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Heather Wright

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TPG inks $1 billion in deals with Vodafone
Vodafone

TPG inks $1 billion in deals with Vodafone

TPG signs up as Vodafone MNVO and agrees to deliver dark fibre and network services to Vodafone in a $1 billion deal.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 30th Sep 2015
Empired powers up new $12m contract
Empired

Empired powers up new $12m contract

Empired lands a hefty £12m deal with Western Power, bolstering its position in the utilities sector and marking a watershed year.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 30th Sep 2015

Global Stories

Written by Heather

UXC Eclipse acquires Kiwi Dynamics AX and BI business
Microsoft

UXC Eclipse acquires Kiwi Dynamics AX and BI business

UXC Eclipse has continued its acquisition trail, snapping up the Microsoft Dynamics AX and Business Intelligence divisions of NZ's Koorb Consulting.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Thu, 1st Oct 2015
Sektor completes Comworth acquisition
Health Technologies

Sektor completes Comworth acquisition

Sektor has completed its acquisition of Comworth, with the Panasonic Toughbook and Zebra Card printers agencies joining Sektor's portfolio.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 1st Oct 2015
Schneider Electric calls on pan flute playing llama for IoT campaign
DataCentre infrastructure

Schneider Electric calls on pan flute playing llama for IoT campaign

A pan flute playing South American llama is the headline act as Schneider Electric pushes its 'operational intelligence' approach to IoT.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 1st Oct 2015
Revenue climbs for Westcon Group NZ
Fintech

Revenue climbs for Westcon Group NZ

Westcon Group NZ has reported a 7.1% increase in revenue, but seen profit after tax slide 9.8% for the year ending February 28, 2015.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 1st Oct 2015
AVG ramps up security offerings with new Business Edition
Disaster Recovery

AVG ramps up security offerings with new Business Edition

Artificial intelligence, crowd intelligence technology and streamlined installation feature in AVG's new suite, which offers new value for resellers.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Thu, 1st Oct 2015
ShoreTel simplifies partner program ready for ANZ cloud launch
Unified Communications

ShoreTel simplifies partner program ready for ANZ cloud launch

ShoreTel is revamping its partner program, paving the way for local partners to easily incorporate its cloud offerings when they become available here.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 30th Sep 2015
Hutt City Council calls on Dell SonicWall for Wi-Fi security
Wireless Networks

Hutt City Council calls on Dell SonicWall for Wi-Fi security

A DellSonicWall solution has enabled Hutt City Council to offer free Wi-Fi across the region, without security concerns or abuse potential.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 30th Sep 2015
Check Point leads the way in UTM Magic Quadrant
Unified threat management

Check Point leads the way in UTM Magic Quadrant

Check Point has been named a 'leader' in Gartner's 2015 Magic Quadrant for unified threat management, alongside two other vendors.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 30th Sep 2015
To thwart attackers, measure what matters
Cybersecurity

To thwart attackers, measure what matters

Measuring the percentage of blocked attacks remains important, but there's another even more important measurement.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Wed, 30th Sep 2015
Cirrus inks new contracts on back of services division launch
Cirrus Networks

Cirrus inks new contracts on back of services division launch

Cirrus Networks has inked three contracts totalling $1.5 million since launching its managed cloud services division in June.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 30th Sep 2015
Rhipe 'well placed' for co-opetition future
Public Cloud

Rhipe 'well placed' for co-opetition future

Rhipe is eyeing up a future of co-opetition, in which it believes it is positioned well having 'won the right' to play in the public cloud economy.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 30th Sep 2015
SDN security: A reseller 101 for protection in a virtual world
Firewalls

SDN security: A reseller 101 for protection in a virtual world

Resellers must embrace SDN and virtual security in order to stay relevant to customers. So here's a quick 101 on securing software defined networks.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Wed, 30th Sep 2015
Exploding 3D printer market offers new potential
3D Printing

Exploding 3D printer market offers new potential

Exploding 3D printing market set to reshape global manufacturing, with shipments to soar from 496,475 in 2016 to over 5.6m by 2019.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 29th Sep 2015
CommVault eyes up 'deeper, richer' channel partnerships
Data Protection

CommVault eyes up 'deeper, richer' channel partnerships

CommVault is looking to 'deeper, richer' channel partnerships as it eyes up opportunities presented by 'waves' of technology and exploding data.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Tue, 29th Sep 2015

Stories from Other Regions

Written by Heather

OKI opens NZ office to service resellers and customers
Comworth

OKI opens NZ office to service resellers and customers

OK has established a direct presence in New Zealand, opening an Auckland office with the vendor, opening the door to work more closely with partners.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 1st Oct 2015