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Photo gallery: F5 celebrates office renovation and new channel opportunities
Cloud Services

Photo gallery: F5 celebrates office renovation and new channel opportunities

F5 celebrated the renovation of its North Sydney office with channel partners and distributors last week as it reinvigorates its channel offerings.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Tue, 2nd May 2017
Melbourne IT ups SMB marketing push with WME Group acquisition
Management

Melbourne IT ups SMB marketing push with WME Group acquisition

Melbourne IT plans increase its SMB managed marketing play with a $39 million acquisition of digital marketing solutions company WME Group.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 2nd May 2017
$2.5m transaction sees Cirrus snap up NGage
Shares

$2.5m transaction sees Cirrus snap up NGage

Cirrus has acquired Melbourne's NGage Technology Group for $2.5 million expanding the Perth-based IT solutions provider's footprint into Victoria.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 28th Mar 2017
Services focus boosts Data#3 results; health practice plans on track
Data#3

Services focus boosts Data#3 results; health practice plans on track

An increased focus on growing services is paying off for Data#3, which has recorded solid growth for the latest half year.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 23rd Feb 2017

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Savvy business investments see Datacom revenue and profit continue to soar
Software-as-a-Service

Savvy business investments see Datacom revenue and profit continue to soar

Datacom's shrewd investments fuel a 10% revenue surge and 60% profit leap in its IT services, spotlighting a year of strong growth.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 2nd Aug 2017
Cirrus Networks eyes doubled revenue as founder Frank Richmond eyes a return to the UK
Partner Programmes

Cirrus Networks eyes doubled revenue as founder Frank Richmond eyes a return to the UK

Cirrus Networks expects to double its revenue to $40+ million this year, with founder Frank Richmond stepping down from the day to day operations.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 22nd May 2017
Auckland becomes global support hub for enterprise cloud vendor Workday
Data Analytics

Auckland becomes global support hub for enterprise cloud vendor Workday

Enterprise cloud applications provider Workday has opened a global support centre in Auckland, bringing up to 140 jobs to the city.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 18th May 2017
Strong sales across all categories see Noel Leeming revenue climb
Noel Leeming

Strong sales across all categories see Noel Leeming revenue climb

Noel Leeming has seen a solid boost in revenue for the latest quarter, with the electronics retailer the standout brand for The Warehouse Group.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 15th May 2017
Cognizant revenue, net income up as move to digital services continues
Digital Transformation

Cognizant revenue, net income up as move to digital services continues

Cognizant has logged a 10.7% increase in revenue for the first quarter of 2017 as it continues its shift to digital services and solutions.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 8th May 2017
New boss for HPE New Zealand as Colin Henderson takes top job
Leadership

New boss for HPE New Zealand as Colin Henderson takes top job

Colin Henderson has been promoted to the top job at Hewlett Packard Enterprise New Zealand, following the departure of Keith Watson.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 12th Apr 2017
BitTitan looks to 'automate profitability' with expanded MSPComplete
Customer Experience

BitTitan looks to 'automate profitability' with expanded MSPComplete

BitTitan says its new expanded version of the MSPComplete platform empowers partners to increase revenue and reduce service delivery costs.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 5th Apr 2017
JB Hi-Fi posts record sales and earnings for H1 despite NZ sales decline
JB Hi-Fi

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

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.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 13th Feb 2017
Internet of things, data centre aid Intel in 'transformative' year
Semiconductors

Internet of things, data centre aid Intel in 'transformative' year

Strength in its IoT, data centre and security offerings helped drive Intel revenues for 2016 up, but weren't enough to prevent declining net income.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 6th Feb 2017
Robust Office 365, Azure push Microsoft revenue, profit up
Gaming

Robust Office 365, Azure push Microsoft revenue, profit up

Microsoft's cloud push has seen the company post strong results for Q2 2017, with Office 365 and intelligent cloud leading the charge.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 31st Jan 2017

Stories from Other Regions

Revenue stories

Acer's New Zealand business back in black
Digital Signage

Acer's New Zealand business back in black

Acer Computer's New Zealand business has bounced back into the black in its latest financials, after recording a 7% increase in revenue for the year.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 19th Jun 2017
SAP NZ takes massive profit hit with cloud and software revenue down, services up
Software

SAP NZ takes massive profit hit with cloud and software revenue down, services up

A rise in services revenue hasn't been enough to stop SAP New Zealand's profit for the latest financial year crashing 97.5%.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 12th Jun 2017
JB Hi-Fi NZ profit slumps despite revenue growth
JB Hi-Fi

JB Hi-Fi NZ profit slumps despite revenue growth

JB Hi-Fi NZ has seen its final profit for last financial year almost halved, despite an 11% rise in revenue and a jump of nearly 13% in gross profit.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 23rd Jan 2017