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Money growth

Rhipe returns to profit as licensing revenue, SEA business grows

Tue, 21st Feb 2017
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Rhipe has seen its revenue climb 9%, with the distributor jumping into the black with a $15,000 profit for the six months.
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Local BI and analytics market powering ahead says Gartner

Tue, 21st Feb 2017
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data analytics
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BI and analytics software growth in excess of the global average is forecast for both Australia and New Zealand this year. And the drivers are...
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New regional boss as Qlik seeks to tap into rising analytics demand

Fri, 17th Feb 2017
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Qlik has appointed industry veteran Julian Quinn as APAC regional vice president as it seeks to tap into the rise of analytics and drive local growth.
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Dell EMC targets midmarket with turnkey hybrid cloud VxRail offering

Fri, 17th Feb 2017
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network infrastructure
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Dell EMC is pushing its hyperconverged infrastructure to the mid market adding its Enterprise Hybrid Cloud platform on VxRail appliances.
Indian rupees

Indian government IT spend to climb on back of IT services, software increases

Thu, 16th Feb 2017
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The Indian government is forecast to increase its IT spend by 9.55 this year, with software and IT services spend among the big movers.
Signing

Innovix Singapore adds Dell EMC volume and value portfolio to lineup

Thu, 16th Feb 2017
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network infrastructure
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dell technologies
Innovix Singapore bolsters its tech offerings, adding Dell EMC's famed product range as it continues to dominate distribution accolades.
Big data001

Six steps to mining the big data opportunity

Thu, 16th Feb 2017
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data analytics
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Big data offers big opportunities for resellers with the right mix of technical skill and business savvy. CompTIA offers six tips on how to capitalise.
Smartphones

Apple back on top in smartphone battle - but the Chinese are gaining fast

Thu, 16th Feb 2017
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research director
Apple is back on top in the fiercely fought global smartphone market according to Gartner – but Chinese vendors are making big inroads.
Hong kong post

NEC deal adds Chinese character reading for Hongkong Post

Thu, 16th Feb 2017
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pro av
NEC has updated Hongkong Post's postal automation system to read and sort addresses writing in traditional Chinese characters as well as English.
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Updated: Veeam offering ANZ resellers US$10m in free cloud services for customers

Thu, 16th Feb 2017
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virtualisation
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partners
A Veeam program to drive DRaaS adoption through giving away cloud backup and DRaaS has won early support from local channel partners.
Hds channel

HDS ramps up partner focus with new ANZ channel team

Thu, 16th Feb 2017
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storage
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healthtech
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hds
HDS' channel team has received a boost with the company making four new appointments as it seeks to bolster its engagement with localchannel partners.
Nick dc

From sensor to sunset: Automation, IoT high priority for Arrow ANZ

Thu, 16th Feb 2017
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distribution central
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arrow ecs
Just shy of one year on from Arrow ECS' acquisition of Distribution Central, ANZ boss Nick Verykios outlines the company's seven key priorities.
Handshake purple

Avnet bulks up data management portfolio with Veritas signing

Wed, 15th Feb 2017
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avnet technology solutions
Avnet will distribute Veritas information management offerings in Australia in a deal it says will help partners harness the power of information.
Gavel scales

Auckland mobile trader charged; Best Buy pleads guilty in ongoing ComCom action

Wed, 15th Feb 2017
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commerce commission
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fair trading act
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electronics
The Commerce Commission has filed charges against an Auckland company, while another has pleaded guilty in an ongoing crackdown on mobile traders.
Threat intelligence

Accenture bulks up threat intelligence offerings with iDefense acquisition

Wed, 15th Feb 2017
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accenture
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banking
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acquisition
Accenture is acquiring iDefense from VeriSign to ramp up its ability to help businesses better understand emerging threats and adjust protection early.
Car inside

TomTom Telematics revs up local reseller partner base

Wed, 15th Feb 2017
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fleet management
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telematics
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tomtom
TomTom Telematics gears up for a major boost in its ANZ reseller network amid surging demand for fleet management technology.
Digital brain

Microsoft and EY India partner up to drive analytics and intelligence services

Tue, 14th Feb 2017
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Microsoft has teamed up with EY India to further tap into the burgeoning DX market and driving increased analytics and intelligence services in India.
Vr0

Harnessing the Hololens opportunity for businesses

Tue, 14th Feb 2017
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empired
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hololens
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travel
HoloLens immersive reality offering is making its way into local businesses with Empired working on proof of concepts for a number of organisations.
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Is 2017 the year we see businesses 'retreat from the cloud'?

Tue, 14th Feb 2017
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converged infrastructure
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nutanix
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partners
Automation and simplicity, new challenges and a retreat from the cloud – Nutanix bosses give their view on key trends and changes in the months ahead.
Accounting01

JB Hi-Fi posts record sales and earnings for H1 despite NZ sales decline

Mon, 13th Feb 2017
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JB Hi-Fi has reported record sales and earnings results for the first half of 2015, clocking a 23.6% increase in revenue which hit $2.6 billion.