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Cisco snaps up BroadSoft in US$1.7b collaboration push
Customer Relationship Management

Cisco snaps up BroadSoft in US$1.7b collaboration push

Cisco is acquiring BroadSoft for US$1.7 billion in a deal designed to enhance Cisco's collaboration offerings.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 24th Oct 2017
Endpoint, IAM and managed services among winners in soaring security spend market
Endpoint Protection

Endpoint, IAM and managed services among winners in soaring security spend market

Endpoint security IAM and vulnerability management are set to dominate security software spend this year as overall security spend jumps 10.3%.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Oct 2017
MSPs must get automated or face extinction says BitTitan
IT Automation

MSPs must get automated or face extinction says BitTitan

BitTitan has used its inaugural user conference, Elevate, to lay down the gauntlet for MSPs, saying it's time to get automated or face extinction.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Oct 2017
Kaspersky, Symantec, Cylance and ESET tops for endpoint protection
Malware

Kaspersky, Symantec, Cylance and ESET tops for endpoint protection

Kaspersky takes top honours in Gartner's Peer Insights Customer Choice Awards for EndPoint Protection Platforms awards.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 18th Oct 2017
SD-WAN benefits extend beyond eliminating MPLS
Network Infrastructure

SD-WAN benefits extend beyond eliminating MPLS

While reducing spend on MPLS is often cited as a key reason for SD-WAN, there are other key benefits, says Silver Peak's Jim Metzler.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Oct 2017
Carbon Black and IBM Security tighten partnership with rapid response tool
Hack

Carbon Black and IBM Security tighten partnership with rapid response tool

An expanded partnership between Carbon Black and IBM Security aim to provide increased cyberattack visibility and accelerated incident response times.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 17th Oct 2017
Customisation key as SaaS, PaaS demand takes off in Aussie enterprise
Software-as-a-Service

Customisation key as SaaS, PaaS demand takes off in Aussie enterprise

Demand for PaaS and SaaS is growing among local businesses, according to Telsyte, which says enterprise software budgets are also on the increase.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 17th Oct 2017
UltraServe seeking $5m capital to fund international growth
Platform-as-a-Service

UltraServe seeking $5m capital to fund international growth

UltraServe has launched a $5 million capital raising as it seeks to ramp up its international growth and increase its foothold in the US and Europe.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 17th Oct 2017
Simplifying cloud migration with objective-defined storage and AI
Migration

Simplifying cloud migration with objective-defined storage and AI

Are MSPs and organisations cloud ready? ioFabric's Greg Wyman says objective-defined storage and AI can help ease the path.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Oct 2017
Solid results for Arrow ECS post Distribution Central buy
Distribution Central

Solid results for Arrow ECS post Distribution Central buy

Arrow ECS NZ boasts strong half-year results, with a pre-tax profit of £634,927 following its Distribution Central acquisition.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 16th Oct 2017
Cisco dominates resurgent Indian networking market
Network Infrastructure

Cisco dominates resurgent Indian networking market

Cisco has snapped up the WLAN market lead in India, adding to its dominant position in the Ethernet switch and router markets.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 16th Oct 2017
SaaS, IaaS growing fast, but cloud advertising dominates public cloud spend
Software-as-a-Service

SaaS, IaaS growing fast, but cloud advertising dominates public cloud spend

Software- and infrastructure-as-a-service may be growing fast, but it's cloud advertising which dominates the public cloud services revenue.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 16th Oct 2017

Stories from Other Regions

Ingram Micro NZ and Lenovo cut the cake in Doubtful Sound
Lenovo

Ingram Micro NZ and Lenovo cut the cake in Doubtful Sound

Ingram Micro NZ has celebrated the ThinkPad's 25th birthday in the remotest and most southern place in the world.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Wed, 18th Oct 2017
Exclusive: Duo business booms on back of heightened security demand
Endpoint Protection

Exclusive: Duo business booms on back of heightened security demand

Kiwi distributor Duo is logging triple digit growth as demand for security soars. So how can resellers capitalise on the booming security market?.

By Heather Wright • 5 min read • Wed, 18th Oct 2017
Ingram Micro NZ appoints industry veteran to Lenovo role
Hyperscale

Ingram Micro NZ appoints industry veteran to Lenovo role

Ingram Micro New Zealand has appointed former Distribution Central NZ boss Stewart Williams to its Lenovo team.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 18th Oct 2017
Ruckus just got louder with Connector Systems and Ingram Micro
Network Infrastructure

Ruckus just got louder with Connector Systems and Ingram Micro

Connector Systems is ensuring Ruckus gets a lot louder in the local market, with the distie recruiting new partners and offering Foo Fighters tickets.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Oct 2017
Photo gallery: Ingram Micro resellers go off the grid with Lenovo
Lenovo

Photo gallery: Ingram Micro resellers go off the grid with Lenovo

What happens when you take resellers away from their mobile phones, internet and the demands of everyday life?.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Tue, 17th Oct 2017