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"ARN IT Industry Awards 2009" news, interviews, and features

Interviews about ARN IT Industry Awards 2009

  • Making longstanding partnerships

    Dimension Data is very proud of its Channel Choice Reseller trophy from this year’s ARN awards and has placed it prominently at its NSW headquarters.

  • Setting a hectic pace

    It’s been a big year for Cisco in more ways than one. Across its global operations, the networking powerhouse was, like many of its peers, hit pretty hard by the economic downturn.

  • AN agent of change: Phil Cronin

    Intel’s Phil Cronin is a passionate believer in technology’s influence on society as connectivity pervades all corners of the globe. He speaks to NADIA CAMERON about his industry heritage and experiences, channel evolution and why ICT is so important.

  • Looking for challenges: Ken and Maree Lowe

    ASI Solutions has been a significant player in Australia’s IT industry for over 20 years. NADIA CAMERON caught up with founders, Ken and Maree Lowe, to discuss milestones along the way and what’s next for this feisty pair.

  • The Switzerland approach

    Two-time winner at this year’s awards, APC, puts its substantial success with the channel down to two main factors – giving partners what they want, and helping organisations cut costs.

  • Partnering to success

    VMware is not just any IT company — the winner of the 2009 ARN Software Vendor of the Year has a partner community that runs through the entire channel.

  • HP's Hat Trick

    Like a formula one driver at the top of his game, HP has shown remarkable consistency as the company negotiated the bends, curves and hairpins of the market over the past year.

  • Listening to reseller needs

    In the seven years since its creation, Express Online has steadily built itself a niche in the market that has seen it win Specialist Distributor of the Year at the 2009 ARN awards.

  • Fear of nothing

    To some, 13 is an unlucky number. In fact, there are people are so frightened by it that the fear of 13 has been given a name – Triskaidekaphobia. Express Data is not Triskaidekaphobic. Now in its 13th year of trading under its current name, the company has sailed itself through the global financial crisis with a steady hand, and emerged on the other side as ARN’s Software Distributor of the Year for 2009.

  • Reputation is the key

    For Data#3 managing director, John Grant, a great reputation is key to success in business. That’s why winning ARN’s Enterprise Reseller of the Year for the second year in a row is so significant.

  • Being green for love and profit

    Once upon a time, the idea of using expensive, environmentally-friendly IT was expected to flop in the harsh world of business. But fast-forward to 2009 and green technology has leapt off the drawing boards into the realm of profitability.

  • Game, set and match

    Niall Connell is passionate about two things: Tennis and Express Data. And it’s not just because the company has a tennis court right behind its office.

  • Going beyond the call of duty

    Few would relinquish a comfortable management role in favour of doing the hard yards, but for Gen-i’s service line manager for infrastructure, Safi Obeidullah, it was the logical choice. Obeidullah is currently in his second tenure at the New Zealand-based systems integrator, returning after a four-year stint at Insurance Australia Group (IAG).

  • Seizing the day

    Plenty of kids grow up with dreams of taking to the skies as pilots, but EMC channel manager, Chris Moyle, was one of the few to make it a reality.