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WatchGuard's APT Blocker wins Frost & Sullivan's 2015 New Product Innovation Award, with F&S noting it is 'conducive to the unique needs of SMBs'.

Metadata is entering the mainstream of content management and search. ECM vendors now make metadata-driven functionality central to their platforms as.

The internet of things is creating new software vendors – and a need for licensing and entitlement management solutions, Gartner says.

Apple has held its spot at the top in the global tablet market, despite a substantial decline in a market that has seen little innovation or updates.

Off-premises managed services is going to be the 'land of opportunity' for the next 12-24 months, according to IDC New Zealand.

40% of New Zealanders shop online for convenience, 40% for price and value, and 20% for the range, says Nielsen.

Advanced analytic capabilities are crucial for retailers to compete in the digital world, providing opportunity for resellers and retailers alike.

Gartner's latest forecast for the devices market features revised predictions as currency fluctuations bite - but it's not all bad news.

New Zealanders are hooked to online shopping, according to new research from Nielsen NZ, with cyberspace providing limitless options.

The good news for resellers dealing in servers, storage and Ethernet switches for cloud IT infrastructure continues.

Hyperconverged infrastructure solutions are an opportunity for IT leaders to simplify the midmarket data centre, according to a new Gartner report.

CIOs are under pressure to support fast-evolving digital business scenarios but are finding traditional project and development methods unsuitable.

Providing a consistent customer experience and unified view of interactions is key to business modernisation, according to new research by IDC.

Hybrid devices are expected to clock 70% shipment growth this year, but Windows 10 is needed to drive enterprise growth.

The data centre and enterprise SDN market is set to grow more than 15-fold by 2019, according to recent research from IHS.

Businesses are continuing to hold off new phone system purchases, and global enterprise PBX revenue is falling as a result.

Demand for server-based storage and hyperscale infrastructure drives a 6.8% Increase in enterprise storage spending in the first quarter of 2015.

Legacy IT systems, stretched IT budgets and a lack of critical IT skills are just some of issues that are inhibiting government CIOs.

Server shipments record strongest growth in four years on back of cloud demand; massive revenue boost for mainframes – and Lenovo.

The increasing number of non-smartphone devices and the need to connect these devices offer new revenue opportunities for device vendors and telcos.