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Global growth

Atomy harnesses Brocade vTM for global growth

Fri, 26th Feb 2016
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South Korean beauty and wellness company Atomy has revved up its application performance using Brocade's vADC as it seeks international expansion.
Snail

IT spending set for major slowdown in 2016

Thu, 18th Feb 2016
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Global IT spending to slow notably in 2016, growing only 2% amid economic instability in emerging markets and smartphone market saturation, reports IDC.
It spend

Line of Business budgets could make up half of IT spending

Thu, 18th Feb 2016
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lob spending
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analyst report
Non-IT business units to spend almost as much as IT-funded purchases, says IDC. 47% of corporate IT spending to be funded by non-IT in 2019.
Machine learning

Telstra invests in machine learning based app delivery platform

Mon, 25th Jan 2016
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delivery service
Telstra Ventures has invested in a company whose application delivery platform learns user behaviour to download only relevant aspects of a webpage.
Great

Aussie SugarCRM reseller makes Elite list

Fri, 22nd Jan 2016
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SugarCRM partner Plus Computing, which has offices in Melbourne, has been named one of the top 10% of the vendor's worldwide channel partners.
Big data

Using real-time analytics to dynamically assure network services

Tue, 8th Dec 2015
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network infrastructure
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data analytics
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sdn
Real-time analytics prevent network disruptions, like those seen during Adele's Hello release, ensuring stable home security services.
Christmas retail

Consumer confidence high, but electronics aren't top of Santa's list

Thu, 12th Nov 2015
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e-commerce
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retail
Consumer confidence is high leading into Christmas trading, with spending expected to be up on last year, but tech isn't top of Santa's list.
Flag

Whanganui semi-finalist for global 'intelligent community' award

Mon, 2nd Nov 2015
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clean technologies
Whanganui has been named a Smart21 Community putting the city in the running for the global Intelligent Community of the Year award.
Tppa

Australia signs Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement

Tue, 6th Oct 2015
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Australia signs controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement with 11 other countries, opening up new economic opportunities.
Cloud22

Cloud IT infrastructure market booming

Mon, 5th Oct 2015
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datacentre infrastructure
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modernisation
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analyst report
Asia Pacific is experiencing high growth in cloud IT infrastructure sales, with sales of server, storage and Ethernet switches up 49.9% in Q2.
Us retail

UXC Eclipse brings home $68m revenue from North American market

Wed, 9th Sep 2015
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supermarkets
Microsoft Australia Partner Award winner UXC Eclipse is hailing its North American foray an 'unprecedented' success after gaining $68m in revenue.
Empty

Microsoft dumping on local channel with new Surface Pro reseller deals?

Wed, 9th Sep 2015
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Dell, HP, Accenture and Avanade join global Surface Pro reseller lineup, pitting the multinationals against local resellers.
Customers cloud

Ingram Micro adds Microsoft Advisor to local cloud play

Tue, 25th Aug 2015
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Ingram Micro has added Microsoft Advisor to it cloud solution provider plan locally helping resellers keep hold of customers.
Shopping bag money

UXC Eclipse's Dynamic success in retail

Wed, 3rd Jun 2015
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UXC Eclipse's investment in Microsoft Dynamics is paying dividends, with the company inking $20 million of retail business in the past four months.
Ladder to money cloud

Avnet launches cloud toolset for AWS, SoftLayer

Tue, 2nd Jun 2015
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public cloud
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cloud services
Avnet unveils a new cloud toolset for AWS, SoftLayer management, promising to revolutionize partner cloud billing in ANZ.
Microsofty

Aussie Aussie Aussie: Microsoft to open flagship shop in Sydney

Tue, 21st Apr 2015
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Microsoft to open its flagship store in Sydney, challenging Apple with cutting-edge tech experience on Pitt Street Mall.
Sarah berkowski

Promapp pushes into US market with new hire

Tue, 3rd Mar 2015
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retail
Promapp Solutions has hired Sarah Berkowski as chief marketing officer to help drive the company's tilt at the US market.
Dele

Winemaker Delegat posts 45% drop in 1H profit despite rising sales

Fri, 27th Feb 2015
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Delegat Group, New Zealand's largest listed wine company, has posted a 45 per cent drop in first-half profit, mainly caused by a $10.
Fallback

TPP talks could be wrapped up in first-half of 2015, Key says

Wed, 28th Jan 2015
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partners
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tariffs
Prime Minister John Key says the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations could be wrapped up in the next six months and put in front of the various.
Eco

Kiwi-based Theta enters reseller alliance as it establishes partner ecosystem

Tue, 27th Jan 2015
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software development
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microsoft
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six degrees
New Zealand's Theta has formed a reseller alliance with Canada's Project X to promote its Six Degrees enterprise planning software in North America.