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St John NSW dials up hosted services with VMtech
Disaster Recovery

St John NSW dials up hosted services with VMtech

VMtech has won a deal to provide fully managed hosted services for NSW St John Ambulance operations, freeing the NFP to focus on its core missions.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 18th May 2016
Surface commercial channel lead, take two, as Viet departs
Microsoft

Surface commercial channel lead, take two, as Viet departs

Fred Viet is exiting as Microsoft Surface commercial channel lead, just three months after being appointed, with Brett Murray taking over the role.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Wed, 18th May 2016

Global Stories

Written by Heather

Cloud Distribution offers up Cloudmark Trident spear phishing solution
Physical Security

Cloud Distribution offers up Cloudmark Trident spear phishing solution

Cloud Distribution is offering resellers a 'unique, virtually first of its kind' security offering to protect customers against spear phishing attacks.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Thu, 19th May 2016
DevOps offering up new channel opportunity - in the network
DevOps

DevOps offering up new channel opportunity - in the network

Channel partners can reap benefits from taking DevOps to the network, says Brocade ANZ boss Gary Denman. He tells us why - and how.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Thu, 19th May 2016
Fortinet gains quintuple with 99.9+ score in latest VBSpam tests
Firewalls

Fortinet gains quintuple with 99.9+ score in latest VBSpam tests

Fortinet's FortiMail has scored its fifth consecutive 99.9+ score - and zero false positives - in Virus Bulletin's latest independent VBSpam tests.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 19th May 2016
Exclusive: When it comes to digital, perception isn't reality for Kiwi companies
Digital Transformation

Exclusive: When it comes to digital, perception isn't reality for Kiwi companies

Kiwi companies are over-estimating how advanced they are in digital transformation according to IDC. So how can you - and your customers - move ahead?.

By Heather Wright • 5 min read • Wed, 18th May 2016
Hills, Think Wireless, GX2 winning big dogs for Ruckus
Network Infrastructure

Hills, Think Wireless, GX2 winning big dogs for Ruckus

Hills, GX2 and Think Wireless have taken out the top awards at Ruckus' Big Dog APAC conference, as wireless demand soars across the region.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Mon, 16th May 2016
Exclusive: Specialisation is critical for resellers. Here's why - and how
Analyst report

Exclusive: Specialisation is critical for resellers. Here's why - and how

Resellers who are specialising are reaping benefits as digital business and LOB buyers become the norm. Gartner offers tips on how to make the change.

By Heather Wright • 5 min read • Fri, 13th May 2016
Australian channel snaps up EMC Business Partner Awards
Dimension Data

Australian channel snaps up EMC Business Partner Awards

Dimension Data, Telstra, Data#3 and Infront Systems were among the winners at EMC's 2015 Asia Pacific and Japan Business Partner Awards.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Thu, 12th May 2016
Sempre wins big at EMC APJ Business Partner Awards
Dimension Data

Sempre wins big at EMC APJ Business Partner Awards

Sempre Technologies has brought home EMC's top APJ award for New Solution Provider of the Year, with Dimension Data also among those shining.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Thu, 12th May 2016
Exclusive: New agencies add depth and opportunity for Exeed resellers
Document Management

Exclusive: New agencies add depth and opportunity for Exeed resellers

Exeed is adding to its cloud play with new agencies offering increased opportunities for resellers, and a new provisioning platform on its way.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Wed, 11th May 2016
Macquarie Telecom invests $15m in data centers after big customer win
Hyperscale

Macquarie Telecom invests $15m in data centers after big customer win

Macquarie Telecom is investing AU$15 million in its data centers to cater for the needs of a newly signed data center services customer.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 10th May 2016
Exclusive: ALE outlines plans for ANZ as region becomes global growth engine
EduTech

Exclusive: ALE outlines plans for ANZ as region becomes global growth engine

Asia Pacific is set to become the growth engine for ALE, with ANZ leading the way, as local companies seize the opportunity to buy business outcomes.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 10th May 2016
Extreme Networks signs Wavelink as new local 'wireless mobility specialist'
Health Technologies

Extreme Networks signs Wavelink as new local 'wireless mobility specialist'

Wavelink is promising resellers a chance to 'significantly' increase the value of solution sells, following the signing of a new deal with Extreme.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 10th May 2016
ESET security solutions top independent spam filtering tests
Malware

ESET security solutions top independent spam filtering tests

ESET has come out tops in anti-spam testing for security solutions in tests by both AV-Comparatives and Virus Bulletin.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Tue, 10th May 2016

Stories from Other Regions

Written by Heather

Exclusive: Cisco NZ on digital transformation and the Kiwi channel
Digital Transformation

Exclusive: Cisco NZ on digital transformation and the Kiwi channel

Cisco's NZ country manager talks digital transformation, super channels and the role of the network in digitisation.

By Heather Wright • 5 min read • Tue, 17th May 2016
CCL adds to kudos with Fortinet platinum status
Firewalls

CCL adds to kudos with Fortinet platinum status

CCL is continuing its stellar run, this time gaining entry into a select group of Kiwi companies to be recognised as Fortinet Platinum Partners.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 16th May 2016