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2017 Equifax breach: Impact and lessons learned
Breach Prevention

2017 Equifax breach: Impact and lessons learned

Digital Shadows VP, Rick Holland discusses the recent breach, its impact to Equifax and what other organisations can learn from it.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Mon, 2nd Oct 2017
SOTI reports increased global revenue and partner growth
Mobile Device Management

SOTI reports increased global revenue and partner growth

The launch of the SOTI ONE platform in May saw the company grow the number of customer trials by 57% from the previous year.

By Patrick Martlew • 3 min read • Mon, 2nd Oct 2017
Japan's Soliton Systems takes top SOTI partner award
Partner Programmes

Japan's Soliton Systems takes top SOTI partner award

Japan's Soliton Systems has been named SOTI's APAC Value Added Reseller of the Year at the vendor's annual Partner Awards.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 26th Sep 2017
EITest hijacks tech support scam pages to mine cryptocurrency
Malware

EITest hijacks tech support scam pages to mine cryptocurrency

Tech support scams are now being used as social engineering tools as part of EITest's campaign to deliver Coinhive's Monero cryptocurrency miner.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 26th Sep 2017
Back on the ice with NHL 18
Gaming

Back on the ice with NHL 18

EA Sports continue their new season of sports sims adding this year's ice hockey extravaganza, NHL 18, to the line-up.

By Darren Price • 3 min read • Fri, 22nd Sep 2017
Apple adds 4K and HDR to Apple TV for 'cinematic quality'
Digital Signage

Apple adds 4K and HDR to Apple TV for 'cinematic quality'

Apple has unveiled its new 4K-enabled Apple TV, as the vendor aims to bring 'the magic of the cinema straight to your living room'.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 13th Sep 2017
Indian AWS partner BlazeClan sets sights on ANZ markets
Hyperscale

Indian AWS partner BlazeClan sets sights on ANZ markets

Indian AWS partner BlazeClan has turned its focus on the Australian and New Zealand markets with the opening of an office in Sydney.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 12th Sep 2017
Xilinx helps Huawei get its FPGA Accelerated Cloud Server off the ground
DataCentre infrastructure

Xilinx helps Huawei get its FPGA Accelerated Cloud Server off the ground

The collaboration will see Huawei utilize Xilinx's VirtexUltraScale+ FPGAs to power its first FP1 instance as part of a new accelerated cloud service.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Thu, 7th Sep 2017
Ingram Micro NZ resellers to shred the slopes in Canada in new HP promo
HP

Ingram Micro NZ resellers to shred the slopes in Canada in new HP promo

Ingram Micro resellers will be whistling down the slopes in Canada as part of the distributor's latest HP promotion.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 4th Sep 2017
Kiwi Startup Spotlight: 9 Spokes leveraging IBM Watson to give SMBs in-depth business overviews
Enterprise Resource Planning

Kiwi Startup Spotlight: 9 Spokes leveraging IBM Watson to give SMBs in-depth business overviews

9 Spokes co-founder Adrian Grant talks about the global solution provider's exciting plans for AI integration.

By Kai Ping Lew • 4 min read • Fri, 25th Aug 2017
Google Home lets you control your entire house from the comfort of your bed
Smart Home

Google Home lets you control your entire house from the comfort of your bed

Google Home revolutionises home automation in ANZ, offering voice control over your abode without leaving bed.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Tue, 22nd Aug 2017
Kiwi Startup Spotlight: AR gaming app Magical Park eyeing expansion to US and Canada
AR, VR & Metaverse

Kiwi Startup Spotlight: AR gaming app Magical Park eyeing expansion to US and Canada

By September, Magical Park will be active in 28 parks and 44 primary schools in New Zealand, 12 parks in Australia, and two parks in the UK.

By Kai Ping Lew • 4 min read • Mon, 14th Aug 2017
Silent-Aire breaks into European data centre market with acquisition
Hyperscale

Silent-Aire breaks into European data centre market with acquisition

Silent-Aire has acquired the Dublin-based manufacture of bespoke air handling equipment, RMI Engineering in a move to establish an EU headquarters.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Mon, 7th Aug 2017
KOTRA reports opportunities for South Korean IT companies in Canada
Information Communication & Technology

KOTRA reports opportunities for South Korean IT companies in Canada

Following complications in the U.S., Canada has been touted as the 'Second Silicon Valley' presenting a huge opportunity for Asian IT companies.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 4th Aug 2017
Human-machine teaming a key ingredient for success in security operations centres
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Human-machine teaming a key ingredient for success in security operations centres

71% of advanced SOCs were able to close breach incident investigations in less than a week. 37% closed investigations in fewer than 24 hours.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 1st Aug 2017
SYNNEX takes home Worldwide Microsoft Surface Partner of the Year
Partner Programmes

SYNNEX takes home Worldwide Microsoft Surface Partner of the Year

​SYNNEX Corporation has come up trumps at the recent Microsoft Inspire event in Washington D.C – formerly known as the Worldwide Partner Conference.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 27th Jul 2017
ECM market to exceed US$67 billion by 2022 – with APAC the hotspot
Enterprise Content Management

ECM market to exceed US$67 billion by 2022 – with APAC the hotspot

​A new market research report has been released, revealing a very positive forecast for the enterprise content management (ECM) market moving forward.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Sat, 22nd Jul 2017
Tencent Cloud breaks into European market with first hub in Frankfurt
Hyperscale

Tencent Cloud breaks into European market with first hub in Frankfurt

The agreement with Interxion makes Tencent the first Asian cloud provider to be launching in Europe's largest cloud hub.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 21st Jul 2017

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