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Ben Moore
News Editor - Channel
Ben was born in the UK and was promptly shuffled across the universe to Auckland at a young age. He is a total geek but tries to be pretty casual about it. He was sucked into theatre in his teens, which led to a lot of time on stage, as well as writing and directing when he could. After spending four years as high-school Drama teacher, Ben decided that it was about time for him to move on and see what else the world has to offer. However, wherever he goes he will always be sure to return home to his best-friends/cats.
Former TechDay team member.

Stories by Ben - Page 17

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Fusion5 makes Inner Circle for the third year running

Tue, 30th Jul 2019
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Solutions partner was awarded Microsoft Business Applications Inner Circle for their Dynamics 365 Practices for the third year running.
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IBM and Cisco lead GlobalData's Industrial Internet theme

Tue, 30th Jul 2019
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Both gained the highest Thematic score (5 out of 5) for the Industrial Internet theme in GlobalData's Thematic Scorecard for the IT Services sector.
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Symantec named Leader by Forrester for Data Security Portfolio

Mon, 29th Jul 2019
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Symantec was recognised as a Leader based on current offering, strategy, and market presence with the highest overall ranking for current offerings.
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Intel to sell smartphone modem business to Apple

Mon, 29th Jul 2019
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Apple is set to acquire Intel's smartphone modem business for USD $1 billion, integrating 2,200 employees and over 17,000 wireless technology patents.
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Fujitsu tapped to upgrade Australia's most powerful supercomputer

Mon, 29th Jul 2019
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The new machine will provide a 10-fold increase in speed and provide Australian researchers with world-class, high-end computing services.
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8x8 appoints channel partner to cover WA, SA

Mon, 29th Jul 2019
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Scope Logic will take the role of providing 8x8's voice, chat and contact centre solutions across Western and Southern Australia.
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Tenda names Alloys as national distributor

Wed, 24th Jul 2019
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Tenda appoints Alloys as their national distributor in Australia, leveraging Alloys' extensive infrastructure and expertise to boost SME market presence.
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Tech Data adds solutions, vendor-focuses to cloud practice builder

Wed, 24th Jul 2019
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Tech Data's new interactive paths simplify complexity to provide customers with an understanding of where and how they can drive greater cloud growth.
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IBM digital marketing division named Acquia Select Partner

Tue, 23rd Jul 2019
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IBM iX can access cloud and open source digital experience tools to help customers update their businesses and improve customer experiences.
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RPA services market to balloon up 47% by 2024, says Zinnov

Tue, 23rd Jul 2019
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Zinnov projects a 47% annual surge in the RPA services market, hitting USD $4B by 2024, driven by intelligent automation and deepening tech partnerships.
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Zebra wins fifth consecutive Red Dot design award

Tue, 23rd Jul 2019
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The ZC100/300 series card printer has been recognised for its user-centred design approach in the Product Design category.
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72% of business leaders fear data exploitation, Fujitsu survey shows

Tue, 23rd Jul 2019
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A Fujitsu survey reveals 72% of business leaders worry about data exploitation, underscoring trust as a key challenge in digital transformation.
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Talent troubles plague growing MSP market, says Datto

Mon, 22nd Jul 2019
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As the MSP industry continues to grow, a recent report from Datto shows that recruiting talent is tougher than ever - plus more MSP trends.
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ComCom says its time to deregulate copper voice services

Mon, 22nd Jul 2019
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The Commerce Commission has cited the range of alternative voice offerings and shrinking consumer numbers as reasons to let Spark take the reigns.
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8x8 opens ANZ support centre, expands through acquisition

Mon, 22nd Jul 2019
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cloud services
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contact centre
8x8 has APAC in its sights as it opens a Sydney support centre for ANZ and acquires a Singaporean Comms-Platform-aaS provider.
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HubSpot goes freemium with new CRM offering

Fri, 19th Jul 2019
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Customers can now send emails, manage ad campaigns, and analyse marketing efforts as part of HubSpot's free centralised platform.
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Kiwi EdTech software innovation goes international

Fri, 19th Jul 2019
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education, learning & training
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SimPHARM, a state of the art simulation tool developed at the University of Otago and now commercially licensed by a United States-based company.
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Barracuda improves Azure connectivity for Office 365 security

Thu, 18th Jul 2019
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New functionality enforces Office 365 local breakout policies in Microsoft Azure Virtual WAN to optimise Office 365 UX while increasing security.
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Blue Prism to deliver automation solutions through Azure

Thu, 18th Jul 2019
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The collaboration will integrate Blue Prism's automation capabilities with Azure AI technologies including Cognitive Services and Machine learning.
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Attunity wins Microsoft award for cloud-data estate modernisation

Thu, 18th Jul 2019
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The award is the latest example of Attunity momentum, including largest deals ever driving double-digit sales and revenue growth in Q2.