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COMPANY NEWS:  SonicWall, a global leader delivering Boundless Cybersecurity, today announced the Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ) regional winners for the SonicWall Partner Awards for the fiscal year 2022. The award honours SonicWall’s top-performing distributors and partners that have made outstanding contributions to drive the company’s most successful year yet.

Hyperscale data centre specialist AirTrunk is strengthening its presence in Japan, with plans to build a new 110+ megawatt (MW) hyperscale data centre in West Tokyo, named AirTrunk TOK2 (TOK2).

Honda Motor Company plans to launch 30 electric vehicle models by 2030, with more than two million units being produced monthly, the company has announced.

Australian-listed Internet of Things (IoT) technology company X2M Connect has secured two contract wins in China valued at approximately $1 million.

To identify how Japan and Australia can create a feasible hydrogen supply chain Asialink Business and the Melbourne Energy Institute at the University of Melbourne in partnership with the Consulate-General of Japan hosted a first of its kind event held in Melbourne last week.

Next-gen data management provider Cohesity has appointed Brian Higgins as head of channels in the Asia-Pacific and Japan region.

Three developers have put their hands up to contest for the post of leader of the Debian GNU/Linux project, an annual exercise for the community GNU/Linux distribution.

A group of technology analysts believe that the new iPhone SE announced by Apple on Tuesday will sell well despite a higher price tag due to its 5G support making it equal with its key competitors in the mid-end segment.

Juniper Networks announced that QTnet, a Japanese telecommunication service provider, has chosen Juniper’s wired, wireless and security solutions to power its eSport Challenger’s Park.

COMPANY NEWS:  Accounting software leader BlackLine won a  SAP Partner Excellence 2022 award for SAP Solution Extensions in Asia Pacific Japan (APJ).  The award was presented by SAP to the top-performing partner in the region that has made outstanding contributions to driving digital transformation for businesses that use SAP solutions.  Recipients – in partnership with SAP – help customers adopt innovation easily, gain results rapidly, grow sustainably and run more simply with SAP solutions.  

Critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions provider Vertiv has announced the appointment of Rob Steel as associate channel director, Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ).

GUEST OPINION: While 2020 and 2021 were marked by COVID-19, 2022 is set to be a year of recovery with organisations settling into new ways of working.

Multicloud computing company Nutanix has appointed Michael Magura as vice president, Channel Sales, Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ).

Hardware authentication security keys provider Yubico has appointed Geoff Schomburgk as vice president for the Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) region.

Japanese IT prodcts distributor Daiwabo Information System and US cloud access integration and security (SASE) provider Versa Networks have begun collaborating on the domestic sales of a comprehensive solution with powerful functions related to networking, cloud access integration, and security (SASE) provided by Versa.

Consumers in the Asia region have significantly increased their use of digital channels to engage with businesses and service providers since the outbreak of COVID-19.

Former Splunk executive Simon Eid has taken up a newly created role at MongoDB as senior vice president of APAC.

A partner of a venture capital firm set up by the CSIRO to help build deep tech start-ups says one of the main factors that is holding Australia back from building up a semiconductor sector is visa and travel restrictions.

Japanese automobile giant Toyota Motor Corporation has announced details of its first battery electric vehicle, which it says it plans to launch in Europe next month. The car has been jointly developed with Subaru.

Global PC shipments fell in the third quarter of 2021 after five quarters of double-digit growth, and registered 5% growth year-on-year, the technology analyst firm Canalys says, adding that Japan was the worst affected with a drop of almost 30% in shipments.