Australia & New Zealand stories
With Christmas weeks away, ComOps, Parallels, and base2 announce key appointments, while Intergen expands its Dunedin office to support rapid growth.
Attracted by New Zealand's pro-business policies, Capgemini returns after nine years, set to hire up to 40 in Auckland and Wellington, says ANZ CEO Thorley.
Fuji Xerox Printers has unveiled Ultimate Office, a new ANZ channel partner initiative aimed at equipping SMBs with enterprise-level tech, at its Sydney forum.
New Zealand launches a nationwide competition to find the best business plan, offering over NZD $60,000 in cash and services to SMBs with innovative ideas.
Infor reports 42% local growth in public sector software sales, citing increased demand for social media engagement and staff mobility solutions.
Canberra's Crystal Approach inks deal with Unisys to become the preferred supplier of project management services across Australia and New Zealand.
RSA has filled its NZ sales role with Shephard, after Julian Garreffa's brief stint. Shephard, boasting 8 years' UK experience, aims to boost local business.
Enterprise app firm IFS has signed a deal with New Zealand utility company Metrix as part of its smart metering rollout.
New regional sales manager appointed from Kaseya's Washington, DC offices will be responsible for growing the company's presence in the enterprise market.
Security provider Sourcefire is on the prowl for a New Zealand distributor as the company looks to capitalise on increasing awareness of the need for security.
Security software vendor AVG has appointed Liz Cole as training and business product specialist to promote its ANZ reseller network.
SonicWALL will unveil its SuperMassive E10000 Series firewall at a Wellington event, with insights from experts on security challenges in the digital age.
Interactive Intelligence's new software, CIC 4.0, provides real-time speech analysis, enabling managers to intervene during live customer interactions.
Simm's, soon to be expressonline, partners with Huawei after seven months of talks, starting with enterprise networking products and aiming to expand further.
RSA appoints Andy Solterbeck as General Manager for ANZ, aiming to boost the enterprise and mid-market segments. Solterbeck hails from Telstra.
David Webster takes up a senior leadership role for EMC in South East Asia with strategic growth being the goal.
Partners should look for opportunities to climb up the value stream, says Senior Manager ANZ Commercial Marketing, Suzanne Hansen.
SAP's Business ByDesign won't hit New Zealand until late 2011, citing localisation needs for HR payroll and finance modules, says spokesman.
Before considering a move into Asia, ANZ General Manager Sean Walsh believes there's a lot more growth to come from Australia and New Zealand.
According to research from Frost & Sullivan, data centre hosting demand continues to outpace supply in the Asia Pacific region.