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Motorola Solutions consortium wins $50m mobility deal with Vic Police
Motorola Solutions

Motorola Solutions consortium wins $50m mobility deal with Vic Police

Motorola has stuck a $50 million deal with Victoria Police for a new managed service mobility solution which includes 10,000 iPads and iPhones.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 24th Apr 2017
Australia's GCITS claims top Ingram Micro cloud award
Ingram Micro

Australia's GCITS claims top Ingram Micro cloud award

Building its own IP and a Tourism in the Cloud solution has helped net Australia's GCITS a top Ingram Micro Asia Pacific cloud award.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 24th Apr 2017

Global Stories

Written by Heather

Accelerated strikes up new bands with failover router, hunts out local resellers
Router

Accelerated strikes up new bands with failover router, hunts out local resellers

Accelerated Concepts is on the hunt for local partners after launching a 4G failover router which supports all carrier bands in ANZ.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 1st May 2017
Six key takeaways from Datto's 2017 State of the MSP report
Partner Programmes

Six key takeaways from Datto's 2017 State of the MSP report

Datto's State of the MSP report shines a light on the challenges faced by MSPs - and answers the age old question of Star Wars, or Star Trek?.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Thu, 27th Apr 2017
Microsoft appoints Insight MD as Asia Pacific vice president
Microsoft

Microsoft appoints Insight MD as Asia Pacific vice president

Microsoft has appointed Andrea Della Mattea as its new Asia Pacific operations vice president as the company continues its DX focus locally.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 27th Apr 2017
Former Westcon managing director takes on Dicker Data role
Dicker Data

Former Westcon managing director takes on Dicker Data role

Former Westcon-Comstor ANZ managing director Wendy O'Keeffe has joined rival Dicker Data as its first independent non-executive director.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 27th Apr 2017
Photo gallery: QNAP hits the road for hybrid tour
Storage

Photo gallery: QNAP hits the road for hybrid tour

Australian and New Zealand resellers flocked to QNAP's Hybrid Tour which saw the vendor hitting five cities across the two countries in recent weeks.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Wed, 26th Apr 2017
Interview: Availability and protection gaps hindering digital transformation
Virtualisation

Interview: Availability and protection gaps hindering digital transformation

Local companies are facing a growing gap between demand and what IT can deliver, with DX initiatives being held back by unplanned downtime.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Wed, 26th Apr 2017
Connector Systems' Lantronix deal to offer resellers wide ranging IoT opportunities
Connector Systems

Connector Systems' Lantronix deal to offer resellers wide ranging IoT opportunities

Connector Systems has inked a distie deal with Lantronix which it says provides resellers with a range of opportunities 'just waiting to be grabbed'.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 26th Apr 2017
Security, cloud spurring Windows 10 deployments; creating fastest OS adoption
Notebook

Security, cloud spurring Windows 10 deployments; creating fastest OS adoption

Security improvements and cloud capabilities are spurring Windows 10 deployments in enterprises, leading to the fastest OS upgrades seen says Gartner.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 26th Apr 2017
NGFW market booms on back of advanced and dynamic threats
Analyst report

NGFW market booms on back of advanced and dynamic threats

Next gen firewalls with integrated security offerings are seeing mass adoption and offering strong growth opportunities according to Frost & Sullivan.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 24th Apr 2017
Veeam channel boss talks renewed vertical focus, investments and visibility
Virtualisation

Veeam channel boss talks renewed vertical focus, investments and visibility

Veeam's new channel chief Belinda Jurisic embarks on ANZ partner road trip, pledging increased support and sector focus.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Mon, 24th Apr 2017
Increasing average selling prices driving end user spend up, despite flat shipments
Notebook

Increasing average selling prices driving end user spend up, despite flat shipments

Shipments of end user devices might be flat, but the revenues are still on the up, thanks to increasing average selling prices, Gartner says.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Apr 2017

Stories from Other Regions

Written by Heather

Ingram Micro New Zealand gets Proper – Studio Proper, that is
Ingram Micro

Ingram Micro New Zealand gets Proper – Studio Proper, that is

Ingram Micro NZ has signed a deal to bring Studio Proper's range of iOS accessories for consumer and business to the Kiwi market.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Wed, 26th Apr 2017
Exclusive: NSP taking LogRhythm SIEM to SMB market with security-as-a-service offering
Security Information and Event Management

Exclusive: NSP taking LogRhythm SIEM to SMB market with security-as-a-service offering

Network and system integrator NSP is gearing up to launch a new security-as-a-service offering, which takes LogRhythm's SIEM to the SMB market.

By Heather Wright • 5 min read • Wed, 26th Apr 2017
Exeed's early cloud adoption reaps benefits for distie and resellers alike
Infrastructure-as-a-Service

Exeed's early cloud adoption reaps benefits for distie and resellers alike

Five years on from its first foray into cloud, Exeed – and its resellers – are reaping the returns of the early investment, with 50% per annum growth.

By Heather Wright • 6 min read • Mon, 24th Apr 2017
MPA inks distie deal with Imperva; brings local support into play
Breach Prevention

MPA inks distie deal with Imperva; brings local support into play

MPA has signed to distribute and support Imperva's Incapsula and Securesphere security offerings, providing the first local support for the vendor.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Mon, 24th Apr 2017