Stories by Heather
Smartphone market up 2.7% as more affordable models dominate
Tue, 7th Nov 2017
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apple
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samsung
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xiaomi
Smartphone vendors may be launching their high-end flagships in abundance, but it's more affordable models that will drive the market.
Singapore most robust data center market in APAC; Aussie ranks fifth
Tue, 24th Oct 2017
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
Singapore tops APAC data center market, excelling in infrastructure and stability, with Australia ranking fifth. Capacity to grow amid robust investment.
Cisco dominates resurgent Indian networking market
Mon, 16th Oct 2017
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network infrastructure
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sdn
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naas
Cisco has snapped up the WLAN market lead in India, adding to its dominant position in the Ethernet switch and router markets.
Data center, enterprise and telco demand driving high SDN growth for India
Wed, 11th Oct 2017
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network infrastructure
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hyperscale
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sdn
Demand from data centers, large enterprises and telcos, along with increasing demand for cloud based services is driving high demand for SDN in India.
Photo gallery: Aruba honours local channel at APAC awards
Wed, 11th Oct 2017
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partner programmes
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healthtech
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dicker data
Dicker Data, Ingram Micro, Matrix CNI, Thomas Duryea, Datacom and Tech Data Systems are among the winners in this year's Aruba APAC partner awards.
HP winner in better than expected Q3 PC market
Wed, 11th Oct 2017
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network infrastructure
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lenovo
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apple
The traditional PC market has clocked a better than expected result Q3, with HP logging a 'notable' growth thanks to big wins in Asia Pacific.
Itelligence expands Indian presence with vCentric acquisition
Tue, 10th Oct 2017
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sap
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m&a
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itelligence
SAP solutions, hosting and managed services provider Itelligence has acquired SAP reseller vCentric Technologies Private Limited.
APeJ tops for inkjet printers - and highest growth for lasers
Mon, 9th Oct 2017
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printing
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laser
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inkjet
Asia Pacific is now the number one inkjet market in the world according to IDC, with the region also recording the highest laser growth for Q2.
Blackberry ramps up Indian enterprise push with six new partners
Mon, 9th Oct 2017
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cybersecurity
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blackberry
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mobility
BlackBerry has expanded its Indian channel, appointing six new partners as the Canadian vendor looks to increase its enterprise business.
Infor doubles down on Indian channel on back of strong business growth
Tue, 26th Sep 2017
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hcm
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partner programmes
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supply chain
Infor is doubling down on its Indian partner network, with the company reporting triple digit year on year growth for the first quarter of FY18.
AI, big data, IoT technologies driving education spend
Mon, 25th Sep 2017
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edutech
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data analytics
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martech
IDC is forecasting education spend in APAC to top US$11.8b by 2020, with Singapore, Australia and New Zealand the tops for spend per capita.
Pitney Bowes and Tech Mahindra partner up for local DX
Fri, 15th Sep 2017
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data analytics
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cx
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martech
Pitney Bowes and Tech Mahindra have teamed up to target 'untapped opportunities' in location analytics and customer engagement solutions locally.
Indian AWS partner BlazeClan sets sights on ANZ markets
Tue, 12th Sep 2017
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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partner programmes
Indian AWS partner BlazeClan has turned its focus on the Australian and New Zealand markets with the opening of an office in Sydney.
Digital projects driving India's commercial tablet sales
Mon, 11th Sep 2017
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apple
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samsung
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hp
Strong growth in the commercial segment is helping drive marginal growth in the Indian tablet market, despite a declining consumer segment.
Indian PC market hits all-time low on back of GST implementation
Mon, 28th Aug 2017
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network infrastructure
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lenovo
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hp
Traditional PC shipments in India have slumped nearly 19% quarter on quarter to an all-time low on the back of the recent GST implementation, IDC says.
Tech Data takes on VMware education services
Mon, 14th Aug 2017
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virtualisation
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it automation
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cybersecurity
Tech Data's Technology Solutions business has inked a deal which sees it becoming an authorised reseller of VMware education services locally.
Local Epicor partners honoured at global awards
Wed, 9th Aug 2017
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epicor
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biscit
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dubai
Australia's Biscit has taken double honours at Epicor's global 2017 Partner Excellence awards, with Hong Kong's DataWorld taking Partner of the Year.
Tech Data serves up Red Hat Mobile Application Platform
Tue, 8th Aug 2017
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open source
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red hat
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tech data
Tech Data's Technology Solutions has been appointed as a distributor for Red Hat Mobile Application Platform across Australia and parts of Asia.
Exclusive: Kiwi developed security offering opening up new reseller opportunities
Tue, 1st Aug 2017
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
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microsoft
The Kiwi developers of a new security assessment and compliance system are on the hunt for resellers wanting to offer more holistic security services.
South Korea, Singapore and NZ tops for IoT readiness
Thu, 20th Jul 2017
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iot
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analyst report
South Korea, Singapore and New Zealand have topped IDC's list of Asia Pacific countries most ready and capable to harness internet of things.