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How flexible identity systems support mobile working – Ping Identity

Increased time outside of the official workplace has become the reality of working life for employees in a rapidly digitising economy.More

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Techday expansion continues with new CFOtech site

“After numerous requests from clients, we are launching CFOtech in our three key geographies to educate this financial audience about technology.”More

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Forrester names Pega leader in digital process automation

“Pega has created a powerful platform for driving digital transformation across a wide array of use cases, from complex to relatively simple.”More

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Microsoft & 9 Spokes celebrate co-sell success with BNZ

Microsoft and 9 Spokes have signed off their first Microsoft One Commercial Partner co-sell success, after snapping up Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) as their first contract.More

Is it possible to enjoy container agility and be secure?

Akamai introduces solution designed to secure and simplify IoT devices

Digital Transformation: Is your business prepared?

Why businesses anticipate high ROI from digital transformation activities - Avanade

Genesis launches virtual power plant platform

Motorola Solutions showcase the latest in mission-critical innovation

UiPath brings automation skills to A/NZ students

UiPath is partnering with New Zealand academic institutions to train students for an increasingly technological workplace, primarily focusing on automation and robotics training.More

The hidden cyber guardian behind Australian schools

We look under the hood at a home grown Australian cyber security company who focuses on the school market.More

New panoramic video conference camera by Jabra

The PanaCast is made for huddle rooms and spaces, delivering wall-to-wall video and audio, and data that is critical for modern video collaboration.More

Epson FastFoto FF-680W: The world’s fastest personal photo scanner

The FF-680W is able to scan photos as fast as one photo per second at 300 dpi at up to 36 photos per batch.More

IDC: IoT expected to generate 79.4ZB of data in 2025

The number of devices connected to the Internet, including the machines, sensors, and cameras continues to grow at a steady pace. More

IntegrationWorks transform FMG's rural insurance processes

New Zealand rural insurer Farmers Mutual Group (FMG) has upgraded its digital programme in an effort to provide improved customer services and to leverage business opportunities.More

HPE to offer entire portfolio as-a-Service by 2022

HPE GreenLake aims to reset the digital opportunity for customers by providing a robust as-a-Service portfolio.More

Insider threats & breach reports: Why security needs more investment

Insider threats (those that come from within your organisation) are a serious concern - here's why.More

How Infoblox bolstered City University’s network security

City University identified a need to protect its devices and sensitive data when it experienced a potentially damaging and expensive ransomware attack.More

Supermicro high-performance systems support exploration to distant galaxies

“Empowering scientists with the latest in advanced computing and data analytics solutions is a key component of Supermicro’s mission."More

NVIDIA adds CUDA support for Arm

Enables new path to exascale supercomputing as global HPC leaders join to support the new platform.More

Employees are already jeopardising cybersecurity - here’s how

Get an insight into email-related activities employees often engage in that contribute to the spread of threats. More

AI will improve workers' abilities, not take their jobs

AI will improve people’s ability to work faster and smarter, making them more valuable than ever.More

Tenable's take on effective vulnerability assessment

The report explores how end-users conduct vulnerability assessment, what it says about overall maturity level, and it varies based on demographics.More

Practical steps to selling cloud security-as-a-service

One of the largest inhibitors to cloud adoption is concern around the security of leveraging a service provider in a multi-cloud world.More

HPE brings AI to mission-critical storage management

HPE has introduced a new platform designed to bring AI capabilities into mission-critical storage management.More

ABBYY launches new tool to streamline customer onboarding

“With ABBYY Mobile Web Capture, we aim to help organisations to deliver a smooth customer experience, boost profits and differentiate on the market.”More

APAC workers resent asking permission to access software, study finds

Workers in the Asia Pacific region are willing to 'go rogue' when it comes to their work devices.More

Using geospatial data to create safer roads

Using open source geospatial tools, CAS presents the data of every crash reported by police from 1980 to today.More

Whitepaper: Key considerations to improve cost efficiency with SIEM

Frost & Sullivan Research VP Michael Suby suggests that security alerts will increase in both volume and diversity as enterprise networks and systems expand.More

Dropbox champions A/NZ data sovereignty with local service

Dropbox has launched its local hosting environment for Dropbox Business customers in Australia and New Zealand, providing more options for those customers to store their files onshore in Australia.More

Preventing cyber attackers from exploiting your behaviour

Too often, time, resources and conflicting priorities push cybersecurity education to the bottom of the list.More

The six AI technologies impacting project professionals

"The time is now to start thinking about how organisations can leverage AI technologies to achieve project success."More

How big data is enhancing the worlds food chain

We explain how one German firm is using big data to feed the worlds growing population.More

Automation Anywhere partners with Microsoft to advance automation

The relationship includes multi-million dollar investment into the adoption of RPA and aims to make automation technology more accessible to global enterprises.More

NZ Parliament shifts to in-house user IT support

Parliamentary Services switches to in-house end-user IT support.More

IHS names Genetec top video management vendor

IHS-reported results from 2015-2018 point to the company sustaining a 24.1% CAGR for the past 3 years in this category.More

Cloud adoption moving businesses forward faster – McAfee

However, there is a divide between organisations who have addressed their shared responsibility for protecting data in the cloud, and those who have not.More

Mobile Mentor's Windows 10 endpoint management solution

If only a business’ endpoints could be managed with the same simple, intuitive toolsets as smartphones. More

Evaluating a SIEM’s speed and scalability

SIEMs are supposed to consume log and event information from endpoints, security devices and network flows, while providing a dashboard for analysts to drill down into events.More

How to take full advantage of connected Windows 10 devices

Organisations need technology solutions that empower users, simplify IT operations, and improve security to meet new demands.More

Whitepaper: Keys to running effective employee cybersecurity training

Educated employees are less likely to conduct damaging activities like clicking that dodgy link in an email, or overshare on social media.More

HPE announces new offerings to drive intelligent edge adoption

New IoT and edge offerings and a partner program are aimed at accelerating the deployment of personalised digital experiences and smart operations. More

Office 365 can be as secure as on-premise email servers – here’s how

If you are among the IT professionals feeling a little uneasy about relying solely on the email security provided by Microsoft in Office 365, you’re not alone.More

Gartner: CRM makes up 1/4 of global enterprise software spend

Worldwide enterprise application software revenue totalled more than $193.6 billion in 2018, a 12.5% increase from 2017 revenue of $172.1 billion.More

Risk management: Are CTOs setting the wrong priorities?

According to the survey, managers don’t allocate enough resources and have insufficient skills to effectively manage risks at their organisations.More

Databricks accelerates APJ expansion following $250 million funding round

Databricks announced the opening of new offices in Sydney, Tokyo and Bangalore.More

Report: IT decisionmakers struggling to keep pace with cloud

A Vanson Bourne report found them struggling to keep up with the expertise required to maximise the return on investment in the cloud.More

The evolution of network programming

To describe development stages as “evolution” makes it sound too smooth and easy because, in practice, each step-change results in severe industry dislocations.More

Kiwi employees increasingly unsatisfied at work

“A new financial year is fast approaching, which traditionally brings fresh activity to the jobs market as new budgets are set and employers look to add to their headcount.”More

Whitepaper: The fundamental blocks of SaaS security

Speed, ease of use, and low capital expenses are just some of the factors driving the continued growth in SaaS security adoption.More

Cybersecurity 101: How to start protecting your organisation

Commercial losses, a damaged reputation or disruption to operations are all possible when your business is the victim of a cyber-attack.More

Whitepaper: Industry experts discuss using VMware Cloud on AWS

VMware Cloud on AWS allows access to the range of AWS services as an extension of an existing VMware solution. More

Pegasystems now ten-time Leader in CRM Magic Quadrant

“It’s about looking at customer journeys holistically to ensure consistency and relevance to foster sustainable relationships and value.”More

Facebook jumps on the cryptocurrency bandwagon

Launching in 2020, Calibra and Libra may shake up the mobile payment industry.More