APAC stories - Page 61

F5 Networks hires ANZ managing director, Rob Malkin, to strengthen sales focus on its partners and drive growth in the region.

Juniper Networks held its partner awards in Sydney last week, with New Zealand's own 2degrees taking out the top spot as partner of the year.

Juniper Networks Summit takes Sydney by storm with high-profile tech talks and a visionary CEO's address at Darling Harbour.

The pair will collaborate closely on reinforcing the company's overall growth strategy to further expand its footprint across APAC.

Kellie Hackney has been appointed to the role of APAC sales director, and Craig Allen as technical director for APAC, with both roles effective immediately.

Vendor enjoys record second quarter in New Zealand, with the country becoming the best performing territory in terms of percentage growth across APAC.

Fresh from a New Zealand operations restructure, the networking and wireless vendor promotes Scott Penno to APAC marketing director.

Regional virtualisation adoption boom sparks year on year revenue growth for company, which increases NZ revenue by 102% during the final quarter.

Telecom New Zealand appoints ex-Weber Shandwick APAC CEO Andrew Pirie as its new head of communications, handling both external/internal comms and relations.

<strong>Best known locally for its data recovery software, Kroll Ontrack is looking to spread its wings and offer services via a New Zealand partner.

Nuance has launched a new Reseller Rewards Program, offering up to USD $2000 in 'Prezzy' cards quarterly for registering sales opportunities.

Midas InfoMedia, a Wellington-based company, achieved 1077% growth in Deloitte's APAC Technology Fast 500, ranking 4th in NZ's IT sector.

Polycom rebrands Intelligent Core as RealPresence, aiming to boost UC interoperability and double revenue to USD $3 billion with open standards.

SonicWALL will unveil its SuperMassive E10000 Series firewall at a Wellington event, with insights from experts on security challenges in the digital age.

Dunedin's Aerograph and Mosgiel's TracMap are finalists in the Global Security Challenge APAC final in Sydney, vying for USD $500,000 in prizes.

Internet traffic is set to soar, with global usage projected to hit 1.2 million petabytes annually by 2015, driven by Asia's rapid growth.

As businesses recover from the financial crisis, CIOs must expand their role, leveraging cloud computing to drive top-line growth and stay competitive.

RSA appoints Andy Solterbeck as General Manager for ANZ, aiming to boost the enterprise and mid-market segments. Solterbeck hails from Telstra.

Kaseya's MSP of the Year award opens to New Zealand partners for the first time, seeking role models in IT services. Application deadline: 12th November.

Citrix appoints Andrew Susa as Senior Director of Asia Pacific Partner Organisation, targeting new alliances and expanding the partner ecosystem in the region.