Asia Pacific stories - Page 25

NEC Australia boss Tetsuro Akagi has moved into the top Asia Pacific role for the company, becoming APAC chief executive.

Tng will work closely with partners and the channel to further develop the company’s business in enterprise markets, including Australia and NZ.

Synchrony Global and WalkMe have partnered up with the aim of improving employee engagement by simplifying enterprise applications.

The Warranty Group is assuring Dick Smith customers it will honour all extended warranties sold by the failed company across Australia and New Zealand.

Merrill Corporation has launched a Hong Kong data center to provide local hosting for Asia Pacific customers' sensitive data.

Auckland's TEDx event will feature 30 speakers and a multi-day experience for the first time, exploring the theme 'flipside'.

Technology is saving teachers time, enabling them to focus on students, according to a survey by software-as-a-service firm Instructure.

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise appoints former CommVault exec Gerard Sillars as VP of sales for Asia Pacific region.

ESET has added to its local research team, with New Zealand's Nick FitzGerald joining the vendor as a senior research fellow, focused on APAC threats.

TechDay gears up for 2016 with a vision to conquer the Asia-Pacific tech news scene, bolstering digital reach and niche market focus.

Commvault appoints Owen Taraniuk as new VP for Asia Pacific and Japan amid major company transition, aiming to drive growth with next-gen solutions.

Global CEOs doubt their firms' resilience, with only 29% confident in long-term survivability, finds an EIU-BSI report.

Next-generation endpoint security vendor Bit9 + Carbon Black is upping its local play, opening an Australian sales office.

Forgerock has snapped up former VMware ANZ channel boss John Donovan, as the identity management provider seeks to accelerate its regionalj expansion.

Veritas is eyeing up the channel as it seeks to increase its customer reach and market scale across APAC with a new channel boss guiding the way.

Christchurch's Sensing City and an Auckland City smart zoning initiative have been named among the most outstanding smart city projects in APAC.

Actifio is ramping up its efforts in the region after appointing Patrick O'Donnell as vice president and general manager for Asia Pacific.

There's a new player in the channel, with Irish IT solutions provider Westbourne IT opening its first international office - in Auckland.

Customer contact management vendor Aspect Software aims to 're-ignite' its ANZ business, appointing a local managing director and going 100% channel.

Air New Zealand CIO Julia Raue is a finalist in the global Talent Unleashed Awards - and she's not the only one flying the Kiwi flag.