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Smart citay

Cisco looks to make South East Queensland first smart region

Fri, 14th Aug 2015
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Cisco has released its first Smart Region Report, highlighting digital opportunities for South East Queensland.
Cash incentive

Cyberoam offers up extra cash to reseller sales reps

Tue, 4th Aug 2015
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subscriptions
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channel manager
Reseller sales reps will find themselves with some extra cash for selling Cyberoam, after the vendor launched a cash incentive deal with a difference.
Choose you

Brisbane healthcare provider goes with Nutanix

Thu, 30th Jul 2015
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converged infrastructure
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iaas
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healthtech
Procured through IT solutions provider, BES Information Technology Systems, the Nutanix platform allows Mater to expand its virtual desktop platform.
Flower

Former AIIA chief Ian Birks passes away

Tue, 28th Jul 2015
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leadership
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australian information industry association
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aiia
Industry stalwart and former chief executive and board member of the Australian Information Industry Association, Ian Birks, has passed away.
Australia

BI software vendor goes down under with latest acquisition

Fri, 24th Jul 2015
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partner programmes
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m&a
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distributors
Jedox, a Business Intelligence and Corporate Performance Management software vendor, has acquired Naked Data, a key Jedox distributor in Australia.
New job

Network edge opportunities prompt new channel strategy for Emerson

Fri, 17th Jul 2015
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devops
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datacentre infrastructure
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data analytics
The increasing move to compute and storage closer to the network edge has prompted Emerson Network Power to get closer to its channel partners.
Internet of things

Aussie IT departments unprepared for rise of IoT

Thu, 16th Jul 2015
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it managers
The Internet of Things presents challenges for Australian IT departments due to a lack of skills and growing network complexity, says SolarWinds.
A grade

Top marks for Aussie IT departments, but BYOD policy low

Thu, 16th Jul 2015
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google
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autonomy
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landesk
Australian IT departments are near the top of the class when it comes to end user satisfaction but BYOD policies appear to be lagging.
Business audit

Regular audits are a business necessity

Fri, 10th Jul 2015
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financial systems
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concur
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travel technologies
Businesses need to complete objective, real-time audits in order to catch expense irregularities before they become more serious issues.
Ianmcadam symantec

Ian McAdam takes on top local Symantec role

Wed, 8th Jul 2015
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oracle
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sales
Symantec appoints Ian McAdam as its new Pacific managing director, six months after Brenton Smith departed the role.
Symantec

New MD for Symantec Pacific region

Wed, 8th Jul 2015
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advanced persistent threat protection
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cloud services
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symantec
Ian McAdam will lead and drive growth across Symantec's enterprise security business and support customers and partners in the Pacific region.
Light

Cisco IoE innovation centre launches in Perth, Sydney to follow

Fri, 3rd Jul 2015
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uc
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agricultural technology
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data analytics
Cisco has launched an IoE innovation centre in Perth in an effort to 'ignite innovation, growth and job creation in the knowledge economy'.
Community

CompTIA channel community launches in ANZ

Wed, 10th Jun 2015
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data analytics
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partner programmes
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bi
CompTIA has launched a group dedicated to technology resellers, solution providers, distributors, vendors and channel associates based in ANZ.
Security padlock

Security appliances market still thriving in Australia

Fri, 1st May 2015
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cybersecurity
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analyst report
In 2014 the value for the Australian security appliance market reached $191 million and this is only set to grow, according to IDC.
People connect

New Acer portal links Aus resellers directly to SMB market

Wed, 29th Apr 2015
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resellers
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acer
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notebook
Acer has announced a new portal designed specifically for Australia's small and medium businesses and the channel partners who support them.
Microsofty

No Microsoft store for New Zealand? Don't fret.

Thu, 23rd Apr 2015
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microsoft
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microsoft azure
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services
Aussie gains, NZ waits: Microsoft's Sydney flagship store to offer full range, with no current plans for a Kiwi equivalent.
Samsung tv

Samsung announces new TVs and sound systems

Wed, 15th Apr 2015
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digital entertainment
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samsung
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tv
Samsung Electronics Australia has today announced the local pricing and availability for its 2015 home entertainment range of products.
Sold

NZ's CallPlus acquired by Aussie telco for $250m

Mon, 13th Apr 2015
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uc
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m&a
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callplus
CallPlus has been acquired by M2 Group, the Australian-based telecommunications and utilities provider, for NZ$250 million.
Craig beveridge large

Jade Software's Aussie expansion well underway with new GM

Thu, 9th Apr 2015
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cx
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martech
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jade software
Based in Melbourne, Beveridge is responsible for driving new revenue opportunities and delivering Jade's services in the financial services sector.
Dave brennan it

Brennan IT and Nintex collaborate on SharePoint

Thu, 9th Apr 2015
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apm
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lcnc
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software development
Australian cloud, managed services and software solutions provider Brennan IT and workflow solutions provider, Nintex have announced a partnership.