Solutions Vendor of the Year

HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions globally.

The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, personal computing and access devices, global services and imaging and printing for consumers, enterprises and small and medium businesses.

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NEC

NEC Australia is a leading supplier of IT&T solutions to carriers, government, businesses and consumers.

It specialises in end-to-end network solutions for carriers, and mission-critical and managed voice and data networks for business and government.

NEC also sells and services a wide range of data technology and home electronics products.

The company said it utilises its expertise in IP telephony, contact centres and managed services, and its strong partnerships with leading companies to provide innovative and affordable business solutions.

Through the provision of new technologies such as plasma displays, data projectors and high-speed broadband connections, NEC Australia continues to drive innovation into the office and the home.

NEC is home to Australia's largest ICT Research and Development facility.

As well as undertaking leading R&D in DSL technologies and 3G mobile terminals, NEC Australia's broadband business, Nextep broadband, delivers business-grade DSL services for SMEs, corporates and governments.

A leader in the development of broadband and mobile communications technologies, NEC Australia's expertise has propelled the company to the forefront of new era in communications.

The company's product range include the Univerge SV8000 series, Univerge 360, a range of applications and hosting, contact centre and data centre services. Enterprise Mobility solutions close the communications gap and keep staff in touch— wherever they are.

NEC also offers hosted and managed voice and data services that deliver financial, organisational and productivity benefits to its customers.

The company also offers customised infrastructure solutions designed specifically to meet organisations' technical, operational and business objectives.

From 24/7 network monitoring and fault management, to fully managed maintenance service programs, NEC Business Solutions Group provides infrastructure solutions that continually work for the business.

NEC operates a dedicated professional services team to support the design, implementation and ongoing effectiveness of its technology solutions.

The company said its Nextep offering is recognised as a leader in helping service providers and businesses to capitalise on the commercial advantages of faster, more efficient ways of transacting and communicating.

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Symantec

Symantec says its solutions offering integrates software, services and partnerships to give confidence to businesses in today's connected world.

The company aims to provide comprehensive protection of business interactions, critical information and IT infrastructure.

As an industry leader in providing platform-agnostic software solutions, Symantec says it is critically dependent on highly functional, open and interoperable industry standards.

"These standards simultaneously ensure that our customers realise maximum vendor selection flexibility, ever-increasing security and streamlined efficiency in managing computing solutions," the company says.

Symantec says it can offer solutions to manage the growth of information and infrastructure complexity with technology to standardise, automate and consolidate infrastructure operations.

Internet security solutions help defend home and home office users against viruses, worms and other security risks.

These solutions include spyware, spam and personal firewall protection for PCs, Mac computers and mobile devices. As the flagship solution of Symantec's Norton product line, Norton 360 is an all-in-one security solution, combining PC security, identity protection, backup and restore and PC tune-up capabilities.

Backup and recovery solutions provide consumers with tools to undo computer malfunctions and safeguard their important data.

Remote expert-assisted services are designed for minimal user intervention. Symantec's Norton Premium Services offers help when you need it with remote PC tune-up and optimisation, virus and spyware removal and expert Norton software installation.

Endpoint security and management solutions enable organisations to evaluate, protect and remediate both managed and unmanaged systems as they connect to corporate assets.

Information risk management solutions enable organisations to minimise the risk of external threats, locate and prevent the loss of sensitive information, as well as manage, retain and discover that information when needed.

According to Symantec, integrated solutions help customers protect critical network endpoints such as desktops, servers, laptops and mobile devices against known and unknown threats using technologies such as behaviour-based protection, anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, intrusion prevention, network access control, advanced management and monitoring.

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IBM

According to IBM, both IT and line-of-business managers now view computers and automation as key enablers to productivity and business growth.

But there is a need to manage rapidly proliferating systems in the face of extreme budget pressures, and a related imperative to bring IT expense in line with business goals without sacrificing performance and functionality.

Yet, they are often hindered by complex infrastructures, characterised by racks of underutilised servers, siloed applications and data, disparate management systems and manual provisioning.

Far from being flexible and responsive, this type of infrastructure can be difficult, costly and time-consuming to operate — while often limiting innovation and market-responsiveness.

The IT challenge is clear — simplify and optimise the infrastructure so that you can efficiently respond in a cost-effective way.

IBM said it brings the technology, business and industry expertise for simplifying the IT environment for real business value.

IBM systems, in conjunction with an extensive portfolio of software and services, provides a foundation to get the most out of IT.

Complementary approaches can improve IT asset utilisation, enable rapid response to changing business requirements and employ virtualisation and systems management technologies to increase flexibility and responsiveness.

IBM said it offers a mix of servers and storage for individual IT environment and workloads.

The IBM strategy for the New Enterprise Data Centres can help companies move beyond today's operational challenges to become better integrated, more efficient, dynamic and responsive to business requirements.

IBM provides the total solutions for business, technology and migration. The IBM Migration Factory has been doing one thing for more than 20 years -migration. IBM uses an efficient approach that is designed to help mitigate risk.

IBM Systems provides the right foundation for migration needs. With broad expertise across servers, storage, software and technical support, IBM said it is in a unique position to deliver innovative products and solutions that help meet migration goals.

Whatever the motivation, IBM said it aims to help clients realise value through the fusion of business insight and technology to help migrate to IBM platforms in a cost-effective, low-risk manner.

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Cisco

Networking Internet leader Cisco Systems offers a range of solutions for business, education, government and home communications and its Internet Protocol-based (IP) networking solutions are the foundation of these networks.

With Data Centre 3.0 the company can transform business effectiveness with network-based data centre infrastructure services.

Cisco helps users to extend the lifecycle of critical data centre facilities and assets, while providing a safe and secure architecture for the data centre.

Serving as the network platform for the next-generation data centre, the new Cisco Nexus 7000 series is the flagship of a new generation of purpose-built data centre switching platforms.

The Nexus family is designed to unify multiple data centre networks providing a more efficient, resilient and lasting infrastructure for enterprise and service provider operations.

Cisco's Self-Defending Network offers architectural security which is built into the technology and allows users to design, implement, operate and optimise enterprise network platforms that defend critical business processes against attack and disruption, protect privacy and support policy and regulatory compliance controls.

Cisco Mobility Solutions deliver secure connections, rich experiences, and intelligent services to help the organisation improve the efficiency of employees and enhance the experiences of customers and partners.

Users can collaborate in real-time using a choice of tools including application access, voice, video, instant messaging or email.

Cisco's TelePresence delivers a unique "in-person" experience, allowing users to meet people without travel, thus saving time as well as money.

Meanwhile Cisco Network Systems are the foundation for the services and applications needed by business.

Cisco switches, routers and software together can create an inherently intelligent integrated network to adapt to current and future business needs.

Integrated voice, video and data networks can lower costs and increase employee productivity.

Unified Communications from Cisco combines all forms of business communications into a single, unified system to provide new ways to collaborate.

Cisco Unified Communications gives companies the ability to collaborate across any workspace, accelerate decision-making, and innovate across the value chain and with other industry-leading applications.

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