Stories by Heather - Page 135

Warwick Grey, a familiar figure at Microsoft New Zealand, resigns as senior partner sales executive, marking a significant departure for the tech giant.

IT professionals want to upgrade security, but a lack of specialised knowledge and justifying budgets are barriers - and an opportunity for resellers.

Gartner has positioned Veeam in the ‘visionaries’ quadrant of the 2015 Magic Quadrant for enterprise backup software and integrated appliances.

Microsoft is slashing its workforce and has taken a US$8.3 billion hit as the global giant pulls back from its phone business.

Honeywell is ramping up its ANZ reseller network and its partner rewards offerings, as the scanning and mobility vendor expands its reach locally.

New Zealand telcos have seen a $350 million decline in retail telecommunications revenue in the last two years with investment up $420 million.

Tuanz is calling on the government to have 'an ambitious vision' for rural connectivity and accept that connectivity is a right, not a want.

Netgear has launched a cloud-based IT service platform for resellers and end-users, with its first module providing centralised Wi-Fi management.

Intel Security had launched an Office 365 channel kit, to help resellers up-sell, while also providing dramatically faster protection for customers.

Symantec appoints Ian McAdam as its new Pacific managing director, six months after Brenton Smith departed the role.

Google faced a higher tax bill last year, but the $371,799 bill is unlikely to faze the company, which made $14.9 million in recorded revenue.

Gartner's latest forecast for the devices market features revised predictions as currency fluctuations bite - but it's not all bad news.

MapR and Google team up to offer $500 Google Cloud credit for IT professionals and resellers signing up for free on-demand Hadoop training.

Bluechip Infotech acquires MPA Systems' Cyberoam operations, with 300+ channel partners being transferred to Bluechip's business.

Acer New Zealand sees declining revenue - but a reduced loss - as entry level PC and Chromebook popularity bites.

Companies looking to use social media monitoring to create targeted advertising could face a backlash from Kiwis according to a new survey.

Revera's Vault challenges cloud storage giants with petabyte-scale service at keen prices, offering local firms a cost-effective data trove.

The good news for resellers dealing in servers, storage and Ethernet switches for cloud IT infrastructure continues.

Exeed adds SkyKick to its cloud offering, providing resellers with a new services opportunity and the chance to convert customers to annuity revenue.

A new report shows Kiwis are an altruistic bunch, happy for social media information to be monitored 'for the greater good' - but not for marketing.