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• Kerio encourages Alternative IT for partners, reveals channel initiative

  By Nermin Bajric | 25 May, 2012 10:51

  Software vendor, Kerio hosted its 2012 Partner Forum earlier this week, using the event to encourage its partner network to adopt ‘Alternative IT’ and to share its 12-month roadmap.

• CeBIT 2012 panel: Australian enterprise changing due to shifting customer and employee mindset

  By Nermin Bajric | 22 May, 2012 15:05

  The face of the Australian enterprise is changing as a result of the shifting customer mindset and demand for value that comes with the adoption of Cloud, in unison with employee push for the consumerisation of IT, BYOD and mobility, according to Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) CIO, Michael Harte.

• CeBIT 2012: Cloud productivity requires help from industries and agencies

  By Nermin Bajric | 22 May, 2012 13:36

  Making the Cloud productive requires the aid of external contributors in addition to a calculated strategy, according to Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO) first assistant secretary, Glenn Archer.

• Dell to build channel base with SonicWall acquisition

  By Hafizah Osman | 20 May, 2012 02:53

  PC vendor, Dell, has completed the acquisition of security vendor, SonicWall, and the company will operate as Dell SonicWall henceforth.

• Channel champions: Michael Jenkin - Connecting up

  By Hafizah Osman | 10 May, 2012 09:42

  Microsoft Certified Professional and five-time recipient of the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award, Michael Jenkin, was nominated for - and won - a prestigious SMB150 2012 international award, recently.

• Small businesses are the vast majority of Google Apps early adopters

  By Brad Reed | 30 April, 2012 23:27

  While Google is pitching Google Apps as an ideal productivity solution for enterprises, a large majority of its early adopters are small businesses.

• Canonical gears Linux upgrade to the cloud

  By Paul Krill | 27 April, 2012 00:24

  Canonical is focusing on cloud deployments with an upgrade to its Ubuntu Linux distribution being unveiled on Thursday.

• Lenovo and Dicker Data partner up

  By Mike Gee | 29 March, 2012 12:30

  Lenovo has partnered with distributor Dicker Data to support its continued growth in the small to medium business market(SMB) in Australia.

• Blade servers: Big power for small businesses

  By Kevin Komac, CDW ESSN business development specialist | 27 March, 2012 02:24

  Many small businesses with larger server needs are turning to blade servers to pack big power into a small space. But what exactly is a blade server, and how do you know if it's right for your small business?

• Analysis: Assessing the commercial implications of the carbon tax

  By Morris Kaplan | 01 March, 2012 13:28

  The imperative for businesses is to understand their direct and indirect exposure to carbon and to scope this

• Unified communications: Now mobile and in the cloud

  By Andy Dignan, CDW senior manager, unified communications | 28 February, 2012 08:36

  Effective communications, many would argue, is the key to business. But finding the appropriate technologies to support effective communications can be challenging for IT professionals. Unified communications is a concept that encompasses a variety of technologies, all capable of working together, and, yes, while communication is a human process, technology can enhance and improve it.

• Analysts weigh in: How to prepare for Apple iOS device flood in your business

  By Colin Neagle | 07 February, 2012 08:26

  Businesses might long for the relatively simple policies for corporate-owned mobile devices of the BlackBerry age, but today's realities are forcing them to prepare their networks for a continued onslaught of authorized and unauthorized access from a slew of consumer devices, led by iPhones and iPads.

• Kerio calling on analog telephony

  By Nermin Bajric | 25 January, 2012 13:52

  Kerio Technologies, a unified communications, collaboration and security solutions provider for SMBs, has updated its hybrid voice-PBX phone system with the release of Kerio Operator 1.2.

• Into the cloud -- securely

  By David Cottingham, CDW senior director of managed services | 19 January, 2012 09:38

  Companies are on the path to cloud adoption. According to a recent report, 28% of U.S. organizations are using cloud computing today, with 73% reporting their first step was implementation of a single cloud application. Yet while 84% of organizations say they have employed at least one cloud application, most do not yet self-identify as "cloud users" who are "implementing or maintaining cloud computing."

• N-able Technologies delivers 40 per cent sales growth increase in A/NZ for 2011

  By Hafizah Osman | 11 January, 2012 15:17

  N-able Technologies delivers 40 per cent sales growth increase in A/NZ for 2011