Bluecoat channel boss switches to Tandberg
Videoconferencing vendor, Tandberg, has recruited Bluecoat’s channel boss, Marco Corrent, to head up its A/NZ partner team.
Stories by Nadia Cameron
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NetApp promotes channel chief to regional role
NetApp local partner director, Scott Morris, has been promoted to head up the storage vendor’s ASEAN business.
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Oakton sees predictable 2010
Chief of ASX-listed outsourcer, Oakton, claims a return to project work and incremental spending from government and private sector customers will bring it a more robust and predicable year.
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Staying fresh
Express Data managing director, Ross Cochrane, is well known and respected for his 13 years at the distributor’s helm. But his heritage in the IT industry was established well before he accepted the post from company co-founder, Jon Shein.
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IT industry recognised at ARN awards
Multiple accolades were presented to distributors, Ingram Micro and Express Data, at the highly anticipated third annual ARN IT Industry Awards on September 24.
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IBM software partners divided on channel changes
Sundata is now beefing up skills in Microsoft SharePoint and Exchange, as well as the Commvault portfolio, to meet the gap in business and technology offerings.
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NSC Group realigns staff to new relationships
NSC Group has confirmed two redundancies across its Business Systems Group but is hiring an additional two technical staff to realign resources around other vendor partnerships.
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Introduction: Tackling mobility
Mobility, like many catch phrases in the ICT world, means different things to different people. For some, the idea of being able to remotely access emails and the Internet through their notebook or smartphone while in another state or country, is mobility.
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Mobility roundtable: Connectivity costs
The make-or-break factor in any mobility solution is the connectivity – and relative connectivity costs – associated with it. According to eNerd’s Jamie Warner, Australians have the choice of the incumbent with great coverage but high costs, or other providers with enticive pricing schemes but inadequate bandwidth.
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Mobility roundtable: Going green
For Intel’s Andrew McLean, a key selling element of mobility was its compatibility with going green.
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Roundtable: Mobilising workforces
Mobility is a complicated mix of devices, applications, connectivity and support and needs. And it can mean extremely differents things to an SMB, mid-market corporate, blue-collar or white-collar organisation. ARN recently pulled together a panel of industry experts to discuss market trends and opportunities for the channel. This roundtable was sponsored by Dell.
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Emerging IT takes out Kaseya MSP awards
Kaseya’s Managed Services Provider of the Year, Emerging IT, has flagged Web security and operational expansion as top of its list for 2010.
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Administrators put Beacon IT up for sale
Voluntary administrators for embattled Australian software and IT services provider, Beacon Group, have put the business and its assets up for urgent sale.
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IBM overhauls software channel strategy
IBM is in the final stages of restructuring its software channel to align partners to specific brands and product pillars.
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Cellnet brings on Plantronics
Cellnet has been appointed the latest distributor for the Plantronics Bluetooth headset range. The announcement comes a week after the ASX-listed wholesaler cut ties with accessories partner, Jabra, over unreliable supply issues.
