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Vocus sells off Macquarie Telecom stake for $41 million

Vocus has sold its Macquarie Telecom shares – equating to 16% of the company – for $41 million, with Macquarie saying it welcomes the sale.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Tue, 28th Mar 2017

Data Protection

Veritas says Aussie firms aren't prepared for EU's new data protection regulations

The Global Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) takes effect next year, and only 30% of Australian businesses are prepared for it, Veritas has found.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 27th Mar 2017

Health Technologies

Exclusive: CA Technologies and eBlueprint team up for Aussie API management push

CA Technologies has partnered with technology solutions provider eBlueprint to push its API management offering in Australia.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 22nd Mar 2017

Global Stories

Retail stories

Network Infrastructure

Frost & Sullivan: MSPs can't afford to ignore the SD-WAN opportunity

Silver Peak recently shared some very interesting findings for MSPs from a Frost & Sullivan study - essentially, ignore SD-WAN at your own peril.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 29th Mar 2017

Wireless Networks

Mall operator Scentre sold on DX after DiData Microsoft project

A digital transformation initiative with Dimension Data and Microsoft has seen mall operator Scentre transform its relationship with customers.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 28th Mar 2017

Health Technologies

LoB IT spend to nearly equal IT dept spend on back of IoT, AI

LoB buyers will have almost equal IT spend as their IT departments come 2020 according to IDC, thanks in part to 'innovation accelerators' such as IoT.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 27th Mar 2017

Physical Security

Proofpoint highlights huge global surge in BEC scams

BEC scams are becoming more prevalent and sophisticated, costing victims $3.1 billion worldwide, according to the FBI.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 27th Mar 2017

Storage

The business case for storage simplicity

Revolutionising IT: Firms push for simple storage systems to fuel business efficiency and slash costs in the digital cloud era.

By Mike Sakalas • 4 min read • Mon, 27th Mar 2017

Network Infrastructure

Edge analytics – the pros and cons of immediate, local insight

In a few years there will be an additional 15 to 40 billion devices generating data from the edge vs. what we have today. That brings new challenges.

By Jason Bissell and Calvin Hoon • 5 min read • Mon, 27th Mar 2017

Gaming

Should IT pros care about augmented reality?

AR might revolutionise business, but for IT pros, it's likely to just mean business as usual—and next-level gaming at home.

By Thomas LaRock • 5 min read • Mon, 27th Mar 2017

Encryption

Gemalto's SafeNet KeySecure wins 2017 Cybersecurity Excellence Award

Gemalto has emerged triumphant from the 2017 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards after achieving 'Best Encryption Product' with SafeNet KeySecure.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 27th Mar 2017

Partner Programmes

This week's highlights from the Aussie channel - deals, deeds and disties

Today sees the end of another working week (well for most of us at least) in Australia's channel – so what went down this week?.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 24th Mar 2017

Smart Cities

The ins and outs of securely operating the enterprise cloud

Today, and more than ever before, a multi-layered approach to cloud security is no longer an option but a requirement.

By Jimmy Fitzgerald • 5 min read • Fri, 24th Mar 2017

Printing

Exclusive: Epson EcoTank SMB push offering opportunities for resellers

Epson's SMB EcoTank printer push offers local resellers upfront margins on hardware and ink, upsell opportunities and a unique offering, says NZ boss.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Thu, 23rd Mar 2017

Hyperscale

What does a kitchen redesign have in common with data center planning?

From kitchens to kilobytes: Proper planning in redesigns crucial to dodge costly missteps, whether refitting homes or data centers.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Thu, 23rd Mar 2017

Phishing

Proofpoint discovers SMS phishing app targeting Chinese language users

A mobile malware masquerading as a point-of-sale management app is targeting users in China & Mandarin-speaking regions, Proofpoint recently reported.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 22nd Mar 2017

Customer Experience

Retail 'arms race' offering reseller opportunities as retailers seek improved CX

A retail arms race is offering potential for resellers as Aussie retailers rush to embrace customer facing technologies, cloud, big data and mobility.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 22nd Mar 2017