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John Donovan departs as VMware's ANZ channel chief for a US security firm after shaping the company's regional strategy for 5 years.

ANZ company Komputer Kraft Consulting has inked a deal with Tranxition to distribute its Windows desktop migration software in ANZ and beyond.

'Unprecedented' expansion has seen UltraServe more than double its contracted base of customers in the past year, adding 15 new staff along the way.

Three Kiwi companies have won awards at the UN-sponsored World Summit Awards for digital innovation, with another three making finalist stage.

Lenovo leads Q3 PC market despite shipment decline; HP, Dell secure top spots while Apple gains market share and Acer faces significant drop.

Ingram Micro is extending its CSP Accelerator promotion through to December 31 after experiencing high demand from resellers.

United States telecommunications service provider D&S Communications has acquired the assets of Mako Networks from the company's receivers.

Australia signs controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement with 11 other countries, opening up new economic opportunities.

CSC is in negotiations to acquire UXC in a $428 million deal which would create one of the region's largest IT services companies.

Server shipments around the Windows Server 2003 EOS record less than expected spike - driven not by EOS but by 'aggressive' channel pricing.

Asia Pacific is experiencing high growth in cloud IT infrastructure sales, with sales of server, storage and Ethernet switches up 49.9% in Q2.

Westcon Group NZ has reported a 7.1% increase in revenue, but seen profit after tax slide 9.8% for the year ending February 28, 2015.

ShoreTel is revamping its partner program, paving the way for local partners to easily incorporate its cloud offerings when they become available here.

Gartner is predicting global IT spend across all verticals to decline this year, but there are still growth technologies within each vertical.

Hesitant consumers are prompting a 1% drop in global device shipments, with only mobile phones bucking the trend, Gartner reports.

IT experts will head to the CITRENZ conference, with the aim of further increasing interest in IT amongst young New Zealanders.

Despite hopes, NZ and AU broadband prices unlikely to fall, as market hits cost floor and ISPs face narrow margins.

IT security spend will soften this year as US exchange rate-driven price increases of up to 20% and commoditisation of mature technologies bite.

ESET has bolstered its encryption abilities with the acquisition of award winning encryption company, DESlock+ as demand for the technology soars.

Australian economy needs new strategy of innovation and entrepreneurship to combat falling commodity prices, says ADC Forum CEO.