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Kumolus

CloudBolt Software acquires Melbourne-based cloud management platform company

Mon, 31st Aug 2020
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Melbourne cloud management platform company Kumolus has been acquired by US-based CloudBolt Software to support its APAC growth plans.
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Genesys and Adobe partner up to deliver CX integration

Fri, 28th Aug 2020
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cx
Genesys partners with Adobe to break down siloes between marketing and service, aiming to provide more personalised customer engagement.
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Trading halts again as NZX sees fourth day of attacks

Fri, 28th Aug 2020
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NZX hit by repeated DDoS attacks causing connectivity issues, resulting in trading halts and system disruptions.
8x8 phone

The limitations of Microsoft Teams telephony - and the solution

Mon, 24th Aug 2020
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8x8's Voice for Microsoft Teams fills gaps in the remote collaboration tool, offering expanded international calling plans, CRM integration, and more.
Maxbill

Q&A: MaxBill CEO talks data centre growth and its impact on energy billing

Mon, 24th Aug 2020
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
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it architecture
The rapid growth of data centers has impacted the billing models and processes of electricity companies, according to MaxBill CEO Kirill Rechter.
Edge computing

Blaize debuts new AI Edge computing offerings

Fri, 14th Aug 2020
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semiconductors
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edge computing
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ai
Blaize announces new AI computing hardware and software products for edge applications, addressing limitations of power, complexity, and cost.
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Epic Games now worth $17 billion after new round of investment

Mon, 10th Aug 2020
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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console gaming
One particularly large chunk of the funding came from Sony, in the form of a $250 million strategic investment, which the company announced last month.
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Fortinet reports total revenue of $615.5 million

Fri, 7th Aug 2020
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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Strong demand for secure SD-WAN and work-from-home capabilities helped power 18% second quarter revenue growth.
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InfoTrust named Mimecast's ANZ Growth Partner of the Year

Fri, 7th Aug 2020
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risk & compliance
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partner awards
The award reflects InfoTrust's customer-centric approach with a focus on optimising ROI for customers' security investments, the company says.
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NTT creates ANZ business as part of Asia Pacific expansion, announces new leaders

Wed, 5th Aug 2020
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NTT is expanding into the ANZ region, creating an extended region with the Asia Pacific to better serve its clients in the fastest-growing market.
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Attivo named by Gartner as Sample Vendor for deception platforms

Mon, 3rd Aug 2020
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
The company was named as an example of platforms that create false artifacts to aid threat detection in Gartner's 2020 Security Ops Hype Cycle report.
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Hybrid way of working the new normal - Microsoft

Thu, 30th Jul 2020
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Hybrid working will be the new normal in Asia Pacific, says Microsoft. Remote work has accelerated technology adoption.
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Cognizant snaps up Microsoft specialists New Signature

Thu, 30th Jul 2020
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public cloud
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cloud services
Cognizant acquires cloud-native company New Signature to expand its Microsoft cloud solutions. The acquisition is expected to close in Q3 2020.
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Google Cloud and Box announce strategic partnership

Fri, 24th Jul 2020
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public cloud
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hybrid & remote work
As part of the new partnership, Box will leverage Google Cloud as a key provider for data storage in its international operations.
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RedShield develops 'virtual shield' to protect against SAP RECON vulnerability

Fri, 24th Jul 2020
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sap
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security vulnerabilities
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redshield
The vulnerability (CVE-2020-6287) could allow attackers to take over SAP systems by remotely accessing the server.
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Globalization Partners expands APAC presence

Wed, 22nd Jul 2020
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hcm
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payroll systems
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apac expansion
The company helps organisations to expand internationally without the need for branch offices or subsidiaries.
Windmills

Apple pledges 100% carbon neutrality by 2030

Wed, 22nd Jul 2020
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supply chain
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clean technologies
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apple
Apple commits to becoming carbon neutral by 2030, reducing carbon footprints of every device sold to zero in 10 years.
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Five ANZ channel partners honoured at Nintex awards

Mon, 20th Jul 2020
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lcnc
Five channel partners across Australia and New Zealand were honoured at the Nintex 2020 Partner Awards for their digital transformation work.
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Unprecedented Twitter bitcoin scam targets Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Apple

Thu, 16th Jul 2020
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crypto
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blockchain
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cybersecurity
Twitter accounts of Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and Apple were hacked in an unprecedented bitcoin scam, amassing BTC worth more than USD $100,000.
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HPE to acquire SD-WAN firm Silver Peak for US$925 million

Wed, 15th Jul 2020
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network infrastructure
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sd-wan
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sdn
The deal will enable HPE to couple its Aruba Edge Services platform with Silver Peak's software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) platform.