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VENDOR PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT: Enterprise cloud computing vendor Nutanix is expanding the availability of its Xi Frame virtual desktop service in Asia Pacific and Japan, as the region’s businesses struggle with the fallout from the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.

Global software company Citrix has appointed Keith Buckley as area vice president of Australia and New Zealand.

Global software applications, digital solutions and managed services vendor Civica has expanded its health and care solutions for the Australia, New Zealand and the Asia Pacific markets by combining its private health insurance fund solutions and new cloud-based products.

Global quote-to-cash implementation vendor Simplus has boosted its plans for further expansion into the Asia Pacific region with the acquisition of Salesforce’s first partner in Australia, Sqware Peg.

Intense market competition in the Asia Pacific region means that over-the-top video platform providers, content creators and telecom operators must collaborate to boost revenues and profits of their respective businesses, according to a new report.

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise (ALE) has appointed former CommVault senior executive, Gerard Sillars, as its new Vice President of Sales for Asia-Pacific (APAC).

The numbers are staggering. By 2020 smartphone subscriptions will more than double to 6.1 billion, 70 % of the world’s population will be using smartphones, with more than one per individual, and there will be 26 billion connected devices on the way to a predicted 50 billion.

Salesforce has weighed into the debate in the wake of last week’s federal budget, applauding the “radical” departure from past neglect of startups, but highly critical of Australia’s short-term reform compared to the “long game” approach on startups by our Asian neighbours.

Enterprise software company MapR is on a rapid growth path globally and in the Asia Pacific market including Australia, just four months after Google led a $110 million capital raising in the business and as it prepares to go public in the second half of next year.

IT services provider Dimension Data and Cisco have expanded their 23-year partnership, with plans to accelerate and streamline hybrid cloud adoption globally.