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Synnex bulks up education play with AVer deal
Synnex

Synnex bulks up education play with AVer deal

Synnex Australia bulks up its education play with a distie deal for AVer charge carts and cabinets, creating a 'comprehensive' education portfolio.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 12th Jan 2016

Global Stories

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Photo gallery: The products that grabbed Kiwi attention at CES
Noel Leeming

Photo gallery: The products that grabbed Kiwi attention at CES

Drones fly high at CES 2016, intriguing Kiwi consumers; Noel Leeming keen to introduce innovative tech including a modular band and smart fridge.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 13th Jan 2016
CES 2016: What's coming to New Zealand?
Wearables

CES 2016: What's coming to New Zealand?

CES 2016 served up a plethora of consumer electronics. But what caught the eyes of the Noel Leeming team - and what might hit NZ shores this year?.

By Heather Wright • 5 min read • Wed, 13th Jan 2016
Accenture wins five-year Specsavers contract
Digital Transformation

Accenture wins five-year Specsavers contract

Accenture has won a five year deal to help manage Specsavers technology as the optician prepares for a digital future.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 13th Jan 2016
Signagelive offers up contextual, responsive digital signage with NFC
Digital Signage

Signagelive offers up contextual, responsive digital signage with NFC

Signagelive is using NFC and Beacon technology are being used to help serve up contextual and responsive, interactive digital signage.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 12th Jan 2016
Panasonic puts freeze on data center storage with Facebook technology
Hyperscale

Panasonic puts freeze on data center storage with Facebook technology

Panasonic and Facebook have collaborated on a new 'freeze-ray' cold storage solution they say will reduce data center costs and energy use.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 12th Jan 2016
Citrix offloads CloudPlatform
Virtualisation

Citrix offloads CloudPlatform

Citrix is selling its CloudPlatform cloud computing software and CloudPortal Business Manager to Accelerite as it continues to streamline its business.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 12th Jan 2016
Dick Smith debts nearing AU$400 million; CEO gone
Dick Smith

Dick Smith debts nearing AU$400 million; CEO gone

Dick Smith creditors are owed nearly AU$400 million dollars. Meanwhile, the company's chief executive has resigned, effective immediately.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 12th Jan 2016
ASG wins $29m govt deal to provide desktop-as-a-service solution
Desktop-as-a-Service

ASG wins $29m govt deal to provide desktop-as-a-service solution

ASG Group has won a $29 million deal with the Federal Government's Department of Finance, to provide a desktop-as-a-service solution.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 12th Jan 2016
How clean is your data center?
Hyperscale

How clean is your data center?

Data centers are running the risk of power outages and loss of critical data because they're not adhering to regular cleaning schedules.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 11th Jan 2016
Splunk leads way for SIEM, but significant obstacles hampering full SIEM benefits
Security Information and Event Management

Splunk leads way for SIEM, but significant obstacles hampering full SIEM benefits

Splunk has come out tops in a new report on enterprise SIEM, but the report also shows significant obstacles are hampering the SIEM promise.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 11th Jan 2016
Noel Leeming, Harvey Norman and JB Hi-Fi to sell Microsoft laptop
Microsoft

Noel Leeming, Harvey Norman and JB Hi-Fi to sell Microsoft laptop

Noel Leeming, Harvey Norman and JB Hi-Fi steal the march as the first retailers to win the rights to sell Microsoft's Surface Book.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Mon, 11th Jan 2016
Ingram Micro ups local Cloud Marketplace and cloud services offerings
Cloud marketplace

Ingram Micro ups local Cloud Marketplace and cloud services offerings

Ingram Micro has added three new vendors to its Australian Cloud Marketplace, offering new opportunities for resellers to grow their cloud business.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 11th Jan 2016
SAP ANZ partner boss exits company
SAP

SAP ANZ partner boss exits company

SAP ANZ's key exec, Greg Miller, to depart in search of new leadership vistas after expanding partner success.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 11th Jan 2016
Interest high in Dick Smith business, receivers claim
Dick Smith

Interest high in Dick Smith business, receivers claim

Potential buyers for the failed Dick Smith business have until January 27 to get expressions of interest in for the company's businesses.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 11th Jan 2016
Big data: From 'shiny objects' to fundamental value
Data Analytics

Big data: From 'shiny objects' to fundamental value

Big data was a big topic in 2015. So what lies ahead in 2016? MapR boss John Schroeder outlines what he believes will be 2016's five big data trends.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 11th Jan 2016
Burberry wraps up Dooh campaign with Dreamworks
Digital Signage

Burberry wraps up Dooh campaign with Dreamworks

Burberry has teamed up with Dreamworks' Nova to launch an interactive 3D campaign at Piccadilly Circus, allowing users to personalise scarves via their mobiles.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 18th Dec 2015

Stories from Other Regions

Written by Heather