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 36
Accenture and Microsoft strengthen bond with new business group
Tue, 5th Feb 2019
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digital transformation
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public cloud
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microsoft
The new group elevates a longstanding strategic alliance, expanding combined service capabilities, global scale and joint solution development.
To bezel or notch to bezel - the evolution of smartphones
Tue, 5th Feb 2019
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martech
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google
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apple
Futuresource Consulting reflects on the smartphone design trends of 2018 and what might be coming through the coming year.
SAS a machine learning Leader in 2019 Magic Quadrant
Mon, 4th Feb 2019
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data science
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ai
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sas
For the sixth year in a row, SAS has been named a leader in the Magic Quadrant for Data Science and Machine learning.
Twilio adds email to platform with acquisition
Mon, 4th Feb 2019
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open source
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cloud services
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email
By adding the email API platform SendGrid into its fold, Twilio now includes email as a channel of communication for its customers.
Alloys expands communications portfolio with Grandstream
Mon, 4th Feb 2019
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uc
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grandstream
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alloys
Grandstream appoints Alloys as distributor in Australia to expand SIP unified communications solutions in SME market.
Can Nike change sport with smart, self-lacing shoes?
Fri, 1st Feb 2019
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iot
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smart home
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nike
The shoe is connected to a smartphone app which will store preferences for how the footwear fits, loosening for time out and tightening in-game.
MYOB launches new compliance workflow beta
Fri, 1st Feb 2019
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fintech
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financial systems
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rpa
Users are invited to trial the new program, that promises to halve the amount of time spent on the compliance process.
Cognizant named Leader in Magic Quadrant for app testing
Fri, 1st Feb 2019
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devops
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apm
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software development
In addition, Cognizant scored highest in Digital Business Assurance and Test Advisory Use Cases in Gartner's companion report.
IDC: Global smart cities spending will near $100b this year
Fri, 1st Feb 2019
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smart cities
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iot
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it budget
Global spending on smart cities will soar to USD $95.8 billion in 2019, with major investments from Singapore, New York City, Tokyo, and London.
How technology is stimulating M&A in NZ
Fri, 1st Feb 2019
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ai
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m&a
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minterellisonruddwatts
As the number of mergers and acquisitions grow, a major law firm report has explained just how technology is helping the activity along.
Bringing autonomous vessels to the open water
Thu, 31st Jan 2019
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cartech
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autonomous vehicle
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stem
The Aussies took silver at the Maritime RobotX Challenge, which saw entries from across the world competing with their self-driving tech on the ocean.
The online content that gives Kiwis concern
Thu, 31st Jan 2019
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uc
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data protection
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online safety
InternetNZ has released a report that shows the things we are worried about, and where we might be going wrong.
CompTIA 2019 outlook - forget about the 'next big thing'
Thu, 31st Jan 2019
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iot
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ai
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comptia
The IT industry is growing with no sign of slowing and CompTIA says it is time to focus on being holistic, not what's hot.
Adobe acquires leading 3D creation software Substance
Thu, 31st Jan 2019
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gaming
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martech
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digital entertainment
With the acquisition of Allegorithmic, Adobe takes on the industry leading 3D textures and materials creation software for Creative Cloud.
Silicon photonics market to grow 23.4% in next six years
Thu, 31st Jan 2019
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uc
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hyperscale
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dc
According to a recent report, the market for silicon photonics is being boosted by the growth of data centres, especially throughout APAC.
Samsung cracks 1TB embedded smartphone storage
Thu, 31st Jan 2019
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storage
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supply chain
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samsung
The new Universal Flash Storage offers the most internal memory yet and 10x the speed of a typical microSD card for data-intensive applications.
IDC: Worst smartphone sales year ever
Thu, 31st Jan 2019
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semiconductors
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apple
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samsung
Smartphone shipments decline 4.9% in Q4 2018, marking the fifth consecutive quarter of decline, according to data from IDC.
New Kiwi company aims for mid-market with RPA and AI
Thu, 31st Jan 2019
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uc
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martech
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it automation
With an emphasis on blending the two technologies to maximise returns for local mid-market companies, it helps them take the robot out of the human.
Gartner: Governments to invest in analytics, security in 2019
Thu, 31st Jan 2019
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
Gartner has released the results of its 2019 CIO Survey, showing that Governments worldwide are set to scale up their investment in data analytics.
Ribbon named market share leader for session border controllers
Wed, 30th Jan 2019
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uc
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voip
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contact centre
According to IHS Markit, Ribbon has managed to see strong market share improvement in the growing enterprise session border controller market.