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IBM sues former employee for taking diversity trade secrets to new Microsoft role
Microsoft

IBM sues former employee for taking diversity trade secrets to new Microsoft role

IBM has filed a lawsuit against ex-executive Lindsay-Rae McIntyre, now with Microsoft, for allegedly breaching a one-year non-compete clause.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Fri, 16th Feb 2018
Exabytes takes over Malaysia cloud provider in a bid to move up the cloud ranks
Marketing Technologies

Exabytes takes over Malaysia cloud provider in a bid to move up the cloud ranks

Exabytes founder and CEO, Chan Kee Siak says the deal marks the first milestone of the Exabytes Group's acquisition roadmap for 2018.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Fri, 16th Feb 2018
Tech Mahindra and VMware team up to drive telco network and service transformation
Virtualisation

Tech Mahindra and VMware team up to drive telco network and service transformation

As part of the partnership, Tech Mahindra has onboarded VMware vCloud NFV into Tech Mahindra's Virtual Network Function (VNF) Xchange programme.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Fri, 16th Feb 2018
New Canon Oceania managing director announced
Canon

New Canon Oceania managing director announced

Canon Oceania appoints Akira Yoshida as new managing director, succeeding Yusuke Mizoguchi, who will transition to a role at Canon Europe in April 2018.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Fri, 16th Feb 2018
Dell EMC forge deal to deliver Ruckus' wireless solutions
Network Infrastructure

Dell EMC forge deal to deliver Ruckus' wireless solutions

Ruckus Networks and Dell EMC have signed a deal that will allow the delivery of Ruckus wireless solutions as Dell-branded solutions.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Thu, 15th Feb 2018
Telstra, Qualcomm and Ericsson achieve record-breaking 4G speeds
Unified Communications

Telstra, Qualcomm and Ericsson achieve record-breaking 4G speeds

Telstra, Ericsson, NETGEAR and Qualcomm announced they have achieved record-breaking 4G speeds of up to two Gigabits per second.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Thu, 15th Feb 2018
NextDC brings Oracle FastConnect to Aussie customers
Software-as-a-Service

NextDC brings Oracle FastConnect to Aussie customers

One of Australia's top Data Centre-as-a-Service providers NextDC is adding Oracle FastConnect to its list of cloud offerings.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Thu, 15th Feb 2018
Trend Micro & Panasonic launch mission to advance connected car security
Internet of Things

Trend Micro & Panasonic launch mission to advance connected car security

The two companies aim to thwart cyber risks that jeopardise connected car safety - particularly security in ECUs and infotainment systems.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Feb 2018
Okta and SailPoint take joint identity solution to market
Identity and Access Management

Okta and SailPoint take joint identity solution to market

Okta and SailPoint are teaming up in an effort to bring end-to-end identity management to all data and applications across the enterprise.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Feb 2018
Interview - New opportunities as Cohesity expands into ANZ
APAC expansion

Interview - New opportunities as Cohesity expands into ANZ

Cohesity expanded their secondary storage solutions into ANZ this year. The CMO and new ANZ MD describe the opportunity this brings to the channel.

By Ben Moore • 4 min read • Thu, 15th Feb 2018
Jetstar take their AI assistant global with Facebook Messenger
Unified Communications

Jetstar take their AI assistant global with Facebook Messenger

Jess engages in over 250,000 cross-channel conversations per month and has managed over nine million conversations with Jetstar customers.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Feb 2018
IGEL attribute growth to demand for a better user experience
Desktop-as-a-Service

IGEL attribute growth to demand for a better user experience

IGEL say that their transition to a focus on end-user software has driven their growth both globally and in the ANZ market.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Feb 2018
Dell EMC announces channel program refinements one year since launch
Network Infrastructure

Dell EMC announces channel program refinements one year since launch

One year since it's introduction, Dell EMC have made some refinements around its partner program designed to enhance profitability.

By Patrick Martlew • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Feb 2018
Veritas debuts CloudPoint 2.0 - data protection with Azure & Google Cloud integrations
Virtualisation

Veritas debuts CloudPoint 2.0 - data protection with Azure & Google Cloud integrations

Veritas Technologies has launched CloudPoint 2.0 on Google Cloud Platform, offering enhanced data protection and simplicity for multi-cloud environments.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Feb 2018

Stories from Other Regions

Ground-breaking Maori accelerator Kokiri begins in Hamilton
Supply Chain

Ground-breaking Maori accelerator Kokiri begins in Hamilton

Kōkiri recognises that Māori have strong links to place, which may have been a barrier to participation in mainstream accelerators.

By Kai Ping Lew • 6 min read • Fri, 16th Feb 2018
Automation and the changing role of accountants - Highlights from MYOB Incite
Fintech

Automation and the changing role of accountants - Highlights from MYOB Incite

Automation's impact on accounting took centre stage at MYOB Incite in Auckland, urging accountants to embrace tech changes and shift to advisory roles.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Fri, 16th Feb 2018
Two Australian companies win big at ALE partner awards
Partner Programmes

Two Australian companies win big at ALE partner awards

Australian business continues to gain recognition in the channel with two ALE partners taking home top awards at Connex18.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Wed, 14th Feb 2018