Partners stories - Page 639

Vodafone NZ launches Red Connect service for Chinese customers
Fri, 11th Aug 2017
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Vodafone New Zealand has launched a dedicated service for its Chinese customers, includingdedicated call centre staff, a WeChat account, and more.

BizDojo & Talent NZ offer specialised recruitment services for tech startups
Fri, 11th Aug 2017
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Auckland startups who struggle to find tech talent now have a way of recruiting skilled staff, thanks to a new partnership with BizDojo and Talent NZ.

Vendors moving up and down the ranks in mixed bag wearable band market
Fri, 11th Aug 2017
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personal computing devices
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Apple has fallen to third place in the market, overtaken by both Xiaomi and Fitbit - despite the latter experiencing a 34% year-on-year decline.

Wavelink says channel ‘critical’ in facilitating security for organisations
Fri, 11th Aug 2017
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Wavelink says the channel needs to open the door to security conversations with all levels of business leadership from CEO to MDs and CIOs.

HBO breach: Centrify says ‘winter is coming’ for passwords
Thu, 10th Aug 2017
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HBO’s soft underbelly was laid bare to the world after hackers stole 1.5 TB of data from its systems - Centrify says passwords' days are limited.

The Pure Food Co opens Auckland manufacturing facility to support growth
Thu, 10th Aug 2017
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Pure Food produces pureed food predominantly for the growing elderly population or anyone in need of better nutrition.

Exclusive: Rackspace launches support for Microsoft Azure Stack
Thu, 10th Aug 2017
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Rackspace will offer 24x7 operational support and expertise for the solution, with support for deployments and the associated workloads.

Sify expands network presence to Interxion Marseille - aka 'Europe’s gateway'
Wed, 9th Aug 2017
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There are now a great number of network service providers and the like using Interxion Marseille, a facility they've coined 'Europe's gateway.'.

The renaissance of magnetic tape storage: IBM Research sets new world record
Wed, 9th Aug 2017
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The tape storage has the potential to record up to about 330 terabytes (TB) of uncompressed data on a single tape cartridge.

Exclusive: SnapperNet completes end-to-end VoIP lineup with new 3CX deal
Wed, 9th Aug 2017
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SnapperNet has signed a deal with 3CX, providing the distributor and its resellers with a complete end-to-end VoIP offering for any size deployment.

Blockchain disruption: Insurance companies must smarten up to keep up
Wed, 9th Aug 2017
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Car manufacturers that build sensors into their vehicles could identify damage resulting from a collision and trigger a claim payment.

SODA INC & partners to take startup incubation model across NZ
Wed, 9th Aug 2017
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Waikato business incubator SODA Inc has four new partners as it aims to expand its incubation model across the country.

Electric cars and clean energy, the big steps we need to take to reach a carbon-free NZ
Wed, 9th Aug 2017
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power / energy
Productivity Commission's report urges a transformative leap towards electric cars and clean energy for New Zealand's zero-carbon goal.

Local Epicor partners honoured at global awards
Wed, 9th Aug 2017
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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.

Intel completes $15.3b Mobileye buy, slides into gear for autonomous driving future
Wed, 9th Aug 2017
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Intel has completed its $15.3 billion acquisition of Mobileye as gears up take on the autonomous driving market.

WatchGuard closes Datablink acquisition; continues push into authentication market
Wed, 9th Aug 2017
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
WatchGuard Technologies is venturing into the advanced authentication market after officially closing its acquisition of Datablink.

Cisco's AppDynamics launches standalone partner program
Wed, 9th Aug 2017
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digital transformation
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Cisco’s AppDynamics business has launched a standalone partner program, as it seeks to build skills to better capitalise on DX and drive revenue.

Trans-Pacific partnership helps startups to survive 'Valley of Death'
Wed, 9th Aug 2017
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partner programmes
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monevation
Monevation chief executive officer says that the statistics show over 80% of startups fail somewhere between product creation and customer traction.

Comodo launches online academy to help partners succeed
Wed, 9th Aug 2017
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partner programmes
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managed services
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channel infrastructure
Comodo launches online education portal offering certification to users of its IT and security management platform, Comodo ONE.

Symantec sells digital certificate business – good or bad for customers & partners?
Wed, 9th Aug 2017
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digicert
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.