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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 39

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Infor snaps up SaaS contract with Drakes Supermarkets

Wed, 16th Jan 2019
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retailtech
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Infor will be supplying Drakes with end-to-end systems to replace its legacy retail software and support its new wholesale venture.
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IDC: Relevance is combining strategy, creativity and IT services

Wed, 16th Jan 2019
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IDC reveals the Top 10 Asia/Pacific predictions to impact IT and business services sourcing in 2019 and beyond.
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Audioengine's Wireless A5+ are just bloody good speakers

Wed, 16th Jan 2019
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digital entertainment
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bluetooth
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speakers
I judge these speakers on the aspects that Audioengine boasts about - quality, streaming, simplicity and versatility.
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OPPO aims to have 5G device launched by end of year

Tue, 15th Jan 2019
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semiconductors
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5g & beyond
The Chinese smartphone manufacturer is working with Keysight Technologies to accelerate the development of their 5G smartphone.
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LG makes TVs smarter with new AI processors

Tue, 15th Jan 2019
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digital signage
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digital entertainment
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displays
Latest TVs from LG use deep learning to enhance the video and audio output and introduces integration with Alexa.
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Over 100 million smart home devices shipped in 2018

Tue, 15th Jan 2019
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smart home
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digital entertainment
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digital music
Smart home device shipments reached 110 million units in 2018, with a retail value of nearly $17bn, according to a report by Futuresource Consulting.
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Datto names new CEO as founder steps back

Tue, 15th Jan 2019
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gaming
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dr
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digital entertainment
Datto appoints Tim Weller as new CEO, succeeding founder Austin McChord, who will remain on the board. Weller has been pivotal in Datto's growth.
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IDC creates framework for AI implementation

Tue, 15th Jan 2019
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it automation
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ai
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healthtech
IDC has released a framework to aid decision makers in planning and investing in AI-based automation, defining levels of human-machine interaction.
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Toshiba pushes hard drive capacity further with 16TB CMR

Mon, 14th Jan 2019
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storage
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hyperscale
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dc
The MG08 series hard disk drives are the industry's largest capacity conventional magnetic recording hard drive.
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Acer's new top tech gaming notebooks

Mon, 14th Jan 2019
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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acer
Predator Triton 900 features a convertible 4K display and the new NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 GPU, and the 500 is just 18mm thick.
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Reshape to relevance - Accenture's 2019 consumer survey

Mon, 14th Jan 2019
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digital entertainment
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ar, vr & metaverse
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video
Trends for digital voice assistants, extended reality and the over-the-top video market are explored in the latest global consumer survey.
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Serverless architecture market to reach $14B by 2024

Mon, 14th Jan 2019
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manufacturing
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hyperscale
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fintech
According to KBV research, the drive for agility and flexibility in enterprise IT is driving the adoption of serverless architecture worldwide.
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Ping Identity doubles down on APAC channel with new hire

Mon, 14th Jan 2019
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cybersecurity
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Ashley Diffey joins Ping Identity as first APAC channel and alliance manager, bringing over a decade of IT experience.
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AMD unveils 'world's first 7nm gaming GPU '

Mon, 14th Jan 2019
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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amd
The Radeon VII provides 2x memory, 2.1x memory bandwidth, and up to 36% higher performance in content creation applications compared to Radeon RX 64.
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IDC: PC shipments decline even in holiday quarter

Mon, 14th Jan 2019
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network infrastructure
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lenovo
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apple
PC shipments saw a 3.7% year-on-year decline in Q4 2018, with even the holiday season driven by consumer promotions failing to boost numbers.
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How hybrid will shape the cloud battle in 2019

Mon, 7th Jan 2019
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devops
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hyperscale
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public cloud
In 2019, hyperscale cloud giants like AWS, Microsoft, and Google will fiercely compete to dominate the lucrative hybrid cloud solutions market.
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Blue Prism achieves highest level of Veracode accreditation

Fri, 4th Jan 2019
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application security
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rpa
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cybersecurity
Blue Prism has become the first RPA vendor to achieve Veracode's highest accreditation, Verified Continuous, showcasing superior secure development practices.
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TechnologyOne grows new deals by 15% in FY18

Thu, 3rd Jan 2019
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saas
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local government
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With 276 new deals across Australia, NZ and the UK, TechnologyOne is becoming a global powerhouse for the Aussie tech sphere.
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NTT Group a Challenger in Magic Quadrant for UCaaS

Wed, 2nd Jan 2019
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arkadin
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ntt communications
The company credits the combination of offerings from its subsidiary companies, Arkadin, Dimension Data, and NTT Communications.
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Gartner: 66% of organisations will deploy 5G by 2020

Wed, 2nd Jan 2019
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uc
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network infrastructure
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sdn
Some organisations need 5G faster than many telco providers can deliver, which may result in unexpected 5G network providers.