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Kiwi channel turns out in force as Arrow closes historic year

Over 100 channel partners turned out for Arrow ECS New Zealand’s end of year celebration drinks, marking a momentous year for the distributor. Following Arrow’s acquisition of Distribution Central, the distributor rounded out a historic 12 months with the support of key vendors, including Blue Coat (a Symantec company), Extreme Networks, F5 Networks, FireEye, Gigamon, NetApp, Palo Alto Networks and Pure Storage.

Kiwi channel turns out in force as Arrow closes historic year
IN PICTURES: Distribution Central over the years - a tribute (+70 photos)

The Distribution Central history goes back to when it was founded in 1992 as Firewall Systems, an IT security services provider. The company was acquired by Scott Frew and Nick Verykios in 2004, with Frew founding LAN Systems - now Westcon-Comstor - and both founding 1World Systems and Micro Networks. This slideshow pays tribute to DC over the years, its co-founders, and the people that have graced both it and Frew and Verykios' associated companies. So here's some some DC party meltdowns plus plenty of history.

IN PICTURES: Distribution Central over the years - a tribute (+70 photos)

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Machine learning in Palo Alto firewalls adds new protection for IoT, containers

By Michael Cooney | 18 June, 2020 08:52

With machine learning added to the PAN-OS firewall operating system, firewalls are better equipped to defend IoT devices and containers.
Here’s what Palo Alto Networks is doing for partners amid the pandemic

By Leon Spencer | 27 May, 2020 15:05

Palo Alto Networks has joined the growing ranks of tech vendors working to introduce initiatives aimed at helping partners weather the disruptions caused by the ongoing pandemic.
Cisco and Palo Alto appliances impacted by Kerberos authentication bypass

By Lucian Constantin | 15 May, 2020 07:21

Cisco and Palo Alto Networks have fixed similar high-risk authentication bypass vulnerabilities in their network security devices.
What public clouds are coronavirus-themed threats hiding in?

By Sasha Karen | 05 May, 2020 00:00

Over 1,700 malicious coronavirus-themed domains are created every day, new research has found, and while the vast minority are being hosted in public clouds, they’re more likely to slip by some of the less-complex firewalls.
Palo Alto grows SD-WAN platform, snaps up CloudGenix for $420M

By Michael Cooney | 01 April, 2020 04:19

With an eye towards significantly bolstering its edge networking offerings, Palo Alto has entered into an agreement to buy CloudGenix for $420 million.

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Cisco moves away from Check Point as security appliance market continues growth

By James Henderson | 16 September, 2015 06:30

Both factory revenues and security appliance unit shipments continued to grow in the first half of 2015.
“Sophisticated” cyber attacks trigger security market revenue rise

By James Henderson | 10 June, 2015 05:49

"Today's threat environment is extremely dynamic and continues to change exponentially."
Cisco edges Check Point as security appliance market continues double-digit shipment growth

By James Henderson | 18 March, 2015 04:40

"2014 saw a record number of serious data breaches causing both government agencies and companies to realise how susceptible they are to cyber threats that cut beyond boundaries."
Two ways Kiwi businesses can fight back against corporate espionage

By James Henderson | 16 January, 2015 04:10

As advanced persistent threats (APTs) evolve, they are becoming more of a threat to businesses.
Keeping a trusted eye on today’s NZ Govt networks

By James Henderson | 14 January, 2015 05:30

New Zealand government agencies must continue to evolve their IT networks to more carefully manage the risks of cyber attacks, exploitation, and data loss.