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Blockchain disruption: Insurance companies must smarten up to keep up
Blockchain

Blockchain disruption: Insurance companies must smarten up to keep up

Car manufacturers that build sensors into their vehicles could identify damage resulting from a collision and trigger a claim payment.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Wed, 9th Aug 2017
Local Epicor partners honoured at global awards
Epicor

Local Epicor partners honoured at global awards

Australia's Biscit has taken double honours at Epicor's global 2017 Partner Excellence awards, with Hong Kong's DataWorld taking Partner of the Year.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 9th Aug 2017
Intel completes $15.3b Mobileye buy, slides into gear for autonomous driving future
Intel

Intel completes $15.3b Mobileye buy, slides into gear for autonomous driving future

Intel has completed its $15.3 billion acquisition of Mobileye as gears up take on the autonomous driving market.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 9th Aug 2017
WatchGuard closes Datablink acquisition; continues push into authentication market
Firewalls

WatchGuard closes Datablink acquisition; continues push into authentication market

WatchGuard Technologies is venturing into the advanced authentication market after officially closing its acquisition of Datablink.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 9th Aug 2017
Cisco's AppDynamics launches standalone partner program
Unified Communications

Cisco's AppDynamics launches standalone partner program

Cisco's AppDynamics business has launched a standalone partner program, as it seeks to build skills to better capitalise on DX and drive revenue.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 9th Aug 2017
Comodo launches online academy to help partners succeed
Partner Programmes

Comodo launches online academy to help partners succeed

Comodo launches online education portal offering certification to users of its IT and security management platform, Comodo ONE.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 9th Aug 2017
Symantec sells digital certificate business – good or bad for customers & partners?
Symantec

Symantec sells digital certificate business – good or bad for customers & partners?

Symantec has sold its digital certificate business to DigiCert - the question is what will be the implications? We talk to both sides to find out.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 9th Aug 2017
HPE recruits data center company Big Switch for its Open Networking ecosystem
Virtualisation

HPE recruits data center company Big Switch for its Open Networking ecosystem

HPE boosts its Open Networking suite, enlisting Big Switch to cater to rising demand for agile, SDN-based data center solutions.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Tue, 8th Aug 2017
Internet Solutions scoops two awards at Mimecast South Africa Partner Awards
Phishing

Internet Solutions scoops two awards at Mimecast South Africa Partner Awards

Internet Solutions, a Pan-African telecommunications provider, has won two awards at the 2017 Mimecast Partner Awards in Johannesburg.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 8th Aug 2017
Konica Minolta Australia launches industrial print products in New Zealand
Printing

Konica Minolta Australia launches industrial print products in New Zealand

The company say they invested heavily in technology, products and strategic partnerships in order to bring this offering to the New Zealand market.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Tue, 8th Aug 2017
CompTIA's 7 steps to building an optimum BC/DR offering
Disaster Recovery

CompTIA's 7 steps to building an optimum BC/DR offering

Data, data, everywhere… but how to protect it? CompTIA offers up seven tips for an optimum business continuity and disaster recovery offering.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Tue, 8th Aug 2017
Tech Data serves up Red Hat Mobile Application Platform
Open source

Tech Data serves up Red Hat Mobile Application Platform

Tech Data's Technology Solutions has been appointed as a distributor for Red Hat Mobile Application Platform across Australia and parts of Asia.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 8th Aug 2017
Exclusive interview: emt Distribution tells where to find the gold in security
Ransomware

Exclusive interview: emt Distribution tells where to find the gold in security

Some security technologies are providing 'enormous' opportunities for resellers across Australia and New Zealand. emt tells where to find the gold.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Tue, 8th Aug 2017
Singapore - a hotspot for ZeroStack's private cloud business
Private Cloud

Singapore - a hotspot for ZeroStack's private cloud business

ZeroStack's private cloud business is booming in Singapore, adding three new customers and partners in the last quarter.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Tue, 8th Aug 2017

Stories from Other Regions

Electric cars and clean energy, the big steps we need to take to reach a carbon-free NZ
DataCentre infrastructure

Electric cars and clean energy, the big steps we need to take to reach a carbon-free NZ

Productivity Commission's report urges a transformative leap towards electric cars and clean energy for New Zealand's zero-carbon goal.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 4 min read • Wed, 9th Aug 2017
Trans-Pacific partnership helps startups to survive 'Valley of Death'
Partner Programmes

Trans-Pacific partnership helps startups to survive 'Valley of Death'

Monevation chief executive officer says that the statistics show over 80% of startups fail somewhere between product creation and customer traction.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Wed, 9th Aug 2017
AI New Zealand platform launch helps businesses get in on the action
Artificial Intelligence

AI New Zealand platform launch helps businesses get in on the action

Justin Flitter launches NEWZEALAND.AI, empowering Kiwi firms to embrace the AI revolution with vital resources and events.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Tue, 8th Aug 2017
StaplesVR and Fox Studios team-up in Sydney to deliver dynamic VR films
AR, VR & Metaverse

StaplesVR and Fox Studios team-up in Sydney to deliver dynamic VR films

StaplesVR, a production studio with offices in New Zealand and Australia, is teaming up with Fox Studios in Sydney...

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Tue, 8th Aug 2017