Africa stories - Page 26
Security industry riddled with gender diversity issues & burnout
Thu, 31st Oct 2019
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dei
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cybersecurity
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gender diversity
Gender and racial disparities persist in the cybersecurity industry, with over 91% of professionals identifying as male, according to a survey by Exabeam.
Digital Realty & Interxion to undergo $8.4b mega merger
Wed, 30th Oct 2019
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hyperscale
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digital realty
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colocation
Digital Realty and Interxion announce an USD $8.4 billion merger, creating a global leader in data centre, colocation, and interconnection solutions.
Multinational firms face global HR challenges
Thu, 24th Oct 2019
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hcm
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employment
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payroll systems
Multinational firms are grappling with myriad HR challenges due to convoluted global labour laws, finds TMF Group's 2019 Global Business Complexity Index.
Aura InfoSec grows Wellington team
Mon, 14th Oct 2019
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cybersecurity
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banking
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aura information security
Christo Gouws joins Aura as a top security consultant, boosting their cyber defence prowess with his expertise.
Traditional PC market continues growth despite issues in the supply chain
Fri, 11th Oct 2019
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network infrastructure
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personal computing devices
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hp
Despite supply chain issues, the global PC market grew in Q3 2019, with Lenovo leading nearly a quarter of shipments and HP seeing the fastest growth.
Batelco and Avaya bring cloud solutions to Bahrain’s SMBs
Mon, 7th Oct 2019
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uc
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telco
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avaya
The regional telecoms operator will offer Avaya Contact Centre and Unified Communications solutions in the cloud with Avaya IP Office PoweredBy.
8x8 wins Cloud/SaaS Gold in Golden Bridge Awards
Mon, 7th Oct 2019
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uc
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saas
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awards
It also received Silver in the Unified Communications (Service) Innovations category in the 2019 11th annual awards.
Global fintech investment drops, but APAC deals stand strong
Mon, 7th Oct 2019
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fintech
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investment
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accenture
Investors have signalled a shift away from fintech ventures as fundraising and deal activity in China showed a significant slowdown in the first half of 2019.
IBM Singapore appoints Veronica Allen as new MD
Mon, 7th Oct 2019
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management
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ibm
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job moves
IBM Singapore has named Veronica Allen as its new managing director, taking over from Abraham Thomas and reporting directly to the Asia Pacific CEO.
IDC lowers cloud spending forecast amidst global slowdown
Mon, 30th Sep 2019
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datacentre infrastructure
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idc
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economic forecast
IDC has lowered its forecast for total cloud infrastructure spending for 2019 as the market enters a slowdown period.
Mercy Ships: Bringing hope and healing to developing nations
Mon, 30th Sep 2019
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healthtech
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software development
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africa
Mercy Ships, known for medical aid in developing nations, now seeks IT volunteers to support their floating hospital, Africa Mercy, in West Africa.
Mindtree launches blockchain-powered solution for banks
Tue, 24th Sep 2019
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fintech
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blockchain
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mindtree
The solution uses Hyperledger fabric blockchain to enable financial institutions to facilitate both debit and credit payments, faster.
DNS amplification attacks increase 1000% since last year - Nexusguard
Mon, 16th Sep 2019
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ddos
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nexusguard
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dns attacks
Enterprise networks and communications service providers (CSPs) need attack mitigation as DNS patch adoption creates new threats.
Apple Arcade & Apple TV+ want you glued to your screen
Wed, 11th Sep 2019
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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personal computing devices
Whether you’re into films, TV shows, documentaries or gaming, Apple is certainly pulling out all the stops to tempt people in a market that’s spoilt for choice.
Avaya to showcase latest AI-powered applications at GITEX 2019
Tue, 3rd Sep 2019
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uc
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contact centre
Avaya will unveil their latest AI-powered applications, highlighting cutting-edge advancements in AI and collaboration tech, at GITEX Technology Week 2019.
Kenyan ICT provider first in Africa to embrace Open Compute Project
Tue, 3rd Sep 2019
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hyperscale
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open compute project
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cloud services
Atlancis Technologies pioneers OCP use in African ICT, enhancing innovation for its cloud platform, Servannah.
AR 'Live View' navigation is coming to Google Maps
Thu, 29th Aug 2019
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ar, vr & metaverse
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ar
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google maps
Live View will allow those travelling on foot around cities to navigate streets a little easier with turn-by-turn navigation.
UPS market continues to grow due to need for hardware uptime
Wed, 28th Aug 2019
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Transparency Market Research (TMR) predicts that the global UPS market will grow at a respectable CAGR of 7.8% over the period between 2018 and 2026.
Cambridge startup celebrates 10 years in the business
Tue, 27th Aug 2019
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hybrid & remote work
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martech
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software development
A student flat in leafy Waikato town of Cambridge started as the home of a software startup called Rocketspark.
EkkoSense appoints new CFO
Tue, 27th Aug 2019
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dcim
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ekkosense
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european
Data centre solutions specialist EkkoSense welcomes Pete Le Noury as its new chief operations and chief financial officer.