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Rhipe's Microsoft Office 365 seats hit 600,000 as revenue soars

Rhipe has increased its Microsoft Office 365 subscriptions by 80 per cent in the last 12 months, accounting for $33 million in sales.

Cisco signals Webex ‘game-changer’ with Voicea acquisition

Cisco is to acquire US software company Voicea in a bid to add a “game-changing” edge to its Webex collaboration platform.

Small IoT players likely to disappear or ‘get eaten by bigger fish’

The internet of things industry has entered a recovery phase after the “disappointment” of failing to live up to its growth promise between 2015 and 2017.

Google Cloud brings Anthos migration tool to APAC

Google Cloud has debuted a new migration tool to move applications from on-premises and public cloud environments to its Anthos hybrid cloud platform.

AWS changes global channel chiefs as Terry Wise promoted

Amazon Web Services has a new head of global channel and alliances as long-serving chief Terry Wise takes on a new role.

Enterprise AI usage to more than double by 2020

Usage of artificial intelligence is expected to accelerate this coming year, with organisations expecting to double the number of projects underway.

DXC expands Microsoft Azure partnership

DXC Technology has expanded its existing partnership with Microsoft by forming an Azure Digital Transformation Practice.

McAfee in talks for billion-dollar public market return

Cyber security vendor McAfee is reportedly planning to go public again, according to media reports.

HPE streamlines global reward program to boost partner sales

HPE has unveiled a wave of new offerings to channel partners, including a unified global reward program for partners' sales teams.

Tibco launches partner program for ISVs

Tibco has launched a new partner program to help independent software vendors build complementary of integrated solutions.

Zoom launches new marketing fund for channel partners

Video Communications vendor Zoom is to launch a new funding pot to help channel partners generate more customer leads.

Rhipe's Office 365 subscriptions top half a million

Australian distributor Rhipe has seen the number of its Microsoft Office 365 subscriptions increase by 65 per cent over the past 12 months.

Sophos acquires MDR services firm Rook Security

Sophos has made its third acquisition in the space of six months with the purchase of managed detection and response (MDR) provider Rook Security.

Microsoft partners driven to 'keep pace' with competency overhauls

Microsoft is to roll out a series of sweeping changes to its Business Applications channel program to make partners “keep pace” with advances in cloud technology.

Vault Intelligence expands into Singapore

Vault Intelligence has opened a new base in Singapore as part of its overall growth plan for the South East Asian region.

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