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Heather Wright

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Nuance ramps up Aussie distribution with Dicker Data
Dicker Data

Nuance ramps up Aussie distribution with Dicker Data

'Exponential' growth prompts Nuance Communications Australia to sign Dicker Data as a distributor for the Australian market.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 14th Dec 2015

Global Stories

Written by Heather

Say hello to iPaaS as middleware-as-a-service disrupts market
Platform-as-a-Service

Say hello to iPaaS as middleware-as-a-service disrupts market

Middleware-as-a-service and lightweight API development will drive middleware to new heights in 2016, as companies seek more agile integration.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 16th Dec 2015
VMware pulls plug on Virtusteam joint venture with EMC
Virtualisation

VMware pulls plug on Virtusteam joint venture with EMC

VMware has dumped plans to partner with parent company EMC in the Virtustream cloud services joint venture, announced just months ago.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 15th Dec 2015
HPE, Cisco and Microsoft dominate US$120b data centre market
Microsoft

HPE, Cisco and Microsoft dominate US$120b data centre market

HPE, Cisco and Microsoft - and rack servers - are leading the way to a US$120 billion data centre infrastructure market.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 15th Dec 2015
Avnet appoints first CISO
Supply Chain

Avnet appoints first CISO

Avnet has appointed its first chief information security officer to ensure its information assets, and those of partners and customers, are protected.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Tue, 15th Dec 2015
Unified threat management driving security appliance market
Cybersecurity

Unified threat management driving security appliance market

Unified threat management is propelling the security appliance market forward. So which vendors are winning in the market?.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 15th Dec 2015
Dicker Data signs BitTitan to provide seamless Office 365 onboarding
Microsoft

Dicker Data signs BitTitan to provide seamless Office 365 onboarding

Local resellers have a new option to simplify the onboarding of customers to Microsoft Office 365 after Dicker Data signed a deal with BitTitan.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 15th Dec 2015
New faces for Westcon-Comstor as distie ups Comstor, cloud leadership
Supply Chain

New faces for Westcon-Comstor as distie ups Comstor, cloud leadership

Westcon-Comstor gears up for growth with James Mackay and Rhys Shannon enhancing its Comstor and cloud expertise.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 15th Dec 2015
Dell goes Extreme with new unit for data centre efforts
Network Infrastructure

Dell goes Extreme with new unit for data centre efforts

Dell intensifies its data centre strategy by forming the Extreme Scale Infrastructure unit, led by ex-HP exec James Mouton.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 14th Dec 2015
Fronde back in black, despite flat revenue
Fintech

Fronde back in black, despite flat revenue

Fronde has clocked up a profit before tax of $1.2 million, with growth in the Australian market offsetting a contraction in the Kiwi business.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 14th Dec 2015
Third platform driving IT services spend
IT services

Third platform driving IT services spend

ANZ is expected to record a small increase in IT services growth next year, with the overall APeJ IT services spend forecast to grow 6.5%.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 14th Dec 2015

Stories from Other Regions

Written by Heather

BroadSign 'reimagines' administrator
Digital Signage

BroadSign 'reimagines' administrator

Revamp to BroadSign Administrator brings faster workflows, improved visuals and a customisable experience for scaled networks.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 14th Dec 2015
Data center investment booming - and dramatically reshaping IT industry
Hyperscale

Data center investment booming - and dramatically reshaping IT industry

Leading cloud providers are investing many billions of dollars expanding their network of hyperscale data centers in order to cope with huge demand.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 14th Dec 2015
Distribution Central NZ revenue up, but profit down on heavy investment
Fintech

Distribution Central NZ revenue up, but profit down on heavy investment

Distribution Central has clocked up revenue of $21.7 million from its New Zealand business in the last financial year, a 16% year on year increase.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 14th Dec 2015
Dell NZ gears up for big 2016 as channel business takes off
Network Infrastructure

Dell NZ gears up for big 2016 as channel business takes off

After a year of 'laying the foundations' for greater channel business in New Zealand, Dell is looking forward to a bumper 2016.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Mon, 14th Dec 2015
Trade creditors, Inland Revenue hit by Mecari liquidation
POSPOS NZ

Trade creditors, Inland Revenue hit by Mecari liquidation

Ten trade creditors and Inland Revenue among companies out of pocket following collapse of Pos distributor Mecari, previously known as Pos Pos.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 14th Dec 2015
Optimizer HQ subsidiaries in liquidation; Swipe HQ down
Payment Technologies

Optimizer HQ subsidiaries in liquidation; Swipe HQ down

Odev, a company associated Optimizer HQ and payment processing solution Swipe HQ, has been placed into liquidation.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 11th Dec 2015