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Opportunity ahead

Aussie-founded StratoKey eyes up US market

Tue, 1st Sep 2015
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cybersecurity
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data breach
StratoKey, founded in Australia in 2012, is expanding operations of its intelligent cloud data protection solution into the United States.
Innovation box

Sydney-based fintech hub opens its doors

Wed, 26th Aug 2015
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data analytics
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fintech
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martech
Stone - Chalk, a fintech hub in Sydney, has opened its doors, welcoming 41 companies and aiming to boost Australia's fintech sector.
Loss

Hills loses key vendor; records $85.9 million net loss

Mon, 24th Aug 2015
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distributors
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acquisition
Hills says the loss of its key supplier has impacted its latest financial results and will continue to impact the company into its FY2016 results.
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Lenovo Business Partner Awards: And the winners are...

Fri, 21st Aug 2015
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lenovo
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synnex
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distributors
Synnex, Staples, JB HiFi Educations Solutions, Leading Edge, Brennan IT and Meridian claim top awards at Lenovo 2015 ANZ Business Partner Awards.
Collaboration

CompTIA: Channel collaboration needed for success

Fri, 21st Aug 2015
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uc
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collaboration
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resellers
CompTIA is calling on the local channel to collaborate and share insights and intelligence in order to drive the channel - and IT - forward.
Mobile learning

Mobile learning across ANZ still in its infancy

Fri, 21st Aug 2015
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cybersecurity
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skillsoft
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tablets
Mobile learning in the workplace is still in its infancy in Australia and New Zealand, according to new research from Skillsoft.
Award

NetComm wins big at Australian Business Awards 2015

Mon, 17th Aug 2015
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netcomm wireless
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industrial
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partners
NetComm Wireless wins three awards at Australian Business Awards 2015 for Business Innovation, Product Excellence, and Best Technology Product.
Itbau bweozgi

Is Australia suffering from an emerging skills gap?

Mon, 17th Aug 2015
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chartered accountants
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stem
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regulation
Australia's emerging skills gap could hinder technological progress, warns a new report from Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.
Smart citay

Cisco looks to make South East Queensland first smart region

Fri, 14th Aug 2015
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smart cities
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cisco
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digital engagement
Cisco has released its first Smart Region Report, highlighting digital opportunities for South East Queensland.
Cash incentive

Cyberoam offers up extra cash to reseller sales reps

Tue, 4th Aug 2015
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cyberoam technologies
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subscriptions
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channel manager
Reseller sales reps will find themselves with some extra cash for selling Cyberoam, after the vendor launched a cash incentive deal with a difference.
Choose you

Brisbane healthcare provider goes with Nutanix

Thu, 30th Jul 2015
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converged infrastructure
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iaas
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healthtech
Procured through IT solutions provider, BES Information Technology Systems, the Nutanix platform allows Mater to expand its virtual desktop platform.
Flower

Former AIIA chief Ian Birks passes away

Tue, 28th Jul 2015
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leadership
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australian information industry association
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aiia
Industry stalwart and former chief executive and board member of the Australian Information Industry Association, Ian Birks, has passed away.
Australia

BI software vendor goes down under with latest acquisition

Fri, 24th Jul 2015
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partner programmes
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m&a
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distributors
Jedox, a Business Intelligence and Corporate Performance Management software vendor, has acquired Naked Data, a key Jedox distributor in Australia.
New job

Network edge opportunities prompt new channel strategy for Emerson

Fri, 17th Jul 2015
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devops
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datacentre infrastructure
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data analytics
The increasing move to compute and storage closer to the network edge has prompted Emerson Network Power to get closer to its channel partners.
Internet of things

Aussie IT departments unprepared for rise of IoT

Thu, 16th Jul 2015
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iot
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deloitte
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it managers
The Internet of Things presents challenges for Australian IT departments due to a lack of skills and growing network complexity, says SolarWinds.
A grade

Top marks for Aussie IT departments, but BYOD policy low

Thu, 16th Jul 2015
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google
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autonomy
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landesk
Australian IT departments are near the top of the class when it comes to end user satisfaction but BYOD policies appear to be lagging.
Business audit

Regular audits are a business necessity

Fri, 10th Jul 2015
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financial systems
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concur
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travel technologies
Businesses need to complete objective, real-time audits in order to catch expense irregularities before they become more serious issues.
Ianmcadam symantec

Ian McAdam takes on top local Symantec role

Wed, 8th Jul 2015
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oracle
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sales
Symantec appoints Ian McAdam as its new Pacific managing director, six months after Brenton Smith departed the role.
Symantec

New MD for Symantec Pacific region

Wed, 8th Jul 2015
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advanced persistent threat protection
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cloud services
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symantec
Ian McAdam will lead and drive growth across Symantec's enterprise security business and support customers and partners in the Pacific region.
Light

Cisco IoE innovation centre launches in Perth, Sydney to follow

Fri, 3rd Jul 2015
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uc
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agricultural technology
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data analytics
Cisco has launched an IoE innovation centre in Perth in an effort to 'ignite innovation, growth and job creation in the knowledge economy'.