Australian stories - Page 302

Melbourne IT bolsters its digital edge, bagging analytics firm InfoReady in a £15.4m deal, eyeing growth in the tech transformation sphere.

The Warranty Group is assuring Dick Smith customers it will honour all extended warranties sold by the failed company across Australia and New Zealand.

Vocus Communications' Commander business is launching a new assault on the channel, with plans to double its partner base this year.

Riversand joins forces with GS1, eyeing a boost in Australian supply chain efficacy with their cutting-edge data solutions.

Lenovo appoints Margrith Appleby as new director of channel sales for Australia and New Zealand, focusing on strengthening partner offering.

The Australian Department of Defence has extended an IT support contract with Unisys for two years in a deal worth around $74 million.

Of late, ransomware threats have been specifically targeting Australian business and consumers, breaching security systems by appearing legitimate.

Infinidat is expanding operations as a direct result of increasing universal demand for InfiniBox, the company's flagship enterprise storage array.

Dick Smith's final four stores have fallen, with receivers announcing the immediate closure of four Move Airport stores after asset sale failure.

Equinix is investing more than US$4.5 billion this year in acquisitions and organic growth, including building four data centers.

Chris Tithof spearheads Unit4's push in ANZ, targeting 'people-centric' sectors as they aim for a bold 100% growth.

Everyone knows Dick Smith Electronics. So where did it go so wrong? We look back at the company from its early successes to eventual decline.

Dick Smith is to close all its stores across Australia and New Zealand after failing to receive any acceptable offers for the business.

Kinetic IT's Terry North has handed the reins over to brother Michael North as the company gears up for a 'period of evolution'.

Hyland has partnered with Fusion Information Management to expand its presence in Australia with OnBase ECM solutions.

Increasing demand for agile ERP systems in Australia as businesses aim to boost productivity and customer engagement, says survey.

Business risks are expected to increase in 2016. At the same time, it is unlikely there will be any improvement in the coming year.

Veeam will launch its certified engineering program in Australia next week as the vendor seeks deeper relationships with local partners.

PwC partners with Australasian cloud providers to launch Next, a purpose-built cloud platform with integrated apps.

Readify pioneers graduate programme against Oz IT shortage, merging industry and academia to foster tech talent.