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Top 50 defining moments of the New Zealand channel in 2016

Reseller News looks back on a tumultuous 12 months for the New Zealand channel, assessing the fallout from a year of sizeable industry change. Whether it be local or global mergers and acquisitions, distribution deals or job changes, the channel that started the year differs somewhat to the one set to finish it - Reseller News assesses the key moments that made 2016.

Top 50 defining moments of the New Zealand channel in 2016
IN PICTURES: Vendors unite in the name of charity as Ingram Micro Golf Day raises $50,000

Ingram Micro continued its long-term commitment to support Cure Kids, raising $50,000 at its annual charity golf day at North Shore Golf Club in Auckland, supported by 21 vendors.

IN PICTURES: Vendors unite in the name of charity as Ingram Micro Golf Day raises $50,000
IN PICTURES: Hands on with the Apple iPhone 6s / iPhone 6s Plus

A quick look at Apple's new flagship smartphones, the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus.

IN PICTURES: Hands on with the Apple iPhone 6s / iPhone 6s Plus
IN PICTURES: Kiwis first in line as Vodafone NZ launches Apple's iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus

Kiwis were first in line across the world as Vodafone New Zealand launched Apple's iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus in Auckland this morning.

IN PICTURES: Kiwis first in line as Vodafone NZ launches Apple's iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus

News about Apple

Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, Splunk and Accenture are serial AI acquirers

By James Henderson | 26 July, 2019 13:58

Acquisitions within the artificial intelligence market continue to increase at pace with technology giants accounting for the bulk share of spending.
Apple buys Intel unit for US$1B in push for chip independence

By Reuters | 26 July, 2019 09:00

Apple took a major step toward supplying its own smartphone chips by purchasing the majority of Intel modem business in a deal valued at US$1 billion.
NZ PC market hit by 8.3 per cent decline

By Eleanor Dickinson | 18 June, 2019 11:44

The PC market in New Zealand has declined by 8.3 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2019, according to IDC.
Apple WWDC: 12 big announcements for enterprise users

By Jonny Evans | 04 June, 2019 10:55

Apple’s most important developer conference in years had plenty of news for enterprise IT, everything from new hardware to a new iPad operating system.
Why did Apple kill its AirPower wireless charger?

By Lucas Mearian | 02 April, 2019 04:50

After Apple cancelled plans to launch its AirPower wireless charger more than a year and a half after announcing it, at least one analyst said the company's explanation sounds fishy.

Features about Apple

There's no Office free ride on Apple's new 10.5-in. iPad Pro

By Gregg Keizer | 08 June, 2017 10:04

When Apple this week rolled out the new iPad Pro with a 10.5-in. screen, it also shrunk the pool of those who can run Office apps free of charge.
Apple's Mobility Partner Program comes out of hiding

By Bob Brown | 01 February, 2017 23:32

You won’t find many public references by Apple to its Mobility Partner Program, an expanding effort by the company to unite with software developers/integrators to boost sales of iPhones and iPads to businesses. But the veil of secrecy surrounding the program is thinning.
5 strategic moves that show Apple is more CIO-friendly

By Clint Boulton | 20 December, 2016 02:44

Apple can no longer ignore cries of help from its enterprise customers. Call them marriages of necessity, but Apple is striking corporate deals that make it more friendly to CIOs. We look at five of those partnerships.
Apple's 10 biggest wins, fails, and WTF moments of 2016

By Caitlin McGarry | 29 December, 2016 22:01

New iPhones, new MacBooks, and new Apple Watches were bright spots in an otherwise gloomy year of sliding iPhone sales and a legal battle with the FBI.
How Google overtook Apple in education

By Matt Kapko | 24 November, 2016 00:20

Apple's longtime lock on the education market began to fall apart when Google first introduced Chromebooks more than five years ago. Here's how Google swept in and started to push Apple out.