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SAP reshuffles top local roles in face of strong cloud and digital innovation system demand

Fri, 7th Jul 2017
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SAP has reshuffled its top local roles, with a new ANZ president and MD and a new executive director as it pushes cloud and digital innovation.
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Auckland becomes global support hub for enterprise cloud vendor Workday

Thu, 18th May 2017
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Enterprise cloud applications provider Workday has opened a global support centre in Auckland, bringing up to 140 jobs to the city.
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Harvey Norman NZ stores see near $100m revenue increase, 60% profit jump

Mon, 13th Feb 2017
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Harvey Norman's New Zealand stores logged a stellar FY2016, with a $98.5 million increase in revenue - and a 60% jump in net profit.
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Megaport adds new routes linking Asia with North America

Thu, 19th Jan 2017
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Megaport has launched a new route connecting Hong Kong to Los Angeles, with a secondary path from Singapore to Hong Kong also launched.
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Digital Realty serves up SDN global interconnection platform

Fri, 23rd Sep 2016
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Digital Realty has launched an SDN global interconnection platform to simplify global data centre and cloud interconnection.
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$97m profit for FlexiGroup as company turns focus on millennial spend

Thu, 15th Sep 2016
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FlexiGroup's new business volume has soared 19%, with the company delivering a cash NPAT of $97 million and eyeing double digit FY18 growth.
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Harvey Norman posts 'standout' Kiwi results as IoT runs hot

Wed, 14th Sep 2016
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Harvey Norman's New Zealand business has posted 'standout' financial results for the year with profit and revenue soaring.
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Ingram Micro bolsters local management; Price takes on key vendor role

Wed, 15th Jun 2016
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Ingram Micro has strengthened its senior management lineup with the promotion of Chris Price and a new appointment to boot.
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Updated: Ingram Micro Australia boss departs

Wed, 1st Jun 2016
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Ingram Micro Australia's boss, Matt Sanderson, leaves for a new UK-based role after revitalizing the firm's ANZ operations.
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Multi-screen story telling comes to Primark flagship store

Tue, 26th Jan 2016
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Transparent LED displays and surround sound are creating 'an engaging atmospheric experience' in Primark's new Spanish flagship store.
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Aussie SugarCRM reseller makes Elite list

Fri, 22nd Jan 2016
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SugarCRM partner Plus Computing, which has offices in Melbourne, has been named one of the top 10% of the vendor's worldwide channel partners.
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Kiwi partner proving sweet for SugarCRM

Fri, 22nd Jan 2016
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CloudTech has become the first Kiwi company to garner Elite Partner status with SugarCRM - a status awarded to the top 10% of the vendors channel.
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Accenture wins five-year Specsavers contract

Wed, 13th Jan 2016
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Accenture has won a five year deal to help manage Specsavers technology as the optician prepares for a digital future.
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Kiwi startup Jucebox takes to world stage at Web Summit

Tue, 3rd Nov 2015
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Kiwi tech start-up Jucebox has scored a major coup, being selected for the Alpha Program at influential tech event, Web Summit, in Dublin this week.
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Irish IT solutions provider opens doors in Auckland

Mon, 12th Oct 2015
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There's a new player in the channel, with Irish IT solutions provider Westbourne IT opening its first international office - in Auckland.
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Tenego opens in Sydney, teams up with Sales as a Service

Mon, 21st Sep 2015
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Tenego has opened a Sydney office and joined forces with Sales as a Service to develop partner recruitment and management for tech companies.
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Hitachi seeking Microsoft and SAP expertise

Thu, 30th Aug 2012
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Hitachi Data Systems is on an active campaign to recruit new Kiwi partners as the 102-year-old company seeks to 'build an eco-system of new partners'.