newsVictorian govt awards Motorola 10-year $500M comms contractMultiple contractors involved to help epand support to first responders and community safety across the state.By Lilia Guan14 Feb 20253 minsGovernmentIndustryMobilenewsUS tech company DE&I rollbacks on 'collision course' with Aussie govt contractsBy Lilia Guan14 Feb 20256 minsBusiness OperationsGovernmentIndustrynewsMongoDB moves office to Sydney CBDBy Sasha Karen14 Feb 20252 minsBusiness OperationsSoftware DevelopmentVendors and ProvidersnewsInteractive CEO Alex Coates: Collaboration over competition for 'greater good'By Lilia Guan13 Feb 202510 minsBusiness OperationsCareersIT ManagementnewsCrayon reaffirms commitment to partners amid AI and data disruptionBy Lilia Guan13 Feb 20255 minsBusiness OperationsEmerging TechnologyProductivity SoftwarenewsDynamic Software Solutions enters EU via PAE BusinessBy Sasha Karen13 Feb 20252 minsBusiness OperationsIT ManagementVendors and ProvidersnewsNominations extended for Women in ICT Awards 2025By Julia Talevski13 Feb 20255 minsCareersIT LeadershipWIICTAnewsResetData launches Aussie first sovereign public AI-FactoryBy Julia Talevski12 Feb 20254 minsEmerging TechnologyEnterprise ApplicationsnewsTelcos face fines of up $10M with new consumer safeguards BillBy Lilia Guan12 Feb 20252 minsBroadbandGovernmentMobilenewsServiceNow updates Deployment Success Incentive Program for partnersPartner program to include Now Assist.By Lilia Guan17 Oct 20242 minsBusiness OperationsSoftware DevelopmentVendors and ProvidersnewsGenesys hires ex-Contentsquare VP Albert Nel to head its APAC businessIncluding go-to-market strategies, customer relationships and sales team.By Sasha Karen17 Oct 20241 minBusiness OperationsCareersSoftware DevelopmentnewsFibreconX partners with Global Edge, launches dealer programTargeted at MSPs.By Sasha Karen16 Oct 20242 minsBusiness OperationsManaged Service ProvidersNetworkingnewsARN launches Channel Choice at Innovation Awards 2024Voting will close on Friday 1 November.By Julia Talevski16 Oct 20242 minsInnovationManaged Service ProvidersVendors and ProvidersnewsDataCore promotes Craig Hatter to oversee A/NZWill oversee the vendor’s operations in the regions, including sales, go to market strategies and channel marketing and development, to expand its footprint.By Sasha Karen16 Oct 20242 minsBusiness OperationsCareersSoftware DevelopmentnewsVocus appoints Ricky Corker to lead enterprise and governmentHeld a variety of executive roles at NokiaBy Lilia Guan16 Oct 20242 minsBusiness OperationsCareersMobilenewsNCS Australia plans to ramp up AI-enabled workers and leadsIncrease in clients wanting to move beyond AI and machine learning experimentation.By Lilia Guan16 Oct 20243 minsBusiness OperationsManaged Service ProvidersnewsSalesforce: We’re in the third wave of AI“Think of agents as an upgrade to Copilot."By Julia Talevski15 Oct 20244 minsCloud ComputingEnterprise ApplicationsProductivity SoftwarenewsAtturra confirms ‘incomplete’ talks to acquire NZ-based Plan B"There is no guarantee or assurance that the transaction can be agreed."By Rob O'Neill15 Oct 20241 minIndustryManaged Service ProvidersMergers and AcquisitionsnewsSmartsheet appoints ex-Ivanti VP of sales Helen Masters as APJ MDOver 25 years of experience in the technology industryBy Lilia Guan15 Oct 20241 minCareersSecurityVendors and ProvidersnewsTelstra commits to resetting Enterprise businessThe telco begun the reset in May of this year.By Sasha Karen15 Oct 20243 minsBusiness OperationsMobileNetworkingnewsOrro launches new OT division led by Christopher MaharNew division will offer specialist services in the planning, building, and running of highly available and secure industrial OT environments.By Julia Talevski15 Oct 20242 minsBusiness OperationsManaged Service ProvidersSecuritynewsCloudflare acquires Kivera to boost SASE portfolioKivera product will no longer be a standalone add-onBy Lilia Guan14 Oct 20242 minsMergers and AcquisitionsSecurityVendors and ProvidersnewsSecure Agility enhances security credentialsObtains the upgraded ISO 27001:2022 certificate.By Julia Talevski14 Oct 20241 minManaged Service ProvidersSecuritynewsTPG agrees to $5.3B asset sale to VocusTakes the next step in selling its fibre network infrastructure assets and its enterprise, government and wholesale fixed business.By Sasha Karen14 Oct 20243 minsMergers and AcquisitionsMobileNetworkingnewsCisco promotes ex-Palo Alto Networks’ Sean Duca to APJC CX CTODuca first joined Cisco in June this after working as Palo Alto Networks' vice president and regional chief security officer for Asia Pacific and Japan.By Sasha Karen14 Oct 20242 minsCareersNetworkingVendors and ProvidersnewsParliamentary committee reviews new cyber security legislationReview will aim to ensure legislative package will operate effectively and reasonablyBy Lilia Guan11 Oct 20242 minsGovernmentIndustrySecuritynewsTech Data and AvePoint expand partnership to A/NZWill offer the AvePoint Confidence Platform to reseller partners.By Sasha Karen11 Oct 20242 minsBusiness OperationsEnterprise ApplicationsVendors and ProvidersnewsDell Technologies to say goodbye to stalwart Tian Beng NgDell VP, Manish Gupta will assume leadership of APJ channel engagement after Ng leaves in December.By Lilia Guan11 Oct 20243 minsBusiness OperationsCareersVendors and ProvidersnewsPalo Alto and Deloitte extend partnership to leverage AIAddressing the increasing sophistication of cyberattacks.By Lilia Guan11 Oct 20242 minsIndustrySecurityVendors and ProvidersnewsBarracuda Networks launches new partner program initiativesLaunches Barracuda Partner Sales Engineer Community program and expands existing Partner Success Program.By Sasha Karen10 Oct 20242 minsNetworkingSecurityVendors and ProvidersnewsSuperloop signs Leaptel deal worth up to $5MProvides VNNI backhaul for 121 NBN POIs and inter capital Ethernet services.By Sasha Karen10 Oct 20242 minsBusiness OperationsIndustryNetworkingnewsCyber legislation is a significant step in securing the nation’s digital infrastructure: AIIARemains wary of certain expansions of government powerBy Lilia Guan10 Oct 20243 minsGovernmentIndustrySecuritynewsFinalists revealed for ARN Innovation Awards in 2024Set for Thursday 14 November, the Innovation Awards black tie event will bring the industry together under the ARN roof at Doltone House in Darling Island, Sydney.By Julia Talevski09 Oct 202413 minsInnovation AwardsManaged Service ProvidersVendors and ProvidersnewsCythera bolsters MDR play, gains ISO 27001 certImproving its automation capabilities, leading to streamlined operations and faster incident response.By Sasha Karen09 Oct 20242 minsBusiness OperationsManaged Service ProvidersSecuritynewsExcite wraps up CBIT acquisition, gears up for capital raisingThe expected settlement comes than three months after announcing the deal.By Sasha Karen09 Oct 20242 minsManaged Service ProvidersMergers and AcquisitionsSecuritynewsTecala joins Arctic Wolf’s partner programHelping organisations with their security operationsBy Lilia Guan08 Oct 20242 minsManaged Service ProvidersSecurityVendors and ProvidersnewsGoogle Cloud appoints Paul Migliorini to lead A/NZReplacing Alister Dias, who departed six months agoBy Julia Talevski08 Oct 20242 minsCareersCloud ComputingIT LeadershipnewsFUJIFILM MicroChannel Services acquires DXC SMB practicesStrengthening SAP and business platform for SMBs in OceaniaBy Sasha Karen and Lilia Guan04 Oct 20241 minBusiness OperationsIT ManagementSmall and Medium BusinessnewsBluechip Infotech to distribute Nodeware in AustraliaMSPs and partners will be able to purchase Nodeware locally, as well as access local support.By Sasha Karen03 Oct 20241 minManaged Service ProvidersSecurityVendors and ProvidersnewsAlloys gets Smart with AV portfolio additionAdds the vendor's range of AV products for Australia-wide distribution.By Lilia Guan03 Oct 20242 minsBusiness OperationsComputers and PeripheralsVendors and ProvidersnewsArinco launches Microsoft AI Build Centre app initiativeTo ideate, design and deploy Microsoft AI solutions at scale across Australia and New Zealand.By Sasha Karen03 Oct 20242 minsEmerging TechnologyManaged Service ProvidersnewsLogicalis Australia gains top Expert tier in Fortinet’s Engage partner programThe tier status has been the result of over five years of effort.By Sasha Karen02 Oct 20242 minsBusiness OperationsManaged Service ProvidersSecuritynewsarchTIS scores $2.3M Defence contract for licence expansionRuns until May 2028.By Sasha Karen02 Oct 20242 minsBusiness OperationsGovernmentIT ManagementnewsIntelliworx inks multi-year partnership with Humanity Health GroupCovers Azure support, cyber security framework, consulting and compliance services and Microsoft 365 licence management.By Sasha Karen02 Oct 20242 minsDigital TransformationIT ManagementManaged Service ProvidersnewsEfex makes its first ACT acquisition with WyscomCritical step in its expansion strategy.By Lilia Guan02 Oct 20242 minsBusiness OperationsIndustryManaged Service ProvidersnewsTIO reveals employee reallocation to handle Optus outage complaintsIn addition, the agency actively monitored its call and email queues and had some call centre staff work overtime.By Sasha Karen02 Oct 20243 minsBusiness OperationsGovernmentMobilenewsHome Affairs seeking partner for travel doc reader servicesTo support manual border clearance processing for international travellers both entering and leaving Australia.By Sasha Karen01 Oct 20242 minsDigital TransformationGovernmentManaged Service ProvidersnewsFusion5 scales up with Optimum.consulting acquisitionRounds out its Microsoft offerings.By Lilia Guan01 Oct 20242 minsBusiness OperationsManaged Service ProvidersMergers and AcquisitionsnewsSchneider Electric bolsters Pacific presence with dual promotionsAppoints Joe Craparotta as VP of Pacific cloud and service providers and Farokh Ghadially as VP of Secure Power for the Pacific region.By Sasha Karen30 Sep 20242 minsBusiness OperationsCareersManaged Service ProvidersnewsAnomali hires Antony Prasad to lead APJ channelWill be the vendor’s first regional channel director for APJ.By Sasha Karen30 Sep 20242 minsBusiness OperationsCareersSecuritynewsAussie Broadband to review processes following Vic, Tasmania outagesCoincides with the Senate recommending a legislative overhaul of communication during major telco outages and post-incident compensation.By Sasha Karen27 Sep 20244 minsBusiness OperationsNetworkingVendors and ProvidersnewsZscaler highlights top local partners for 2024Telstra crowned A/NZ Partner of the Year for 2024.By Sasha Karen27 Sep 20242 minsCloud ComputingIT LeadershipSecuritynewsAustralian IoT specialist NNNCo to build Kiwi asset management networkVenture will place LoRaWAN gateways on Chorus assets such as its poles and exchanges.By Rob O'Neill27 Sep 20242 minsEmerging TechnologyIndustryNetworkingnewsIn Pictures: ARN WIICTA 2024 Celebration LunchHighlights from ARN 2024 celebration lunchBy Julia Talevski26 Sep 202412 minsCareersIT LeadershipWIICTAnewsDigital61 opens Sydney officeAlso introduces its Velocity Ops and shared security operations centre to the market.By Sasha Karen26 Sep 20242 minsBusiness OperationsManaged Service ProvidersnewsBSA joins with UGL for NBN field services contract tenderTo provide a “holistic solution”.By Sasha Karen26 Sep 20242 minsIndustryManaged Service ProvidersNetworkingnewsCohesity hires ex-Workday APJ president Paul Henaghan as A/NZ MDTakes over from Michael Alp, who left in April.By Sasha Karen26 Sep 20242 minsCareersSoftware DevelopmentVendors and ProvidersnewsIn Pictures: ARN WIICTA 2024 Welcome ReceptionHighlights from the ARN WIICTA 2024 Welcome Reception.By Julia Talevski25 Sep 20244 minsCareersEmerging TechnologyIndustrynewsKPMG acquires ChartertechMerges technology and financial advisory within the practice.By Lilia Guan25 Sep 20242 minsBusiness OperationsIT ManagementIndustryAwardsNewsNominations extended for Women in ICT Awards 2025Set for Thursday 15 May at Doltone House in Jones Bay Wharf in SydneyBy Julia Talevski13 Feb 20255 minsCareersIT LeadershipWIICTANominate NowEDGENewsEDGE 2025: The A/NZ Channel FutureScape – How transformation will impact the new tech ecosystemRegister your interest in EDGE 2025. 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