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Heather Wright

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Aussie tablet sales bounce back - and there's good PC news for the rest of 2016
Microsoft

Aussie tablet sales bounce back - and there's good PC news for the rest of 2016

Australian tablet sales have seen modest growth for H1 2016 according to Telsyte, which says there's also a PC refresh on its way.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 25th Oct 2016
Deloitte adds network design and deployment with Plenary Networks deal
Firewalls

Deloitte adds network design and deployment with Plenary Networks deal

Deloitte has continued its acquisition path, snapping up Plenary Networks to provide new network design and deployment capabilities.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 25th Oct 2016
Dicker Data joins Aussie Microsoft Surface distie lineup
Microsoft

Dicker Data joins Aussie Microsoft Surface distie lineup

Dicker Data become a commercial distributor for Microsoft's full range of Surface Pro 4 and Surface book offerings.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Tue, 25th Oct 2016
Synnex gears up to help Australian resellers take advantage of IoT
Synnex

Synnex gears up to help Australian resellers take advantage of IoT

Synnex Australia teams up with tech giants to empower Aussie resellers in the booming IoT market, targeting commercial sectors.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 18th Oct 2016
Combined Logicalis-Thomas Duryea eyes new markets as integration ramps up
Thomas Duryea

Combined Logicalis-Thomas Duryea eyes new markets as integration ramps up

Logicalis' new COO tells ChannelLife how the integration of Logicalis and Thomas Duryea is going - and what lies beyond.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Thu, 13th Oct 2016

Global Stories

Written by Heather

Microsoft Ignite NZ: IoT, data analytics, AI and the future of Microsoft Services
Microsoft

Microsoft Ignite NZ: IoT, data analytics, AI and the future of Microsoft Services

Microsoft's Darren Hubert specialises in 'the art of the possible'. He talks IoT, data analytics, augmented reality and digital transformation.

By Heather Wright • 5 min read • Thu, 27th Oct 2016
SD-Wan provider appoints Rhipe, Leader Computers; eyes rapid local growth
Network Infrastructure

SD-Wan provider appoints Rhipe, Leader Computers; eyes rapid local growth

Australian SD-Wan provider NetLinkz has begun an aggressive local expansion, appointing Rhipe and Leader Computers as its local distributors.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Wed, 26th Oct 2016
Accelerated Concepts fires up local channel for 4G failover routers
Unified Communications

Accelerated Concepts fires up local channel for 4G failover routers

4G failover router vendor Accelerated Concepts has signed NPS as its master reseller for Australia and New Zealand as it gears up for a channel push.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 25th Oct 2016
Exclusive: Westcon-Comstor serves up SMB 'business in a box' - and AWS margins
Hyperscale

Exclusive: Westcon-Comstor serves up SMB 'business in a box' - and AWS margins

Westcon-Comstor has debuted an SMB 'business in a box' option on the back of its work with Maestrano - and margins for some AWS offerings.

By Heather Wright • 5 min read • Tue, 25th Oct 2016
Hemisphere Technologies scoops up exclusive F-Secure distribution
Hemisphere Technologies

Hemisphere Technologies scoops up exclusive F-Secure distribution

Hemisphere Technologies has inked an exclusive distie deal with F-Secure opening the door for new business opportunities for the local channel.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 20th Oct 2016
Oracle takes on cloud security with Identity Cloud Service
Cloud Access Security Broker

Oracle takes on cloud security with Identity Cloud Service

Oracle launches Identity Cloud Service, revolutionising security by shifting focus from networks to user identity in the cloud era.

By Heather Wright • 5 min read • Thu, 20th Oct 2016
Duo adds next-gen 'human' MFA identity access management offering to lineup
Multi-factor authentication

Duo adds next-gen 'human' MFA identity access management offering to lineup

Duo is hoping to help resellers break 'the circle of compromise' with the signing of a distie deal for NoPassword multi-factor authentication IAM.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Oct 2016
Veeam continues high local growth; ups cloud push
Virtualisation

Veeam continues high local growth; ups cloud push

Veeam Software has continued its rapid growth, with the vendor logging a 21% increase in total revenue bookings across Australia and New Zealand in Q3.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Oct 2016
Exclusive: Westcon-Comstor to bring cloud and CLP together on BlueSky
BlueSky

Exclusive: Westcon-Comstor to bring cloud and CLP together on BlueSky

Westcon-Comstor is bringing cloud and CLP together under its BlueSky platform, enabling resellers to manage both from a single portal.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 18th Oct 2016
Exclusive: Ransomware isn't hard to beat - here's how
Malware

Exclusive: Ransomware isn't hard to beat - here's how

Ransomware is a rapidly growing business - but it's also not hard to beat says SonicWall global evangelist Kent Shuart. He outlines how.

By Heather Wright • 5 min read • Mon, 17th Oct 2016

Stories from Other Regions

Written by Heather

Configuration centre, solution focus help Synnex NZ maintain growth
Supply Chain

Configuration centre, solution focus help Synnex NZ maintain growth

A focus on solution sales and the addition of a new configuration centre for pre-staging is helping Synnex NZ enjoy continuing double digit growth.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Tue, 18th Oct 2016
Sony Mobile looks to Xperia XZ to bolster smartphone play
Sony Mobile Communications

Sony Mobile looks to Xperia XZ to bolster smartphone play

Sony Mobile has upped the camera and battery performance in it's new flagship Xperia XZ offering as it hopes to differentiate itself from competitors.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 17th Oct 2016