About Ben
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 35
Deloitte's Kiwi ranks swell with fourteen new appointments
Tue, 12th Feb 2019
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healthtech
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deloitte
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nz expansion
Fourteen new partner and director appointments join a new wave of Deloitte leaders as the company expands its presence in New Zealand.
Moustache Republic expands Aussie presence with new exec
Tue, 12th Feb 2019
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martech
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commerce systems
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open source
The Kiwi digital commerce partner has appointed a Sydney-based director to oversee the expansion of the company's Australian footprint.
Epson's new EcoTank range with two years printing per tank
Tue, 12th Feb 2019
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printing
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epson
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inkjet
With 11 new EcoTank printers that give an average user two years of printing and cost just $17.99/colour to refill, Epson is ready to change the game.
IDC: Growth in ICT spend driven by cloud infrastructure
Tue, 12th Feb 2019
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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supply chain
Service providers account for a growing share of ICT spending, led by a surge of cloud infrastructure spending, according to IDC.
Gartner: Technology, culture change must go hand in hand
Tue, 12th Feb 2019
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digital transformation
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dei
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digital culture
Gartner asserts CIOs will become pivotal in culture change, aligning technology and HR to drive digital transformation and enhanced organisational performance.
LogicMonitor launches partner rewards programme
Mon, 11th Feb 2019
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virtualisation
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partner programmes
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open source
Benefits include sales and marketing, training and certification, partner managers, portfolio differentiation, and automated deal registration.
Sunshine Coast submarine cable landing station underway
Mon, 11th Feb 2019
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uc
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network infrastructure
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council
The submarine cable will help deliver the fastest data and telecoms connection to Asia from the east coast of Australia.
BlackLine moves on NZ with first country manager
Mon, 11th Feb 2019
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fintech
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financial systems
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blackline
The cloud-based finance and accounting solution provider is aiming to expand its local presence with the appointment of a dedicated NZ executive.
OVH expands AI capabilities with NVIDIA GPU Cloud
Fri, 8th Feb 2019
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ai
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nvidia
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gpu
OVH is taking a new step in its collaboration with NVIDIA by becoming a validated platform partner for NVIDIA GPU Cloud (NGC).
LG G8 ThinkQ will include IR facial recognition
Fri, 8th Feb 2019
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surveillance
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biometrics
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facial recognition
LG partners with Infineon to bring advanced IR face recognition to its G8 ThinQ, using Time-of-Flight tech for speedy, secure biometric authentication.
Are we security-ready for Alexa in the office?
Fri, 8th Feb 2019
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iot security
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iot
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digital entertainment
As home-IoT devices such as smart assistants head into the office, there will be a raft of new security challenges that will need to be addressed.
Plantronics and HP's new Teams conferencing solution
Fri, 8th Feb 2019
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uc
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hybrid & remote work
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hp
The solution for large and mid-sized rooms combines HP Elite Slice with Polycom Trio and EagleEye IV video conferencing.
Futuresource - Is 5G really 'just around the corner'?
Thu, 7th Feb 2019
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uc
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5g & beyond
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wireless networks
The radio frequencies required for full commercialisation of 5G have limited range and do not easily propagate through walls or buildings.
2018 cloud infrastructure spend exceeds US$80b
Thu, 7th Feb 2019
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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multi-cloud
According to Canalys, spending grew by 46% in 4Q18 and AWS maintained dominance with nearly a third of the total.
The blurring line between online and physical retail
Thu, 7th Feb 2019
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crm
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uc
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cx
42% of Australian consumers have visited a store for the first time because of the enjoyable online digital experience the brand provided.
Palo Alto changes up partner programme
Wed, 6th Feb 2019
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
The changes include a dedicated programme for managed services providers and a raft of new processes and initiatives.
Breaking through 'digital clutter' in a modern world
Tue, 5th Feb 2019
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crm
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cx
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martech
Whereas once people and organisations craved novelty, excitement and instant gratification, we now crave quiet and meaning in a noisy world.
Platform9's new managed Kubernetes service on VMware
Tue, 5th Feb 2019
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virtualisation
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it automation
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partner programmes
Platform9 launches managed Kubernetes on VMware, offering easy Kubernetes deployment with an SLA-backed service.
Alibaba Cloud making global moves with new data centre
Tue, 5th Feb 2019
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hyperscale
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dc
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iaas
Opening a second data centre in Indonesia, a relatively small but growing IT economy, shows Alibaba is thinking strategically about its place in APAC.
Westcon-Comstor gains full Cisco portfolio access
Tue, 5th Feb 2019
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cisco
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westcon-comstor
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webex
Westcon-Comstor NZ gains full access to Cisco's product range, ending Telegistics' exclusivity on certain solutions, and widening the distribution landscape.