Asia Pacific stories
Global PC sales surged 22.4% in Q2 2010, driven by strong growth in EMEA and robust desktop shipments, IDC reports. US and APAC lag slightly.
HP unveils revolutionary web-enabled printers in Asia Pacific, allowing direct internet access without the need for a local PC or web appliance.
Ciena expands into Australia and New Zealand with new offices in Sydney, Melbourne, and Auckland, aiming to transform local networks under new leadership.
The enterprise applications software market in Asia Pacific bounces back with 15.4% growth in 2010, aided by new adoption and delivery models.
Cloud consultant Sqware Peg has signed a partnership with Informatica to resell its cloud to New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Brocade boosts channel partners with new initiatives, aiming to enhance their profitability with a 10 GbE migration rebate and dedicated sales support.
AVST and Active Communications have formed a new Asia Pacific distribution agreement and are looking for new channel partners.
M86 Security appoints former RSA Sales Director Jason Pearce as Director Sales Engineering in APAC, aiming to boost growth in Australia and New Zealand.
Symantec reveals winners of its 2010 Asia Pacific and Japan Partner Awards, honouring top partners like Jainam Technologies and Datastor across the region.
The distributor has been recognised as a leading channel partner at Symantec's Inaugural APJ Partner Conference 2010.
A new program has been established to reward partner investment in Symantec solutions and services that will come into play at the end of the year.
Epicor Software has appointed Craig Charlton (pictured) to the new role of Vice President of Operations for the Asia Pacific region.
Imperva has added nearly 100 new enterprise customers, driven by a 51% surge in Q1 2010 bookings, with ANZ markets seeing remarkable growth.
Oceanus UK has acquired Australian company Erilis to expand its global footprint and develop new business in Asia Pacific.
According to research from Frost & Sullivan, data centre hosting demand continues to outpace supply in the Asia Pacific region.
An Asia Pacific fund for ICT innovation has seen a record number of applications for grants for the 2010 year.
Dell announced the appointment of three members to its SMB and channel divisions in ANZ, including a new Channel Manager for New Zealand.
Mainfreight has overhauled its entire IT environment in China and Hong Kong and deployed a virtualisation solution from Citrix which supports 160 users.
Tech sector poised for strong rebound in 2010, with global IT spending set to rise 8.1% to over $1.6 trillion, says Forrester Research.
Cisco channel partners can now benefit from the availability of added resources to help them push the ever-expanding Cisco brand.
