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ROI·DNA expands globally with integrated AI marketing platforms

Wed, 4th Jun 2025
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ROI·DNA expands across EMEA and APAC, integrating AI-driven platforms to offer unified global marketing for enterprise tech brands.
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Calabrio appoints Frank Ciccone as new Chief Revenue Officer

Tue, 6th May 2025
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Calabrio appoints Frank Ciccone as Chief Revenue Officer to spearhead global sales and growth in customer experience sector.
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Silicon Valley veteran Anthony Lye named CEO of Quid

Thu, 26th Sep 2024
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AI platform Quid appoints Anthony Lye as CEO, succeeding Peter Caswell after 13 years. Lye brings a wealth of experience from Palantir and Amplience.
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Zscaler appoints Karl Soderlund to drive growth

Sat, 11th Mar 2023
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Zscaler, a cloud security firm, has hired Karl Soderlund, a former SVP at Palo Alto Networks, as its SVP of Worldwide Partners and Alliances.
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Digital Barriers hires new leaders to expand growth

Fri, 24th Feb 2023
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Digital Barriers expands leadership team with key hires, bringing expertise in telco, hyperscale, and IoT to accelerate growth & revenue.
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Avaya showcases metaverse tech at Gartner's symposium

Wed, 9th Nov 2022
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At the Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo, Avaya is showcasing solutions to enable organisations to turn every moment with customers into momentum for their businesses.
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Silver Spring Pathfinder creates opportunities with Avaya

Mon, 17th Oct 2022
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Silver Spring Pathfinder (SSP) has used Avaya technology to provide employment opportunities for disadvantaged Singaporeans.
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Avaya and Alcatel-Lucent upgrade their strategic partnership

Thu, 13th Oct 2022
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The upgraded partnership will enable organisations to innovate easily without the need for operationally disruptive technology replacement initiatives.
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Five ways to deliver the total experience to customers

Thu, 24th Mar 2022
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It's a question that's been pondered over the decades, shrouded in mystery. How can organisations give customers what they really want?.
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Sekuro appoints Trent Jerome as Sales Director

Fri, 18th Mar 2022
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Cybersecurity startup Sekuro appoints Trent Jerome as CFO and Jeff Sheard as sales director, with Noel Allnut promoted to managing director.
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CCNA named top Avaya Australian services provider

Thu, 14th Nov 2019
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Australian services provider CCNA has been named Avaya's Team Engagement Partner of the Year for the Asia Pacific region.
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Batelco and Avaya bring cloud solutions to Bahrain's SMBs

Mon, 7th Oct 2019
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The regional telecoms operator will offer Avaya Contact Centre and Unified Communications solutions in the cloud with Avaya IP Office PoweredBy.
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Avaya co-builds specialised communications platform with nonprofit organisation

Mon, 7th Oct 2019
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The new platform helps make remote learning and virtual classrooms a reality and helps to enable high-quality video collaboration between staff and parents.
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Avaya makes contact-centre-as-a-service solution available on Azure

Mon, 7th Oct 2019
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The service will launch in the first half of 2020, initially covering the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries before general worldwide availability.
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Kiwi company takes UC security to a multi-billion dollar toll fraud problem

Wed, 31st Jan 2018
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A local Auckland company is vowing to put a dent in the billions of dollars lost to toll fraud across unified communications (UC) networks.
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A brief history: How Broadcom, Brocade & Extreme Networks got together

Wed, 5th Apr 2017
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In a bold move, Extreme Networks snaps up Brocade's data centre biz from Broadcom for $55m, bolstering its enterprise solution portfolio.
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New boss for Dimension Data NZ as former staffer returns to the fold

Tue, 14th Mar 2017
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Dimension Data New Zealand has appointed a new CEO in the wake of Jo Healey's departure earlier this year, with Wayne Yarr returning to the company.
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Axis teams up with Avaya, EMC and Genetec to complete industry first

Tue, 12th Apr 2016
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Axis forges a cutting-edge security alliance, offering the first validated surveillance platform with Avaya, EMC and Genetec to bolster cyber defences.
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Avaya makes SDN easier at the edge

Mon, 2nd Mar 2015
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Avaya has introduced an open SDN architecture which it says is the first to deliver a 'connect anything, anywhere' simplicity'.
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Kiwi company dials up global market

Mon, 29th Sep 2014
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Comworth Group targets the US and Europe with its innovative Virsae software, aiming to become a global leader in unified communications.