New Zealand (NZ) stories - Page 73
Vocus revenue, profits soar on back of M2 merger
Tue, 23rd Aug 2016
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Vocus profits have soared 461% on the back of its merger with M2 Group earlier this year, in what the company says has been a ‘transformational year’.
SAP doubles down on ANZ channel, cloud - and SME market
Tue, 23rd Aug 2016
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cloud services
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SAP is doubling down on its local channel and cloud efforts for the SME market. The vendor tells us why, and how.
Kiwi startup takes out global award; recognised by Steve Wozniak
Mon, 22nd Aug 2016
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personal computing devices
New Zealand's oDocs has been named the global Best Startup, Social Impact in the annual Talent Unleashed Awards for technological entrepreneurship.
JB Hi-Fi profit climbs on back of Dick Smith departure
Thu, 18th Aug 2016
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computers
Dick Smith Electronics' failure has had a golden lining for JB Hi-Fi, which has seen its profit and sales climb since DSE's exit from the market.
In pics: Juniper Networks 2016 partner awards and summit
Mon, 15th Aug 2016
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Juniper Networks held its partner awards in Sydney last week, with New Zealand’s own 2degrees taking out the top spot as partner of the year.
New GM for Fronde's strategic alliances
Tue, 9th Aug 2016
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services
Fronde appoints Daniel Jurczyszyn as general manager of strategic alliances to strengthen partnerships and drive growth in Australia and New Zealand.
Scott Bartlett to head Kordia's Aussie & NZ operations
Mon, 8th Aug 2016
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uc
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telco
Kordia has announced that Scott Bartlett will be taking up the role of Group CEO, responsible for both the company's NZ and Australian operations.
New ANZ managing director for Avaya as transformation continues
Fri, 5th Aug 2016
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digital transformation
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iot
Avaya has appointed a new managing director - its fourth since 2014 - as the company beds in its local 'transformation'.
New Zealand takes part in Trans Tasman principal exchange
Wed, 3rd Aug 2016
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edutech
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teachers
New Zealand and Australia embark on a pioneering principal exchange program, enhancing educational leadership across the Tasman.
'LinkedIn for Youth' platform launches for students, graduates and educators
Thu, 28th Jul 2016
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support
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The platform connects youth, educators, service providers and businesses together to support students through education, training and employment.
New centre launched to create data tech platforms and retain young NZers
Tue, 26th Jul 2016
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data analytics
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data science
They call it the ‘brain drain’, where talented young New Zealanders leave our shores to seek better prospects elsewhere - this could soon change.
Acronis snaps up Veritas exec to head local operations
Mon, 25th Jul 2016
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Acronis has appointed former Veritas and Symantec exec Tony Drewitt as ANZ general manager as it looks to triple its size in five years.
Veeam continues strong local growth with enterprise leading the way
Wed, 20th Jul 2016
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virtualisation
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partners
Veeam's enterprise leads its stellar 27% growth in ANZ, surpassing 200K customers as the cloud and DRaaS demand soar.
First ANZ boss for SimpliVity as hyperconverged demand soars
Wed, 20th Jul 2016
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Increasing demand for hyperconvergence see SimpliVity appoint its first local regional sales director with Ruckus' Pat Devlin taking on the role.
New platform engineering unit for Deloitte on back of Sixtree buy
Tue, 19th Jul 2016
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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partner programmes
Deloitte has acquired boutique integration specialist Sixtree to form a new platform engineering unit across Australia and New Zealand.
Google NZ takes financial hit as local Loon benefits end
Mon, 11th Jul 2016
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google
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telco
Google New Zealand has reported a loss in its latest financial results. And just how much tax did the global giant pay locally?.
Just launched: ShareBase by Hyland
Wed, 6th Jul 2016
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hyperscale
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dc
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cloud services
ShareBase, a cloud-based enterprise file sync and share application has officially hit the shores of Australia and New Zealand.
Ricoh ups IT managed services push with 2degrees deal
Wed, 6th Jul 2016
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partners
Ricoh NZ has teamed up with 2degrees in a deal which will see the telco providing internet, WAN and mobile as part of Ricoh's managed IT services.
Tech success: NZ's small size and isolation now 'irrelevant'
Tue, 5th Jul 2016
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collaboration
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New Zealand's tech sector is thriving and its isolation is now irrelevant, according to outgoing chair of NZTech, Bennett Medary.
Are ANZ business lagging behind when it comes to digital transformation?
Tue, 5th Jul 2016
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digital transformation
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healthtech
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customers
APAC organizations are still in the early stages of digital transformation, with Australia and New Zealand leading the way, says IDC.