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Ingram Micro adds SOTI enterprise mobility management to portfolio
SOTI

Ingram Micro adds SOTI enterprise mobility management to portfolio

Ingram Micro Australia has added enterprise mobility management vendor SOTI to its lineup as demand for mobility - and IoT - continues to grow.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 30th Mar 2017
Commvault bulks up ANZ team with new sales director
Virtualisation

Commvault bulks up ANZ team with new sales director

Commvault has bulked up its ANZ team, appointing former VMware staffer Andrew Goodlace as a sales director, as businesses rethink data strategies.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 29th Mar 2017
Telstra loses ACCC pricing battle in Federal Court
Telstra

Telstra loses ACCC pricing battle in Federal Court

The Federal Court has dismissed Telstra's application for a judicial review of the ACCC's reduced fixed line services pricing determinations.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 29th Mar 2017
Vocus sells off Macquarie Telecom stake for $41 million
Macquarie Telecom

Vocus sells off Macquarie Telecom stake for $41 million

Vocus has sold its Macquarie Telecom shares – equating to 16% of the company – for $41 million, with Macquarie saying it welcomes the sale.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Tue, 28th Mar 2017
Australian companies demanding open systems for IoT
Internet of Things

Australian companies demanding open systems for IoT

Australian firms push for open IoT systems, with 81% valuing open standards, amid a market set to hit £13 billion by 2020, IDC finds.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 28th Mar 2017
$2.5m transaction sees Cirrus snap up NGage
Shares

$2.5m transaction sees Cirrus snap up NGage

Cirrus has acquired Melbourne's NGage Technology Group for $2.5 million expanding the Perth-based IT solutions provider's footprint into Victoria.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 28th Mar 2017

Global Stories

Written by Heather

Hewlett-Packard New Zealand back in black - despite halving of revenue
Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Hewlett-Packard New Zealand back in black - despite halving of revenue

Hewlett-Packard New Zealand has posted a $10.0 million profit for the latest financial year – despite seeing revenue nearly halved.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 3rd Apr 2017
The week in channel-land: Partner awards, parties and plenty of business too
Health Technologies

The week in channel-land: Partner awards, parties and plenty of business too

Channelland buzzes with partner accolades, bustling business deals, and spirited shindigs—a rollicking week of tech tales!.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Fri, 31st Mar 2017
Australian companies spending up on big data in 2017
Data Analytics

Australian companies spending up on big data in 2017

Australian organisations plan to spend up on big data and associated analytics this year, according to Telsyte. But what are they after and why?.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Thu, 30th Mar 2017
Healthcare organisations looking to IoT as central in driving DX
Internet of Things

Healthcare organisations looking to IoT as central in driving DX

IoT in healthcare is heating up with 41% of APAC healthcare organisations planning to launch IoT solutions in the next two years.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 29th Mar 2017
Mall operator Scentre sold on DX after DiData Microsoft project
Wireless Networks

Mall operator Scentre sold on DX after DiData Microsoft project

A digital transformation initiative with Dimension Data and Microsoft has seen mall operator Scentre transform its relationship with customers.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 28th Mar 2017
Azure and new hosting solutions coming to Ingram Micro Cloud's Odin platform
Infrastructure-as-a-Service

Azure and new hosting solutions coming to Ingram Micro Cloud's Odin platform

Ingram Micro Cloud is adding new tools for Azure and new hosting solutions to its latest release of the Odin Automation Essentials platform.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 28th Mar 2017
Hyperconverged systems see hyper growth as overall converged market declines
Converged Infrastructure

Hyperconverged systems see hyper growth as overall converged market declines

Hyperconverged systems surged by 87.3% in Q4, countering a declining overall converged systems market, which saw a 1.4% drop.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 27th Mar 2017
LoB IT spend to nearly equal IT dept spend on back of IoT, AI
Health Technologies

LoB IT spend to nearly equal IT dept spend on back of IoT, AI

LoB buyers will have almost equal IT spend as their IT departments come 2020 according to IDC, thanks in part to 'innovation accelerators' such as IoT.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 27th Mar 2017

Stories from Other Regions

Written by Heather

Bumble Bee alert for Queenstown-bound Ingram Micro NZ team
Ingram Micro

Bumble Bee alert for Queenstown-bound Ingram Micro NZ team

If you happen upon two bumble bees wandering New Zealand roads heading to Queenstown, open the doors and let them in...

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 30th Mar 2017
Spectrum, Unite and API Talent take top CA honours
CA Technologies

Spectrum, Unite and API Talent take top CA honours

Spectrum has had double glory at CA's ANZ Partner awards, taking out both local and global awards, with Unite and API Talent also claiming ANZ awards.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Wed, 29th Mar 2017
Microsoft NZ on Azure and Office 365 opportunities and the changing channel
Software Development

Microsoft NZ on Azure and Office 365 opportunities and the changing channel

Microsoft NZ's new channel boss, Phil Goldie, talks Azure and Office 365 opportunities, partnerships and the changing face of the Microsoft channel.

By Heather Wright • 7 min read • Wed, 29th Mar 2017