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Batelco and Avaya bring cloud solutions to Bahrain's SMBs

Mon, 7th Oct 2019
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The regional telecoms operator will offer Avaya Contact Centre and Unified Communications solutions in the cloud with Avaya IP Office PoweredBy.
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8x8 wins Cloud/SaaS Gold in Golden Bridge Awards

Mon, 7th Oct 2019
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It also received Silver in the Unified Communications (Service) Innovations category in the 2019 11th annual awards.
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Global fintech investment drops, but APAC deals stand strong

Mon, 7th Oct 2019
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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.
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IBM Singapore appoints Veronica Allen as new MD

Mon, 7th Oct 2019
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IBM Singapore has named Veronica Allen as its new managing director, taking over from Abraham Thomas and reporting directly to the Asia Pacific CEO.
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IDC lowers cloud spending forecast amidst global slowdown

Mon, 30th Sep 2019
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IDC has lowered its forecast for total cloud infrastructure spending for 2019 as the market enters a slowdown period.
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Mercy Ships: Bringing hope and healing to developing nations

Mon, 30th Sep 2019
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Mercy Ships, known for medical aid in developing nations, now seeks IT volunteers to support their floating hospital, Africa Mercy, in West Africa.
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DNS amplification attacks increase 1000% since last year - Nexusguard

Mon, 16th Sep 2019
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Enterprise networks and communications service providers (CSPs) need attack mitigation as DNS patch adoption creates new threats.
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Apple Arcade & Apple TV+ want you glued to your screen

Wed, 11th Sep 2019
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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.
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Avaya to showcase latest AI-powered applications at GITEX 2019

Tue, 3rd Sep 2019
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Avaya will unveil their latest AI-powered applications, highlighting cutting-edge advancements in AI and collaboration tech, at GITEX Technology Week 2019.
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AR 'Live View' navigation is coming to Google Maps

Thu, 29th Aug 2019
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Live View will allow those travelling on foot around cities to navigate streets a little easier with turn-by-turn navigation.
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UPS market continues to grow due to need for hardware uptime

Wed, 28th Aug 2019
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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.
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Cambridge startup celebrates 10 years in the business

Tue, 27th Aug 2019
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A student flat in leafy Waikato town of Cambridge started as the home of a software startup called Rocketspark.
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Trintech financial solutions see strong growth across APAC

Mon, 26th Aug 2019
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Financial software provider Trintech is expanding globally, with a 60% increase in sales for the first half of 2019.
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Discord between execs and IT holding back digital transformation efforts

Thu, 22nd Aug 2019
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Lack of collaboration and strategic ownership is hindering digital transformation efforts, says NTT report. Only 11% are satisfied with leaders driving change.
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The dark side of apps: Security threats on the rise

Wed, 21st Aug 2019
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Security threats targeting mobile devices are increasing, with one security firm citing the large number of users as a key reason.
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Instalment service provider PartPay acquired by Australian player Zip

Tue, 20th Aug 2019
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The acquisition gives Zip exposure to four key geographies – New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States and South Africa.
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Five ways to use Google Earth to explore the world

Mon, 19th Aug 2019
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Google Earth has a few new nifty features to take users on an exploration of culture, language, nature, weather, and remote locations.
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Lack of C-suite and IT teams collaboration holding back DX - NTT

Wed, 7th Aug 2019
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A lack of collaboration between C-suite and IT teams is hampering digital transformation efforts, says NTT's 2019 Digital Means Business Report.
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Nintex bolstered by independent security report

Tue, 6th Aug 2019
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Nintex Workflow Cloud's security controls are up to scratch, with not one single instance where a security control wasn't working, or not in place.
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AI for Good: DataRobot launches new programme to empower non-profits

Wed, 24th Jul 2019
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AI for Good: Powered by DataRobot will see DataRobot collaborate with up to 10 organisations in 2019 to develop automated machine learning applications.