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Dell gears up to 'disrupt' the internet of things marketplace with a new edge offering, while bolstering the analytics side with new offerings.

ViFX's Paul Hallett has become the first New Zealander to pass CommVault's Masterclass exams, becoming one of just three Certified Masters in APAC.

Nexon Asia Pacific says it has quickly onboarded customers to its new Agile Business Cloud, thanks to Palo Alto Networks enterprise security platform.

Cloud is the new normal – and it's a new normal that offers huge opportunities for resellers, system integrators and service providers.

Microsoft Australia names BizData, CDM, Empired, Ignia, Mexia, Oakton, MOQDigital, Ramp and Readify as it's strategic partners to drive IoT adoption.

Canva's Melanie Perkins is the big winner in this years NSW Technology Entrepreneur of the Year awards, which also saw Vocus' James Spenceley winning.

Organisations are continuing to leave the doors open to advanced persistent threat attacks, with mobile device security and user education lagging.

Smart home offerings offer potential for retailers, with Juniper Research predicting consumer spend on smart home services will hit US$100b by 2020.

Microsoft partner Ignia rolls out a Microsoft Azure and Power BI solution enabling Western Power to harness big data for proactive customer care.

A lack of channel partner assistance is 'restraining' the growth of the 3D printing market, according to Allied Market Research.

UXC Eclipse has continued its buying spree, snapping up WineDirect's ERP business to become the global leader in Dynamics NAV for the wine industry.

Fortinet has been awarded New Zealand Network Security Vendor of the Year 2015, by Frost & Sullivan on the back of increasing market share.

Westcon-Comstor is aiming to give its Australian Cisco resellers the edge with the launch of the distributor's Westcon-Comstor brand locally.

More than half digital and mobile IT professionals are planning on changing jobs in the next year, making staff retention and attraction paramount.

Kogan Mobile partners with Vodafone to disrupt the telco space, offering bargain deals and Qantas points to savvy shoppers.

Equinix has been awarded Frost & Sullivan's 2015 Asia Pacific Data Center Green Innovation Leadership award for the second year in a row.

Converged infrastructure is the server infrastructure of choice for many in Q4, with VCE Vblock leading in adoption and Cisco prevalent.

A who's who of New Zealand's information security community are among the judging panel for the inaugural iSANZ InfoSec awards.

The NBN has released a new three-year construction plan with construction to 7.5 million premises due to start in the next three years.

The internet of everything offers 'tremendous' opportunity for the reseller channel - but it may require some stretching and evolving says one expert.