Noel Leeming bags Starlink’s first NZ retail partnership
Dec 16, 2022 — Noel Leeming is the first retailer in New Zealand to sell Starlink satellite broadband, offering the hardware in-store and online. Merchandise lead Jason Bell said Noel Leeming wanted to bring new technology to Kiwis first and there were plenty of customers wanting to give Starlink’s services a go. “Whether they are in more remote or rural ...
Mercury NZ appoints Rimini Street to support its SAP domain
Oct 9, 2024 — New Zealand energy giant Mercury NZ has selected Rimini Street to reap cost efficiencies and ensure the stability of its core IT systems after the acquisition of Trustpower’s retail business. Mercury is investing in the continued modernisation of its platforms, including rolling out Workday to replace SAP in its finance functions with the aid ...
Empired and Intergen to become Capgemini on 1 July
Jun 7, 2022 — Brand changes indicate the full integration of acquired companies is progressing. Two fabled brands in Australasian ICT will disappear on 1 July, when Empired and its New Zealand unit Intergen are rebranded as Capgemini. The Paris-based global consultancy completed its A$233 million buyout of Empired last November but the two acquired brands ...
Atturra confirms ‘incomplete’ talks to acquire NZ-based Plan B
Plan B CEO Fraser Scott declined to comment. Atturra said it would keep the market informed in accordance with its ASX continuous disclosure obligations. In 2016, Plan B bought New Zealand internet service provider Iconz and in 2020 it added Vodafone’s customer data centre. Plan B has offices in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
CybersecCon grows as Chillisoft turns 25 | Reseller News
Sep 21, 2023 — Chillisoft has seen increasing interest in its CybersecCon event as the distributor turns 25. Welcoming more than 450 people through the doors, CybersecCon brought together vendors, partners and end users interested in hearing more about the ever-expanding cyber threat landscape. “Chillisoft is 25 years old this year.
Datascape: Inside Datacom’s journey into local government ERP
Jun 10, 2019 — Around 30,000 APIs position Datascape as the centrepiece of smart cities development. Datacom has lifted the lid on its five-year journey into the local government software market, a journey that went from an acquisition to a completely new build. Around fifty developers have been working on the project for the past four years after the company ...
Vocus Group announces plans to list New Zealand business
Nov 19, 2020 — A strong result from Vocus NZ in the year to the end of June helped bolster the group’s overall performance. New Zealand revenue rose five per cent to NZ$398.8 million, while earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) rose 4 per cent. Meanwhile, group revenue declined year-on-year from A$1.89 billion to $1.78 billion.
Spark-owned distributor Telegistics rebrands, with a nod to its past
Oct 28, 2021 — CEO Victoria Mahan hails the rebrand as the beginning of a new chapter. Spark-owned distributor Telegistics has adopted a new brand identity and will from today be known as Entelar. CEO Victoria Mahan announced the change this morning, describing it as the beginning of a new chapter in the company’s history that brought new opportunities, new ...
New Zealand ICT trainer Auldhouse sold to Australia’s DDLS
Sep 6, 2021 — The A$16.6 million (NZ$17.3 million) deal will add close to 10,000 new students to DDLS’s rolls and three New Zealand campuses to the seven it already operates in Australia and the Philippines. Auldhouse, which has been operating for over 30 years, is New Zealand’s largest digital skills training provider. With campuses in Auckland ...
Winners grace the stage at Women in ICT Awards 2024
Oct 10, 2024 — Rana Stephan wins Achievement. Cathy O’Sullivan (Reseller News); Rana Stephan; Rachel McBeth (Schneider Electric) and Julia Talevski (Reseller News). Set for Wednesday 2 October 2024, the winners will be announced at an in-person celebration lunch at the Cordis, Auckland. Reseller News Women in ICT Awards 2023: and the winners are...