About Jessie
Jessie Chiang
News editor
Jessie has been storytelling for as long as she can remember. She's worked as a radio reporter and also as a podcast producer. What attracts her most to being a journalist is meeting different people and being exposed to completely new topics. She enjoys hiking and can always do with a snack.
Former TechDay team member.
Stories by Jessie - Page 9
Laybuy launches new AI chatbot Hugo using Ambit tech
Fri, 6th May 2022
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martech
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Laybuy partners with fellow New Zealand company Ambit to launch conversational AI in a bid to support its international growth.
Dell's software upgrades to boost security and capacity
Wed, 4th May 2022
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network infrastructure
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devops
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multi-cloud
Dell Technologies has made more than 500 software advancements across Dell Powerstore, PowerMax and PowerFlex.
Cloud company Pax8 comes to Australia and NZ, next Asia
Wed, 4th May 2022
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cloud services
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modernisation
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pax8
Pax8 is expanding into APAC and looking to modernise how businesses use cloud technology through its own cloud commerce marketplace, and support programs.
Australian and NZ security leaders want better innovation
Tue, 3rd May 2022
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cybersecurity
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vectra
Vectra research finds most Australian and NZ security leaders are aware their solutions are ineffective, with 58% buying a product that's failed at least once.
Singapore, Australia and NZ emerge as cloud leaders - report
Tue, 3rd May 2022
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iaas
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cloud services
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infosys
MIT Technology Review Insights and Infosys finds the three countries take the top spots in APAC, based on their cloud infrastructure, tools, and applications.
TeamViewer to be climate neutral in three years time
Tue, 3rd May 2022
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clean technologies
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sustainability
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stick fighter
TeamViewer has pledged to be climate neutral by 2025 and launched its new sustainability program c-a-r-e, which also looks at increasing female representation.
Orange moves Siemens AG's entire operations to a SD-WAN
Tue, 3rd May 2022
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network infrastructure
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sd-wan
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sdn
Orange Business Services has migrated Siemens AG's entire global operations, 1168 sites across 94 countries, to a SD-WAN.
Majority of banks paid ransom for cyberattacks last year
Tue, 26th Apr 2022
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virtualisation
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it automation
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vmware
VMware's most recent report finds 74% of businesses experienced one or more ransomware attacks in the last year, with 63% deciding to pay the ransom.
COVID-19 causes biosensor market to triple in two years
Tue, 26th Apr 2022
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healthtech
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idtechex
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covid-19
Technology research company IDTechEx has found COVID-19, especially testing capabilities, drove the point-of-care biosensors industry to dramatically expand.
Voyager begins countrywide 100 gigabit network upgrade
Tue, 26th Apr 2022
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voyager internet
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broadband
Voyager Internet says with recent fibre speed upgrades and ever-increasing data usage the 100G upgrade is needed to provide fast, reliable broadband.
Three out of four APAC youth want to work in green economy
Tue, 26th Apr 2022
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clean technologies
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sustainability
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accenture
Accenture's latest research report finds 77% of APAC youth want a job in the green economy over the next decade.
Three sustainability trends to become mainstream - Gartner
Fri, 22nd Apr 2022
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clean technologies
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cloud services
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sustainability
Gartner's research shows cloud sustainability, measuring carbon footprints and advanced grid management software will become crucial for businesses.
NZ's first and only e-waste sorting machine launched
Fri, 22nd Apr 2022
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voip
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contact centre
Computer Recycling launches e-waste shredder and MSS optical sorting machine BLUBOX, which is able to sort out a tonne of e-waste per hour.
FIS Modern Banking Platform now available on Microsoft Azure
Fri, 22nd Apr 2022
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public cloud
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fintech
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microsoft
FIS says the partnership will expand its digital online banking to markets like New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Thailand.
LinkedIn most imitated in global phishing attacks - report
Wed, 20th Apr 2022
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phishing
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email security
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google
Cybersecurity company Check Point Software says phishing attacks targeted towards LinkedIn jumped by 44% in 2022 Q1.
HealthSafe urges NZ businesses to digitize safety systems
Tue, 19th Apr 2022
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healthtech
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bluetooth
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health and safety
Auckland based company HealthSafe says global trends include going contactless and using Bluetooth technology for signing in and real-time visibility.
Trust over data privacy hits rock bottom in APAC - survey
Tue, 19th Apr 2022
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breach prevention
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data privacy
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imperva
Imperva finds half of APAC respondents would stop using a company's services following a serious data breach - the highest number globally.
Pinterest partners with WooCommerce and launches app
Tue, 19th Apr 2022
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apps
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pinterest
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online shopping
The new app gives businesses of all sizes the power to turn their product catalogues into shoppable product pins on Pinterest.
Dragos discovers new industrial control system malware
Tue, 19th Apr 2022
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malware
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cybersecurity
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dragos
The seventh ever publicly known malware specifically developed to disrupt ICS has been found by cybersecurity company Dragos.
MYOB Kiwi business survey shocks with low confidence
Wed, 13th Apr 2022
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fintech
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financial systems
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supply chain
The 2022 MYOB Business Monitor survey has found more than two thirds of SMEs are expecting the economy to decline in the next 12 months.