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Veeam ANZ head of alliances comments on HPE acquisition - 'It's a smart move'

Thu, 9th Mar 2017
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Veeam's Peter Bender says HPE's acquisition of Nimble will expand their storage portfolio to serve even more market segments.
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Kid hacker hijacks 160,000 printers around the world as a warning

Wed, 8th Mar 2017
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The culprit was in fact an 18 year old British high-school student, interested in cyber security and the seemingly trivial defences of printers.
Merger and acquisition

Westcon-Comstor appoints David Gage to manage AU operations

Wed, 8th Mar 2017
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Channel veteran and highly respected and accomplished IT executive, David Gage will soon take the reins at the AU Westcon-Comstor headquarters.
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Bankrupt Avaya enters asset purchase agreement - ANZ MD assures partners

Wed, 8th Mar 2017
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Avaya earlier this year filed for bankruptcy and has now announced it has entered into an asset purchase agreement with Extreme Networks.
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HPE to fork out more than $1 billion in acquisition of Nimble Storage

Wed, 8th Mar 2017
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The company has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Nimble Storage in an attempt to bolster its presence in the hybrid IT market.
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Aruba study reveals infinite potential of IoT - and channel opportunities

Tue, 7th Mar 2017
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While the channel has not played a major role in the IoT domain to date, Aruba's research shows that this will certainly change in coming years.
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Survey identifies 5 biggest barriers for women in tech – inequality remains

Tue, 7th Mar 2017
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Wage inequality, workplace gender bias and a shortage of female role models are among the main obstacles women working in tech face today.
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Four simple ways to reduce your printing costs

Tue, 7th Mar 2017
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While paper usage in the office has certainly reduced in recent years, the paperless office is still not quite a reality - here's some tips to save.
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Frost & Sullivan rank the top APAC data center service providers

Tue, 7th Mar 2017
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Frost & Sullivan evaluated 12 major data center service providers in Asia Pacific (APAC) region to find just who is providing the best service.
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UpGuard signs exclusive distie deal for Australia and South East Asia

Tue, 7th Mar 2017
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Hot on the heels of their new office opening in Sydney, UpGuard has announced further expansion in the Asia Pacific region.
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Empired seals exclusive role within NEC for services to WA government

Tue, 7th Mar 2017
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Empired clinches an exclusive spot in NEC consortium to bolster cloud services for the Western Australia Government.
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Microsoft ISV partners announce merger to bolster solution offerings

Tue, 7th Mar 2017
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Microsoft Dynamics integrator, Sable37, has acquired a 50 percent stake of Payfields, a provider of payroll and HR processing technology.
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Apple iPad sales defy the declining Indian tablet market in December quarter

Mon, 6th Mar 2017
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Apple recorded the fastest growth in the quarter ended December 2016, making it into the top five despite the segment shrinking 3.1 percent.
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70% of companies to move to software-defined storage within 12 months

Mon, 6th Mar 2017
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​A recent study released by enterprise open source infrastructure solution provider, SUSE, has made some interesting findings.
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Huawei unveils next-generation base station for mobile operators

Mon, 6th Mar 2017
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Huawei has launched its 5000 series base station, which utilises innovative technologies to empower mobile operators to build a 5G-oriented network.
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Singapore big data provider Latize making it big overseas

Mon, 6th Mar 2017
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Latize has experienced massive growth in Australia, and now after appointing a new chief strategy officer is looking to expand into the US.
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Tim Murphy returns to Arbor Networks as country manager for ANZ

Mon, 6th Mar 2017
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After a decade away, Tim Murphy has returned to Arbor Networks to be in charge of channel initiatives and driving sales.
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Digitising documents - is there a way that isn't time and labour-intensive?

Mon, 6th Mar 2017
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Digitising documents can be a labour intensive project for staff who should be doing things that drive the business forward - here's a solution.
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IDC: Wearables aren't dead - market grows 16.9 percent in fourth quarter

Mon, 6th Mar 2017
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​While many may think the wearables market is a dwindling one, it is actually quite healthy - a change of focus has been put down as the cause.
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Broad IT infrastructure roll-out happening across south-east Asia

Fri, 3rd Mar 2017
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South-East Asia's IT boom led by Singapore, as firms deploy sprawling new infrastructures for cloud services and disaster recovery.