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Stories by Heather - Page 17

Chain gang

Legacy infrastructure stifling agility and innovation

Wed, 13th May 2015
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Legacy infrastructure is holding companies back from achieving their businesses goals and preventing business agility and innovation say CIOs.
Access granted

Free enterprise security: Bargain or false economy?

Wed, 13th May 2015
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apt
A security expert is cautioning against entrusting enterprise security to free security products saying they are a false economy.
Wifi in hand

Dell-Aerohive deal to counteract HP-Aruba acquisition?

Fri, 8th May 2015
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network infrastructure
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wireless networks
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cloud services
Dell partners with Aerohive, bolstering its Wi-Fi offerings post HP's Aruba acquisition, sparking industry buzz on future strategies.
Voip global phones

Igel takes Jabber voice and video calls to the thin client

Thu, 23rd Apr 2015
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cisco
Igel's thin clients now support Cisco's VXME, enhancing virtual desktops with high-quality voice and video call capabilities.
Cybercrime hacker in hood

Déjà vu: What's old is new again in cyberattacks

Thu, 9th Apr 2015
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malware
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cybersecurity
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cyber attacks
Old techniques are combining with new to create highly evasive security attacks according to a new report from security company Websense.
Cybercrime

'Sextortion' on rise and it knows no boundaries

Wed, 1st Apr 2015
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cybersecurity
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trend micro
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police
Rising 'sextortion' scams shock New Zealand as cybercriminals target victims across the globe with persuasive blackmail tactics.
Dell headquarters resized

Familiar channel face heading up Dell NZ

Thu, 26th Mar 2015
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network infrastructure
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symantec
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cyclone computers
A familiar face is heading up Dell New Zealand, with former Dell channel manager James Arnold taking over as New Zealand general manager.
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KPMG gets First Point

Mon, 23rd Mar 2015
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partners
KPMG Australia has bought Asia Pacific cyber security technology integrator First Point Global for an undisclosed sum.
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2degrees: No, not sold, buying!

Fri, 20th Mar 2015
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uc
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snap
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orcon
After plenty of speculation that 2degrees was about to be sold, it turns out they're the ones doing the buying.
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Vulnerable mobile apps 'just waiting to be exploited'

Thu, 19th Mar 2015
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devops
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encryption
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apm
Hackers target weak mobile apps, with AVG's CTO warning they're ripe for data theft and urging developers and stores to tighten security.
Dell logo office

Former Symantec boss now heading up Dell Software

Tue, 17th Mar 2015
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network infrastructure
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symantec
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jobs
Brenton Smith, who previously headed up Symantec locally as managing director and vice president, Pacific, has reappeared at Dell, taking on a new rol.
Signing deal

Exclusive: Connector Systems goes tokenless with SecurEnvoy

Thu, 12th Mar 2015
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connector systems
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distributors
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partners
Connector Systems Australia has inked an exclusive distribution deal for SecureEnvoy's range of tokenless two-factor authentication products.
Merge

Brocade snaps up mobile SDN start-up

Tue, 3rd Mar 2015
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connectme
Brocade is planning to extend its new IP role to mobile networks with the acquisition of mobile SDN start-up Connectem.
Angry businessman

Spark New Zealand calls Chorus out

Tue, 24th Feb 2015
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uc
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chorus
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commerce commission
Spark New Zealand urges regulator to lower unjust '80% higher' Chorus fees, citing expert analysis for fairer charges.
Money

Kiwis paying through the roof for residential broadband

Wed, 11th Feb 2015
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uc
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point topic
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broadband
Kiwis hit with some of the highest costs for basic home broadband, ranking 77th globally, says Point Topic report.
Justin tye

Cloud: Changing disties too

Thu, 5th Feb 2015
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iaas
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wireless networks
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cloud services
Exeed targets cloud revenue surge, expecting 5% from cloud offerings this year after major platform investment and rising reseller interest.
Veritas 370x229

Back(up) to the future: Veritas reborn

Tue, 3rd Feb 2015
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symantec
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veritas
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partners
Symantec revives the Veritas name for its newly independent information management business, generating revenue of USD $2.5 billion in 2014.
Flag

New Zealand not in the medal table when it comes open data

Tue, 3rd Feb 2015
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government
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ovum
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transparency
New Zealand has been ranked joint fourth in the Global Open Data Barometer, which looks at transparency of public sector data across 86 countries.
Kevin van gils 2   standing

Carl Terrantroy out, Kevin Van Gils in for CA Technologies

Mon, 2nd Feb 2015
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devops
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software development
Kevin Van Gils takes the reins at CA Technologies ANZ, stepping in as the new channel chief after Carl Terrantroy's departure.
Onwards and upwards

PS: Duo's adding professional services

Fri, 16th Jan 2015
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cybersecurity
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duo
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distributors
Demand from resellers for contractors to help with security deployments and prevent delays in projects has spurred distributor Duo to create a new business.