Global Stories

Fight for talent heats up; flexibility key

New Absolute IT survey shows the tech staff shortage is continuing to bite - so what can you do to attract and keep talent?.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Thu, 30th Apr 2015

Network Infrastructure

Dell's set to deliver with two new executive hires

Dell has appointed Rory P. Read and Paul Pérez to key executive positions to strengthen its sales and enterprise technology executive team.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2015

Enterprise Resource Planning

FinancialForce.com delves further into ANZ market

FinancialForce.com is expanding operations in the ANZ region, adding support and sales staff to capitalise on a growing demand for cloud applications.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2015

AI Security

Wynyard hires former Darktrace, GCHQ officer Andrew France

Wynyard Group, the security software company spun out of Jade Software last year, has hired Andrew France, former deputy director of cyber defence.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 17th Nov 2014

Hybrid & Remote Work

Brocade 'captures market momentum'... poaches Polycom ANZ MD

Brocade hires Gary Denman from Polycom as senior director for Australia and New Zealand, focusing on software networking market growth.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 15th Aug 2014

ShoreTel

Sure thing as ShoreTel hires new APAC VP

ShoreTel appoints Frederic Gillant as Vice President and Managing Director for Asia Pacific to drive sales and expand partner network.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 14th Aug 2014

Microsoft

Nadella flexes business muscles with new Microsoft hire...

Microsoft hires Peggy Johnson from Qualcomm as executive vice president of Business Development. Johnson will report directly to CEO Satya Nadella.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Fri, 8th Aug 2014

Ingram Micro NZ ramps up solutions team with new HP / IBM hires

Ingram Micro NZ boosts its solutions team with the strategic hire of Darren Probst from HP and Mike Lasham from IBM, promising enhanced support for resellers.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 23rd Jul 2014

Data Loss Prevention

New territory manager for Websense

Websense hires David Adams as new NZ territory manager, eyeing growth amidst rising cybersecurity threats. Adams brings 20 years of IT expertise.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Mon, 16th Jun 2014

Fintech

NZ ICT market dries up as professionals seek lucrative contracts

A skills shortage is being felt in New Zealand's booming ICT industry where professionals are reverting to contracting to reap the financial rewards.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Wed, 14th May 2014

Cloud Access Security Broker

A10 Networks hires Channel Director ANZ to boost partner community

A10 Networks appoints Bruce Nixon as Channel Director for Australia and New Zealand, aiming to foster a strong partner community and boost channel expansion.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 8th May 2014

Breach Prevention

FireEye to gain feet on the ground in NZ

A territory manager and sales engineer are on their way for FireEye as the security vendor looks for expansion in New Zealand.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Fri, 11th Apr 2014

Quantum Computing

CA Technologies hire Channel veteran to drive ANZ sales

CA Technologies hires Simon Bills to lead ANZ Data Management, leveraging his 30+ years in IT to enhance channel partnerships and sales strategies.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 8th Apr 2014

Stories from Other Regions

Air New Zealand

Qantas squeezes more revenue on trans-Tasman route in busier market

Qantas Airways, Australia biggest airline, lifted revenue on trans-Tasman routes by 18 percent last year amid increased traffic flows.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Mon, 29th Dec 2014

Capital

UPDATED: Yealands Wine hires UBS for capital raising advice

Yealands Wine Group, New Zealand's sixth-largest wine exporter, has hired investment bank UBS to advise on capital-raising options, including an in.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 8th Dec 2014

Partner Programmes

Alliance hires former Fletcher exec Surveyor to head up meat group

Alliance Group, the world's largest processor and exporter of sheepmeat, has hired former Fletcher Building executive David Surveyor to head up the.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Fri, 5th Dec 2014

Market

Kiwi tech start-up revs up the US rental car industry

This model provides a win-win solution where travellers get a free one-way car or campervan hire while rental companies save big money on relocation costs.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 19th Nov 2014

Apple

Ten traits to look for when hiring for your start up

Traits to look for in start-up hires: motivation, curiosity, can-do attitude, balls, hunger, humour, impact, flexibility, audacity, competitiveness. 🚀.

By Greig Strafford • 4 min read • Tue, 28th Oct 2014