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Telstra retail head exits
Unified Communications

Telstra retail head exits

Telstra's retail chief Karsten Wildberger resigns citing personal reasons, prepares for overseas move amid corporate shuffle.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Fri, 4th Dec 2015
Photo gallery: NextDC partners come out to play
Hyperscale

Photo gallery: NextDC partners come out to play

NextDC's partner channel came out to play at the Hilton Sydney last night, as the company honoured its partners at its inaugural partner awards.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Thu, 3rd Dec 2015

Global Stories

Written by Heather

Market transition sees detachable tablets booming, iPad Pro turnaround
Mobility

Market transition sees detachable tablets booming, iPad Pro turnaround

A market transition is seeing detachable tablets booming, the iPad Pro experiencing a turnaround, and Windows gaining tablet traction.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 4th Dec 2015
NextDC goes direct with IBM Direct Link
Hyperscale

NextDC goes direct with IBM Direct Link

NextDC has added a support for IBM's Direct Link, with a direct network connection to the IBM cloud via its Melbourne M1 data centre.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 4th Dec 2015
Telstra, Bulletproof among Frost & Sullivan Aussie Excellence winners
Unified Communications

Telstra, Bulletproof among Frost & Sullivan Aussie Excellence winners

Telstra scored four wins at Frost & Sullivan's Australia Excellence Awards, with Bulletproof, Canberra Data Centres and Microsoft among the winners.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 4th Dec 2015
Enghouse Interactive seeking local channel expansion in 2016
Unified Communications

Enghouse Interactive seeking local channel expansion in 2016

Enghouse Interactive has appointed Kath Murphy as ANZ sales manager, with plans for channel expansion in 2016.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 4th Dec 2015
Ingram Micro ups cloud play with Odin acquisition
Ingram Micro

Ingram Micro ups cloud play with Odin acquisition

Ingram Micro is bolstering its cloud strategy with the acquisition of Parallels' Odin Service Automation platform for an undisclosed sum.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 3rd Dec 2015
IBM partners with Xilinx to accelerate data centre applications
IBM

IBM partners with Xilinx to accelerate data centre applications

IBM has teamed up with data centre efficiency vendor Xilinx in a collaboration aimed at accelerating data centre applications.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Thu, 3rd Dec 2015
Dataracks takes data centers micro
Hyperscale

Dataracks takes data centers micro

UK company debuts a micro data center which it says eliminates the need for bespoke data center designs - just add servers.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 3rd Dec 2015
Aussie power protection distie takes on Kiwi market
DataCentre infrastructure

Aussie power protection distie takes on Kiwi market

Aussie power and surge protection distributor NPS has launched its assault on the Kiwi market with the opening of an Auckland office.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Thu, 3rd Dec 2015
Logicalis snaps up Thomas Duryea Consulting
Thomas Duryea

Logicalis snaps up Thomas Duryea Consulting

Logicalis raises stakes in Aussie IT scene, acquiring strategic Thomas Duryea Consulting to form a tech powerhouse.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 3rd Dec 2015
NextDC names partner award winners
Hyperscale

NextDC names partner award winners

Data centre-as-a-service provider NextDC celebrates its channel, with Optus, Cloud Plus, Telstra, Blue Central and Atos among the winners.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 3rd Dec 2015
Lenovo big mover in servers, but HP still clear leader
DataCentre infrastructure

Lenovo big mover in servers, but HP still clear leader

HP continues to lead the server market in Q3, while Lenovo benefits from its purchase of IBM's x86 business and IBM itself sees some growth.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 3rd Dec 2015
Save your customers' money AND make more margin using Aspen Optics
Firewalls

Save your customers' money AND make more margin using Aspen Optics

Connector Systems and Aspen Optics are offering resellers the chance to help customers' stretch their network expansion budgets further.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 2nd Dec 2015

Stories from Other Regions

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Photo Gallery: Distribution Central end of year NZ Partner Event
Distribution Central

Photo Gallery: Distribution Central end of year NZ Partner Event

Distribution Central's end of year NZ Partner Event saw more than 120 partners turn out for an evening of wine tasting, cocktail making and fun.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Fri, 4th Dec 2015
New vendor offers new opportunities for Ingram Micro resellers
Osmo

New vendor offers new opportunities for Ingram Micro resellers

Children's technology offering, OsmoPlay, hits New Zealand with Ingram Micro signing as a distributor - right in time for the Christmas rush.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 3rd Dec 2015
HP New Zealand inaugural partner awards: And the winners are...
DataCentre infrastructure

HP New Zealand inaugural partner awards: And the winners are...

HP New Zealand's inaugural award brought the Kiwi channel out in force, as seven companies took home nine awards.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Nov 2015