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The eight product lines that make up Salesforce

Tue, 4th Oct 2016
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Discover the eight diverse 'Clouds' powering Salesforce's rise as a titan in cloud-based enterprise solutions since 1999.
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Mercury unlocks world of choice for Kiwis and their businesses

Mon, 3rd Oct 2016
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clean technologies
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sustainability
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solar power
Mercury begins construction on R-D centre in Auckland to showcase solar, battery storage and energy technologies.
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BlackBerry bows out of hardware as smartphone business turns sour

Mon, 3rd Oct 2016
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cybersecurity
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apple
The move gives BlackBerry a chance to survive as a pure software and services company, following years of losses for its hardware business.
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SOTI Altitude Channel Partner Awards 'great news' for ANZ channel

Thu, 29th Sep 2016
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iot
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partner programmes
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healthtech
SOTI honours channel partners at recent conference, recognising their contributions to the company's global network of resellers.
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Polycom's 'momentous day' as Siris Capital completes $2 billion acquisition

Thu, 29th Sep 2016
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Polycom has announced the completion of its acquisition by Siris Capital, in a $2 billion deal. Mary McDowell set to take over as Polycom CEO.
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Kiwi company strengthens cloud offerings with new acquisition

Thu, 29th Sep 2016
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atmospheric
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securecom
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SecureCom, a Kiwi cloud service leader, bolsters its offerings by acquiring struggling Auckland firm, Atmospheric, and adds skilled staff.
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Exclusive: HPE doubles down on partner efforts

Wed, 28th Sep 2016
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hpc
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social media
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certification
HPE is doubling down on its partner efforts. Chris Trevitt, HPE Pacific region director of partner sales and commercial business gives us the lowdown.
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Dell EMC makes moves to modernize the data center

Tue, 27th Sep 2016
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storage
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network infrastructure
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hyperscale
Dell EMC's ScaleIO Ready Node promises a data centre revolution with its latest software-defined, all-flash innovation on PowerEdge servers.
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The incredible system that every IT department needs

Sat, 24th Sep 2016
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network infrastructure
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Discover Netscout, the hidden gem revolutionising IT monitoring with InfiniStream, the 'big data device' essential for any tech department.
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Digital Realty serves up SDN global interconnection platform

Fri, 23rd Sep 2016
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hyperscale
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microsoft
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colocation
Digital Realty has launched an SDN global interconnection platform to simplify global data centre and cloud interconnection.
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Oracle to buy cloud security vendor Palerra

Fri, 23rd Sep 2016
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m&a
Oracle to enhance its cloud services with the acquisition of leading security broker Palerra, bolstering protection for enterprise clouds.
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Dicker Data NZ takes on SonicWall agency

Wed, 21st Sep 2016
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sonicwall
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distributors
Dicker Data New Zealand has continued its charge into the volume market, signing a deal to distribute Dell SonicWall.
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Ransomware and mobile malware hits peak, healthcare least prepared

Wed, 21st Sep 2016
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ransomware
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Ransomware and mobile malware at record highs, with healthcare and manufacturing industries least prepared, says McAfee Labs.
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Webroot tackles IoT explosion with CyberFlow Analytics acquisition

Tue, 20th Sep 2016
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data analytics
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planning
Webroot strengthens cybersecurity leadership with acquisition of CyberFlow Analytics, enhancing ability to address complex threat landscape.
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Industry acquisitions improve Oracle cloud execution ahead of database and NetSuite influence

Mon, 19th Sep 2016
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fintech
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iaas
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financial systems
Oracle's industry expertise will remain valuable on premises, but it has the opportunity to support differentiation of cloud applications.
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Kiwi tech company aims for the big time with investors in China

Mon, 19th Sep 2016
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ar, vr & metaverse
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fundertech
FunderTech is sending this Kiwi tech company to China to pitch their idea in front of 300-500 investors - here's an update on their progress.
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How Salesforce got into the artificial intelligence business

Mon, 19th Sep 2016
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Being born in the cloud is not only a help to its developers, but also it's an attitude. It's that attitude that the company has plenty of.
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HP's uphill battle to win market share in the copier market

Thu, 15th Sep 2016
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fleet management
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hp
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laser
HP strategises a breakthrough in the A3 copier space, banking on innovative products and a major Samsung acquisition.
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Extreme Networks to acquire wireless LAN business from Zebra Technologies

Thu, 15th Sep 2016
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martech
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commerce systems
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supply chain
Extreme Networks to acquire Zebra Technologies' wireless LAN business, expanding its networking solutions and services.
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Three sides to every story: Vodafone & Sky fight back against merger submissions

Wed, 14th Sep 2016
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commerce commission
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sky
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vodafone
It's a case of three sides to every story, as Vodafone and Sky have officially responded to submissions on the proposed Sky-Vodafone merger.