ANZ stories - Page 16

Check Point has promoted Craig McGregor to head up its Australian channel as the vendor looks to increase share and help partners increase revenue.

Outsource recruits former IBM manager Kit Craig as channel consulting director, expanding marketing and lead generation solutions.

As Dell ups its channel focus locally, the company is pushing its 'future-ready' partner strategy and a range of offerings to help partners transform.

Former NetApp exec Charles de Jesus is tasked with enabling channel partners to adapt and suceed in rapidly transforming market.

Vertias has promoted Louis Tague to the top ANZ role of managing director for the information management vendor.

Veeam is recruiting its first in-country NZ field marketing manager as the company looks to deepen its relationships with the local channel.

While CIOs are embracing digital transformation, progress of digital business within ANZ is considerably slower than the global average.

Australian managers are spending 36% of their time on manual administrative tasks with companies failing to harness technology to accelerate work.

Forgerock has snapped up former VMware ANZ channel boss John Donovan, as the identity management provider seeks to accelerate its regionalj expansion.

IronKey is ramping up its local focus with the appointment of a regional manager for Australia and New Zealand, with Tony Stratton taking the on role.

Aerohive has made two new appointments with a new ANZ country manager and a new senior channel account manager, as it ups its enterprise push.

Lenovo's New Zealand operations have posted healthy increases in sales and services revenues to record a solid increase in profit.

Connector Systems has launched a voice cloud offering as the distributor sees increasing demand for its as-a-service, annuity-based, offerings.

CA Technologies signs up IT Solved as the vendor seeks to capitalise on demand for API management in the face of the rising 'application economy'.

The retailer may sell as much as $125 million of five-year bonds to refinance $100 million of bonds maturing next month.

HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham, who first coined the phrase 'rock star' in January last year to describe New Zealand's economic growth, says it's s.

Anzco Foods, New Zealand's third-largest meat company, said profit halved in 2014, a year in which it bought out shareholder Itoham Foods' half stake.

The New Zealand dollar fell to a one-week low against the British pound after Bank of England governor Mark Carney said the next move in interest rate.

Economic reform in China, one of New Zealand's largest trading partners accounting for 22 percent of exports, is a lower priority than trying to sa.

New Zealand commodity prices fell in January, extending their 12-month slide to about 19 percent, led by casein, wool, beef and aluminium.