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Stories by Sam - Page 46

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The Guardian Series - Seagate Technology's newest development
Wed, 20th Jul 2016
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storage
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10tb technology
Seagate unveils new 10TB high capacity drives, designed to help manage and move large amounts of digital data.
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All aboard the Hogwarts Express - petition asks for Harry Potter version of Pokémon Go
Wed, 20th Jul 2016
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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ar, vr & metaverse
Fans clamour for a spellbinding twist on augmented reality – a Harry Potter themed game akin to Pokémon Go is petitioned.
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LinkedIn reveals new vision for the modern day data center
Wed, 20th Jul 2016
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microsoft
LinkedIn has had itself a busy month. In June, the social networking site for the professional world announced it had been acquired by Microsoft.
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SoftBank to buy Britain’s ARM in multi billion dollar deal
Tue, 19th Jul 2016
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hyperscale
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colocation
Multiple vendors, such as Applied Micro, AMD, and Cavium, have built processors for servers and other data center gear using ARM’s architecture.
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FireEye's latest security feature detects and protects from ransomware
Tue, 19th Jul 2016
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malware
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ransomware
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breach prevention
FireEye have recently detected a cerber ransomware campaign with Exploit Guard, a new feature of FireEye Endpoint Security (HX).
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BEC scams targeting a business near you
Tue, 19th Jul 2016
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malware
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public cloud
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phishing
BEC scams are low-tech financial fraud in which hoax emails from CEOs are sent to financial staff to request transfers of large amounts of money.
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Which department is most vulnerable to phishing?
Tue, 19th Jul 2016
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malware
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phishing
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email security
IronScales, a leader in phishing mitigation technology, collected data from over 100 different organisations and an array of different sectors.
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Lab-on-a-chip unlocking the world of science
Tue, 19th Jul 2016
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lab-on-a-chip
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organism
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nematodes
University of Canterbury's new 'lab-on-a-chip' technology could revolutionize disease detection and save Kauri trees.
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Young Māori innovators head to Silicon Valley
Tue, 19th Jul 2016
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nzqa
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māori students
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rangatahi
The students, along with chaperones, have already left for the land of innovation in California and have a big adventure ahead.
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Airlines losing money that could be saved
Tue, 19th Jul 2016
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airlines
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sapphire innovation
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financing system
Over 70% of airlines don’t have an effective cash-flow forecasting solution in place, despite more than 90% realising that it’s a priority.
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Roboshops: Unlocking curious minds in NZ
Mon, 18th Jul 2016
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mbie
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university of waikato
Kiwi kids code with robots as Waikato academics boost digital skillsets in schools, courtesy of 'Unlocking Curious Minds' grant.
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Symantec remains #1 in worldwide security software market share report
Mon, 18th Jul 2016
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cybersecurity
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symantec
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intel
Symantec tops Gartner’s global security software market despite a 6.2% revenue decline to USD $3.4 billion, marking its third year of decreased earnings.
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Braving the elements for Pokémon Go
Mon, 18th Jul 2016
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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weather
UK Pokémon fans undeterred by weather, embracing rain or shine in quest to 'catch 'em all' as game's popularity soars.
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iseek Communications launches Veeam powered BaaS
Mon, 18th Jul 2016
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virtualisation
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dr
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hyperscale
Australian data center provider, iSeek Communications, has launched a new cloud-based Backup-as-a-Service (BaaS) solution using Veeam Cloud Connect.
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U.S. data center heads to Malaysia to battle Islamic State
Mon, 18th Jul 2016
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The new data center will be based in Kuala Lumpur and is reported to be followed by similar outposts in Jordan and Nigeria.
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Enterprise adoption drives strong growth for public cloud IaaS
Mon, 18th Jul 2016
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public cloud
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iaas
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cloud services
Public cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) offerings are rapidly becoming a viable alternative to on-premises hardware.
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Intel Security Innovation Alliance expands partner ecosystem
Mon, 18th Jul 2016
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partner programmes
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casb
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intel security
Intel Security broadens defences with 24 new partners in its innovation alliance, bolstering integrated security solutions globally.
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Furniture app transforms tiny apartments
Fri, 15th Jul 2016
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robots
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apps
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ori systems
Based on an experimental project from MIT, the Ori system allows an apartment dweller to transform a studio apartment.
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Microsoft's huge breakthrough with DNA data storage
Fri, 15th Jul 2016
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storage
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microsoft
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dna
Researchers at Microsoft and the University of Washington have reached an early milestone by storing a record 200 megabytes of data within DNA.
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Microsoft wins legal battle over data center access
Fri, 15th Jul 2016
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hyperscale
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dc
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microsoft
Microsoft has won its legal challenge against the U.S. government's demand for access to emails stored in its Irish data centre, bolstering privacy rights.