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Kiwi company to debut new extreme weather digital signage option
Digital Signage

Kiwi company to debut new extreme weather digital signage option

A New Zealand company has developed what it says is a 'groundbreaking' new outdoor display technology designed to withstand extreme weather.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 14th Mar 2016

Global Stories

Written by Heather

VMWare, Cisco and Microsoft top of list as enterprises spend up on SDI
Microsoft

VMWare, Cisco and Microsoft top of list as enterprises spend up on SDI

Enterprises are upping their spend on software defined infrastructure this year with VMware, Cisco and Microsoft top of the list as go-to-vendors.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 15th Mar 2016
LanDesk adds endpoint security to portfolio with AppSense buy
AppSense

LanDesk adds endpoint security to portfolio with AppSense buy

LanDesk is buying virtualisation company AppSense as it seeks to extend its unified endpoint management and add endpoint security to its portfolio.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 15th Mar 2016
StorageCraft offers up new socket-based licensing
Disaster Recovery

StorageCraft offers up new socket-based licensing

StorageCraft has added a new 'price friendly' socket-based licensing model for its ShadowProtect SPX backup and disaster recovery offering.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Tue, 15th Mar 2016
UPDATED: Dick Smith name to live on under new owners, Kogan.com
Dick Smith

UPDATED: Dick Smith name to live on under new owners, Kogan.com

Kogan.com has purchased Dick Smith's online business and plans to keep the Dick Smith brand alive. Ruslan Kogan explains why - and how.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 15th Mar 2016
PC market decline set to continue, but there are growth areas
Notebook

PC market decline set to continue, but there are growth areas

IDC says while stabilisation of the PC market remains an elusive goal for now, there are some areas where there's money to be made.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 15th Mar 2016
US companies launch Transpacific broadband data and fiber hub
Hyperscale

US companies launch Transpacific broadband data and fiber hub

A new Transpacific broadband data and fiber hub, designed to connect businesses in Asia with Centeris' Seattle data center, has opened.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 14th Mar 2016
Digital signage to the rescue for Uni allergy issues
Digital Signage

Digital signage to the rescue for Uni allergy issues

Digital signage has provided the University of Winchester with a contemporary solution to deliver allergy information - and a little marketing as well.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 14th Mar 2016
IBM and Indosat Ooredoo partner for Indonesian cloud services
IBM

IBM and Indosat Ooredoo partner for Indonesian cloud services

IBM and Indonesian telco and services provider Indosat Ooredoo are partnering up with a joint data center to provide cloud services in a $200m deal.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 14th Mar 2016
Rackspace puts pedal to the metal with next-gen OnMetal
Microsoft

Rackspace puts pedal to the metal with next-gen OnMetal

Rackspace has debuted its next-generation of OnMetal Cloud Servers, for running demanding workloads with the ability to quickly scale and deploy.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 14th Mar 2016
HPE eats away at competitors' shares in enterprise storage market
Storage

HPE eats away at competitors' shares in enterprise storage market

HPE is making inroads into competitors' shares in the enterprise storage systems market, while all-flash and hyperscale data centers add to the change.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Mon, 14th Mar 2016
Avnet named as a 2016 World's Most Ethical Company
Ethics

Avnet named as a 2016 World's Most Ethical Company

Avnet has been named a 2016 World's Most Ethical Company - picking up the recognition for the third year in a row.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Mon, 14th Mar 2016
Cisco loses ground in security appliance market while Palo Alto booms
Security appliances

Cisco loses ground in security appliance market while Palo Alto booms

There's big growth in some areas of the security appliance market - and big declines in others. So which are rising and which are falling?.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 14th Mar 2016
Ingram Micro NZ offers resellers Brydge to new revenues
Keyboard

Ingram Micro NZ offers resellers Brydge to new revenues

Ingram Micro New Zealand has added high-end iPad keyboard vendor Brydge Keyboards to its vendor portfolio, offering up new options for resellers.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 14th Mar 2016

Stories from Other Regions

Written by Heather

Vocus eyes aggressive channel expansion for Commander business
Unified Communications

Vocus eyes aggressive channel expansion for Commander business

Vocus Communications' Commander business is launching a new assault on the channel, with plans to double its partner base this year.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 15th Mar 2016
Change at the top for Shoply as merger nears
Anyware

Change at the top for Shoply as merger nears

Shoply CEO Vaughan Clark has abruptly retired from the top job, with an interim executive chairman stepping in until the merger is completed.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Mon, 14th Mar 2016
Unisys officially opens new Sydney service desk
Unisys

Unisys officially opens new Sydney service desk

Unisys has officially opened its new service desk in Sydney, to provide centralised IT support services to NSW Government departments and agencies.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 14th Mar 2016