Global Stories

“Stable” HP targets IBM partners heading to Lenovo

HP launches Project Smart Choice to entice IBM partners pre-Lenovo deal, promising swifter certifications and superior solutions.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 9th Jun 2014

Cybersecurity

Hills expands security operations with Kiwi acquisition

Hills NZ Limited expands its security operations with the acquisition of Intek Security Group Limited in New Zealand.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Fri, 6th Jun 2014

Storage

New Dell switch ready to scale for clouds and large data centres

Clouds are getting bigger, data centres need greater connectivity, and switches must grow to match today's east-west and north-south traffic requirements.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 2nd Jun 2014

Unified Communications

Labour slams Telecom spectrum deal

Labour criticises Telecom's 700MHz spectrum acquisition, affecting competition and innovation in UK's mobile market, says ICT spokesperson Clare Curran.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 30th May 2014

Unified Communications

Telecom cleared to acquire unsold radio spectrum block

Telecom gains clearance to acquire the final 5MHz radio spectrum block, boosting its 4G capabilities, the Commerce Commission announced.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 30th May 2014

Microsoft

Smartphone momentum still strong as market growth continues

Global smartphone shipments are set to rise by 23.1% this year, hitting 1.2 billion, according to analysts IDC.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Thu, 29th May 2014

Apple

Apple closes in on Beats acquisition...

Apple set to acquire Beats Music and Electronics for $3bn, bringing founders Iovine and Dr. Dre on board in a music industry shake-up.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 29th May 2014

Fintech

Serko: Flying high in the Kiwi sky...

For a company specialising in online corporate travel booking, how fitting to hear that Kiwi firm Serko is going places.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Tue, 27th May 2014

Disaster Recovery

More on me: Peter Thomas, KeepItSafe

From baker to tech mogul: Peter Thomas, of KeepItSafe, revolutionised backup solutions, charting his journey from the food industry to a 750% growth.

By Donovan Jackson • 4 min read • Mon, 26th May 2014

Unified Communications

'Lazy' telco rulers fail kiwi consumers

Commerce Commission accused of failing Kiwi consumers in mobile market review. Two Degrees founder calls for action.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd May 2014

Microsoft

Redmond's new order, a big Aussie distie deal and a mystery start-up...

Six months is a long time in the New Zealand channel market - The Channel looks back at the big stories in February...

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 20th May 2014

Unified Inbox

Unified Inbox racks up another acquisition; pushes into Asia

Unified Inbox acquires Smak, advancing in Asia and innovating with 'LifeModes' to enhance communication and productivity.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 14th May 2014

Infrastructure-as-a-Service

Auckland-based ISP HD acquires Cloud Scale

Auckland-based Internet Service Provider and datacentre operator HD has has completed its acquisition of Cloud Scale, a New Zealand software IAAS provider.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 13th May 2014

Apple

Dr Dre celebrates as Apple nears US$3.2 billion Beats acquisition

Apple set to acquire Beats Electronics in a $3.2bn deal, their largest ever acquisition, according to reports.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 13th May 2014

Apple

Has Apple missed a Beat with mega-bucks acquisition?

Apple set to acquire Beats in $3.2bn deal, says Martin Scott, Head of Analysys Mason's Consumer Services Research.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 13th May 2014

Government

Are Govt's under pressure to cut IT program budgets?

Government agencies around the world are facing pressure to cut IT budgets and services, according to a survey by Gartner.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Fri, 9th May 2014

Microsoft

Microsoft reveals cloud adopters are “best performing” partners

Early adopters of cloud computing are among the “best performing” partners, according to a Microsoft commissioned study.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 8th May 2014

Lenovo

Samsung leads smartphone sales but is Lenovo / Motorola the winning team?

Juniper Research estimates that the combined Motorola-Lenovo smartphone shipments for Q1 2013 exceeded 20 million, putting the joint entity into a third place.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 7th May 2014