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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.
FYI, this is an ex-employee of TechDay.

Stories by Ben - Page 41

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Alibaba Cloud making global moves with new data centre
Tue, 5th Feb 2019
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Opening a second data centre in Indonesia, a relatively small but growing IT economy, shows Alibaba is thinking strategically about its place in APAC.
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Westcon-Comstor gains full Cisco portfolio access
Tue, 5th Feb 2019
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Westcon-Comstor NZ gains full access to Cisco's product range, ending Telegistics' exclusivity on certain solutions, and widening the distribution landscape.
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Accenture and Microsoft strengthen bond with new business group
Tue, 5th Feb 2019
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The new group elevates a longstanding strategic alliance, expanding combined service capabilities, global scale and joint solution development.
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To bezel or notch to bezel - the evolution of smartphones
Tue, 5th Feb 2019
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Futuresource Consulting reflects on the smartphone design trends of 2018 and what might be coming through the coming year.
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SAS a machine learning Leader in 2019 Magic Quadrant
Mon, 4th Feb 2019
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For the sixth year in a row, SAS has been named a leader in the Magic Quadrant for Data Science and Machine learning.
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Twilio adds email to platform with acquisition
Mon, 4th Feb 2019
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By adding the email API platform SendGrid into its fold, Twilio now includes email as a channel of communication for its customers.
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Cloud provider fully integrates console with Veeam Suite
Mon, 4th Feb 2019
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A global provider of cloud services, iland, has updated its management console to integrate Veeam’s full Availability Suite into the offering.
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Huawei Board member retires after eight years
Mon, 4th Feb 2019
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The Hon. John Brumby AO says it was a pleasure to serve on the Board with colleagues from Australia and China.
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Alloys expands communications portfolio with Grandstream
Mon, 4th Feb 2019
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Grandstream appoints Alloys as distributor in Australia to expand SIP unified communications solutions in SME market.
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Can Nike change sport with smart, self-lacing shoes?
Fri, 1st Feb 2019
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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.
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MYOB launches new compliance workflow beta
Fri, 1st Feb 2019
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Users are invited to trial the new program, that promises to halve the amount of time spent on the compliance process.
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Cognizant named Leader in Magic Quadrant for app testing
Fri, 1st Feb 2019
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In addition, Cognizant scored highest in Digital Business Assurance and Test Advisory Use Cases in Gartner's companion report.
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Melbourne analytics solution provider named IDC Innovator
Fri, 1st Feb 2019
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Yellowfin, an Australian data analytics solution provider, has been named as one of three Asia/Pacific IDC Innovators.
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IDC: Global smart cities spending will near $100b this year
Fri, 1st Feb 2019
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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.
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How technology is stimulating M&A in NZ
Fri, 1st Feb 2019
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As the number of mergers and acquisitions grow, a major law firm report has explained just how technology is helping the activity along.
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Bringing autonomous vessels to the open water
Thu, 31st Jan 2019
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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.
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The online content that gives Kiwis concern
Thu, 31st Jan 2019
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InternetNZ has released a report that shows the things we are worried about, and where we might be going wrong.
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CompTIA 2019 outlook - forget about the ‘next big thing’
Thu, 31st Jan 2019
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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.
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Adobe acquires leading 3D creation software Substance
Thu, 31st Jan 2019
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With the acquisition of Allegorithmic, Adobe takes on the industry leading 3D textures and materials creation software for Creative Cloud.
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Silicon photonics market to grow 23.4% in next six years
Thu, 31st Jan 2019
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According to a recent report, the market for silicon photonics is being boosted by the growth of data centres, especially throughout APAC.