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Digital Caddies and Snapp Digital pair up for ad content in golf carts
Digital Signage

Digital Caddies and Snapp Digital pair up for ad content in golf carts

Digital Caddies has formed a strategic alliance with Snapp Digital which will see real time advertising content served up on digital signage in golf c.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 1st Mar 2016
LED digital signage gets its curve on in Californian mall
Digital Signage

LED digital signage gets its curve on in Californian mall

Digital signage has taken a new turn at a Californian shopping centre, with Daktronics designing, manufacturing and installing a curved LED display.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Mon, 29th Feb 2016
Dicker Data eyes new opportunities as Kiwi revenue and profit soar
Dicker Data

Dicker Data eyes new opportunities as Kiwi revenue and profit soar

Dicker Data has recorded bumper revenue and profit for the 2015 financial year, with the distributor's Kiwi revenue up 20% last year.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 29th Feb 2016
CSC's Adrian McKenzie hits the road for Halberg foundation
Fitness

CSC's Adrian McKenzie hits the road for Halberg foundation

Kiwis are being asked to dig deep as CSC's Adrian McKenzie takes to the road to raise funds for a cause close to his heart.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 29th Feb 2016
DSE NZ second meeting pulled forward
Dick Smith

DSE NZ second meeting pulled forward

Creditors of the failed Dick Smith Holdings businesses are likely to receive an earlier than anticipated update from administrators.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 29th Feb 2016

Global Stories

Written by Heather

Steady data center demand, Telx acquisition see Digital Realty revenue climb
Hyperscale

Steady data center demand, Telx acquisition see Digital Realty revenue climb

Last year's acquisition of Telx has added $13 million to Digital Realty's revenues for the fourth quarter of 2015, with steady demand driving business.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 1st Mar 2016
Done deal: CSC completes UXC acquisition
UXC

Done deal: CSC completes UXC acquisition

CSC has completed its acquisition of Australia's UXC Limited, creating one of the regions largest IT services companies.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 1st Mar 2016
Dimension Data tops for employment conditions
Cloud Services

Dimension Data tops for employment conditions

Dimension Data has been certified as one of the top employers in the world by Top Employers Institute, and lauded for its 'creative initiatives'.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 1st Mar 2016
Kordia half year after-tax profit soars 5683%
Fintech

Kordia half year after-tax profit soars 5683%

Kordia has smashed its forecast half year after tax profit, more than doubling its forecast to record $5.8m profit despite a $10m security spend.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Tue, 1st Mar 2016
Spotify ditches its data centers for Google cloud
Storage

Spotify ditches its data centers for Google cloud

Spotify is shifting from using its own data centers to Google's Cloud Platform, saying cloud is now as high quality as traditional offerings.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 29th Feb 2016
Docker delivers Datacenter CaaS offering
Virtualisation

Docker delivers Datacenter CaaS offering

Docker's new Datacenter CaaS set to revolutionise enterprise application deployment with seamless container control.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 29th Feb 2016
Vocus revenue soars in lead-up to M2 merger
Apple

Vocus revenue soars in lead-up to M2 merger

Vocus Communications has seen its revenue soar 181%, with NPAT up 203% in its last financials prior to the M2 merger.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 29th Feb 2016
2016 'hotbed' of M&A activity predicted – so who's buying who?
DevOps

2016 'hotbed' of M&A activity predicted – so who's buying who?

2016 is shaping up to be a hotbed of activity for mergers and acquisition in 2016, according to 451 Research. So who's buying who?.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Mon, 29th Feb 2016
Cisco refreshes storage networking portfolio
Storage

Cisco refreshes storage networking portfolio

Cisco has refreshed its storage networking portfolio to expand connectivity options for data centers and reduce data center cabling and footprint.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 29th Feb 2016
2degrees crushes competition to win Canstar broadband satisfaction award
Unified Communications

2degrees crushes competition to win Canstar broadband satisfaction award

Just six months after entering the broadband fray, 2degrees has cleaned up in the Canstar Consumer Satisfaction awards for broadband services.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Fri, 26th Feb 2016
SignStix and Insight Signs kick off new partnership with EMU flagship
Digital Signage

SignStix and Insight Signs kick off new partnership with EMU flagship

Insight Signs Australia and United Kingdom-based digital engagement platform SignStix have partnered up to provide 'a comprehensive signage solution'.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Fri, 26th Feb 2016

Stories from Other Regions

Written by Heather

Dicker Data logs record revenue and profit for 'very satisfying' year
Dicker Data

Dicker Data logs record revenue and profit for 'very satisfying' year

Dicker Data is eyeing up new opportunities after logging 'a very satisfying' FY revenue of $1.07 billion, with operating profit of $31.6 million.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 29th Feb 2016