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Auckland welcomes international students as part of innovation lab
Auckland University

Auckland welcomes international students as part of innovation lab

Auckland welcomes Chinese scholarship students for Summer Lab program, aiming to foster cross-cultural relations with New Zealand entrepreneurs.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Jan 2016
NZ Police teams up with Auckland software company to fight crime
AI Security

NZ Police teams up with Auckland software company to fight crime

NZ Police collaborate with tech firm Auror to tackle high-volume retail crime and bolster prevention strategies.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 14th Jan 2016

Global Stories

Local companies bring home the Team Polycom awards
Partner Programmes

Local companies bring home the Team Polycom awards

Polycom's ANZ partners are bringing home the awards, with Smartpresence and Optus Business among the winners at Team Polycom.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 20th Jan 2016
Unisys launches Stealth security solution in AWS cloud
Hyperscale

Unisys launches Stealth security solution in AWS cloud

Unisys brings its Stealth micro-segmentation solution to AWS, enabling users to secure their own portions of the cloud.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 20th Jan 2016
End of Support for Windows 7 and 8.1 might be sooner than you think
Microsoft

End of Support for Windows 7 and 8.1 might be sooner than you think

Microsoft will phase out support for Windows 7 and 8.1 on machines with Skylake systems over the next 18 months.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 20th Jan 2016
Equinix data centers anchor Southern Cross Cable
Network Infrastructure

Equinix data centers anchor Southern Cross Cable

The Southern Cross cable system offers protected trans-pacific routes among Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii and the West Coast of the United States.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 19th Jan 2016
NetApp buys SolidFire for cool $870m
Storage

NetApp buys SolidFire for cool $870m

NetApp will now have all-flash offerings that address each of the three largest All-Flash Array market segments.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 19th Jan 2016
Polycom releases cloud-ready collaboration tech
Software-as-a-Service

Polycom releases cloud-ready collaboration tech

Polycom unveils RealPresence Clariti, pioneering cloud collaboration tech with hybrid cloud bursting for seamless enterprise connectivity.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Jan 2016
Fortinet's competitive edge: The security-centric network
Firewalls

Fortinet's competitive edge: The security-centric network

Protecting your network is your number one responsibility, as all of the work that you do every day can be wiped out in a heartbeat.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Jan 2016
Wearables a growing target for cyber attacks
Wearables

Wearables a growing target for cyber attacks

Cyber threats loom as wearable tech weaves into daily payments, say industry giants WISeKey and Kaspersky Lab.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 15th Jan 2016
Asia nets first Tier IV Gold data center with US$300m Thai facility
Hyperscale

Asia nets first Tier IV Gold data center with US$300m Thai facility

Asia will have its first Tier IV Gold data center in 2017, with SuperNap International building the US$300 million facility in Thailand.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Fri, 15th Jan 2016
Vodafone says goodbye to Viaduct, hello to Workplace of the Future
Unified Communications

Vodafone says goodbye to Viaduct, hello to Workplace of the Future

Vodafone to unite Auckland staff in a futuristic hub at Smales Farm, signalling a tech-led workplace evolution.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 15th Jan 2016
OpenText a Magic Quadrant leader in evolving CMM market
Customers

OpenText a Magic Quadrant leader in evolving CMM market

Gartner estimates that CCM was an $800 million market for 2014, and it is expected to show a compound annual growth rate of 9.8% from 2015 to 2020.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 15th Jan 2016
Growth promised as private equity firm takes US$187m stake in StorageCraft
Storage

Growth promised as private equity firm takes US$187m stake in StorageCraft

StorageCraft is promising accelerated growth with new products and services and additional channel investment as TA Associates takes a majority stake.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 14th Jan 2016
Centrify delivers federated privileged access for outsourced IT
Centrify

Centrify delivers federated privileged access for outsourced IT

Centrify ups protection for outsourced IT with first secure federated privileged access for outsourced IT, providing USP for resellers.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 14th Jan 2016

Stories from Other Regions

Enterprises turn to WAN solutions to meet growing demands
Hybrid & Remote Work

Enterprises turn to WAN solutions to meet growing demands

Enterprise IT departments are turning to WAN solutions as budgets decline and demands increase, says Frost and Sullivan.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 20th Jan 2016
BigAir and Ruckus win Western Sydney University mobility tender
Network Infrastructure

BigAir and Ruckus win Western Sydney University mobility tender

Reseller BigAir and Ruckus have won a deal to roll out smart Wi-Fi across all seven of Western Sydney University's campuses.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 15th Jan 2016