AGL backs out of Vocus acquisition, again
One week after agreeing on exclusive due diligence arrangements, AGL has withdrawn its proposed acquisition of Vocus.
Stories by Samira Sarraf
AGL Energy makes $3B proposal to acquire Vocus
AGL Energy has been granted access to conduct a four-week due diligence on Vocus roughly one week after the publicly-listed energy provider withdrew its offer after being "unable to agree to due diligence terms that were acceptable".
Salesforce to acquire Tableau
Salesforce has signed a definitive agreement to acquire analytics platform vendor Tableau in a US$15.7 billion deal.
Umbrellar recognised in Microsoft global awards
Auckland-based Umbrellar has been recognised as the New Zealand Partner of the Year by Microsoft as part of the software giant's 2019 global awards.
New Azure discount for CSP partners to come live in October
Microsoft will introduce new discount for partners in the CSP program to help increase services-based profitability, as of October.
Mimecast A/NZ channel boss exits
Mimecast's first channel director for Australia and New Zealand Rema Lolas has left the email and data security specialist after 15 months.
8x8 replaces recently appointed channel boss
8x8 has appointed Michelle Marlan as senior manager for channel and alliances in Australia and New Zealand following the departure of Steve Shaw after only five months.
EQT will not acquire Vocus
Vocus has announced EQT decided not to acquire the Australian telecommunications provider following an accelerated period of due diligence.
Selling threat intelligence is not complicated: ThreatQuotient
For partners looking to venture into the threat intelligence, spotting business opportunities in the market is quick and easy.
CCL wins Dell regional award
Dell Technologies has announced its top performing A/NZ partners for 2018 in its regional partner event in Nouméa, New Caledonia.
A/NZ organisations struggle to retain talent: IDC
Only 17 per cent of Australia and New Zealand organisations say they are better than their peers when it comes to attracting and retaining talent and developing digital skills.
Tripwire selects Chillisoft to expand its presence across NZ
Cyber security specialist distributor Chillisoft has signed a deal with Tripwire giving the vendor access to its 1,500 resellers and integrators across New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.
Salesforce Kiwi partner expands into Australia
Salesforce partner Davanti Consulting has expanded into Australia and opened two offices located in Melbourne and Sydney.
Marina Brook departs from StorageCraft
StorageCraft has confirmed the departure of Marina Brook, who had been the Asia Pacific head of sales for the past two years.
StorageCraft invests in A/NZ business as it hunts for infrastructure partners
StorageCraft has been investing in its Australian and New Zealand business by hiring more marketing, pre-sales, territory account manager and sales and support staff.
