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Heather Wright

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Impact Systems bolsters security lineup with BullGuard
Cybersecurity

Impact Systems bolsters security lineup with BullGuard

Security vendor BullGuard has inked a deal with Sydney-based distributor Impact Systems, with 25% revenue share on offer for resellers.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 23rd Sep 2015
ASG signs new $23.8m Federal Government contract
Partner Programmes

ASG signs new $23.8m Federal Government contract

ASG has signed a new $23.8 million, five year contract with the Department of infrastructure and Regional Development.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 22nd Sep 2015
TPG's profits up, refresh ahead for iiNet products
Fintech

TPG's profits up, refresh ahead for iiNet products

TPG Telecom surges with a 31% profit rise and sets sights on enhancing iiNet's product offerings following a buoyant financial year.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 22nd Sep 2015
Readify aims for 'powerhouse' status with new acquistion
Software Development

Readify aims for 'powerhouse' status with new acquistion

Readify has advanced its plans to become Australia's first development, design and data 'powerhouse' with the acquisition of Huegin Consulting.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 22nd Sep 2015

Global Stories

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Analytics, services and security top spend for IoT
Data Analytics

Analytics, services and security top spend for IoT

Big data analytics will play a pivotal role in enabling enterprises to gain benefit from the internet of things over the next 12 to 18 months.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 24th Sep 2015
Exchange rate, commoditisation biting into security spend
Data Loss Prevention

Exchange rate, commoditisation biting into security spend

IT security spend will soften this year as US exchange rate-driven price increases of up to 20% and commoditisation of mature technologies bite.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Thu, 24th Sep 2015
IoT: More than just hype as deployments ramp up
Internet of Things

IoT: More than just hype as deployments ramp up

IoT is gaining momentum with 73% of IT and business decision makers having deployed, or planning to deploy IoT in the next 12 months according to IDC.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 24th Sep 2015
ESET snaps up encryption company as demand soars for encryption
Malware

ESET snaps up encryption company as demand soars for encryption

ESET has bolstered its encryption abilities with the acquisition of award winning encryption company, DESlock+ as demand for the technology soars.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Thu, 24th Sep 2015
Distribution Central's Nick Verykios wins leadership award
Distribution Central

Distribution Central's Nick Verykios wins leadership award

Distribution Central's Nick Verykios has gained further leadership kudos, after being named one the most outstanding managers in New South Wales.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 23rd Sep 2015
CompTIA offers collaboration, connections for channel skills gap
CompTIA

CompTIA offers collaboration, connections for channel skills gap

CompTIA ANZ plans to help the channel overcome a skills gap with collaboration and connections after a survey showed 96% are impacted by a skills gap.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 23rd Sep 2015
Emerson signs new local distie; eyes IoT opportunities
Internet of Things

Emerson signs new local distie; eyes IoT opportunities

Emerson Network Power inks distie deal with Distribution Central as the vendor eyes the opportunities offered by IoT, cloud and virtualisation.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 23rd Sep 2015
Ruckus turning up the heat and taking partners along for ride
Network Infrastructure

Ruckus turning up the heat and taking partners along for ride

A new appointment at Ruckus Wireless spells good news for the channel as businesses look to capitalise on 802.11ac Wave 2's added capacity.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 23rd Sep 2015
Is the CMO becoming the new IT buyer?
Digital Transformation

Is the CMO becoming the new IT buyer?

There's a new IT buyer on the block, with ANZ CMOs increasingly making IT decisions – and managing their own IT budget – according to a new survey.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 23rd Sep 2015
Deloitte boosts IAM capability with Qubit deal
Identity and Access Management

Deloitte boosts IAM capability with Qubit deal

Deloitte Australia snaps up Oracle specialist Qubit Consulting to bulk up its identity access management capability.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 22nd Sep 2015
Tintri sees 'huge' ANZ opportunity, ramps up team and channel
Tintri

Tintri sees 'huge' ANZ opportunity, ramps up team and channel

​Tintri is ramping up its local presence – and its channel play – in the face of 'huge opportunity' across Australia and New Zealand.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 22nd Sep 2015
Distribution Central adds CloudMGR to cloud marketplace
Distribution Central

Distribution Central adds CloudMGR to cloud marketplace

Distribution Central has bolstered its CloudSelect Marketplace with the addition of CloudMGR, which enables resellers to streamline AWS cloud.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Tue, 22nd Sep 2015

Stories from Other Regions

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Synnex NZ plans for future as vendors debut their new offerings
Synnex

Synnex NZ plans for future as vendors debut their new offerings

Synnex NZ took to the floor in front of a full house of resellers last night to outline its plans for the future and new vendor offerings.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 23rd Sep 2015