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'Courageous leadership' needed in sea of disruption, says exec

Fri, 18th Nov 2016
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Avnet's ANZ HR director, Jennifer White, promotes courageous leadership in a time of hyperactivity and transformation.
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Avnet teams with IBM to take data analytics to APAC partners

Fri, 11th Nov 2016
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Tech distributor Avnet is working with IBM business partners to further its data analytics solutions across the Asia Pacific region.
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Avnet TS local sales up but profit slumps ahead of Tech Data buy

Mon, 7th Nov 2016
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Avnet Technology Solutions has seen local sales increase 13.6% for the last financial year, but profit slumped.
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Avnet inks Supermicro deal for server technologies

Wed, 12th Oct 2016
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Avnet has inked a distribution deal with Supermicro Computers which it says will provide resellers with profitable growth opportunities.
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Tech Data snaps up Avnet in $2.6b deal; gains local foothold

Tue, 20th Sep 2016
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Tech Data is acquiring Avnet's technology solutions business unit in a US$2.6 billion deal which sees the distribution giant enter the local market.
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Avnet launches regional Education Services for APAC channel

Tue, 6th Sep 2016
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Avnet has launched an education services division for its Asia Pacific business, appointing Michael Costigan to take charge of the unit.
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Avnet expands presence as 'solutions specialist' to woo channel partners

Mon, 1st Aug 2016
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Avnet is increasing investment in technologies to attract channel partners and grow business, including cloud, IoT, security and enterprise networking.
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Exclusive: Avnet ups Kiwi focus with new staff, new services, new vendors

Mon, 13th Jun 2016
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Avnet is ramping up its NZ investment with new staff, services offerings - including a cloud marketplace - and vendors as it seeks big growth locally.
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Avnet snaps up IBM's Richard Lightfoot to head NZ operations

Tue, 7th Jun 2016
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Industry veteran Richard Lightfoot has taken on the role of Avnet New Zealand country manager, as the distie seeks to harness growth potential locally.
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Avnet named as a 2016 World's Most Ethical Company

Mon, 14th Mar 2016
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Avnet has been named a 2016 World's Most Ethical Company - picking up the recognition for the third year in a row.
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Avnet serves up new cloud offering on back of Microsoft COSN inclusion

Tue, 8th Mar 2016
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Avnet has become the first distributor to join Microsoft's Cloud OS Network program in ANZ, offering up a host of benefits for resellers.
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Avnet ups IoT play with new appointment

Mon, 18th Jan 2016
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Avnet ramps up internet of things push with the appointment of Eric Williams to the newly created role of vice president of IoT.
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Avnet appoints first CISO

Tue, 15th Dec 2015
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Avnet has appointed its first chief information security officer to ensure its information assets, and those of partners and customers, are protected.
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Tintri sees 'huge' ANZ opportunity, ramps up team and channel

Tue, 22nd Sep 2015
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​Tintri is ramping up its local presence – and its channel play – in the face of 'huge opportunity' across Australia and New Zealand.
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Avnet snaps up former Microsoft exec for operations role

Mon, 7th Sep 2015
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Avnet appoints former Microsoft exec as vice president of operations for Asia Pacific to provide strategic direction for business operations.
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Avnet and Juniper celebrate 10 years and look to future

Thu, 13th Aug 2015
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Avnet and Juniper Networks have celebrated 10 years together, saying the partnership gives resellers a solid foundation in a growing market.
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Avnet launches cloud toolset for AWS, SoftLayer

Tue, 2nd Jun 2015
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Avnet unveils a new cloud toolset for AWS, SoftLayer management, promising to revolutionize partner cloud billing in ANZ.
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Third platform focus will bring 'much higher margins'

Wed, 13th May 2015
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Avnet is looking for double digit growth and higher margins as it eyes up the 'golden opportunity' of the third platform - and new resellers.
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Reinvention, midmarket expansion ahead for Avnet

Thu, 7th May 2015
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Avnet Technology Solutions' new president is promising 'reinvention' and a focus on customer expansion, particularly in the midmarket segment.
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Avnet accelerates cloud services ahead of May Toolset launch

Thu, 30th Apr 2015
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Avnet ramps up cloud services with Chris Farrow steering the helm, setting the stage for the May launch of their innovative Cloud Toolset.