Weekly Wrap-Up, 23rd - 27th January 2012

Weekly Wrap-Up is the week's most popular, noteworthy and thoughtful pieces.

This week, EXB brought you...

"Storage virtualisation for dummies!"
Maximise storage utilisation, understand management challenges and solutions, and measure the economic benefits of virtualised storage thanks to this ebook. All you have to do is fill in the form.

"...your network infrastructure will not go down and disrupt your business."
Business continuity efforts at many organisations are shifting from recovery mode to resilience. Being proactive on this front means security, redundancy, and compliance. This Business Continuity Datasheet show you how.

"Save 50% on select LotusLive products!"
A cloud-based portfolio of services for business that combines essential email, collaboration and Web conferencing tools for social business in an easy-to-use web-based environment, that's what LotusLive is.

And finally...

"...build a mutually beneficial relationship between RSA and... channel partners."
The RSA SecurWorld Partner Program is built for you. The ultimate aim is to drive more sales and increase revenue and profit for both RSA and for you.

January Promotions from Express Data

These are the promotions available in January from Express Data:

Cisco Fast Track 2 Promotions: Secure more savings with Express Data and Cisco. Expires 27th January 2012.

Cisco SmartNET Promotion: Purchase three years of Cisco SMARTnet Service for the price of two years. Expires 28th January 2012.

Change to Adobe Creative Suite Upgrade Policy: Adobe is making significant changes to their upgrade policy that will be in effect when Creative Suite 6 is released. Expires 15th March 2012.

Weekly Wrap-Up, 12th - 16th December 2011

Weekly Wrap-Up is the week's most popular, noteworthy and thoughtful pieces.

This week, EXB brought you...

"A glut in information is costing the New Zealand economy $400 million a year."
This diagnosis from Hitachi follows two independent studies from research houses AMR and Deloitte Access Economics, tracking the impact of information on organisational performance.

"...interrogate the full volume of stored data through an intuitive dashboard."
RSA enVision® gives organisations an integrated log management solution for simplifying compliance, enhancing security and risk mitigation, and optimising IT and network operations through the automated collection, analysis, alerting, auditing, reporting and security storage of all logs. This promotion ends on the 31st of March 2012.

"Express Data hopes to support you in strengthening your position as a trusted resource for building and maintaining a reliable and high-performance network."
Between 31 October 2011 and 27 January 2012, Cisco is offering you two 'Fast Track 2' promotions to help accelerate your sales efforts targeting the channel. This segment of Fast Track 2 ends 27th January 2012.

And finally...

"Here are Express Data's promotions, all of which end soon or just after Christmas."
With Christmas and the new year coming up, it's no surprise that promotions are at their most numerous during this period.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Promotions from Express Data

With Christmas and the new year coming up, it's no surprise that promotions are at their most numerous during this period.

Here are Express Data's promotions, all of which end soon or just after Christmas.

SecurID 25-User Bundle Offer: Get 40% off 25-user SecurID bundles and get 45% off 25-user SecurID Appliance bundles, courtesy of this offer. This promotion ends 31st December 2011.

RSA Deal Reg Program: Get additional discounts and lock in your deals with customers, and win some great prizes. This promotion ends 31st December 2011.

CS Upgrade Promotion: Take 20% off Adobe Creative Suite upgrades/upsells. Remember that Creative Suite 6 is released, only CS5 and CS5.5 will be able to upgrade. This promotion ends 31st December 2011.

Wyse Winter Savings: Get all the benefits of cloud client computing at a fraction of the cost. This promotion ends 31st December 2011.

Citrix Cloud-Ready iPad2: Want a Cloud-ready iPad2? Register your deal and order five or more Repeater licenses/hardware units for one customer on a single order. This promotion ends 31st December 2011.

Citrix Cash for Christmas: Now is the time to take advantage of discounted prices on Citrix XenDesktop and Citrix XenApp product licences, and collect generous cash incentives. This promotion ends 31st December 2011.

M86 Security 3 For 2 Maintenance: Purchase three years maintenance for the price of two with the right promotional code. This promotion ends 31st December 2011.

Microsoft Cashback: Ramp up productivity while watching your budget on a per-licence basis. This promotion ends 30th December 2011.

Weekly Wrap-Up, 5th - 9th December 2011

Weekly Wrap-Up is the week's most popular, noteworthy and thoughtful pieces.

This week, EXB brought you...

"Avocent Data Centre Infrastructure Management solutions are now available from Express Data."
Avocent helps customers reduce costs and simplify complex IT environments via integrated and centralised, in-band and out-of-band hardware and software.

"When an opportunity crops up to take advantage of new ways of thinking that can bring real strategic benefits, IT has to be ready to seize it."
Supercharge your end-users with virtualisation. This eZine showcases the most effective and appealing features of virtualisation, and makes an excellent starting point for any conversation about virtualisation.

"Enjoy a great way to ramp up your productivity while watching your budget."
Get up to NZD$215 cash back per license when you purchase Windows Server 2008 R2 through the Microsoft Open Business Licensing Program or Windows 7 and Office 2010 through the Open Value Licensing Program.

And finally...

"While you work hard to win one of 27 tickets to Hokkaido with the Cisco Front Row program, Express Data is also watching your sales grow!"
Until 20th January 2012, Express Data is giving you the chance to win one of three amazing prizes while you are on your way to Hokkaido! The top three resellers with the highest percentage growth in purchases from Express Data of eligible SKU's from the Cisco Fast Track 2 and Cisco UCS C-Series promotions will win a team reward!

Weekly Wrap-Up, 28th November - 2nd December 2011

Weekly Wrap-Up is the week's most popular, noteworthy and thoughtful pieces.

This week, EXB brought you...

"There has never been a better time to extend the benefits of virtualisation to the desktop with Wyse cloud client computing solutions."
Wyse has instant savings on their most popular Thin and Zero clients. This promotion ends on the 31st of December, so take a look at the eligible SKUs.

"Monitor and control up to 64 cameras."
Free with all Cisco IP Video cameras, see how the Cisco Advanced Video Monitoring System (AVMS) software helps monitor and control network surveillance cameras to protect small businesses.

"IDC found that as many as 72% of IT Executives have no plans as to how to tackle their future storage needs."
Data is exploding faster than many of IT organisations can manage. Download the IDC whitepaper here to learn more about how to unlock the value of data for your business needs.

And finally...

"These heavy-duty racks have a static load rating of 1300kg..."
Emerson Network Power announced that it's  Liebert PEX cooling solution has been certified for earthquake resistance by Guangzhou University's Earthquake Engineering Research and Test Center (EERTC). Read more about it here.

Weekly Wrap-Up, 21st -25th November 2011

Weekly Wrap-Up is the week's most popular, noteworthy and thoughtful pieces.

This week, EXB brought you...

"Autodesk Suites deliver a combination of Autodesk software products to provide a comprehensive solution for specific needs."
For a limited time, from November 1, 2011, through January 13, 2012 (inclusive), the Better Together promotion offers discounts of up to 15% off SRP* on new licenses of and upgrades to Autodesk Design and Creation Suites. You can find the FAQs here.

"The Microsoft Partner Awards gives us an opportunity to recognise the fantastic work our partners develop for their clients over the year."
Express Data are the proud winners of the Distributor of the Year at the Microsoft New Zealand Partner Awards 2011!

"When it comes to Web and email security, the size of your company shouldn't dictate the quality of your solution."
Exclusively for companies with up to 500 users, the M86 SMB Security Suite enables employees to access the tools they need—from email to the latest Web 2.0 applications—safely and productively.

And finally...

"Displace the competition and double your IBM SVI."
There are some program changes to the IBM 2X SVI  promotion. To find out more about the promotion itself, click here (IBM login required).

Weekly Wrap-Up, 14th - 18th November 2011

Weekly Wrap-Up is the week's most popular, noteworthy and thoughtful pieces.

This week, EXB brought you...

"When CS6 is released, only customers on CS5 or CS5.5 will be eligible to receive upgrade pricing."
This means that customers on older versions of Creative Suite (CS2, 3 or 4) will no longer be able to upgrade. Note that this is for Creative Suite only, old versions of Acrobat products will still be eligible for upgrades. Remember that customers who upgrade before 31st December 2011 will receive 20% off. More information here.

"Over the next several weeks, RSA will be finalizing the 2012 SecurWorld Program."
This includes subjects such as revamped training framework and up-to-date curriculum, solution specialisation, and the new Authorised tier. RSA has also announced Data Loss Prevention Version 9.0 which will be available late December 2011, and SecurID has been integrated into Citrix Receiver Virtual Desktop Software too. And don't forget RSA Deal Registration prmotions for the quarter.

"Right now customers who purchase qualifying new commercial licenses of AutoCAD LT 2012 software can claim $200 cash back!"
AutoCAD LT can be purchased by any reseller – if you’re selling software you could be selling AutoCAD LT. Find out more about the Cash Back offer here.

And finally...

"Want a Cloud-ready iPad2?"
Register your deal and order five or more Repeater licenses/hardware units for one customer on a single order and you will be rewarded with a brand new iPad2! Eligible products include Branch Repeater VPX Licenses, Branch Repeater hardware, and Repeater hardware.

Weekly Wrap-Up, 7th - 11th November 2011

Weekly Wrap-Up is the week's most popular, noteworthy and thoughtful pieces.

This week, EXB brought you...

"Our approach reflects a dimension of our business that differentiates us - our ability to create integrated solutions that bring core IT and telecommunications components together."
Emerson Network Power wins a $100 million contract for Australian national broadband deployment. Emerson’s win was due to the breadth of its product portfolio as well as its ability to deliver the most cost-effective and energy-efficient infrastructure design for the facilities that will be based in mainland capital cities and function as equipment hubs, operational depots and training facilities.

"...meet cost and performance requirements while consolidating multiple enterprise Microsoft applications on a single storage system."
Hitachi understands the critical role Microsoft applications and platforms play in organisations today. Their portfolio of virtual storage system provide proven solutions help you improve the efficiency, resilience and agility of your Microsoft environments.

"More coverage for your customers, more profit for you."
The Cisco® Fast Track 2 program makes it easier for you to sell popular Cisco products. Now, for a limited time only, you can purchase three years of Cisco SMARTnet® Service for the price of two years. Promotion valid until 28th January, 2012.

And finally...

"Now is the time to take advantage of discounted prices on Citrix XenDesktop™ and Citrix XenApp™ product licences, and collect generous cash incentives in time for Christmas."
Purchase 25-100 licences of either XenApp or XenDesktop (Enterprise or Platinum editions) and receive an additional 10% off the SRP. In addition to this offer, if you register and place an order before December 31, you will be eligible for a cash rebate, payable to you!

Weekly Wrap-Up, 31st October - 4th November 2011

Weekly Wrap-Up is the week's most popular, noteworthy and thoughtful pieces.

This week, EXB brought you...

"A reward for every deal registration, monthly prizes and a grand prize draw!"
Until 31st December 2011, you can win some great prizes just by registering qualifying RSA opportunities through the RSA Deal Reg program, which provides authorised partners with additional discounts and locks you into the deal with the customer.

"...proactively manage and monitor all your endpoints regardless of type and location."
Learn how to prepare for the explosion of mobile devices in your organisation, manage power costs associated with endpoint usage, ensure security and continuous compliance, and manage the lifecycle and configuration of your mobile endpoint assets, all at the Tivoli Endpoint Management Seminar, held in Auckland and in Wellington.

"...an event for training, education and networking that can transform your career."
Cisco Live 2012 will be held 20th -23rd March 2012 in Melbourne, Australia and offers networking and IT professionals the latest information and training on today's most advanced technologies to help you stay on top of a rapidly evolving industry.

And finally...

"...the pinnacle of IT industry awards in New Zealand and ... the main avenue through which Microsoft recognises its channel partners."
The Microsoft Partner Awards celebrate the exemplary work that Microsoft partners do in making customers' lives easier through the implementation of Microsoft solutions.