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Heather Wright

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Kiwi Stories

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IDC: Kiwi businesses entering 'critical phase of re-evaluation' of IT partnerships
Outsourcing

IDC: Kiwi businesses entering 'critical phase of re-evaluation' of IT partnerships

The increasing shift from technology-focused outcomes to business ones is bringing change for the managed services market. IDC New Zealand explains.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 12th Jun 2017
Cyclone fleshes out All of Government offerings with new Acer deal
Cyclone Computers

Cyclone fleshes out All of Government offerings with new Acer deal

Cyclone has inked a deal with Acer which will see it providing the vendor's full product suite to All of Government participating agencies.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 12th Jun 2017
SAP NZ takes massive profit hit with cloud and software revenue down, services up
Software

SAP NZ takes massive profit hit with cloud and software revenue down, services up

A rise in services revenue hasn't been enough to stop SAP New Zealand's profit for the latest financial year crashing 97.5%.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 12th Jun 2017
Photo gallery: Data centres, cloud, security and a haka at Exclusively NZ
Exclusive Networks

Photo gallery: Data centres, cloud, security and a haka at Exclusively NZ

Exclusive Networks went Exclusively NZ last week, highlighting opportunities in data centre, cloud and security - along with a Buck Shelford-lead haka.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Mon, 12th Jun 2017
Photo gallery: Dicker Data resellers M-powered at Hampton Downs
Dicker Data

Photo gallery: Dicker Data resellers M-powered at Hampton Downs

Dicker Data Plantronics' resellers took to the track in all eight of the new BMW M series vehicles at Hampton Downs.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Thu, 8th Jun 2017
Exclusive: Ingram Micro NZ adds Beyerdynamics to ProAV range
Supply Chain

Exclusive: Ingram Micro NZ adds Beyerdynamics to ProAV range

Ingram Micro NZ says new high-margin opportunities are on offer for resellers, after the distie signed an exclusive deal with Syntec for Beyerdynamics.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Thu, 8th Jun 2017
Revenue jump for Ingram Micro NZ Holdings, but investments keep distie in the red
Microsoft

Revenue jump for Ingram Micro NZ Holdings, but investments keep distie in the red

Revenue is up for Ingram Micro New Zealand Holdings and its subsidiaries in a year that saw plenty of action with acquisitions and new vendors.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 6th Jun 2017

Global Stories

Written by Heather

emt Distribution inks deal for Thycotic enterprise password management solution
Privileged Access Management

emt Distribution inks deal for Thycotic enterprise password management solution

emt Distribution has ramped up its local operations after signing a master distribution deal with US priviliged account management vendor Thycotic.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 13th Jun 2017
LogRhythm tops in Gartner SIEM Peer Insights Customer Choice Awards
Security Information and Event Management

LogRhythm tops in Gartner SIEM Peer Insights Customer Choice Awards

LogRhythm has taken out the gold medal at Gartner's 2017 Peer Insights Customer Choice Awards for SIEM. So who won silver and bronze?.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 13th Jun 2017
Exclusive: Polycom global boss talks a return to growth, new markets and women in tech
Unified Communications

Exclusive: Polycom global boss talks a return to growth, new markets and women in tech

Polycom is promising new products and entrance to new markets in the coming months as it seeks to return to growth after a US$2 billion takeover,.

By Heather Wright • 5 min read • Mon, 12th Jun 2017
Aruba gets to core of mobile, cloud and IoT switching demands
Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Aruba gets to core of mobile, cloud and IoT switching demands

Aruba has debuted a new switch and operating system is says is reimagined and re-engineered for a world of mobile, cloud and IoT.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 12th Jun 2017
SOLD: Synnex acquires Westcon-Comstor stake
Synnex

SOLD: Synnex acquires Westcon-Comstor stake

Synnex is taking a minority stake in Westcon-Comstor's local business with a 10% stake in Westcon International and 100% of North America and Latam.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 6th Jun 2017
EY builds out IAM implementation with Open Windows Identity buy
Health Technologies

EY builds out IAM implementation with Open Windows Identity buy

EY has snapped up Melbourne-based IAM business Open Windows Identity as it builds out its IAM implementation and managed services capability.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 6th Jun 2017
BlackBerry ups local software security push with new partners
BlackBerry

BlackBerry ups local software security push with new partners

BlackBerry has signed up three new partners to deliver, deploy and support its AtHoc secure crisis communications software locally.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 6th Jun 2017
RPA market set to hit $870 million across ANZ by 2020
Telsyte

RPA market set to hit $870 million across ANZ by 2020

Robotic process automation is hitting local shores, with ANZ businesses investing to the tune of $216m this year - and increasing to $870m come 2020.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 6th Jun 2017

Stories from Other Regions

Written by Heather

Double glory as Data#3 takes out VMware and Employer of Choice awards
Virtualisation

Double glory as Data#3 takes out VMware and Employer of Choice awards

Data#3 is celebrating double glory, after winning both a regional VMware partner innovation award and a National Employer of Choice award.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 6th Jun 2017
Photo Gallery: Mimecast celebrates Australian partners
Dimension Data

Photo Gallery: Mimecast celebrates Australian partners

Dimension Data, Brennan IT, Datacom and The Missing Link were among the winners at Mimecast's Channel Connect gala awards dinner in Sydney last week.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Tue, 6th Jun 2017