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SkyGroup Communications: New conference system now available in South Africa
Tue, 18th Jul 2017
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South African distributor SkyGroup Communications has made the Yealink VC800 Room System for video conferencing available in the country.
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ANZ defence startups gear up for Techstars Adelaide accelerator
Tue, 18th Jul 2017
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cybersecurity
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accelerator
Budding defence-tech startups from around ANZ, India and the US are part of the very first Techstars Adelaide accelerator.
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PCCW lands new Asia Africa Europe-1 cable in Hong Kong
Fri, 14th Jul 2017
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PCCW Global lands world's largest submarine cable in Hong Kong, claiming to support China's One Belt One Road initiative.
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Cloudscene: The world's most influential data center operators
Thu, 13th Jul 2017
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Global Switch accompanied Equinix as the only other service provider to be ranked across more than two leader boards.
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Burgeoning data centre colocation market to double its size by 2022
Thu, 13th Jul 2017
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​New research from MarketsandMarkets has revealed a very positive forecast for the data centre colocation market.
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NZ named a ‘digitally elite’ economy in new research
Thu, 13th Jul 2017
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commerce systems
The Digital Evolution Index research tracks progress countries have made since 2014 in developing digital economies and integrating connectivity.
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DRS CEO: “There are 3 groups of hackers: black, grey and white.”
Wed, 12th Jul 2017
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hackers
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security vulnerabilities
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dynamic recovery services
Most of us get a mental image of an anonymous, hooded figure, bent over a computer in some dark recess of the web when the word hacker is mentioned.
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Intact Software Solutions wins rights to distribute Group IB and opens offices in Kenya
Tue, 11th Jul 2017
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channel infrastructure
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intact software distribution
Intact Software Distribution wins rights to Group IB in South Africa, offering advanced threat protection to clients.
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Equinix invests €80m in new flagship data centre in Germany
Mon, 10th Jul 2017
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Equinix expands in Germany with opening of new data center in Frankfurt, offering low-latency connectivity and meeting enterprise needs.
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How CopyCat netted $1.5m ad revenue from 14 million infected Android devices
Mon, 10th Jul 2017
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The malware, called CopyCat, originally infected users in Southeast Asia but has since spread to Oceania, Africa, Europe and the Americas.
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Khonology: Competition or collaboration between fintech and banks?
Thu, 6th Jul 2017
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Fintech firms are posing competition to traditional financial institutions after the 2008 financial crisis, says crowdfunding provider WLCF.
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ADVA Optical Networking acquires MRV Communications
Tue, 4th Jul 2017
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Germany's ADVA Optical Networking set to acquire US-based MRV Communications, expanding its reach in the network solutions market.
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Ingram Micro signs on as distie for Menlo Security's browser isolation platform
Mon, 3rd Jul 2017
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browsers
Ingram Micro has scored distribution rights for Menlo Security's browser isolation platform across Singapore and Thailand.
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IDC: The only way for traditional ICT sales is down but innovation accelerators will lift us up
Mon, 3rd Jul 2017
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Traditional ICT revenue streams are drying up, IDC says, with future growth coming from 'innovation accelerators' - and Asia Pacific leading the way.
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Aussie data breach costs drop but it's still an expensive game of risk
Tue, 27th Jun 2017
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breach prevention
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
The Australian costs of data breaches are dropping but organisations are still losing $2.5 million every year.
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The new sensor device that allows the visually impaired to detect objects from over three metres away
Tue, 20th Jun 2017
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Revolutionary 'SmartCane' device empowers the visually impaired by detecting obstacles over 3m away, boosting independence.
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Best of the best: Award winners of 10th Datacloud Europe announced
Tue, 13th Jun 2017
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BroadGroup recently announced the winners of this year’s Datacloud Awards, highlighting innovation, inspiration and excellence in data centre & cloud.
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Modular data center market - worth over 46 billion by 2022, report says
Mon, 12th Jun 2017
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MarketsandMarkets forecasts a surge in modular data center value, set to hit £46bn by 2022, driven by eco and flexibility needs.
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High-end market to drive smartphone shipment rebound in 2017
Thu, 1st Jun 2017
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smartphones
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personal computing devices
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apple
After a slow 2016, a new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) has revealed smartphone shipments are expected to rebound in 2017.
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Hyperscale data center market worth USD$80.65 billion by 2022
Tue, 30th May 2017
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Exploding demand fuels hyperscale data centre rise, market to hit $80.65bn by '22, says MarketsandMarkets report.