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All Dick Smith extended warranties to be honoured
Customers

All Dick Smith extended warranties to be honoured

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

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 16th Mar 2016
New local channel boss for Lenovo
Lenovo

New local channel boss for Lenovo

Lenovo appoints Margrith Appleby as new director of channel sales for Australia and New Zealand, focusing on strengthening partner offering.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 11th Mar 2016
Third-highest number of users clicking on malicious URLs goes to... Australia
Malware

Third-highest number of users clicking on malicious URLs goes to... Australia

Of late, ransomware threats have been specifically targeting Australian business and consumers, breaching security systems by appearing legitimate.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 9th Mar 2016
Infinidat amps up global expansion, opens two new Aussie offices
Storage

Infinidat amps up global expansion, opens two new Aussie offices

Infinidat is expanding operations as a direct result of increasing universal demand for InfiniBox, the company's flagship enterprise storage array.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 9th Mar 2016
Final Dick Smith stores fall as Move Airport stores close
Dick Smith

Final Dick Smith stores fall as Move Airport stores close

Dick Smith's final four stores have fallen, with receivers announcing the immediate closure of four Move Airport stores after asset sale failure.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 7th Mar 2016
Equinix adding 3M square feet of colocation space
Hyperscale

Equinix adding 3M square feet of colocation space

Equinix is investing more than US$4.5 billion this year in acquisitions and organic growth, including building four data centers.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 4th Mar 2016
New ANZ channel head for Unit4
EduTech

New ANZ channel head for Unit4

Chris Tithof spearheads Unit4's push in ANZ, targeting 'people-centric' sectors as they aim for a bold 100% growth.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 29th Feb 2016
Dick Smith: Fall of a giant
Dick Smith

Dick Smith: Fall of a giant

Everyone knows Dick Smith Electronics. So where did it go so wrong? We look back at the company from its early successes to eventual decline.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Fri, 26th Feb 2016
Breaking: Dick Smith stores to close; 3000 jobs gone
Dick Smith

Breaking: Dick Smith stores to close; 3000 jobs gone

Dick Smith is to close all its stores across Australia and New Zealand after failing to receive any acceptable offers for the business.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 25th Feb 2016
ECM vendor looks to expand in APAC, signs up Aussie reseller
Enterprise Content Management

ECM vendor looks to expand in APAC, signs up Aussie reseller

Hyland has partnered with Fusion Information Management to expand its presence in Australia with OnBase ECM solutions.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 25th Feb 2016
Australian businesses: Prepare for an economic slowdown
Data Analytics

Australian businesses: Prepare for an economic slowdown

Business risks are expected to increase in 2016. At the same time, it is unlikely there will be any improvement in the coming year.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 24th Feb 2016
PwC brings together local cloud providers to create open platform
Supply Chain

PwC brings together local cloud providers to create open platform

PwC partners with Australasian cloud providers to launch Next, a purpose-built cloud platform with integrated apps.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 24th Feb 2016

Stories from Other Regions

Riversand joins GS1 Alliance Partner Program, makes big plans for Aussie market
Partner Programmes

Riversand joins GS1 Alliance Partner Program, makes big plans for Aussie market

Riversand joins forces with GS1, eyeing a boost in Australian supply chain efficacy with their cutting-edge data solutions.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 15th Mar 2016
Unisys inks $74m Department of Defence extension
Unisys

Unisys inks $74m Department of Defence extension

The Australian Department of Defence has extended an IT support contract with Unisys for two years in a deal worth around $74 million.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 10th Mar 2016
Change at the top for Kinetic IT as 'evolution' looms
Kinetic IT

Change at the top for Kinetic IT as 'evolution' looms

Kinetic IT's Terry North has handed the reins over to brother Michael North as the company gears up for a 'period of evolution'.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 25th Feb 2016
Aussie channel partners uncover what ERP customers actually want
Partner Programmes

Aussie channel partners uncover what ERP customers actually want

Increasing demand for agile ERP systems in Australia as businesses aim to boost productivity and customer engagement, says survey.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Feb 2016
New training, new investment as Veeam turns up local heat
Storage

New training, new investment as Veeam turns up local heat

Veeam will launch its certified engineering program in Australia next week as the vendor seeks deeper relationships with local partners.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Feb 2016
Readify tackles the IT skills shortage in Australia
IT Industry

Readify tackles the IT skills shortage in Australia

Readify pioneers graduate programme against Oz IT shortage, merging industry and academia to foster tech talent.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 23rd Feb 2016