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Catherine Knowles
Journalist
Currently working as a freelance writer and content creator, Catherine has a keen interest in all areas of technology and storytelling in our digital age. Having worked with a number of businesses and people across media, education, publishing and communications, Catherine has a definite respect for common sense, great content and turning ideas into reality.

Stories by Catherine - Page 141

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IDC highlights top APM trends and vendors
Wed, 30th Dec 2020
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app development
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IDC's report on the worldwide manufacturing asset performance management highlights key trends and top vendors in the industry.
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Palo Alto Networks advances attack surface management with Expanse
Wed, 30th Dec 2020
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firewall
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network management
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network security
Palo Alto Networks to acquire attack surface management company, Expanse, for $670 million, enhancing its cybersecurity capabilities.
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AI go-to investment for financial services sector, spend increases to US$4.29bn
Wed, 30th Dec 2020
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fintech
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martech
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contact centre
AI spending in Asia/Pacific's financial services sector is set to reach $4.29bn by 2024, with a CAGR of 22.1% from 2019-2024, according to IDC.
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Data center power market set to reach US$15 billion by 2026
Wed, 30th Dec 2020
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colocation
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iot
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data centre maintenance / management
The Global Market Insights report finds that the widespread adoption of IoT and cloud computing technologies among enterprises is propelling the market growth.
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NZ Minister for Trade and Export Growth welcomes Canada's interest in DEPA
Mon, 28th Dec 2020
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nz government
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trade
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exports
Canada expresses interest in joining Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA) with New Zealand, Singapore, and Chile. NZ Minister for Trade welcomes move.
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SOC as a Service market on the up, driven by greater focus on security
Mon, 28th Dec 2020
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cybersecurity
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cios
The global System On a Chip (SOC) as a Service market is set to reach US$676.8 million by 2026, according to a new study from Valuates Reports.
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Remote working to continue as common practice following COVID-19 vaccine
Mon, 28th Dec 2020
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wfh
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ex
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gartner
New findings from Gartner show that 90% of HR leaders will allow employees to work remotely, even following the release of a COVID-19 vaccine.
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Gartner highlights six ways to improve customer experience with VoC solutions
Mon, 28th Dec 2020
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crm
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cx
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martech
Gartner outlines six steps for customer service leaders to implement voice of the customer solutions for better CX management.
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Holistic web protection market to reach $3.63bn by 2025
Mon, 28th Dec 2020
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ddos
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advanced persistent threat protection
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cybersecurity
Retail, banking and technology sectors are driving the global holistic web protection market, according to new findings from Frost and Sullivan.
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Kaspersky discovers COVID-19 research related cyber threats
Fri, 25th Dec 2020
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advanced persistent threat protection
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kaspersky
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cios
Kaspersky researchers have identified two APT incidents targeting COVID-19 research. The Lazarus group is thought to be responsible.
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NEC snaps up Avaloq, moves further into digital finance field
Fri, 25th Dec 2020
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pro av
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monitors
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financial results
NEC acquires Swiss digital banking firm Avaloq, aiming to accelerate long-term growth and global expansion strategy.
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PDI acquires Cybera and ControlScan MSS to protect against security threats
Fri, 25th Dec 2020
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cybera
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controlscan
PDI acquires managed security providers Cybera and ControlScan MSS to enhance its cloud-based network security solution.
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AIIA welcomes Australia's new Minister for the Digital Economy
Fri, 25th Dec 2020
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federal government
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aiia
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australian economy
Senator Jane Hume has been appointed as Australia's new Minister for the Digital Economy, welcomed by the Australian Information Industry Association.
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JetStream launches disaster recovery software, with support for Azure
Fri, 25th Dec 2020
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cloud services
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bi
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microsoft
JetStream Software has released its disaster recovery software, JetStream DR, which will support Microsoft Azure VMware Solution.
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IDC's HCP Tracker reveals growth for NZ inkjet printer market
Fri, 25th Dec 2020
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printing
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creative technologies
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canon
New Zealand inkjet printer market grows 7% due to rise in remote working, with HP Inc. leading in unit shipments, says IDC's Asia/Pacific HCP Tracker.
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Quantea and Attivo Networks launch joint network security solution
Wed, 23rd Dec 2020
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network management
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network security
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firewall
Quantea and Attivo Networks launch joint cybersecurity solution for IoT and COVID-19, aimed at reducing network breach and data loss risk.
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Ministry of Health successfully completes COVID-19 tracing technology trial
Wed, 23rd Dec 2020
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ministry of health
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covid-19
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bluetooth
New Zealand has successfully completed a trial of Bluetooth contact tracing technology as part of its COVID-19 response.
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EncompaaS brings on new chief customer officer as part of growth strategy
Wed, 23rd Dec 2020
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voip
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contact centre
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crm
EncompaaS, the cloud-based compliance platform, has appointed David Gould as chief customer officer, with an intention to boost the company’s global presence.
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COVID-19 halts 53% of accounting automation projects
Wed, 23rd Dec 2020
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accounting systems
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digital banking
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blackline
Manual accounting is untenable in a post COVID-19 environment, according to new global research from accounting automation software company BlackLine.
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Big Data Exchange adds Cogent to Singapore data centre facility
Wed, 23rd Dec 2020
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colocation
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singapore
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cogent
Big Data Exchange (BDx) has added Cogent Communications' services to its Singapore data center facility, boosting connectivity options for customers.
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NordVPN caters to growing demand with server upgrade
Wed, 23rd Dec 2020
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vpn
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servers
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cybersecurity
NordVPN has announced it is upgrading its network to 10Gbps servers, with the intention of bringing NordVPN users better performance and maximum speed.
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Edge analytics market set to be worth $1.18 billion by 2025
Mon, 21st Dec 2020
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bi
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big data
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data analytics
Demand for machine intelligence and artificial intelligence applications at the edge is driving the market adoption of edge analytics, Frost & Sullivan finds.
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StorageCraft launches latest SMB data recovery solution
Mon, 21st Dec 2020
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cloud services
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dr
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storagecraft
ShadowProtect SPX 7 is the next edition of the company's ShadowProtect offering, which is a SMB data recovery solution.
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ABB named leader in distributed control systems
Mon, 21st Dec 2020
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cloud services
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abb
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automation
ABB, the automation specialists, have been named as a Distributed Control Systems (DCS) market leader for the 21st consecutive year.