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Dick Smith receivers' six month report throws light on high debts
Dick Smith

Dick Smith receivers' six month report throws light on high debts

Receivers continue to give little indication of exactly how big the shortfall from failed retailer Dick Smith's NZ business with debts topping $150m.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 26th Sep 2016
Sony Computer Entertainment NZ business takes 42% profit hit
Gaming

Sony Computer Entertainment NZ business takes 42% profit hit

Sony Computer Entertainment New Zealand saw its profits for last financial year take a massive 41.6% drop, with revenue also down nearly 8.5%.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 26th Sep 2016
EXCLUSIVE: Dicker Data NZ outlines the SonicWall opportunities
Dicker Data

EXCLUSIVE: Dicker Data NZ outlines the SonicWall opportunities

Dicker Data New Zealand is promising Kiwi resellers plenty of SonicWall opportunities ahead, with 'huge' services, upsell and cross-sell potential.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 26th Sep 2016
Dicker Data NZ takes on SonicWall agency
Dicker Data

Dicker Data NZ takes on SonicWall agency

Dicker Data New Zealand has continued its charge into the volume market, signing a deal to distribute Dell SonicWall.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 21st Sep 2016
EXCLUSIVE: IDC NZ tells where resellers can find the gold in mobility
Mobility

EXCLUSIVE: IDC NZ tells where resellers can find the gold in mobility

There's money to be made in mobility in NZ, with several key areas ripe for the picking. IDC NZ gives the lowdown for resellers.

By Heather Wright • 5 min read • Wed, 21st Sep 2016
Ingram Micro NZ HPE winners ROK on after drone win
Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Ingram Micro NZ HPE winners ROK on after drone win

It's drones to the fore after Origin IT, PB Tech and Acquire each won a DJI Phantom 3 Professional drone as part of Ingram Micros' HPE ROK promotion.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 19th Sep 2016

Global Stories

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Exclusive: HPE doubles down on partner efforts
High Performance Computing

Exclusive: HPE doubles down on partner efforts

HPE is doubling down on its partner efforts. Chris Trevitt, HPE Pacific region director of partner sales and commercial business gives us the lowdown.

By Heather Wright • 6 min read • Wed, 28th Sep 2016
Digital Realty serves up SDN global interconnection platform
Hyperscale

Digital Realty serves up SDN global interconnection platform

Digital Realty has launched an SDN global interconnection platform to simplify global data centre and cloud interconnection.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Sep 2016
Tech Data snaps up Avnet in $2.6b deal; gains local foothold
Supply Chain

Tech Data snaps up Avnet in $2.6b deal; gains local foothold

Tech Data is acquiring Avnet's technology solutions business unit in a US$2.6 billion deal which sees the distribution giant enter the local market.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 20th Sep 2016
Bigtech to bring new bleeding edge data centre vendors to local resellers
Exclusive Networks

Bigtech to bring new bleeding edge data centre vendors to local resellers

Nutanix will be the lynch pin for Exclusive Group's new data centre transformation distie BigTec, with a range of new complementary vendors debuting.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Tue, 20th Sep 2016
EXCLUSIVE: Current channel change 'like root canal without anesthetic' says Gartner
Customer Experience

EXCLUSIVE: Current channel change 'like root canal without anesthetic' says Gartner

As resellers grapple with a painful change in business models, Gartner's Neil McMurchy offers some insight on the way forward.

By Heather Wright • 5 min read • Mon, 19th Sep 2016
Mid-market ERP company Cin7 ramps up channel following 'exponential' growth
Supply Chain

Mid-market ERP company Cin7 ramps up channel following 'exponential' growth

Cin7, which says it offers 'a genuine ERP experience' for mid-tier companies at 10-20% of the price, is ramping up its channel after dramatic growth.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 19th Sep 2016
$97m profit for FlexiGroup as company turns focus on millennial spend
Fintech

$97m profit for FlexiGroup as company turns focus on millennial spend

FlexiGroup's new business volume has soared 19%, with the company delivering a cash NPAT of $97 million and eyeing double digit FY18 growth.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Sep 2016

Stories from Other Regions

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Logicalis Australia CEO, sales director depart
Thomas Duryea

Logicalis Australia CEO, sales director depart

Logicalis has lost both its chief executive and its sales director, with the two exiting the company this week.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 28th Sep 2016
Ingram Micro ramps up Veeam partnership with VCSP offerings
Virtualisation

Ingram Micro ramps up Veeam partnership with VCSP offerings

Ingram Micro Australia is offering its resellers an expanded range of Veeam monthly software rental offerings following its signing as a VCSP distie.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 28th Sep 2016
IoT at home spending spree about to hit Australia says Telsyte
Semiconductors

IoT at home spending spree about to hit Australia says Telsyte

Smart appliances and IoT@home services which include cloud-based 'intelligent' services are expected to lead the charge as Aussie IoT@home spend soars.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 26th Sep 2016
Leader Computers adds Western Digital brands to portfolio
Western Digital

Leader Computers adds Western Digital brands to portfolio

Leader Computers has inked a distribution deal with Western Digital which will see the Aussie distie providing HGST and G-Technology branded storage.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 21st Sep 2016