North American stories - Page 15
NZ top 200 tech companies hit $10bil revenue, third largest export category
Wed, 18th Oct 2017
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fintech
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financial systems
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healthtech
New Zealand's top 200 tech firms, known as TIN200, have hit a milestone, generating NZD $10 billion in revenue, making it the third-largest export category.
SOTI reports increased global revenue and partner growth
Mon, 2nd Oct 2017
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mdm
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iot
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partner programmes
The launch of the SOTI ONE platform in May saw the company grow the number of customer trials by 57% from the previous year.
Air NZ's digital human steals the show in Los Angeles
Wed, 27th Sep 2017
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ai
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air new zealand
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soul machines
Air New Zealand partners with Soul Machines to showcase their digital human, Sophie, powered by AI at an event in Los Angeles.
SpaceX and Airbus team up launching the latest satellite technology into orbit
Mon, 25th Sep 2017
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spacetech
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spacex
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airbus
SpaceX's Falcon 9 to hoist innovative EchoStar 105/SES-11, built by Airbus, enhancing global satellite services.
Huawei clinches Apple's 2nd place spot in global smartphone sales
Fri, 8th Sep 2017
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semiconductors
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supply chain
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apple
The findings come from market research company Counterpoint in its recently released Market Pulse report for July 2017.
Synnex' US$830 million acquisition of Westcon completes
Mon, 4th Sep 2017
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westcon-comstor
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m&a
Synnex has completed its acquisition of Westcon-Comstor's Americas businesses and its minority investment in the Asia Pacific and EMEA business.
Updated: Westcon-Comstor NZ business drops into the red
Mon, 28th Aug 2017
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cisco
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bluesky
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westcon-comstor
'Significant' investments in the local market and a decline in revenue have seen Westcon-Comstor's Kiwi business slump into the red.
No strings attached: Brother's new stand-alone, two colour label printer
Fri, 4th Aug 2017
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document management
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ecm
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martech
Brother unveils innovative two-tone label printer, the wireless QL820NWB, winning tech accolades for on-the-go efficiency.
A brief history of Claudia Batten & her contribution to tech in NZ
Thu, 15th Jun 2017
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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microsoft
Batten believes that New Zealand must be part of the digital world to close the geographic divide, remain relevant, and increase its prosperity.
DattoCon: Top ANZ partners honoured and new products released - photos
Fri, 9th Jun 2017
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storage
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partner programmes
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managed services
At one of the world's largest MSP focused events, Datto has honoured ANZ's top partners and released new products to support the needs of MSPs.
SOLD: Synnex acquires Westcon-Comstor stake
Tue, 6th Jun 2017
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synnex
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distributors
Synnex is taking a minority stake in Westcon-Comstor's local business with a 10% stake in Westcon International and 100% of North America and Latam.
Megaport and Alibaba Cloud announce partnership to benefit both parties
Fri, 19th May 2017
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network infrastructure
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sdn
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partner programmes
The partnership will provide enterprises with direct and scalable access to Alibaba Cloud via the Megaport global SDN.
Monthly payments among bugbears for SMBs moving to cloud
Mon, 15th May 2017
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cloud security
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microsoft
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cloud services
SMBs grapple with monthly cloud costs despite the lure of enhanced efficiency and support, finds a SkyKick survey.
Megaport builds connection between enterprises in ANZ and North America
Wed, 10th May 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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megaport
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dci
Megaport recently announced that it has delivered capacity between Sydney to Los Angeles to cater for growing demand.
Six key takeaways from Datto's 2017 State of the MSP report
Thu, 27th Apr 2017
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partner programmes
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healthtech
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managed services
Datto's State of the MSP report shines a light on the challenges faced by MSPs - and answers the age old question of Star Wars, or Star Trek?.
Microsoft appoints Insight MD as Asia Pacific vice president
Thu, 27th Apr 2017
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microsoft
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partners
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managing director
Microsoft has appointed Andrea Della Mattea as its new Asia Pacific operations vice president as the company continues its DX focus locally.
Staples buyer announces another ANZ acquisition: OfficeMax
Wed, 26th Apr 2017
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officemax
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m&a
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staples
Platinum Equity has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the OfficeMax business in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) from Office Depot.
Apple unveils huge new range of bands for the Apple Watch
Wed, 22nd Mar 2017
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wearables
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microsoft
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apple
Apple says the new offerings give customers 'more opportunity than ever' to personalise and customise their Apple Watch.
Ingram Micro enriches reseller cloud opportunities with new deal
Tue, 21st Mar 2017
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microsoft
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ingram micro
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microsoft azure
Ingram Micro says a new agreement with NetEnrich will allow any partners to become cloud managed services providers using Azure and other platforms.
Exclusive: NZ-born RedShield inks overseas reseller deal with Connect I.T. Solutions
Fri, 17th Mar 2017
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
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software development
Kiwi web-protection specialist RedShield has signed a reseller agreement with Connect I.T. Solutions to expand its service in North America.