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Global Stories

Managing Director stories

Apple or Android? Smartphone sales surge 11% in AU

9.2m smartphones were sold in 2017, a big increase from last year that was largely driven by a 'replacement cycle' from one of the major OS.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 21st Feb 2018

Partner Programmes

Tomizone appoint new group MD in Aussie push

The company has appointed Matt Adams to the position, effective immediately, with a goal to grow its Australian presence.

By Patrick Martlew • 3 min read • Tue, 20th Feb 2018

Physical Security

Signapore's Certis Cisco makes play for Australian market through SNP Security buyout

Singapore's largest aviation security firm Certis Cisco has purchased Australian firm SNP Security for an undisclosed amount.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 20th Feb 2018

EduTech

RMIT launches blockchain strategy course to educate business leaders

The 8-week online course starts on March 19 and was developed by the University's Blockchain Innovation Hub, Stone and Chalk, and Accenture.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Tue, 20th Feb 2018

Canon

New Canon Oceania managing director announced

Canon Oceania appoints Akira Yoshida as new managing director, succeeding Yusuke Mizoguchi, who will transition to a role at Canon Europe in April 2018.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Fri, 16th Feb 2018

APAC expansion

Interview - New opportunities as Cohesity expands into ANZ

Cohesity expanded their secondary storage solutions into ANZ this year. The CMO and new ANZ MD describe the opportunity this brings to the channel.

By Ben Moore • 4 min read • Thu, 15th Feb 2018

Unified Communications

How one Dutch company created Civil Defence's emergency alert system

Dutch company one2many has been chosen by the Ministry of Civil Defence - Emergency Management as its provider of a national Wireless Emergency Alert System.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Feb 2018

Microsoft

Victory to NSW as new Microsoft accelerator programme announced in Sydney

Microsoft's eighth ScaleUp program will be based in Sydney's new Startup Hub, marking a significant boost for Australia's tech ecosystem.

By Kai Ping Lew • 4 min read • Wed, 14th Feb 2018

Customer Relationship Management

The future of contact centres - 4 key trends identified

NICE has identified four key trends to watch in 2018 in order to create or maintain a successful contact centre.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Tue, 13th Feb 2018

AI Security

Grant Thornton Australia strengthens cyber defences with Darktrace security

Growth advisory firm Grant Thornton Australia has partnered with IT service provider The Missing Link to deploy Darktrace cybersecurity.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 13th Feb 2018

Artificial Intelligence

Unlocking the benefits of leading a multi-generational workforce

Diversity – and not just gender diversity – brings different ideas, backgrounds, and assumptions to the table.

By Julia Gabel • 5 min read • Tue, 13th Feb 2018

Mergers and Acquisitions

Ademco Singapore buys 60% stake in Vietnam security firm

Singapore security solutions provider Ademco is making its first foray into Vietnam after purchasing 60% of Vietnam security provider TNT Technologies.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 9th Feb 2018

EduTech

Dell Boomi announces big local customer wins

Dell Boomi has secured new projects with UTS in Sydney, Fred Hollows Foundation, and global education provider Study Group, driving cloud integration success.

By Patrick Martlew • 4 min read • Thu, 8th Feb 2018

Stories from Other Regions

Managing Director stories

Cloud Security

Dimension Data Australia welcomes new director of cybersecurity

The company has appointed former Ernst & Young cybersecurity partner John Karabin, who will take over as Dimension Data's director of cybersecurity.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 20th Feb 2018

Supply Chain

Hills appoints CEO, David Lenz, as MD

David Lenz appointed managing director of Hills as part of company's ongoing transformational journey. Challenges with Milestone Systems still unresolved.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Tue, 20th Feb 2018

Breach Prevention

NDB rolls out this week - now is a good time to consider GDPR

As theNotifiable Data Breaches (NDB) requirements roll in this week, now is a good time to think about GDPR and its implications for Australians.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 19th Feb 2018

Jobs

Demand for tech skills intensifies across Australia

Job advertisement numbers in Australia are on the rise, with the strongest growth in mining and engineering, according to data from Seek.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Fri, 16th Feb 2018

SODA Inc

Judges for 48-hour national startup competition announced

Innovative quartet to judge NZ's leading Innes48 Start-up event, setting the stage for vibrant entrepreneurial showdown.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Feb 2018

Corruption

C6 Intelligence expands Asia footprint with new managing director

Cybercrime prevention agency C6 Intelligence has expanded its Asia operations through the appointment of a new APAC managing director for the region.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 12th Feb 2018

Unified Communications

NBN Co names Paul Tyler as its new chief customer officer

NBN Co has appointed Paul Tyler as its new chief customer officer for business, taking over from the retiring John Simon; Karina Keisler also set to depart.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Thu, 8th Feb 2018