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QNAP Australia Partner Nights go off
Storage

QNAP Australia Partner Nights go off

QNAP celebrates its Partner nights in Sydney and Melbourne with over 200 distributors, resellers, MSPs and VARs.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 21st Nov 2016
Australian economy at risk of losing billions to cyber attacks
EduTech

Australian economy at risk of losing billions to cyber attacks

Cyber attacks could cost Australia up to $16bn, according to a new study by specialist insurance firm Lloyd's. Sydney is the 12th most at-risk city.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 3rd Nov 2016
Sydney hotspot to get connected by Skyfii this summer
Skyfii

Sydney hotspot to get connected by Skyfii this summer

Waverley Council and Skyfii bring free WiFi to Bondi Beach, benefiting over 2.2 million visitors and residents this summer.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Mon, 3rd Oct 2016

Global Stories

Catchi goes silver on Oracle partner network
Unified Communications

Catchi goes silver on Oracle partner network

Catchi goes silver with Oracle as it seeks to drive digital transformation using Oracle's Marketing Cloud automation offerings.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 17th Jan 2017
Avaya crowns local partner and customer winners
Unified Communications

Avaya crowns local partner and customer winners

Australia's CCNA and Macquarie Bank have picked up key Avaya awards, with a slew of Asia Pacific partners and customers also claiming glory.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 12th Dec 2016
Photo gallery: Channel celebrates at NetApp ANZ Partner Awards
Data Analytics

Photo gallery: Channel celebrates at NetApp ANZ Partner Awards

NetApp honoured its Australian and New Zealand partners last week with the second annual ANZ Partner Awards. And the winners are...

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 14th Nov 2016
Tenable accelerates Asia Pacific momentum with first ANZ channel manager
Cybersecurity

Tenable accelerates Asia Pacific momentum with first ANZ channel manager

Tenable Network Security appoints Peter Raven as first channel manager for Australia and New Zealand to drive growth in the region.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 20th Oct 2016
EB Expo 2016 treats fans to a gaming extravaganza
Gaming

EB Expo 2016 treats fans to a gaming extravaganza

It's all over for EB Games Expo 2016 in Sydney, Netguide's Darren Price looks back at the highs and the lows of the three-day gaming extravaganza.

By Darren Price • 5 min read • Sun, 9th Oct 2016
NEXTDC data center helps Aussie telecom enhance services
Hyperscale

NEXTDC data center helps Aussie telecom enhance services

Telecoms provider TTYS has set up a presence at NEXTDC's data center in Sydney, offering secure connectivity to its customers across Australia.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Thu, 29th Sep 2016
$1m fund launched as Aussie tech companies win at global awards
Health Technologies

$1m fund launched as Aussie tech companies win at global awards

Two Aussie tech companies have won glory at the global Talent Unleashed awards, with a $1 million startup fund also launched on the back of the awards.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 23rd Aug 2016
Kiwi startup takes out global award; recognised by Steve Wozniak
Health Technologies

Kiwi startup takes out global award; recognised by Steve Wozniak

New Zealand's oDocs has been named the global Best Startup, Social Impact in the annual Talent Unleashed Awards for technological entrepreneurship.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd Aug 2016
New sales MD for ANZ as F5 revitalises channel focus
Hybrid Cloud

New sales MD for ANZ as F5 revitalises channel focus

F5 Networks hires ANZ managing director, Rob Malkin, to strengthen sales focus on its partners and drive growth in the region.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 16th Aug 2016
In pics: Juniper Networks 2016 partner awards and summit
Partner Programmes

In pics: Juniper Networks 2016 partner awards and summit

Juniper Networks held its partner awards in Sydney last week, with New Zealand's own 2degrees taking out the top spot as partner of the year.

By Sam Worthington • 1 min read • Mon, 15th Aug 2016
In Pics: Juniper Networks 2016 Summit
Cartech

In Pics: Juniper Networks 2016 Summit

Juniper Networks Summit takes Sydney by storm with high-profile tech talks and a visionary CEO's address at Darling Harbour.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Thu, 11th Aug 2016
Kiwi company named APAC's Best Startup for Social Impact
Open source

Kiwi company named APAC's Best Startup for Social Impact

New Zealand's oDocs has been named Asia Pacific's Best Startup - Social Impact in the annual Talent Unleashed awards.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Fri, 22nd Jul 2016
New platform engineering unit for Deloitte on back of Sixtree buy
Hyperscale

New platform engineering unit for Deloitte on back of Sixtree buy

Deloitte has acquired boutique integration specialist Sixtree to form a new platform engineering unit across Australia and New Zealand.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 19th Jul 2016

Stories from Other Regions

NEXTDC scores 1.5 MW deal; announces plans for second Sydney site
Hyperscale

NEXTDC scores 1.5 MW deal; announces plans for second Sydney site

NEXTDC has made a series of announcements today, including a 1.5MW customer contract and new plans for another Sydney data center.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 6th Sep 2016