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Optus pays $51,000 in penalties after ACCC issues infringement notices
Optus

Optus pays $51,000 in penalties after ACCC issues infringement notices

Optus Internet cops $51,000 in penalties after alleged false or misleading representations about cable broadband internet speeds.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 17th Dec 2015
StorageCraft to launch DR recovery cloud in Australia
Storage

StorageCraft to launch DR recovery cloud in Australia

StorageCraft will launch its next-generation purpose-built disaster recovery cloud in Australia in early 2016. So what's in it for partners?.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 16th Dec 2015
ACCC taking LG to court for misleading consumers
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

ACCC taking LG to court for misleading consumers

LG Electronics Australia is heading back to court with the ACCC alleging the company made false or misleading representations about their rights.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 16th Dec 2015

Global Stories

Written by Heather

Optimizer HQ subsidiaries' debts likely to top $11 million
Optimizer HQ

Optimizer HQ subsidiaries' debts likely to top $11 million

Claims against two Optimizer HQ subsidiaries are likely to hit $11.3 million, with liquidators reviewing the sale of business assets pre-liquidation.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Fri, 18th Dec 2015
Security analytics and intelligence key for 2016
Data Analytics

Security analytics and intelligence key for 2016

Security intelligence and analytical capabilities will come to the fore in the battle against cybercrime next year.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Fri, 18th Dec 2015
VCE, Cisco partner for more secure data centres; less complex SDN
Network Infrastructure

VCE, Cisco partner for more secure data centres; less complex SDN

VCE and Cisco have teamed up to help create more secure data centres and take the complexity out of deploying SDN.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 17th Dec 2015
Carbonite ups DRaaS with US$14m acquisition of Seagate's EVault
Seagate

Carbonite ups DRaaS with US$14m acquisition of Seagate's EVault

Carbonite is bolstering its disaster recovery-as-a-service offerings with a US$14 million acquisition of Seagate Technology's EVault business.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 17th Dec 2015
Distribution Central offers up data analytics with Sumo Logic deal
Distribution Central

Distribution Central offers up data analytics with Sumo Logic deal

Distribution Central is bringing Sumo Logic data analytics to resellers throughout Australia and New Zealand after signing a new distribution deal.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 17th Dec 2015
NextDC flush after successful $120m capital raising
Hyperscale

NextDC flush after successful $120m capital raising

NextDC has successfully completed its latest round of fundraising, bringing in an additional $120 million needed for two new data centres.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 17th Dec 2015
New channel boss for ShoreTel as vendor accelerates growth
Unified Communications

New channel boss for ShoreTel as vendor accelerates growth

ShoreTel has promoted Ben Swanson to Asia Pacific channel boss, as the UC vendor seeks increased profile and business locally.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 17th Dec 2015
Nuage expands partner programme with self-service certification
Network Infrastructure

Nuage expands partner programme with self-service certification

Nuage Networks has added a self-service certification initiative to its partner program, providing easy verification of Nuage SDN compatibility.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 17th Dec 2015
2016: The year of hybrid cloud solutions?
DevOps

2016: The year of hybrid cloud solutions?

If you thought hybrid cloud was big now, wait til next year, with IDC predicting 'a big year' for solutions built on hybrid cloud architectures.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Thu, 17th Dec 2015
Schneider Electric greens the data center with new EcoBlade
DataCentre infrastructure

Schneider Electric greens the data center with new EcoBlade

Schneider Electric is going green with a smart, scalable energy storage solution to increase the use of renewable energy.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Wed, 16th Dec 2015
NTT Com launches HK$4 billion data center
Data Analytics

NTT Com launches HK$4 billion data center

NTT Communications has opened the second phase of its Hong Kong Financial Data Center, a HK$4 billion, Tier 4 facility housing more than 7000 racks.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 16th Dec 2015
Photo gallery: NZ infosec industry shines at iSanz awards
Cybersecurity

Photo gallery: NZ infosec industry shines at iSanz awards

The Kiwi information security community turned out in force for the inaugural iSanz Awards which saw Axenic, Vodafone and the DIA among the winners.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 16th Dec 2015
'Largest data migration in Queensland's history' complete
Partner Programmes

'Largest data migration in Queensland's history' complete

Interactive has taken Flight Centre on 'the largest data migration in Queensland history' as part of a new outsourcing deal.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 16th Dec 2015

Stories from Other Regions

Written by Heather

Photo gallery: Synnex resellers in Fiji
Synnex

Photo gallery: Synnex resellers in Fiji

What did the winners of Synnex's Lenovo 'Win an escape to paradise' promotion get up to on their Fiji getaway? We know... and we're happy to tell...

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Wed, 16th Dec 2015