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Intellect IT takes flight with vCloud Air specialisation

Melbourne VMware partner Intellect IT gains vCloud Air specialisation and an enterprise level partnership with the vendor.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 26th Jun 2015

Internet of Things

SnapperNet ramps up IoT offerings in face of strong demand

SnapperNet is ramping up its vendor portfolio to help Kiwi resellers address the burgeoning internet of things/machine to machine market.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Thu, 25th Jun 2015

Data Analytics

Empired ups revenue expectations; full steam ahead for FY16

Empired has upgraded its revenue expectations for 2015 and 2016 on the back of contract success and rapid expansion across Australia and New Zealand.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Jun 2015

Amcom

Done deal: All go for Vocus-Amcom merger

Vocus Communications' acquisition of Amcom passes its final hurdle, receiving court approval, creating a new telecommunications powerhouse.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 24th Jun 2015

Rally

Rally responds to ANZ demand with regional appointment

Rally has appointed Nat Tanner as the regional vice president for Australia and New Zealand, in response to a growing demand in the region.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 23rd Jun 2015

Data Analytics

Big data adoption hits tipping point in Australia

Big data and advanced analytics adoption has hit tipping point in Australia as organisations seek to leverage technology to innovate and compete.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd Jun 2015

Network Infrastructure

Hawaiki calls on French bank to secure equity for new cable

Hawaiki Cable has appointed French bank Natixis to secure the remaining equity to fund new cable, with plans for work on the cable to begin this year.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 18th Jun 2015

Public Cloud

Hadoop hits Azure with MapR; new opportunities for partners

MapR is taking Hadoop on demand to Microsoft Azure and says that means new growth and business opportunities for its channel partners.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 17th Jun 2015

Stories from Other Regions

Australian stories

Platform-as-a-Service

Red Hat's latest release, geared towards PaaS of the future

Red Hat launches a new Mobile App Platform, promising to revolutionise PaaS with enhanced middleware services.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 26th Jun 2015

SAP

SAP NZ revenue continues upward climb

SAP New Zealand has posted a marginal 1.3% increase in revenue for the last financial year – a year after posting its highest growth in a decade.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Thu, 25th Jun 2015

Wearables

Wearable tech start-up launches US$200,000 crowdfunding campaign

Kiwi start-up I Measure U has launched a US$200,000 crowdfunding campaign today on Californian-based platform, Indiegogo.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Jun 2015

Data Loss Prevention

Security top concern - and top investment priority

Security is not only the top CIO concern across all areas of third platform technology in Australia - it's also top priority for investment says IDC.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 24th Jun 2015

Gaming

Corsair signs Synnex; plans national retail assault

Synnex snaps up Corsair distribution as the component vendor, known for its strong gaming foothold, prepares for national retail assault.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 24th Jun 2015

Cisco

Growing opportunities for resellers in hyperconnected Aussie

Exponential growth in internet usage and connected devices highlighted in Cisco VNI translates into growing opportunities for Australian resellers.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 23rd Jun 2015

Firewalls

New WatchGuard appointment to support local channel

Former HP and Ingram Micro staffer takes up WatchGuard Northern Region role charged with supporting new and existing channel partners.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Mon, 22nd Jun 2015

Digital Entertainment

New BRAVEN wireless speakers come to New Zealand stores

Coined the 'biggest and baddest speaker in the BRV line of ultra-rugged wireless speakers', capable of delivering 28 hours of uninterrupted play time.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd Jun 2015