Sponsors
Allied Telesis
Allied Telesis is a world class leader in delivering IP/Ethernet network solutions to the global marketplace. We create innovative, standards-based IP networks that seamlessly connect you with voice, video and data services.
Enterprise customers can build complete end-to-end networking solutions through a single vendor, with core-to-edge technologies ranging from powerful 10 Gigabit Layer 3 switches right through to media converters.
Allied Telesis also offers a wide range of access, aggregation and backbone solutions for Service Providers. Our products range from industry leading media gateways which allow voice, video and data services to be delivered to the home and business, right through to high-end chassis-based platforms providing significant network infrastructure.
Allied Telesis flexible service and support programs are tailored to meet a wide range of needs, and are designed to protect your Allied Telesis investment well into the future.
Avnet
As a leading Distributor of IT solutions in more than 30 countries, Avnet Technology Solutions improves how technology products and services are defined and delivered to businesses worldwide.
In today’s marketplace, end customers expect solution providers to understand their business and the unique requirements of their industry. Solution providers possessing both solution-centric and customer-specific knowledge, have a significant competitive advantage, and have the ability to maximise profit from high-growth markets and increase solution sale opportunities.
From our place at the centre of the channel, Avnet Technology Solutions enables our channel partners to grow faster with less investment by helping them with their customers unique business requirements and industry-specific needs.
Our value to your business spans the entire go-to-market cycle – helping you to enter new markets quickly, and with less investment. We can help you accelerate your time to market, expand your capabilities, and gain a sustainable competitive advantage.
BigAir
BigAir is an ASX publicly-listed company focused on improving the way businesses across metropolitan Australia connect to the Cloud-based applications now so critical to business success.
We do so by delivering broadband Internet and Layer 2 access networks over the air. This replaces on-ground cabling that is often highly-shared (DSL), expensive (fibre) or aging (Ethernet-over-copper).
Our Fixed Wireless alternative is fast, flexible and extremely cost efficient as either a primary, back-up, last-mile or temporary connection.
We deliver the service through our own national Fixed Wireless Ethernet network, now Australia’s largest with a footprint spanning all major metropolitan cities. It provides 99.99% availability, enterprise-grade security and synchronous speeds up to 1,000Mbps.
The BigAir service is scoped and proposed by our channel partners and supported by our 24/7 Network Operations Centre, making it an extremely effective enterprise-grade networking platform and broadband connection to the Internet.
Dicker Data
Dicker Data is an Australian owned and operated ASX listed hardware distributor with over 33 years’ experience. The dedicated sales and presales teams are comprised of experienced product specialists that are focused on helping customers’ tailor solutions to suit their client’s needs. Selling exclusively to resellers, Dicker Data prides itself on establishing and developing strong long term relationships with its customer base to help facilitate growth. Dicker Data’s customer-centric approach allows for proactive reseller engagement and the dynamic ability to shift with changing market conditions.
Credit terms are offered for approved customers, there is no surcharge for VISA or MasterCard transactions and there is no minimum monthly spend to keep your account open. Free freight is offered for orders over $500ex and same day delivery for NSW orders placed before 11AM (Terms and Conditions apply). Dicker Data also offers a comprehensive website with product specifications, online ordering facilities, order/invoice tracking and annuity reminders to help customers maximise their service and interaction with their clients. Drop shipments are available and can be customised with a reseller’s logo.
For more information please contact the Dicker Data sales team on 1800 688 586 or sales@dickerdata.com.au
Distribution Central Pty Limited
Distribution Central provides specialised, technical-service oriented distribution and channel support for contemporary IT products, including our custom-built Software-as-a-Service solutions that create real efficiencies and business benefits for our customers.
Distribution Central is an industry first, in that it is dedicated to servicing the vendor whilst our independent, specialised business units manage the reseller channel. This unique approach enables Distribution Central and its vendor partners to capitalise on all IT distribution opportunities in the Australian and New Zealand market without diluting the high level of specialisation required to service complex technology markets.
D-Link
D-Link is one of the world’s leading networking infrastructure providers, and this year celebrates its 25th year of delivering innovative, high-performing and intuitive products for both businesses and consumers. For a quarter of a century, D-Link has designed, developed and manufactured award-winning networking, wireless, storage, security and IP surveillance solutions. D-Link delivers its extensive range of networking products to organisations and consumers though its global network of channel partners and service providers. D-Link understands the significance of accessing, managing, securing and sharing data and digital content, and has pioneered many IP technologies to deliver a fully integrated Digital Home and business network experience.
EMC
EMC Corporation is a global leader in enabling businesses and service providers to transform their operations and deliver IT as a service. Fundamental to this transformation is cloud computing. Through innovative products and services, EMC accelerates the journey to cloud computing, helping IT departments to store, manage, protect and analyze their most valuable asset — information — in a more agile, trusted and cost-efficient way.
Express Data
Express Data is a leading ICT distributor. Supplying leading edge products and technology from world leading brands, it has robust and sophisticated in-house systems including a world class distribution facility. Its objective is to deliver uncompromisingly on time, with exceptional customer service. It has demonstrated solid expansion through both fast growing markets and tough challenging times. This has been achieved due to the high degree of customer loyalty. Express Data’s customer satisfaction scores are exceptional by any global benchmark. Express Data recognises the necessity of continuous monitoring and improvement.
IBM
IBM is a values-based enterprise of individuals that stands for progress. IBM is helping its clients to change the way the world literally works – and to make the planet not just smaller and “flatter,” but smarter. IBM is applying its expertise, global scope and creativity to build the backbone of 21st century industries and public institutions.
In the century since its incorporation in New York in 1911, IBM has gone from a business with 1300 employees operating in a single country, to a globally integrated enterprise with a presence in more than 170 countries, an annual revenue of US$100 billion, and an employee population of more than 400,000. IBM has been operating in Australia since 1932 and in 2010, IBM Australia Limited generated revenues of A$4.3 billion. We aim to use our technology and innovation to make a positive difference in all the communities we touch, both as an organisation and as individuals.
Infraserve
Infraserve provides Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) via an authorised partner network to the end customer on a ‘pay as you go basis’. The business was conceived with the clear vision that with the dawn of the Cloud Computing Industry the reseller channel needs a TRUE IaaS supplier. One that provides an IaaS platform on which VAR’s, System Integrators, Software Vendors, Managed Services Providers and Cloud Providers can build their own cloud offerings.
Infraserve provides infrastructure services to the channel using Flexible, Agile, Scalable, Technology. Infraserve’s F.A.S.T methodology ensures the seamless delivery of whatever IaaS platform is required to suit the varied cloud computing requirements of its partners.
Ingram Micro
Ingram Micro Inc. is the world’s largest technology distributor and a leading technology sales, marketing and logistics company. As a vital link in the technology value chain, Ingram Micro creates sales and profitability opportunities for vendors and resellers through unique marketing programs, logistics services, technical support, financial services and product aggregation and distribution.
Since its beginnings in 1979, Ingram Micro has connected technology solution providers with vendors worldwide, identifying markets and technologies that shape the IT industry. Today, Ingram Micro remains at the forefront of the global technology marketplace, bringing the latest products and services to market and finding new ways to bring value to our customers.
Ingram Micro serves 100 countries and is the only global IT distributor with operations in Asia.
Access to a broad range of products from the industry’s top manufacturers in all technology segments makes Ingram Micro the natural choice for resellers’ IT&T needs.
The distributor has developed services and solutions designed to address the needs of each technology category and market segment, with expert services to support customers serving vertical and specialty markets.
Ingram Micro Australia is based in Sydney and has offices in Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth. Distribution centres are located in Sydney and Perth, providing timely delivery to resellers around the country.
Lenovo
At Lenovo we develop, manufacture and market reliable, secure and easy-to-use technology products and services that reach a worldwide audience. As one of the largest PC providers worldwide, the reputation we hold as a global leader cannot be denied. Lenovo continues to win technology and design awards both locally and internationally, winning recognition for products at the Red Dot Design Awards, IF International Design Awards for the Next-Generation Concept PC, and for a number of Intel Innovative PC Awards.
The Lenovo business model is built on innovation. We invest heavily in research & development with our dedication to building the world’s most energy efficient and eco-friendly personal computers, Lenovo remains a step ahead of the pack.
McAfee
McAfee, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), is the world’s largest dedicated security technology company. McAfee delivers proactive and proven solutions and services that help secure systems, networks, and mobile devices around the world, allowing users to safely connect to the Internet, browse, and shop the web more securely. Backed by its unrivaled global threat intelligence, McAfee creates innovative products that empower home users, businesses, the public sector, and service providers by enabling them to prove compliance with regulations, protect data, prevent disruptions, identify vulnerabilities, and continuously monitor and improve their security. McAfee is relentlessly focused on constantly finding new ways to keep our customers safe.
NEC Australia
NEC Australia is a leading systems integrator delivering ICT, communications and network solutions to enterprises, government, small businesses and carriers.
Operating in Australia for over 40 years, NEC Australia designs, develops, integrates and deploys advanced solutions and systems leveraging best-of-breed technologies in multi-vendor environments. NEC Australia helps customers drive business value from their communications infrastructure and investments, providing services through a large network of consulting, engineering and support staff backed by over 200 dealer and partner organisations across the country.
Our solutions include IP Communications Servers, PBX, Contact Centre Solutions, Unified Communications, Broadband Access Systems, Network Services, Systems Integration, Biometrics and Cloud Services along with Digital Signage and Display solutions.
NetComm
NetComm Limited (ASX: NTC) is a leading developer of innovative broadband products for telecommunications carriers and ISPs worldwide. Specialising in fixed and mobile broadband technologies, NetComm customises products to successfully deliver the performance capabilities of world-leading carrier networks to home, business and industrial applications. Customer premises Equipment (CPE) and Edge technologies are specifically designed to extend a reliable connection to fringe service areas globally. For 29 years NetComm has engineered a solid portfolio of world-first data communication products and is today a world renowned developer of HSPA+, LTE, machine-to-machine (M2M) and fibre access devices. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, NetComm has offices in New Zealand, Canada and Middle East.
Sophos
More than 100 million users in 150 countries rely on Sophos as the best protection against complex threats and data loss. Sophos is committed to providing security and data protection solutions that are simple to manage, deploy and use and that deliver the industry’s lowest total cost of ownership. Sophos offers award-winning encryption, endpoint security, mobile, web, email, and network access control solutions backed by SophosLabs – a global network of threat intelligence centers. With more than two decades of experience, Sophos is regarded as a leader in security and data protection by top analyst firms and has received many industry awards.
Synnex
Synnex Australia Pty is one of the largest distribution companies in Australia. It is a significant division of Synnex Technology International Corporation, the largest IT distribution company in the Asia Pacific region and ranked the third largest worldwide.
Synnex Australia services all businesses in the IT industry including SME Resellers, System Integrators, Computer Retailers, Original Equipment Manufacturers, Corporate Retailers and VARs. It also has a growing retail division and has partnerships with all of the key retailers in Australia including Dick Smith, Myer, JB Hi-Fi and Harvey Norman.
Market differentiator: State based field sales teams, National Sales Centre, dedicated channel account managers, state based warehouses, automatic call distribution service for logging service calls, national fleet of delivery trucks for same day deliveries and 48hours warranty service for RMA products, Flexible Credit Support.
For more information, please visit: www.synnex.com.au or call 1300 100 100
Telstra
Telstra is one of Australia’s leading telecommunications and information services companies and offers a full range of services and products in telecommunications markets throughout Australia.
Our major strength in providing integrated telecommunications services is our vast geographical coverage, provided through our fixed and mobile network infrastructure. The integrated Telstra Next IP® and Next G ® networks are core to our network infrastructure and offer customers world-class network-based solutions that are fundamentally changing the way we communicate, work and conduct business.
Telstra Business is responsible for serving the unique needs of Australia’s small to medium enterprises (SME) with fixed line, mobile and broadband, as well as data and iInternet solutions tailored for business.
With about a million customers, Telstra Business touches more of the SME sector than any other comparable operation. Telstra Business operates the Software as a Service (SAAS) portal, Telstra T-Suite®, which enables SME customers to enjoy the same efficiencies, scalability and security as big business, without the high up-front license fees or the need to manage software and servers in-house.
Other innovations like the “Smarter Business Ideas™ “Live and Local” road show are helping small businesses approach their business challenges with new thinking. Taking the pulse of SMEs with tools like the Back to Business surveys, conducted in partnership with the Council of Small Business of Australia (COSBOA), demonstrate Telstra Business’ credentials as an advocate for SMEs. Critical to Telstra Businesses’ ongoing success is its network of local Business Centres and channel partners – mostly re-sellers and integrators – enhancing the way it serves its business customers. Telstra Business believes small business needs to be celebrated. The long-running Telstra Business Awards and Telstra Business Women’s Awards do just that, with the former about to enter their 20th year.
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VisiInc
VisiInc has developed an innovative patent-pending collaboration and communications platform with a universal “viewer” that distributes large sets of data ( including 3D) and renders the visualization natively anywhere in the world at speeds of up to 1,000 times the fastest visualization technologies in the market. The rendering takes place at the client end, transforming the way we create and communicate, and gives any organization a competitive edge by allowing you to act faster. Vistime is an application built on top of the proprietary visi platform.
VisiInc’s proven patent pending technology is designed to seamlessly integrate with the product offerings of major web/team collaboration and content management system vendors within the high-growth $6.2 billion global collective intelligence industry.
VisiInc’s technology enables these vendors to immediately expand their product capabilities, service offerings, and revenue per customer.
VisiInc’s underlying technology is backed by over 6 years of extensive research and development and several pending patents that provide the Company with a distinct and durable market position within its target segments. VisiInc is led by a creative and innovative management team with exceptional technical expertise.
VMware
VMware (NYSE:VMW), the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, delivers customer-proven solutions that accelerate IT by reducing complexity and enabling more flexible, agile service delivery. VMware enables enterprises to adopt a cloud model that addresses their unique business challenges. VMware’s approach accelerates the transition to cloud computing while preserving existing investments and improving security and control. With more than 250,000 customers and 25,000 partners, VMware solutions help organizations of all sizes lower costs, increase business agility and ensure freedom of choice.
