D-Link, OBT, Lenovo and Ciena

Singh's key focus will be driving growth in the SMB and enterprise sectors. He will as well provide strategic input into marketing and go-to-market strategies for D-Link's range of networking solutions.

"The ANZ market is competitive however it is however large enough for all of us to grow at a fast pace, provided that a sound business strategy and plan is developed and implemented. Gurkirat will be working very closely with our channel ensuring positive value adds," Torre said.

Int his role, he was responsible for augmenting the SMB/SME networking business, increasing market share and establishing forty SMB/SME business resellers.

As AAPT's national channel director, he was responsible for the development and management of relationships with business partners and communications consultants. While this time, he as well led product and system transformation processes.

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Heyworth has more than 18 years' experience working in the research and telco industries. Prior to joining Lenovo, heheld various senior management positions in the ICT space including roles at Telstra and HP.

Network specialist, Ciena Corporation, has announced the appointment of Karl Horne to the role of chief innovation officer for Asia-Pacific. The appointment follows Ciena's continued expansion into key Asian markets and underscores the company's commitment to the region.

Based in Hong Kong, Horne will be responsible for network architecture and innovation strategies for Ciena in the Asia-Pacific region - including Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea and Vietnam.

Prior to this role, he served in several capacities within Ciena. They included leadership positions in portfolio management, chief technologist, system engineering and product line management roles. With more than 22 years experience in telco and research, he has as well held engineering leadership positions with Scientific Atlanta and AT&T Tridom.

"In Asia-Pacific, Ciena sees many of the same trends that are challenging service providers and enterprises across the globe. As services and connectivity require higher bandwidths, nevertheless with more agility and resilience needs, it is becoming increasingly important for networks to be highly scalable, intelligent and robust," Horne said.

Today's de facto standard controller-based Wi-Fi infrastructure model is just too complicated, too expensive, and too unreliable. It's common for enterprise and mid-market network operators alike to get caught in a crossroads of compromises involving costs, complexity, features, and reliability.