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Toshiba posts significant profit boost from Australian business
Sony

Toshiba posts significant profit boost from Australian business

Toshiba has seen profit from its Australian operations soar by more than 52% with revenue for the company also on the up locally.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 7th Dec 2015

Global Stories

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Abraxas builds SDN-ready data center with Huawei cloud fabric
Network Infrastructure

Abraxas builds SDN-ready data center with Huawei cloud fabric

Huawei's cloud fabric data center network solution has been put to work to build a new virtualised multi-tenant cloud data center for Abraxas.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 9th Dec 2015
Microsoft and TechnologyOne team up on ECM
Enterprise Content Management

Microsoft and TechnologyOne team up on ECM

Microsoft and enterprise software provider TechnologyOne have joined forces, integrating Microsoft Office 365 TechnologyOne's ECM offering.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Wed, 9th Dec 2015
Big data analytics key differentiator in IoT deployments
Data Analytics

Big data analytics key differentiator in IoT deployments

Big data analytics is becoming a boom market and a big differentiator in IoT deployments - for enterprise, SMB and the channel.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 9th Dec 2015
Red Hat goes virtual with local training
Open source

Red Hat goes virtual with local training

Red Hat has taken its training virtual with its latest program for channel partners and customers offering real-time training, online.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 9th Dec 2015
MapR serves up 'greater, smarter business for big data'
MapR

MapR serves up 'greater, smarter business for big data'

MapR is offering up 'greater, smarter business for big data' with a new converged platform designed to address IoT and other analytics issues.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 9th Dec 2015
AWS to open India, South Korea data centers
Hyperscale

AWS to open India, South Korea data centers

AWS is planning data centers in South Korea and India next year, with the Indian market heating up with Microsoft and IBM also opening centers there.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 8th Dec 2015
Indian data center infrastructure spend on the rise
Infrastructure-as-a-Service

Indian data center infrastructure spend on the rise

The data center infrastructure market in India is forecast to be worth US$2 billion in 2016 according to a report from industry analysts, Gartner.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 8th Dec 2015
Digital marketplace opens up access to government ICT spend
Unified Communications

Digital marketplace opens up access to government ICT spend

Government tees up digital marketplace to enable more ICT suppliers to nab some of the $5b annual government ICT spend and a cyber security centre.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 8th Dec 2015
Wave 2 of 802.11ac poised to be highest shipping Wi-Fi ever
Semiconductors

Wave 2 of 802.11ac poised to be highest shipping Wi-Fi ever

The 802.11ac Wave 2 Wi-Fi standard is starting to gain 'rapid' traction and is poised to become the highest shipping Wi-Fi standard yet.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 8th Dec 2015
Smart commercial buildings offer early reseller IoT potential
Internet of Things

Smart commercial buildings offer early reseller IoT potential

Smart commercial buildings will be a driving force in the uptake of internet of things, Gartner says, opening the doors for resellers to capitalise.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 8th Dec 2015
New Opportunities for Zeacom as it becomes Enghouse Interactive
Unified Communications

New Opportunities for Zeacom as it becomes Enghouse Interactive

International acquisitions of Kiwi companies often spell the beginning of the end for the local operations, but for Zeacom it's a different story.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Tue, 8th Dec 2015
HPE tackles cloud sprawl with new cloud service broker
Virtualisation

HPE tackles cloud sprawl with new cloud service broker

HPE launches solution for managing cloud chaos, offering streamlined control over diverse cloud environments beginning 2016.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 7th Dec 2015
Altech enters voluntary administration
Altech Computers

Altech enters voluntary administration

After years of challenges, Altech Computers enters into voluntary administration due to persisting cash flow issues.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 7th Dec 2015
IBM bolsters Softlayer direct links with new data centre deals
Hyperscale

IBM bolsters Softlayer direct links with new data centre deals

IBM is beefing up its Direct Link service, signing deals with data centre providers including Digital Realty, Equinix and Verizon.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 7th Dec 2015
Kiwi company recognised as one of fastest growing APAC tech companies
Risk & Compliance

Kiwi company recognised as one of fastest growing APAC tech companies

New Zealand's Portland Software Services has been named on Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2015 after recording 220% growth in three years.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 7th Dec 2015

Stories from Other Regions

Written by Heather

Exclusive: Brace for consolidation, declining Kiwi PC market in 2016
Notebook

Exclusive: Brace for consolidation, declining Kiwi PC market in 2016

Strap yourself in for a bumpy year in the Kiwi PC market in 2016, with IDC NZ expecting declining shipments - and vendor consolidation.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 8th Dec 2015