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GCHQ deputy director - 'Cybersecurity vendors need to quit their scaremongering'

Wed, 7th Jun 2017
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Cybersecurity experts warn that the industry is far behind where it needs to be, making it too easy for cybercriminals to operate.
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Photo Gallery: NetEvents European Spotlight - a meeting of global vendors

Tue, 6th Jun 2017
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We were in London for a recent conference where vendors convened to discuss the state of IT and where it is going next - check out the photos.
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Global trendsetters & innovators convene at NetEvents to chew over what's next

Mon, 5th Jun 2017
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We're currently in London at the NetEvents conference where innovators in cloud, IoT, AI & security have congregated to discuss the future.
Money flowing from tap

Cost of cybercrime for businesses to surpass $8 trillion over next five years

Thu, 1st Jun 2017
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New insights from Juniper Research have predicted a rather dire future for modern businesses in the constant war against cybercrime.
Iot analytics

Rockwell Automation CEO discusses future of industrial IoT

Tue, 30th May 2017
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Blake Moret spoke on the Internet of Things (IoT) and its impact on industrial productivity at the recent Cisco IoT World Forum in London.
Merger and acquisition

NZ headquartered business opens up shop in Singapore through co-op

Sat, 27th May 2017
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EverEdge and IP ValueLab have agreemed to cooperate on providing strategic intellectual property and intangible asset advisory services in Singapore.
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Airport software failure in AU's major cities - what needs to be done?

Wed, 24th May 2017
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Zerto country manager for ANZ says the outage is only half the story as it's about how fast an organisation can recover that makes the difference.
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OZ #1 in the world in IoT with majority of enterprises wanting bigger budgets

Thu, 18th May 2017
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Australia ranks number one in the world when it comes to Internet of Things (IoT) adoption, followed by India and Germany.
Partners cities

Major video surveillance integrator in China becomes Quantum reseller

Thu, 4th May 2017
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quantum computing
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uniview
Uniview has agreed to become a Quantum value-added reseller and strategic alliance partner, in what will soon be the world's largest market.
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Endace hires new VP Product Management to drive growth of partner program

Tue, 2nd May 2017
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partner programmes
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endace
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channel infrastructure
Cary Wright will be joining the provider of high speed network recording and network history playback with the aim to drive channel growth.
Growing investment plants

Security-as-a-Service market to have CAGR of 17.1% through to 2026

Tue, 11th Apr 2017
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The term 'As-a-Service' has stormed onto the scene in recent years, and new research has revealed it's not going anywhere anytime soon.
Big data future

McAfee officially goes it alone as independent company - backed by two giants

Wed, 5th Apr 2017
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McAfee is now officially an independent company, with TPG owning 51% and Intel 49% in a transaction valuing the business at approximately $4.2b.
Merging

New company emerges from CSC and HPE Enterprise Services merger

Tue, 4th Apr 2017
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DXC Technology is a new organisation that has been created by the merger of CSC and the Enterprise Services business of HPE.
Rosy future

Acronis announces features to open new revenue opportunities for MSPs

Tue, 4th Apr 2017
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cloud services
Acronis claims to have the world's only data protection solution designed for service providers in the booming cloud backup market.
Big fish eat small fish

Gentrack to complete $75m acquisition of Junifer Systems

Thu, 30th Mar 2017
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​Gentrack Group recently announced that it has entered into an unconditional agreement to acquire the UK-based Junifer Systems.
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Key executive appointment at Digital Shadows – focus on partner eco-system

Thu, 23rd Mar 2017
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digital shadows
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channel infrastructure
Digital Shadows boosts its partner strategy with Alex Seton, aiming to expand its cyber security reach through strategic alliances.
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Kid hacker hijacks 160,000 printers around the world as a warning

Wed, 8th Mar 2017
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martech
The culprit was in fact an 18 year old British high-school student, interested in cyber security and the seemingly trivial defences of printers.
Businessman growth arrows

Promapp named one of 53 fastest growing NZ tech companies

Fri, 24th Feb 2017
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cloud services
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deloitte
​The technology industry is hurtling along at a breathtaking speed - just ask Promapp, one of the fastest growing tech companies in New Zealand.
Cloud connections

Reckon releases full year earnings for 2016 – revenues driven by cloud

Wed, 15th Feb 2017
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document management
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ecm
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fintech
Reckon boasts a buoyant 2016 with £56m revenues, crediting its cloud services for growth as it eyes further market share.
Cyber tool kit

Siemplify releases first purpose-built platform for MSSPs

Tue, 14th Feb 2017
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​Siemplify today announced the extension of its ThreatNexus platform to the managed security service provider (MSSP) market.