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Avnet eyes IoT market in Vietnam as enterprises seek BI and IoT infrastructure
Supply Chain

Avnet eyes IoT market in Vietnam as enterprises seek BI and IoT infrastructure

Demand is high in Vietnam for real time business intelligence and a robust IoT infrastructure, Avnet says as it rolls out its latest IoT solutions.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 21st Mar 2017
Jade Software joins Microsoft Dynamics 365 Australian partner lineup
Microsoft

Jade Software joins Microsoft Dynamics 365 Australian partner lineup

Jade Software is eyeing up accelerated DX projects for the financial services sector after being appointed as a Microsoft Dynamics Gold partner.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 21st Mar 2017
Education, govt and corporate buck downward trend to record increased PC sales
EduTech

Education, govt and corporate buck downward trend to record increased PC sales

Education, govt and corporate PC shipments have recorded growth in Australia for Q4 and full year 2016, IDC Australia says. So who's winning and why?.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 21st Mar 2017

Global Stories

Written by Heather

Arrow and Unify bring Circuit mobile collaboration and comms platform to local market
Unify

Arrow and Unify bring Circuit mobile collaboration and comms platform to local market

Unify says Circuit, launched with Arrow Electronics, enables resellers to deliver 'powerful and intuitive' team collaboration to customers.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Thu, 23rd Mar 2017
Exclusive: Epson EcoTank SMB push offering opportunities for resellers
Printing

Exclusive: Epson EcoTank SMB push offering opportunities for resellers

Epson's SMB EcoTank printer push offers local resellers upfront margins on hardware and ink, upsell opportunities and a unique offering, says NZ boss.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Thu, 23rd Mar 2017
Retail 'arms race' offering reseller opportunities as retailers seek improved CX
Customer Experience

Retail 'arms race' offering reseller opportunities as retailers seek improved CX

A retail arms race is offering potential for resellers as Aussie retailers rush to embrace customer facing technologies, cloud, big data and mobility.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 22nd Mar 2017
Blackberry targets value added integrators with new partner program
BlackBerry

Blackberry targets value added integrators with new partner program

BlackBerry new value added integrator program aims to build a global network of technology experts and provide expanded distribution for embedded apps.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Wed, 22nd Mar 2017
Ingram Micro enriches reseller cloud opportunities with new deal
Microsoft

Ingram Micro enriches reseller cloud opportunities with new deal

Ingram Micro says a new agreement with NetEnrich will allow any partners to become cloud managed services providers using Azure and other platforms.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 21st Mar 2017
Ignorance no defence as Bestdeals cops $47k fine
Commerce Commission

Ignorance no defence as Bestdeals cops $47k fine

Being unaware of legal requirements is no defence for breaches of the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act and FTA, as Bestdeals has discovered.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 21st Mar 2017
Dell EMC muscles in on cloud infrastructure leaders HPE and Cisco
DataCentre infrastructure

Dell EMC muscles in on cloud infrastructure leaders HPE and Cisco

Dell's merger with EMC has seen it jump to the top of the cloud infrastructure market to share a three way tie with HPE and Cisco.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 20th Mar 2017
Tableau honours local partners at Asia Pacific Partner Awards
Resellers

Tableau honours local partners at Asia Pacific Partner Awards

Tableau celebrates Asia Pacific partners' achievements, recognising EON, RXP, Accenture and more at a prestigious awards summit.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 20th Mar 2017
Former Dick Smith directors and execs facing legal action
Supply Chain

Former Dick Smith directors and execs facing legal action

Dick Smith directors and executives in the firing line again withreceivers Ferrier Hodgson reportedly filing legal action against them.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 20th Mar 2017
Digital initiatives driving high growth for AIM software
Agility

Digital initiatives driving high growth for AIM software

Digital business initiatives are driving high growth in the application integration and middleware software market says Gartner.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 20th Mar 2017
Exclusive: The iGel opportunity for local resellers
Desktop-as-a-Service

Exclusive: The iGel opportunity for local resellers

iGel has ambitious plans for the local market in the coming six months. Marc Doehnert outlines the plans - and the importance of the channel.

By Heather Wright • 5 min read • Mon, 20th Mar 2017
Help needed to convince local businesses of value of IoT for CX
Unified Communications

Help needed to convince local businesses of value of IoT for CX

Technology providers will be crucial in helping businesses embrace IoT to improve customer experience, with a new report showing ANZ adoption lagging.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 20th Mar 2017
Ingram Micro signs local deal with microwave vendor DragonWave
Wireless Networks

Ingram Micro signs local deal with microwave vendor DragonWave

Ingram Micro Australia is offering resellers DragonWave's microwave solutions after signing a master sales and services deal with the Canadian vendor.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 20th Mar 2017

Stories from Other Regions

Written by Heather

The week in channel-land: Distie deals, court action - and that $400m investment
Arrow ECS

The week in channel-land: Distie deals, court action - and that $400m investment

Distie deals, court cases, calls to action - and a $400 million investment in NZ courtesy of Huawei. Welcome to channel-land's week that was.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Fri, 24th Mar 2017