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Technology training company comes to Sydney
Education, Learning & Training

Technology training company comes to Sydney

Pluralsight opens new headquarters in Sydney to support aggressive global expansion as demand for technology professionals grows.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 31st Aug 2015
Interactive Intelligence named leading multichannel cloud contact centre vendor
Unified Communications

Interactive Intelligence named leading multichannel cloud contact centre vendor

Interactive Intelligence has managed to gain market share and sees more than half of its new customers choosing to deploy its solutions in the cloud.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 31st Aug 2015
WLAN market takes a hit ahead of wave two of 802.11ac
Network Infrastructure

WLAN market takes a hit ahead of wave two of 802.11ac

The WLAN market contracted in Q2, as anticipation of wave two of 802.11ac and economic uncertainty took hold, while HP WLAN uncertainty saw HP drop.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Fri, 28th Aug 2015
Hills loses key vendor; records $85.9 million net loss
Hills

Hills loses key vendor; records $85.9 million net loss

Hills says the loss of its key supplier has impacted its latest financial results and will continue to impact the company into its FY2016 results.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 24th Aug 2015
Citrix number one in mobility in Frost & Sullivan's eyes
Virtualisation

Citrix number one in mobility in Frost & Sullivan's eyes

Citrix is leading the way in business mobility solutions and working to empower a new-age workforce, according to Frost & Sullivan.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Aug 2015
Gartner names Avaya as unified comms leader
Unified Communications

Gartner names Avaya as unified comms leader

Avaya has been positioned in the Leaders section of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications for 2015.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Mon, 24th Aug 2015
Lenovo channel to take Brocade SAN solutions to market
Lenovo

Lenovo channel to take Brocade SAN solutions to market

Brocade has signed an OEM deal with Lenovo which will see its Gen 5 Fibre Channel SAN solutions being sold through Lenovo and its channel partners.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 20th Aug 2015
Seagate to expand storage systems offerings with latest acquisition
Storage

Seagate to expand storage systems offerings with latest acquisition

Seagate Technology has acquired Dot Hill Systems, a supplier of software and hardware storage systems, for approximately $694 million.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 19th Aug 2015
CSG buys Kiwi CodeBlue in potential NZ$15 million deal
CodeBlue

CSG buys Kiwi CodeBlue in potential NZ$15 million deal

CSG has snapped up New Zealand IT services company CodeBlue, which will provide support desk service delivery for CSG across ANZ.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 19th Aug 2015
Aussies snap up CodeBlue in potential $15 million deal
CodeBlue

Aussies snap up CodeBlue in potential $15 million deal

Auckland-based national IT services company CodeBlue has been snapped up by Australia's CSG in a deal worth up to $15 million.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Aug 2015

Stories from Other Regions

Acquisition stories

LANDESK acquires Melbourne channel partner
Landesk

LANDESK acquires Melbourne channel partner

Xtraction Solutions brings business intelligence to IT and will play a key part in LANDESK's strategy to integrate products across its portfolio.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 1st Sep 2015
Dicker Data 'transforming' to tackle changing IT market
Dicker Data

Dicker Data 'transforming' to tackle changing IT market

Dicker Data NZ is transforming itself with a heavier focus on the volume and cloud businesses - and it's looking for resellers to help it on the way.

By Heather Wright • 6 min read • Fri, 28th Aug 2015
Managed public cloud helps Bulletproof into the black
Public Cloud

Managed public cloud helps Bulletproof into the black

Rapid growth in its managed public cloud revenues has helped propel Bulletproof into the black for financial 2015.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 27th Aug 2015
EXCLUSIVE: We rank NZ distributors' 2015 revenue
Dicker Data

EXCLUSIVE: We rank NZ distributors' 2015 revenue

Consolidation reshapes NZ IT distribution: Foreign-owned companies now dominate, capturing 73% of the market. Ingram Micro leads with NZD $562m revenue.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Thu, 27th Aug 2015
Profit soars for Data#3 following move to service centric model
Public Cloud

Profit soars for Data#3 following move to service centric model

A transition to a more service-centric model and public cloud is paying dividends for Data#3, with the company posting a 40% jump in profit.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 20th Aug 2015
ACCC clears TPG's iiNet takeover
Iinet

ACCC clears TPG's iiNet takeover

TPG's proposed acquisition of iiNet has cleared another hurdle with the ACCC announcing it won't oppose the deal.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 20th Aug 2015
Trade Me annual profit flat as increased expenses curb revenue growth
Trade Me

Trade Me annual profit flat as increased expenses curb revenue growth

Trade Me posted a similar profit for its 2015 financial year to 2014 as increased spending ate into bigger revenues.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 20th Aug 2015
Ingram Micro showcases new vendors - and Professional AV
Network Infrastructure

Ingram Micro showcases new vendors - and Professional AV

There were plenty of new faces at today's Ingram Micro Showcase including Dell, Hikvision, Blancco and EMC - along with a new division for the distie.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Aug 2015