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The rise of Container-as-a-Service for faster app delivery
DevOps

The rise of Container-as-a-Service for faster app delivery

Containers enable software teams within enterprise or start-up organizations to develop and deploy digital business needs faster.

By Ramchandra Koty and Balasubramaniyan Kannan • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Jan 2017
Big Switch Networks unveils cloud-native application traffic visibility
Firewalls

Big Switch Networks unveils cloud-native application traffic visibility

Big Switch Networks introduces BigSecure Architecture, a cyber-defence platform enabling Terabit attack mitigation.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Fri, 9th Dec 2016
Lenovo enters 'new era' with data center business
Supply Chain

Lenovo enters 'new era' with data center business

Lenovo partners with Elementum to harness Product Graph in order to improve data center visibility and streamline supply chain processes.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Mon, 21st Nov 2016
While cloud competitors narrow their focus, Fujitsu continues a multiline approach
Hyperscale

While cloud competitors narrow their focus, Fujitsu continues a multiline approach

Through partnerships, Fujitsu extends its ability to host third-party applications, helping it capitalise on core data center presence.

By Molly Gallaher Boddy • 3 min read • Thu, 3rd Nov 2016
New distie partnership for Kemp opens 'exciting new markets'
Licensing

New distie partnership for Kemp opens 'exciting new markets'

Kemp Technologies partners with rhipe to offer service providers access to its cloud services, delivering optimised application delivery in the cloud.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Thu, 29th Sep 2016
Online retailers need to up their delivery & returns services game, survey finds
Customer Relationship Management

Online retailers need to up their delivery & returns services game, survey finds

Australian online retailers need to pick up their game and start improving their delivery service or risk losing customers, says Blackbay.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 24th Aug 2016
Rhipe bolsters offerings for MSPs with Kemp Technologies deal
Microsoft

Rhipe bolsters offerings for MSPs with Kemp Technologies deal

Rhipe is offering its MSP partners a new weapon to optimise application delivery in the cloud after signing a deal with Kemp Technologies.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 9th Aug 2016
Telstra Ventures invests in Chinese cloud storage tech
Network Infrastructure

Telstra Ventures invests in Chinese cloud storage tech

Telstra Ventures has invested in cloud-storage company Qiniu, whose technology enables customers to collect, store and analyse 'huge' amounts of data.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 28th Jan 2016
Telstra invests in machine learning based app delivery platform
Telstra

Telstra invests in machine learning based app delivery platform

Telstra Ventures has invested in a company whose application delivery platform learns user behaviour to download only relevant aspects of a webpage.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 25th Jan 2016
Fortinet firewall deployment handling loads 'rivalling any deployment anywhere'
Firewalls

Fortinet firewall deployment handling loads 'rivalling any deployment anywhere'

Fortinet has deployed its FortiGate-3700D data center firewall in a deal it says shows the firewall's ability to handle the most demanding needs.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 20th Jan 2016
Microsoft dumping on local channel with new Surface Pro reseller deals?
Microsoft

Microsoft dumping on local channel with new Surface Pro reseller deals?

Dell, HP, Accenture and Avanade join global Surface Pro reseller lineup, pitting the multinationals against local resellers.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 9th Sep 2015
Uber eyes up Nokia's mapping service, forks out $3bn
Google

Uber eyes up Nokia's mapping service, forks out $3bn

In a bold £2.4bn bid, Uber seeks control of Nokia's Here maps, eyeing autonomy from Google and fueling its driverless ambitions.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Mon, 11th May 2015
IDC lifts the lid on the admin software and services market
Financial Systems

IDC lifts the lid on the admin software and services market

Core replacement cycles are brewing and global insurers will spend US$8.2 billion on software and IT services for policy administration in 2015.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 7th May 2015

Stories from Other Regions

Delivery service stories

Young Kiwi declined Harvard to pursue start-up dream
LazyAz

Young Kiwi declined Harvard to pursue start-up dream

LazyAz, a New Zealand start-up, aims to revolutionise retail with its on-demand delivery app, which goes beyond just delivering products.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Fri, 21st Oct 2016
From fast food to flying food: Domino's showcases NZ pizza delivery by drone
Drones

From fast food to flying food: Domino's showcases NZ pizza delivery by drone

Pizza delivery by drone? In New Zealand? Disbelief aside, Domino's and Flirtey teamed up yesterday to show that it's about to become real - soon.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 26th Aug 2016
Another Kiwi startup turns to crowdfunding
Crowdfunding

Another Kiwi startup turns to crowdfunding

Already in Auckland, the company is looking to raise $800,000 on equity-based crowdfunding platform Snowball Effect to offer its service in Wellington.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 25th Aug 2015
Drone parcel delivery a success in Auckland
Drones

Drone parcel delivery a success in Auckland

Fastway New Zealand, in partnership with Flirtey, has successfully trialled drone parcel delivery in Auckland, cutting delivery times by over 75%.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 16th Jul 2015
NZ Post increased 1H profit 41%, helped by Kiwibank, sale of courier unit
Kiwibank

NZ Post increased 1H profit 41%, helped by Kiwibank, sale of courier unit

New Zealand Post, the state-owned mail delivery service, increased first-half profit 41 percent after selling its Australian Couriers Please business.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 23rd Feb 2015