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Empired seals exclusive role within NEC for services to WA government
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Empired seals exclusive role within NEC for services to WA government

Empired clinches an exclusive spot in NEC consortium to bolster cloud services for the Western Australia Government.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 7th Mar 2017
Microsoft ISV partners announce merger to bolster solution offerings
Human Capital Management

Microsoft ISV partners announce merger to bolster solution offerings

Microsoft Dynamics integrator, Sable37, has acquired a 50 percent stake of Payfields, a provider of payroll and HR processing technology.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 7th Mar 2017
Huawei unveils next-generation base station for mobile operators
Semiconductors

Huawei unveils next-generation base station for mobile operators

Huawei has launched its 5000 series base station, which utilises innovative technologies to empower mobile operators to build a 5G-oriented network.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Mon, 6th Mar 2017

Global Stories

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Veritas announces global partnership with Google
Hyperscale

Veritas announces global partnership with Google

The two companies are working together to not only combine sales and support activities, but also deploy solutions to benefit organisations.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 9th Mar 2017
Veeam ANZ head of alliances comments on HPE acquisition - 'It's a smart move'
Storage

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

Veeam's Peter Bender says HPE's acquisition of Nimble will expand their storage portfolio to serve even more market segments.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 9th Mar 2017
Kid hacker hijacks 160,000 printers around the world as a warning
Document Management

Kid hacker hijacks 160,000 printers around the world as a warning

The culprit was in fact an 18 year old British high-school student, interested in cyber security and the seemingly trivial defences of printers.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 8th Mar 2017
Bankrupt Avaya enters asset purchase agreement - ANZ MD assures partners
Unified Communications

Bankrupt Avaya enters asset purchase agreement - ANZ MD assures partners

Avaya earlier this year filed for bankruptcy and has now announced it has entered into an asset purchase agreement with Extreme Networks.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Mar 2017
HPE to fork out more than $1 billion in acquisition of Nimble Storage
Storage

HPE to fork out more than $1 billion in acquisition of Nimble Storage

The company has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Nimble Storage in an attempt to bolster its presence in the hybrid IT market.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Mar 2017
Aruba study reveals infinite potential of IoT - and channel opportunities
Internet of Things

Aruba study reveals infinite potential of IoT - and channel opportunities

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.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 7th Mar 2017
Survey identifies 5 biggest barriers for women in tech – inequality remains
ISACA

Survey identifies 5 biggest barriers for women in tech – inequality remains

Wage inequality, workplace gender bias and a shortage of female role models are among the main obstacles women working in tech face today.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 7th Mar 2017
Four simple ways to reduce your printing costs
Document Management

Four simple ways to reduce your printing costs

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.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 7th Mar 2017
Frost & Sullivan rank the top APAC data center service providers
Hyperscale

Frost & Sullivan rank the top APAC data center service providers

Frost & Sullivan evaluated 12 major data center service providers in Asia Pacific (APAC) region to find just who is providing the best service.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 7th Mar 2017
UpGuard signs exclusive distie deal for Australia and South East Asia
ACA Pacific

UpGuard signs exclusive distie deal for Australia and South East Asia

Hot on the heels of their new office opening in Sydney, UpGuard has announced further expansion in the Asia Pacific region.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 7th Mar 2017
Apple iPad sales defy the declining Indian tablet market in December quarter
Lenovo

Apple iPad sales defy the declining Indian tablet market in December quarter

Apple recorded the fastest growth in the quarter ended December 2016, making it into the top five despite the segment shrinking 3.1 percent.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Mon, 6th Mar 2017
70% of companies to move to software-defined storage within 12 months
Storage

70% of companies to move to software-defined storage within 12 months

​A recent study released by enterprise open source infrastructure solution provider, SUSE, has made some interesting findings.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Mon, 6th Mar 2017
Singapore big data provider Latize making it big overseas
Data Analytics

Singapore big data provider Latize making it big overseas

Latize has experienced massive growth in Australia, and now after appointing a new chief strategy officer is looking to expand into the US.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Mon, 6th Mar 2017
Tim Murphy returns to Arbor Networks as country manager for ANZ
Distributed Denial of Service

Tim Murphy returns to Arbor Networks as country manager for ANZ

After a decade away, Tim Murphy has returned to Arbor Networks to be in charge of channel initiatives and driving sales.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Mon, 6th Mar 2017

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