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New ERP sales manager for MYOB

Mon, 6th Mar 2017
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Steve Victor has been appointed as the New Zealand sales manager for MYOB's enterprise resource planning products.
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Tim Murphy returns to Arbor Networks as country manager for ANZ

Mon, 6th Mar 2017
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channel development
After a decade away, Tim Murphy has returned to Arbor Networks to be in charge of channel initiatives and driving sales.
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Polycom's Jeff Rodman on starting small, innovation & success in Silicon Valley

Fri, 3rd Mar 2017
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digital transformation
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quantum computing
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hybrid & remote work
Polycom co-founder Jeff Rodman speaks about his journey in the tech industry and the power of innovation in the age of digital transformation.
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Yahoo CEO forgoes annual bonus and gives it to employees in wake of data breach fallout

Thu, 2nd Mar 2017
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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is foregoing her annual bonus and giving it back to employees after the giant data breach that hit the company in 2014.
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With MYOB? They just announced record double digit financial results

Thu, 2nd Mar 2017
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​MYOB recently announced their financial results for the 12 months ending 31 December 2017 and the numbers certainly look rosy.
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MYOB's Paycorp acquisition to create 'brand new revenue stream'

Thu, 2nd Mar 2017
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The acquisition will be funded from the company's existing cash reserves and is expected to be complete by 1 April 2017.
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Getting insight from your marketing analysis

Tue, 28th Feb 2017
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Marketers struggle to harness data analytics, but learning the ropes could end the 'fluffy' approach and boost ROI.
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Tech Data wraps up multi-billion dollar acquisition of Avnet TS

Tue, 28th Feb 2017
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distributors
Tech Data completes a landmark $2.6bn takeover of Avnet TS, marking its entry into Asia Pacific and bolstering its global IT distribution dominance.
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To cloud or not to cloud – what's the alternative?

Mon, 27th Feb 2017
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Almost every business is constantly in evaluation mode as they are driven by cloud and mobile initiatives to explore new technologies.
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Empired profit soars as company eyes opportunity from competitors' M&A activity

Mon, 27th Feb 2017
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Empired has logged a $1.1 million profit for H1 FY17 with the company bullish about market opportunities in the wake of local M&A activity.
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New boss for Aruba as Steve Coad departs and Tony Smith takes on ANZ role

Mon, 27th Feb 2017
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wireless networks
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cloud services
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hpe
Aruba has a new South Pacific general manager, with Anthony Smith taking over the role as Steve Coad exits the business after five years.
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Vocus revenue, profit soar on back of acquisitions

Thu, 23rd Feb 2017
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Vocus has seen a massive boost in its revenue and profit for the latest H1 thanks to recent acquisitions and organic growth.
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HPE acquisition of SimpliVity closes, what lies ahead?

Tue, 21st Feb 2017
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HPE's US$650 million acquisition of hyperconverged infrastructure vendor SimpliVity has closed, with HPE promising the first combined offerings in May.
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iTrinegy and WeiTech merge forces in Taiwan

Mon, 20th Feb 2017
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network infrastructure
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sdn
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risk & compliance
Not looking to waste any time, the agreement is effective immediately and covers WeiTech's Taiwan service territory.
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Fusion5 snaps up Myriad IT to expand presence in Australasia

Mon, 20th Feb 2017
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Australasian business solutions provider, Fusion5, has announced a merger with Australian technology business, Myriad IT.
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From sensor to sunset: Automation, IoT high priority for Arrow ANZ

Thu, 16th Feb 2017
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supply chain
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distribution central
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arrow ecs
Just shy of one year on from Arrow ECS' acquisition of Distribution Central, ANZ boss Nick Verykios outlines the company's seven key priorities.
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Accenture bulks up threat intelligence offerings with iDefense acquisition

Wed, 15th Feb 2017
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Accenture is acquiring iDefense from VeriSign to ramp up its ability to help businesses better understand emerging threats and adjust protection early.
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Reckon releases full year earnings for 2016 – revenues driven by cloud

Wed, 15th Feb 2017
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document management
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Reckon boasts a buoyant 2016 with £56m revenues, crediting its cloud services for growth as it eyes further market share.
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Siemplify releases first purpose-built platform for MSSPs

Tue, 14th Feb 2017
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threatnexus
​Siemplify today announced the extension of its ThreatNexus platform to the managed security service provider (MSSP) market.
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Ivanti reveals suite of data center security solutions for the enterprise

Tue, 14th Feb 2017
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hybrid cloud
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cybersecurity
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Ivanti unveils an enhanced line-up of enterprise-grade security solutions to fortify data centers and hybrid clouds.