Westcon-Comstor stories - Page 4
Interview: Westcon-Comstor NZ on the Cisco opportunity
Wed, 30th Aug 2017
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Dave Rosenberg outlines Westcon-Comstor's plans and the opportunities available for Cisco resellers following the distie's exclusive appointment.
Westcon-Comstor adds Juniper Networks UCC solutions to portfolio
Tue, 18th Jul 2017
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Westcon-Comstor has added Juniper networks to its Unified Communications and Collaboration (UCC) Practice to address the channel space.
China Telecom, Silver Peak & Westcon-Comstor launch managed SD-WAN partnership
Thu, 29th Jun 2017
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Silver Peak and China Telecom Shanghai are teaming up to offer fully-managed SD-WAN services for enterprise customers across China.
SOLD: Synnex acquires Westcon-Comstor stake
Tue, 6th Jun 2017
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Synnex is taking a minority stake in Westcon-Comstor's local business with a 10% stake in Westcon International and 100% of North America and Latam.
Westcon-Comstor parent reports revenue, profit drop; sale negotiation continues
Tue, 23rd May 2017
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datatec
Negotiations for the sale of Westcon-Comstor continue as parent company Datatec posts big drops in revenue and profit - despite a security upswing.
Asia Pacific provides bright spot in gloomy Westcon-Comstor financials
Mon, 15th May 2017
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APAC has been one of the few bright spots for Westcon-Comstor in its latest financials, recording increased revenue and profit as other markets slump.
Former Westcon managing director takes on Dicker Data role
Thu, 27th Apr 2017
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Former Westcon-Comstor ANZ managing director Wendy O'Keeffe has joined rival Dicker Data as its first independent non-executive director.
US$800m deal on table in possible Westcon-Comstor sale
Mon, 10th Apr 2017
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datatec
Datatec has confirmed its considering a possible US$800m sale of a major share of Westcon-Comstor. Analysts tip Synnex and Arrow as best fit buyers.
Tech Data and Westcon-Comstor make the cut as APJ distie partners for Datadobi
Thu, 6th Apr 2017
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tech data
Datadobi recently announced the appointment of Tech Data and Westcon-Comstor as their distribution partners for Asia Pacific and Japan.
Negotiations continue for Westcon and Logicalis parent
Wed, 15th Mar 2017
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Negotiations are continuing for Westcon-Comstor and Logicalis parent Datatec for a 'significant transaction' first flagged in January.
Westcon-Comstor appoints David Gage to manage AU operations
Wed, 8th Mar 2017
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distributors
Channel veteran and highly respected and accomplished IT executive, David Gage will soon take the reins at the AU Westcon-Comstor headquarters.
Exclusive: Distributor eyes Indonesia as test bed for 'business in a box offerings'
Mon, 27th Feb 2017
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Westcon-Comstor is looking to Indonesia to pilot new programs, following its launch of Blue Sky cloud services in Indonesia and Singapore last year.
Cylance and Westcon team up to offer key security services in Asia
Fri, 10th Feb 2017
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ai security
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Cylance today announced a new distribution partnership to bring advanced endpoint security solutions throughout Asia.
Exclusive: AWS spot instance optimisation tool coming to Westcon-Comstor
Tue, 7th Feb 2017
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public cloud
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Westcon-Comstor will launch an AWS spot instance optimisation tool later this month to enable resellers to take advantage of spot optimisation prices.
Westcon parent warns of significant transaction ahead
Mon, 30th Jan 2017
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Datatec, parent company to Westcon Group and Logicalis, has issued a cautionary statement that it is in negotiations for a significant transaction.
Updated: Westcon lands Cylance distie deal, ANZ excluded
Wed, 11th Jan 2017
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ai security
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Cylance has partnered with Westcon to distribute its endpoint security solutions, expanding its global reseller network.
Rosenberg returns to fulltime NZ role as Westcon-Comstor seeks AU boss
Fri, 16th Dec 2016
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Dave Rosenberg will head up Westcon-Comstor's Kiwi operations next year, with the distributor currently looking to hire an Aussie managing director.
2016: The year that was - and the stories that shaped the Aussie channel
Fri, 16th Dec 2016
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Another year older, a little bit wiser? We take a look back at 2016 and the stories that shaped the Australian channel.
Westcon-Comster bolsters Aussie leadership team with three appointments
Fri, 25th Nov 2016
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Westcon-Comstor strengthens Australian executive team with three new appointments, including Chris Apthorpe as Vendor Alliances Director.
Exclusive: Westcon-Comstor serves up SMB 'business in a box' - and AWS margins
Tue, 25th Oct 2016
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public cloud
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cloud services
Westcon-Comstor has debuted an SMB 'business in a box' option on the back of its work with Maestrano - and margins for some AWS offerings.