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Heather Wright

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Australian Stories

Written by Heather

Digital Signage

NSW Government updates whole-of-government ICT hardware contract

The NSW Government has extended its whole-of-government ICT hardware contract through to April 30, 2017 and updated the devices covered by the deal.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Thu, 21st Apr 2016

Customer Experience

Uluru calls for Hewlett Packard Enterprise partners

Hewlett Packard Enterprise and its partners headed to Uluru for its 2016 Sales Academy for partners, with training and plenty of fun to be had.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Wed, 20th Apr 2016

Global Stories

Written by Heather

IoT Security

IoT security spending to hit $348m this year, cloud security vital

Gartner is forecasting cloud IoT spend to hit US$348 million this year, and says cloud-based security services will be vital going forward.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 26th Apr 2016

Rhipe

EXCLUSIVE: Rhipe eyes ANZ partner offerings, adds Acronis to portfolio

Rhipe is eyeing up local partner products and services with a view to helping take the offerings to new markets.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Fri, 22nd Apr 2016

Digital Transformation

CEOs view digital transformation as positive - but dramatic

Local CEOs are prioritising technology higher than their international counterparts, and are bullish about the impact of digital on their profits.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 22nd Apr 2016

Semiconductors

Intel slashes 12,000 jobs, focuses business on data center and IoT

Intel is slashing 12,000 positions globally as it refocuses its business around data center and internet of things and away from PCs.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Thu, 21st Apr 2016

Hyperscale

Data center startup emerges from stealth with $12.5m and new appliance

Diamanti, which aims to solve production container deployment and performance challenges, has secured $12.5m funding and debuted a new appliance.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 21st Apr 2016

Hyperscale

Western Digital goes gold with new data center drives

Western Digital has gone gold with the launch of its new data center drives, which build on the company's Re range.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Thu, 21st Apr 2016

Printing

Chinese consortium snaps up Lexmark in US$3.6 billion deal

United States printer manufacturer Lexmark is being acquired by a Chinese consortium in a US$3.6 billion deal.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 21st Apr 2016

Digital Transformation

Customer is North Star in digital transformation, but don't forget the rest

Customer experience is front and centre in digital transformation, but there are plenty of other things to consider in the 'long and slow' process.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Thu, 21st Apr 2016

Endpoint Protection

Endpoint protection key growth point for enterprise security

Endpoint threat detection is driving the most new security revenue, according to a new report, which also highlights a changing market for vendors.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 21st Apr 2016

AppSense

Landesk begins AppSense product integration as acquisition completes

Landesk has completed its AppSense acquisition which expands its offerings to management of both physical and virtual devices and endpoint protection.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Wed, 20th Apr 2016

Printer companies regaining upper hand in consumables

Third party printer consumables are expected to decline as OEMs regain the upper hand in a market where supplies are no longer the main profit source.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 20th Apr 2016