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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

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Software stories

Exclusive Interview: CA Technologies on their new partner program
Partner Programmes

Exclusive Interview: CA Technologies on their new partner program

Kevin Van Gils, CA Technologies local head of partners, discusses how the program has been changed and what the benefits are for partners.

By Patrick Martlew • 6 min read • Mon, 2nd Oct 2017
Agilyx and Lumesse partner on talent acquisition solutions
Human Capital Management

Agilyx and Lumesse partner on talent acquisition solutions

The partnership will combine Agilyx's expertise in business applications with Lumesse's technologies portfolio.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Mon, 25th Sep 2017
Trello goes standalone for Windows and Mac
DevOps

Trello goes standalone for Windows and Mac

Trello launches dedicated desktop apps for Windows and Mac, offering users an escape from browser-tab chaos with new features and shortcuts.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Fri, 15th Sep 2017
HPE reports steady revenue growth with its fiscal 3rd quarter results
Storage

HPE reports steady revenue growth with its fiscal 3rd quarter results

HPE's fiscal Q3 sees a revenue rise, up by 3%, amidst its Micro Focus merger, hinting at a positive shift in the tech giant's trajectory.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Wed, 6th Sep 2017
Micro Focus and HPE Software complete $11 billion merger
DevOps

Micro Focus and HPE Software complete $11 billion merger

Micro Focus merges with HPE's software arm in a whopping £8.8bn deal, forming the world's 7th largest enterprise software company.

By Patrick Martlew • 3 min read • Mon, 4th Sep 2017
Software provider Ipswitch announces new partnership with distie in India
Partner Programmes

Software provider Ipswitch announces new partnership with distie in India

Under the agreement, RAH Infotech will distribute Ipswitch file transfer and network management software throughout India.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 23rd Aug 2017
IDC: Writing on the wall for Aussie enterprise Ethernet market?
Network Infrastructure

IDC: Writing on the wall for Aussie enterprise Ethernet market?

With a 21 percent year-on-year decline, IDC reports the first quarter of 2017 was in fact the worst downturn in some time.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 1st Aug 2017
Tech Data seals deal to help ANZ partners capitalise on digital transformation
Digital Transformation

Tech Data seals deal to help ANZ partners capitalise on digital transformation

​Tech Data has partnered with Pitney Bowes in AU and NZ in a move the distributor says will help partners to profit from digital transformation.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 27th Jul 2017
Check Point's second quarter financials exceed highest end of projections
Cybersecurity

Check Point's second quarter financials exceed highest end of projections

Gil Shrewd says the company is rapt with the second quarter results, reporting the revenue growth to be healthy.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 26th Jul 2017
Gartner: AI tech will be in most software products by 2020
Artificial Intelligence

Gartner: AI tech will be in most software products by 2020

Machines can actually do some things better and faster than humans, once trained; machines and humans can accomplish more together than separately.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Jul 2017
Don't boil the ocean: Taking the sting out of software license audits
Software

Don't boil the ocean: Taking the sting out of software license audits

Software audits have become even more complicated as businesses now need to track software in complex environments, like the cloud.

By Hugh Darvall • 4 min read • Fri, 14th Jul 2017
Worldwide IT spending to grow again in 2017 – but it's not all good news
Software-as-a-Service

Worldwide IT spending to grow again in 2017 – but it's not all good news

A new release from Gartner has forecast worldwide IT spending to jump 2.4 percent in 2017, but some segments are set to decline.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 14th Jul 2017
Huge growth in ANZ software sales for IGEL after refocus
Desktop-as-a-Service

Huge growth in ANZ software sales for IGEL after refocus

The virtual workspace specialist announced early last year a re-focus on its software and the move certainly appears to have paid off in ANZ.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Jul 2017
Former VMware channel exec signs on as Unisys partner director in APJ
DevOps

Former VMware channel exec signs on as Unisys partner director in APJ

Murray Whitlocke-Jones joins Unisys as partner director in APJ, bolstering the firm's Asia Pacific market presence.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 6th Jul 2017
Zuora launches cloud SaaS platform, tips subscription economy for massive growth
Fintech

Zuora launches cloud SaaS platform, tips subscription economy for massive growth

The subscription economy for financial services is tipped to skyrocket by 2018 and cloud SaaS provider Zuora says it's time to step up the game.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 7th Jun 2017

Stories from Other Regions

Software stories

Global experts to congregate at upcoming 10th annual event in KL
DevOps

Global experts to congregate at upcoming 10th annual event in KL

The 10th edition of Asia's annual event in the field of software testing, SOFTEC Asia, will soon be taking place in Kuala Lumpur.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 14th Jul 2017