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Heather Wright

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Australian businesses yet to capitalise on mobility as maturity rankings slide
Data Analytics

Australian businesses yet to capitalise on mobility as maturity rankings slide

Aussie businesses have slipped down the mobility maturity stakes, with few local businesses using mobility as a competitive differentiator or enabler.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 29th May 2017
Dicker Data fleshes out storage portfolio with Pure Storage
Storage

Dicker Data fleshes out storage portfolio with Pure Storage

Dicker Data Australia has continued to flesh out its storage portfolio, signing to distribute Pure Storage's full all-flash range of offerings.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 25th May 2017
Dicker Data adds full Dell EMC storage range to line-up
Network Infrastructure

Dicker Data adds full Dell EMC storage range to line-up

Dicker Data has snapped up rights to the full Dell EMC product range in Australia in an expanded distribution deal with the vendor.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd May 2017

Global Stories

Written by Heather

Dell Boomi partners with Maveriq to plug enterprise integration gap
Mobile Device Management

Dell Boomi partners with Maveriq to plug enterprise integration gap

Dell Boomi has partnered with global cloud integration specialist Maveriq Technology in a deal designed to help simplify integration for enterprises.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 29th May 2017
Personal computing devices will return to growth - but not until 2019
Microsoft

Personal computing devices will return to growth - but not until 2019

Commercial notebooks and detatchable tablets will help drive the personal computing device market back to growth – but it won't be until 2019.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 29th May 2017
Photo gallery: Vodafone, Telstra, Vocus among Broadsoft ANZ achievers
Unified Communications

Photo gallery: Vodafone, Telstra, Vocus among Broadsoft ANZ achievers

Vodafone New Zealand, Telstra and UCaaS provider Access4 are among the winners at Broadsoft's Annual Australasian Achievement Awards.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Mon, 29th May 2017
Hamilton's NetValue teams up with SugarCRM in agriculture push
Customer Relationship Management

Hamilton's NetValue teams up with SugarCRM in agriculture push

Reseller NetValue is partnering up with SugarCRM to provide integrated ERP and CRM systems to the NZ agricultural sector.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Mon, 29th May 2017
Progress honours local partners in global awards
Progress

Progress honours local partners in global awards

Local partners have taken out awards at software and business applications vendor Progress' global partner awards.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 24th May 2017
Splunk signs up Juniper exec as new APAC channel boss
Security Information and Event Management

Splunk signs up Juniper exec as new APAC channel boss

Pauline Tng takes helm as Splunk's new APAC channel chief, bringing her vast partner strategy expertise from Juniper Networks.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Wed, 24th May 2017
Chinese trio now accounting for nearly a quarter of all smartphone sales
Analyst report

Chinese trio now accounting for nearly a quarter of all smartphone sales

Huawei, Oppo and Vivo have grabbed a combined 24% of the global smartphone market, with ASPs on the up as buyers spend more for better phones.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 24th May 2017
Microsoft engineers new deal - and new path to market - with Downer
Unified Communications

Microsoft engineers new deal - and new path to market - with Downer

Microsoft is teaming up with engineering and contracting company Downer EDI to co-develop and market new cloud-based solutions and services.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 24th May 2017
Aquion catches PhishMe in new distribution deal
Phishing

Aquion catches PhishMe in new distribution deal

Aquion has inked a deal to distribute and resell phishing defence solutions vendor PhishMe's products in Australia, New Zealand and Asia Pacific.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 24th May 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
Qlik's local partners taste success at global partner awards
Data Analytics

Qlik's local partners taste success at global partner awards

Qlik has handed out its annual global and APAC partner awards, with local companies staking a claim on key awards.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd May 2017
MPA signs sole distie deal with cyber-forensics vendor Guidance
Meta Managed Partner Ads

MPA signs sole distie deal with cyber-forensics vendor Guidance

An new distribution deal between MPA and US-based Guidance Software will make it easier for local companies to expose cyber-crims the companies say.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd May 2017

Stories from Other Regions

Written by Heather

Aussie IT services company hits Kiwi shores with new Auckland office
Infrastructure-as-a-Service

Aussie IT services company hits Kiwi shores with new Auckland office

Asta, a seasoned Melbourne IT firm, scales new heights with a strategic Auckland office, promising to invigorate the NZ tech scene.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Thu, 25th May 2017
Microsoft gold partner Equinox IT appointed to Web Services Panel
DevOps

Microsoft gold partner Equinox IT appointed to Web Services Panel

Equinox IT has been appointed to the NZ Government Web Services Panel, and says it is the only NZ-owned Microsoft Gold partner to be DevOps certified.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Mon, 22nd May 2017