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Win

Kiwi startup takes out global award; recognised by Steve Wozniak

Mon, 22nd Aug 2016
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New Zealand's oDocs has been named the global Best Startup, Social Impact in the annual Talent Unleashed Awards for technological entrepreneurship.
Financial

Tale of two halves for Hills as back to basics turnaround continues

Thu, 18th Aug 2016
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Hills has seen its NPAT return to black in the second half of FY16 as the distributor continues to transform its business.
Up

JB Hi-Fi profit climbs on back of Dick Smith departure

Thu, 18th Aug 2016
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Dick Smith Electronics' failure has had a golden lining for JB Hi-Fi, which has seen its profit and sales climb since DSE's exit from the market.
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Exclusive: Gartner outlines the new local reseller role in a world of cloud

Thu, 18th Aug 2016
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When your customer wants IaaS, what's a reseller to do? Gartner outlines how local resellers can maximise their returns when customers go cloud.
Ceo

Dimension Data Australia boss departs; Steve Nola returns to top local role

Thu, 18th Aug 2016
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A familiar face will be heading up Dimension Data, with Steve Nola - who headed the local business until 2011 - taking over from Rodd Cunico.
Gold

Queensland's PQC wins gold with Emerson Network Power Partner status

Wed, 17th Aug 2016
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Australian athletes aren't the only ones bringing home the gold, with PQC elevated to a Gold Network Solutions Partner with Emerson Network Power.
Opportunity

Exclusive: HPE opens up new reseller opportunities taking high end storage to SMBs

Tue, 16th Aug 2016
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HPE says two new 'easy sell' entry level shared storage solutions open up 'far more sales opportunities' for local resellers.
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Exclusive: Gartner outlines local SDN and software defined storage opportunities

Mon, 15th Aug 2016
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Half of organisations plan to deploy SDN within two years, opening the doors to a new growth market for ANZ resellers, Gartner says.
Big data analysis

Digital transformation: Cloud is the foundation, data is the core

Mon, 15th Aug 2016
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Australian organisations are embracing big data and analytics offerings, with smaller vendors snapping at the heels of the established players.
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Security review sees US$6b Ingram Micro sale delayed

Mon, 15th Aug 2016
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The completion date for Ingram Micro's sale to Tianjin Tianhai has been delayed to enable a US review of security implications to be completed.
Finance up

$1 billion and counting for Datacom as strong growth continues

Thu, 11th Aug 2016
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Datacom has cracked the billion dollar mark with its latest full year financials, with the IT services company reporting growth across its business.
Audio

Brightpoint provides sweet music for Harman lifestyle audio expansion

Thu, 11th Aug 2016
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Harman is bolstering its NZ presence with a new distie deal which will see Ingram Micro subsidiary Brightpoint offering its lifestyle audio offerings.
Handshake

ALE signs distie deal with Bluechip Infotech for consumption push

Thu, 11th Aug 2016
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Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise has signed a distie deal with Bluechip Infotech, following its recent launch of consumption-based offerings in Australia.
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Craig McGregor promoted to top Aussie channel role for Check Point

Thu, 11th Aug 2016
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Check Point has promoted Craig McGregor to head up its Australian channel as the vendor looks to increase share and help partners increase revenue.
Pirate

Pirated software costs reseller $300,000 in landmark Microsoft settlement

Thu, 11th Aug 2016
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Software Oz is one of three Aussie resellers busted by Microsoft for selling pirated software, with the online store agreeing to a landmark settlement.
Leasing

Exclusive Networks rolls out IT financing and leasing services for local resellers

Wed, 10th Aug 2016
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Exclusive Networks says resellers will secure larger project opportunities and close deals faster, thanks to its new leasing and finance services.
Marketing

IDC: Australian organisations must become data driven, or be left behind

Wed, 10th Aug 2016
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With data's impact hailed by IDC, Australian firms must embrace analytics to drive strategies or risk obsolescence amid a booming software market.
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Exclusive: New NZ boss and expanded channel as Epson ramps up Kiwi focus

Wed, 10th Aug 2016
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Epson NZ is expanding its EcoTank printer channel as it doubles down on its NZ business following the appointment of its first local boss in two years.
Security

Security spend grows - so what are the key growth areas?

Tue, 9th Aug 2016
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IT outsourcing, security testing and data loss prevention are key growth areas as the global information security spend continues its growth.
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Cloud DC signs CSP distribution deal with Citrix

Tue, 9th Aug 2016
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Cloud DC has become a global distributor for CSP Citrix licensing, while putting its Cloud Workspace in front of 10,000 Citrix partners.