Australian stories
Research In Motion has named Ray Gillenwater as its new managing director for Australia and New Zealand, succeeding Adele Beachley.
Scott Robertson promoted to APAC VP at WatchGuard, tasked with expanding sales across Asia following repeated successes in ANZ.
NZ's Connector Systems acquires Melbourne's Techplus Distribution, signalling expansion and enhanced offerings in the IT sector.
Aggressive promotions in the education sector and natural disasters created an erratic but ultimately growth-positive year for the ANZ PC market in 2011.
Prepare to meet the super network says James Owens, Extreme Networks regional director, Australia and New Zealand.
WAN Optimisation Controllers can improve application performance over long distances, reducing costs and increasing productivity.
New Zealand's rapid embrace of virtualisation has transformed IT landscapes, paving the way for the rise of the cloud and future user-centric computing.
Enterprises set to adopt Microsoft's Lync on a large scale, driven by integration ease and brand loyalty, reveals Zeacom's global reseller survey.
Huawei banned from participating in Australia's National Broadband Network due to cyber-attack concerns from China.
Palo Alto Networks expands NZ distribution with Wellington's Ob Crest joining Renaissance to drive local security solutions.
New Mountain Lion developer preview brings Safari tab-syncing across devices and Twitter notifications, alongside community answers on Apple Store.
Regional boss takes over all of Southern APAC. Owens will now be handling South-East Asia and India on top of his responsibilities in ANZ.
Reporters Without Borders adds two countries to 'worst offender' list on fourth annual World Day Against Cyber Censorship.
Distribution Central to distribute Xirrus wireless tech across Asia-Pacific, building on its Australian success and bolstering BYOD networks.
PC monitor shipments in New Zealand rose 7% sequentially in Q4 2011, driven by government and educational deals, while Australia saw a 12% decline.
Xero's bold reinvestment strategy pays off, doubling global customer base to 78,000 and revenue to $19m, as it expands its footprint.
N-able's free MSP automation platform sees resellers triple managed customers, boosting global and Kiwi growth. Own the data, own the customer, says CEO.
Harnessing virtualisation technologies delivers the benefits of being 'cloud-like' by evolving existing IT infrastructure into a more robust system.
Labour Party's ICT spokesperson criticises New Zealand Government for awarding contracts to Chinese company, Huawei, after it was banned from Australia.
Zintel Group has sold its Australian subsidiary to j2 Global for USD $15.3m, planning a generous capital repayment and special dividend for shareholders.
