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Revenue

Bulletproof still experiencing strong revenue growth

Fri, 19th Feb 2016
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cloud services
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bulletproof hosting services
Australian cloud services provider, Bulletproof, has reported strong revenue growth and successes in all areas of its business for H1 FY16.
Moving on

Massive shift among APAC enterprises to cloud-based DLP solutions

Mon, 15th Feb 2016
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dlp
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cybersecurity
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market
The DLP applications market in APAC was valued at over $170 million in 2014, and it is expected to grow at a CAGR of over 25% until the end of 2020.
Revenue streams

FireEye reports record revenue, shows no signs of slowing down

Fri, 12th Feb 2016
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fintech
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partner programmes
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breach prevention
FireEye's Q4 2015 revenue rose 29% to $184.8m, with positive cash flow for the year of $37m, as the company grows towards profitability.
Yes no

HPE drops three distributors in Kiwi rationalisation

Fri, 12th Feb 2016
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hpe aruba networking
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partners
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has revealed its new - rationalised - Kiwi distribution line up, with three disties in, and three out.
Iot trend

IoT to define the next decade, says experts

Wed, 10th Feb 2016
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iot
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strategy analytics
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acquisition
M&A activity will continue brisk throughout 2016 as large, established vendors strengthen their core capabilities and expand their IoT presence.
Business growth

Fortinet signs new distie agreement to extend ANZ footprint

Tue, 9th Feb 2016
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Fortinet boosts its ANZ market reach with a new deal, as Wavelink preps to push secure Wi-Fi solutions to multiple sectors.
Win or lose

Local disties await outcome of HPE distribution rationalisation

Fri, 5th Feb 2016
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dicker data
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distribution central
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exeed
Distributors across Australia and New Zealand are bracing for the outcome of a rationalisation of HPE's channel, which is being re-tendered.
Mark dasent new colour

Exclusive: Connector Systems: 'It's business as usual'

Thu, 4th Feb 2016
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connector systems
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ingram micro
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distributors
A day after announcing its sale to Ingram Micro, Connector Systems says it's business as usual as it signs up new vendors.
Movement

FireEye acquisition a 'game changer' for threat management

Wed, 3rd Feb 2016
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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fireeye
FireEye has acquired Invotas in order to offer security orchestration capabilities as part of its global threat management platform.
Update

CyberArk addresses the malware problem

Wed, 3rd Feb 2016
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malware
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
CyberArk bolsters defence with Viewfinity v5.5, blending malware protection and user productivity in latest security update.
Education tech

Apple ups education focus with latest acquisition

Tue, 2nd Feb 2016
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edutech
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ios
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apple
Hot on the tail of releasing a slew of new education features with iOS 9.3, Apple has acquired LearnSprout, an education technology start-up.
Money calculator

Koorb's Dynamics CRM and SharePoint practices sold to Fusion5

Tue, 2nd Feb 2016
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crm
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martech
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microsoft
Fusion5 has bought Koorb Consulting's Microsoft Dynamics CRM and SharePoint practices as it seeks to bolster its solutions portfolio.
Iot ball

What's next after the Internet of Things?

Tue, 2nd Feb 2016
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iot
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opinion
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solar power
The era of the Internet of Things is ending; we are now entering the era of the Pervasive Digital Presence, according to a security analyst.
Acquisition

Plan B snaps up Iconz, scales up cloud, data centre and networking

Tue, 2nd Feb 2016
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iconz/webvisions
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partners
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acquisition
Plan B has snapped up pioneer ISP Iconz as it looks to scale up its cloud, data centre and networking services offerings.
Acquired

Bulletproof buys NZ's Cloud House in $5.2m deal, extends AWS role

Tue, 2nd Feb 2016
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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edge computing
ASX-listed cloud services provider Bulletproof has acquired Kiwi cloud services business Cloud House in a deal which could be worth up to $5.2m.
Deal11

Juniper boosts SDN and cloud play with BTI acquisition

Fri, 29th Jan 2016
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juniper networks
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m&a
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partners
Juniper Networks is acquiring cloud and metro networking SDN vendor BTI Systems in a move expected to bolster its DCI and metro market play.
Smarts

Holiday quarter bolsters smartphone sales, Huawei making waves

Fri, 29th Jan 2016
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apple
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samsung
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huawei
The worldwide smartphone market finished 2015 on a high, with a strong holiday quarter boosting volumes to record levels.
Ufb

Compass Communications to acquire Ultracom, expand UFB footprint in NZ

Thu, 28th Jan 2016
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uc
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compass communications
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m&a
Compass Communications, the NZ owned and operated internet and telecommunications service provider, has announced its intent to acquire Ultracom.
Eye

Cloud IAM providing high growth potential

Thu, 28th Jan 2016
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mfa
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iam
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cybersecurity
Cloud IAM market set to soar, with a 26.2% CAGR predicted by 2020, led by multi-factor authentication and Asia Pacific growth.
Threat intellignce

FireEye acquires cyber threat intelligence specialist for $200m

Fri, 22nd Jan 2016
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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fireeye
With this acquisition, FireEye plans to add new intelligence subscription models that include industry vertical specific slices.