Australia (Australian) stories - Page 104

Autotask has opened an office in the ANZ region due to a dramatic increase in demand, aiming to better serve its local partners and clients.

Labour criticises PM Key for dismissing 2010 security warnings about Huawei's involvement in New Zealand's Ultra Fast Broadband initiative.

PC monitor shipments in New Zealand rose 7% sequentially in Q4 2011, driven by government and educational deals, while Australia saw a 12% decline.

N-able's free MSP automation platform sees resellers triple managed customers, boosting global and Kiwi growth. Own the data, own the customer, says CEO.

Aggressive promotions in the education sector and natural disasters created an erratic but ultimately growth-positive year for the ANZ PC market in 2011.

Zintel Group has sold its Australian subsidiary to j2 Global for USD $15.3m, planning a generous capital repayment and special dividend for shareholders.

Reporters Without Borders adds two countries to ‘worst offender’ list on fourth annual World Day Against Cyber Censorship.

Kiwi IT firm Intergen has inked a three-year sponsorship deal to support umpires in the ANZ Championship, bolstering its presence in Australia and New Zealand.

Avalanche Technology Group, parent of AVG’s distributor in the South Pacific, appoints Kevin Yank as CTO to spearhead new tech partnerships and innovations.

Security software vendor sees opportunity in mid-tier & SMB space, wants resellers to help them understand the sector.

ICT organisations will continue to reap rewards despite cautious spending in 2012 according to research company IDC.

A PwC report for IABNZ reveals New Zealand's mobile ad spend at NZD $632,092 in 2011, 0.18% of total online ad spend, with massive growth potential.

As unified communications (UC) adoption grows, tech providers must guide resellers to support and educate businesses for effective deployment and ongoing use.

New Zealand tops Zendesk's global customer satisfaction poll at 95%, while the French lag at 57%. Now, a new charity-linked plan boosts philanthropy.

Optimizer HQ debuts Texta, a cost-effective SMS marketing tool for SMEs, priced at just NZD $0.04 per text. Free setup, two-way messaging, and no contracts.

Cisco unveils a simplified channel structure for its New Zealand partners, backing it with USD $75 million globally, including USD $15 million for Asia-Pacific.

Julian Assange's battle against extradition to Sweden continues as the British High Court grants him permission to appeal to the Supreme Court.

System based on open standards offers 30% lower bandwidth consumption than industry average, Australia boss says.

A new survey reveals that 80% of Kiwis would stop dealing with an organisation after a data breach, viewing it as a ‘fundamental breach of trust’.

Sybase teams up with Ciber to bring enterprise mobility solutions to New Zealand and Australia, including the Sybase Unwired Platform and Afaria.