Stories by: Patrick Budmar

2011 was the year when the Cloud went critical mass and entered mainstream vernacular. ARN caught up with Symantec Asia-Pacific and Japan Cloud channels director, Nigel Mendonca, to find out how the company performed in 2011 and its road ahead.

The proliferation of datacentres around the world has made the Cloud not only accessible, but also affordable in the process. However, the issue of data sovereignty, the location of where the data is stored, has been an inhibitor.

Intel is a household name and one of the most recognisable brands in the world, but there was a time when neither the company nor its products were seen as very exciting.

You might have already dipped your feet in with GoToMeeting on your iPhone, but in case you haven’t, it’s video conferencing app that works over Wi-Fi and 3G.

As the technology industry focuses its attention on the CeBIT event in Sydney, Cloud provider, OS33, is using the event as a springboard to drum up interest in its expansion to Australia.

Japanese hardware manufacturer, Buffalo, is giving its Australian operation a shot in the arm with the announcement of a new channel partner strategy.

While the recording industry has been fighting a fierce battle to deal with the piracy of music, the software industry has been engaged in the same fight, though not as openly.

Although he is based in Melbourne, [[xref:http://www.arnnet.com.au/tag/Actian|Actian Asia Pacific|All on Actian Asia Pacific]] sales and service vice-president, Jason Leonidas, would like to see the company expand its presence domestically starting with Sydney.

Hot on the heels of the announcement that [[xref:http://www.arnnet.com.au/tag/QlikTech|QlikTech|All on QlikTech]] has made the number three spot on Forbes’ annual list of the 25 Fastest-Growing Tech Companies, the company’s Australian operation is getting an expansion boost.

Before you want to go and watch a movie in the cinema, you usually want to be certain that it is actually good before investing in a ticket.