.
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Avaya unveils reorganisation plans

Mon, 24th Apr 2017
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Avaya has revealed its plans for 'reorganisation' as the company in the aftermath of its January filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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Epicor continues work in Australia's aged care industry

Thu, 13th Apr 2017
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Royal Freemason's Benevolent Institution continues to use Epicor's Senior Living Solutions software for efficient operations management.
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Okta celebrates going public on the Nasdaq Stock Market

Mon, 10th Apr 2017
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The enterprise software company is quickly becoming a household name in APAC with great inroads in Australia and New Zealand.
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McAfee officially goes it alone as independent company - backed by two giants

Wed, 5th Apr 2017
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McAfee is now officially an independent company, with TPG owning 51% and Intel 49% in a transaction valuing the business at approximately $4.2b.
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Gentrack to complete $75m acquisition of Junifer Systems

Thu, 30th Mar 2017
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​Gentrack Group recently announced that it has entered into an unconditional agreement to acquire the UK-based Junifer Systems.
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Red Hat marks 60th consecutive quarter of revenue growth with latest financial results

Wed, 29th Mar 2017
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Red hat today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended 28 February 2017, revealing great profits throughout.
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Cisco wraps up acquisition of AppDynamics

Thu, 23rd Mar 2017
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Together, the companies will aim to deliver visibility across the network, data centre, security, applications and to drive digital transformation.
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Juniper Networks takes home 'Supplier of the Year' at 2016 Vodafone Supplier Awards

Mon, 13th Mar 2017
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Juniper Networks awarded 'Supplier of the Year 2016' by Vodafone Group for outstanding performance and customer support.
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IBM & Salesforce reveal global AI partnership

Wed, 8th Mar 2017
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IBM and Salesforce team up to provide AI-powered solutions for customer engagement, combining Watson and Einstein.
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With MYOB? They just announced record double digit financial results

Thu, 2nd Mar 2017
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​MYOB recently announced their financial results for the 12 months ending 31 December 2017 and the numbers certainly look rosy.
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Tech Data wraps up multi-billion dollar acquisition of Avnet TS

Tue, 28th Feb 2017
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Tech Data completes a landmark $2.6bn takeover of Avnet TS, marking its entry into Asia Pacific and bolstering its global IT distribution dominance.
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Panzura launches new partner program to capitalise on hybrid cloud

Mon, 27th Feb 2017
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Panzura asserts it will enable solution providers to capitalise on the massive shift of IT infrastructure to the cloud.
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Lenovo looks to the channel to save failing data center business

Fri, 17th Feb 2017
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Lenovo banks on channel investments and partnerships to resurrect its faltering data centre segment amidst stagnant growth.
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Jo Healey exits Dimension Data's top NZ role; acting country manager appointed

Tue, 14th Feb 2017
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Dimension Data New Zealand boss Jo Healey has resigned after two years in the job with an acting country manager appointed.