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Cloudflare reports Q4 fall in shutdowns amid outages

Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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Cloudflare logs steep Q4 drop in state-ordered shutdowns, but flags more than 180 2025 outages from cable damage, storms and conflict.
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NEC AU announces channel programme just for Kiwi partners

Tue, 13th Mar 2018
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NEC Australia has rolled out a new partner programme for NZ to help selected NEC UC integrators to deliver a better experience to end-users.
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Cogent inks direct channel deal with NEC unified communications

Wed, 19th Jul 2017
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Cogent bolsters its unified comms offerings, partnering directly with NEC to provide cost-efficient, high-quality solutions.
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Cogent enters new video comms partnership with Kiwi startup FaceMe

Mon, 5th Sep 2016
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The company says videoconferencing software & video tech is something it has been missing, and this partnership will benefit their channel network.
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Liquid Voice signs first NZ distie agreement with Cogent

Wed, 18th May 2016
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Liquid Voice partners with Cogent for first New Zealand distribution agreement for call recording and quality management solutions.
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Cogent snaps up professional services company Network Pro

Thu, 24th Mar 2016
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Cogent has acquired professional services company Network Pro, for an undisclosed sum in a deal aimed at adding managed services depth and scale.
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Cogent chosen as primary NZ reseller of Aspect Software

Fri, 4th Dec 2015
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Cogent has signed a channel partner and reseller agreement with Aspect Software, a global vendor in the customer contact management space.
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Cogent forms Skype for Business practice

Tue, 21st Jul 2015
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The Skype for Business practice will help Cogent meet the demand for Skype for Business solutions, while also complimenting its existing capabilities.
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Kiwi UC firm Cogent enters strategic partnership with Nectar Services Corp

Thu, 16th Jul 2015
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New Zealand's Cogent has partnered with Nectar to offer comprehensive monitoring and diagnostic software for UC services.
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Kiwi company reaps the benefits of Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise UC platform

Tue, 23rd Jun 2015
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Alcaltel Lucent Enterprise has provided a Kiwi packing and cool storage company with a single unified communications platform for all employees.
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Kiwi firm rakes in 'million dollar' savings through BYOD...

Tue, 1st Jul 2014
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Savings of $1 million a year – and happier staff to boot – have convinced Cogent boss Ray Noonan he's on to a winner with BYOD.
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Kiwi firm Cogent wins big at Alcatel-Lucent Partner conference

Tue, 1st Apr 2014
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At the Alcatel-Lucent Partner conference, NZ's Cogent secured 'Best UC Cloud Partner of the Year' and 'APAC New Business Model Partner of the Year'.
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WorldxChange gets serious about growth with new COO

Wed, 29th Aug 2012
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Industry veteran Tim Smith joins as new chief operating officer in a deal the company calls a real coup as it ramps up its growth plans.