Stories by Heather - Page 93

Voitech pays penalty following ACCC infringement notice
Mon, 18th Jan 2016
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Telecommunications services provider Volitech has paid a $10,200 penalty for alleged false or misleading representations.

Dick Smith creditors in the dark over likely return
Mon, 18th Jan 2016
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Creditors of Dick Smith's New Zealand operations have been told it's still to early to provide any details about the likely return to creditors.

Violin Memory flash storage makes sweet music for data center
Fri, 15th Jan 2016
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A major global financial services company has deployed the second phase of an all silicon data center using Violin's flash storage platform.

Seagate targets cloud data centers with 10TB helium-filled drive
Fri, 15th Jan 2016
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Seagate has unveiled its first 10TB enterprise capacity hard disk drive as the vendor seeks to address storage demands of cloud-based data centers.

Leader Computers acquires Altech assets
Fri, 15th Jan 2016
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leader computers
Leader Computers has taken over selected assets of failed distributor Altech Computers in a deal which brings a bigger portfolio to resellers.

Exeed gears up for strong, and agile, year with the two HPs
Fri, 15th Jan 2016
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Exeed took out the top Kiwi distributor awards for both HPE and HP New Zealand last year - and it's planning for more HP magic this year.

Asia nets first Tier IV Gold data center with US$300m Thai facility
Fri, 15th Jan 2016
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Asia will have its first Tier IV Gold data center in 2017, with SuperNap International building the US$300 million facility in Thailand.

BigAir and Ruckus win Western Sydney University mobility tender
Fri, 15th Jan 2016
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network infrastructure
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network management
Reseller BigAir and Ruckus have won a deal to roll out smart Wi-Fi across all seven of Western Sydney University’s campuses.

IT services are evolving. Are you?
Fri, 15th Jan 2016
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cloud services
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analyst report
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management consulting
IDC is warning the future for IT services providers is changing as APAC businesses ring up $2 billion in cloud related services in a year.

Broadsign wins Asia Pacific DOOH deal
Thu, 14th Jan 2016
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Broadsign International has won a deal which will see its digital out of home platform powering QMS Media’s advertising network across Asia Pacific.

PCCW Global joins NextDC community of carriers and service providers
Thu, 14th Jan 2016
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nextdc
NextDC has inked a colocation deal with PCCW Global, the international operating division of Hong Kong-based HKT.

Harvey Norman franchisee cops $52,000 fine for consumer law breach
Thu, 14th Jan 2016
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Retailers are being reminded of their obligations under Australian Consumer Law, with another Harvey Norman franchisee fined for misleading consumers.

Growth promised as private equity firm takes US$187m stake in StorageCraft
Thu, 14th Jan 2016
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storage
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cloud services
StorageCraft is promising accelerated growth with new products and services and additional channel investment as TA Associates takes a majority stake.

Centrify delivers federated privileged access for outsourced IT
Thu, 14th Jan 2016
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Centrify ups protection for outsourced IT with first secure federated privileged access for outsourced IT, providing USP for resellers.

Microsoft ramps up Skype for Business with Aussie tech buy
Thu, 14th Jan 2016
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Microsoft has snapped up tech assets from Event Zero to help expand and improve Skype for Business' built-in management tools and analytics.

ACCC begins action against reseller; alleges unconscionable conduct
Thu, 14th Jan 2016
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The ACCC has begun legal action against reseller FDRA, alleging 'unconscionable conduct' in selling tablets in indigenous communities.

Cisco, HPE tighten hold on enterprise infrastructure market
Thu, 14th Jan 2016
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Cisco continues to dominate the enterprise infrastructure market with a 33% share in the past year. So which other vendors got a look in?.

DeskAlerts ups ante for digital signage for employee communications
Wed, 13th Jan 2016
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Internal comms specialist DeskAlerts is adding digital signage to its repertorie, making its software compatible with any internet-capable device.

SimpliVity eyes Asian data centers with new distribution deal
Wed, 13th Jan 2016
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SimpliVity strikes a key deal with Westcon to boost its hyperconverged tech presence in booming Asian markets.

IaaS and PaaS lead cloud market to US$110 billion spend
Wed, 13th Jan 2016
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cloud services
Synergy Research Group has dubbed 2015 ‘the year when cloud became mainstream’ with the the cloud market hitting $110b last year.