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Hacking attacks up 300% - report

Thu, 13th May 2021
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cybersecurity
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Hackers are taking advantage of global destabilisation by targeting essential industries and common vulnerabilities from the shift to remote working.
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CIOs take on more responsibility for DX - Adobe survey

Wed, 28th Apr 2021
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crm
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digital transformation
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cx
CIOs are now dealing with improving customer experiences, as well as the tools and frameworks to help capture, convert, and glean insights from customer data.
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SAS & Malala Fund predict impact of climate change on girls' education

Mon, 19th Apr 2021
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edutech
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clean technologies
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climate change
Malala Fund will use these findings to encourage leaders at the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference and beyond to take action.
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emt Distribution adds Orchestra Group to cybersecurity portfolio

Wed, 14th Apr 2021
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cybersecurity
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cloud services
Rhipe-owned value-add distributor emt Distribution has secured Asia Pacific distribution rights for an Israel-based cybersecurity firm Orchestra Group.
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Financial malware activity dropped in 2020 as creators honed their wares

Tue, 6th Apr 2021
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malware
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fintech
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email security
Cybercriminals used the time to plan more malicious propagation techniques, both new and evolved from previous methods.
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New Zealand agreement signed for PwC and Microsoft Global Alliance

Fri, 26th Mar 2021
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partner programmes
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microsoft
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pwc
PwC New Zealand has signed a local agreement with Microsoft to bring the PwC Microsoft Global Alliance to New Zealand organisations.
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Telcos concerned legacy tech will hold back DX progress

Mon, 22nd Mar 2021
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uc
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digital transformation
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telcos
One report says that even though 65% of telcos have a clear roadmap to digitalisation, 70% struggle with legacy technology.
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Consumer demand boosts wearable device market growth

Wed, 17th Mar 2021
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wearables
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apple
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market analyst
IDC states worldwide shipments of wearable devices reached 153.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, a year-over-year increase of 27.2%.
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Kiwi company Seequent acquired by Bentley Systems for $900 million

Mon, 15th Mar 2021
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seequent
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axis
Bentley Systems, the global infrastructure engineering software company, is set to acquire New Zealand company Seequent.
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IDC: cloud computing could prevent 1b tonnes of CO2 emissions

Thu, 11th Mar 2021
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
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solar power
The reduction is, in part, due to the theory that aggregated compute resources across enterprise and large data centres are more efficient.
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IoT-managed services market to reach $166.71b by 2025

Wed, 3rd Mar 2021
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partner programmes
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healthtech
IoT-managed services providers are expected to leverage vertical expertise to expand globally, experiencing significant growth overall.
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Cognizant commits $250 million to global corporate social responsibility initiatives

Mon, 1st Mar 2021
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Cognizant pledges $250m to promote economic mobility, educational opportunity, diversity and inclusion, and health and well-being worldwide.
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Cybersecurity trends to look out for: Extortion among the top threats in 2021

Thu, 11th Feb 2021
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malware
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cybersecurity
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healthtech
Cyber-crime is evolving, driven by emerging trends — 2021 may be the first year when data extortion officially becomes the main threat to businesses worldwide.
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Study uncovers widespread artificial intelligence and machine learning knowledge gap

Thu, 11th Feb 2021
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supply chain
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ai
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ml
Organisations worldwide lack the resources to support critical AI and ML initiatives, says a study by Rackspace Technology.
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IT siloes dissolving as firms mobilise IT ops & DevOps convergence

Wed, 10th Feb 2021
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devops
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apm
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software development
Legacy processes are disappearing as IT siloes vanish due to the impact of COVID-19, according to a global study from LogicMonitor.
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More than 80% of APAC organisations suffered a cyber attack in 2020 - study

Mon, 1st Feb 2021
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cybersecurity
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trend micro
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cyber attacks
One fifth of organisations across the Asia Pacific were hit by at least seven cyber attacks in the past 12 months.
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Commvault debuts new SaaS and hybrid cloud workloads for Metallic

Fri, 29th Jan 2021
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uc
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blockchain
Commvault expands its Metallic BaaS portfolio with new data protection solutions, features and enterprise workload support.
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Telco Systems upgrades edge compute capabilities for public cloud

Tue, 26th Jan 2021
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public cloud
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edge computing
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microsoft
Telco Systems CEO Ariel Efrati says that the telecommunications market is discovering the 'beauty' of public cloud.
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Mastercard ups the digital payments game with latest launch

Wed, 13th Jan 2021
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martech
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commerce systems
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multi-cloud
Mastercard has launched its Cloud Tap on Phone payment technology, and the first live pilot of its Cloud Point of Sale acceptance technology.
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Times Square brings New Year's Eve to homes around the globe

Thu, 31st Dec 2020
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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social media
Organisers of the New Year's Eve Ball Drop Celebration are bringing the world's biggest party to homes around the world, live and direct from Times Square.