About Sara
Sara Barker
Copywriter and Senior News Editor
Sara lives in a world of words and stories. For more than six years she has been delving deep into the rich world of tech news, content creation, journalism and reviews for Techday. She brings an academic background in information systems, marketing, radio, and journalism to her role. She enjoys casual gaming, cats, and reading.
Former TechDay team member.
Stories by Sara - Page 147
Polycom reaps double as IDC & Gartner recognise industry leadership
Fri, 12th Aug 2016
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hybrid & remote work
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wfh
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analyst report
Polycom has come out on top as a videoconferencing leader in two separate categories, as the company is recognised by both Gartner and IDC.
Global file security provider FinalCode joins IBM's Partnerworld
Fri, 12th Aug 2016
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data protection
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healthtech
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ibm
FinalCode joins IBM's PartnerWorld, enhancing file security options for IBM's clients and partners with its advanced digital rights management platform.
IDC report: Industry 3D printing revenue to skyrocket to $35 billion by 2020
Fri, 12th Aug 2016
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manufacturing
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healthtech
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3d printing
New statistics from IDC show that the global 3D printing market will exceed $35 billion by 2020, double the $15.9 billion forecast for 2016.
Citrix appoints 'greatly respected leader' Stanimira Koleva as APAC sales & service VP
Fri, 12th Aug 2016
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virtualisation
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daas
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cisco
Citrix has announced that Stanimira Koleva will be taking over as group vice president of sales and services for the Asia Pacific region and Japan.
Stuff Fibre: What are the experts saying?
Fri, 12th Aug 2016
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uc
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dts
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stuff
Stuff's UFB entry may come with complications, according to commentary from Spark and DTS CEO Brendan Ritchie.
Adobe launches 'industry-first' Digital Marketing Accreditation
Thu, 11th Aug 2016
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edutech
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martech
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e-learning
Adobe has teamed up with General Assembly to offer the Adobe Digital Marketing Accreditation, to be run by experts and 'Adobe technology evangelists'.
CDNetworks explains the brute force of XOR.DDoS attacks
Thu, 11th Aug 2016
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ddos
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open source
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windows
The XOR.DDoS creates huge volumes of of data and meaningless strings in a SYN flood attack, crippling Linux PCs - and Windows too, says CDNetworks.
Yes, Australians do patch Windows - but not their software, report finds
Thu, 11th Aug 2016
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windows
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operating systems
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flexera
Flexera Software says it's good news and bad news for both Australian Windows users and cybersecurity, as users adopt - and yet ignore - patches.
The Aussie stats behind LinkedIn's 100 million APAC membership swell
Thu, 11th Aug 2016
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social networking
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linkedin
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job seekers
8 million Australian professionals are now on LinkedIn, whose membership numbers across the APAC region have just swelled to more than 100 million.
Stuff's entry into the Ultra Fast Broadband market 'out of the blue'
Wed, 10th Aug 2016
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uc
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contact centre
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stuff
Media agencies are now getting on the UFB train, as Stuff announces Stuff Fibre services, due to start in the next three months.
AWS named leader in Gartner's 2016 IaaS Magic Quadrant
Wed, 10th Aug 2016
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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iaas
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has been named a leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant Cloud Infrastructure as a Service category for the 6th consecutive year.
Facebook to improve 'ad preference' management & thwart adblockers
Wed, 10th Aug 2016
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martech
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facebook
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interactive
Facebook announced overnight that it will give users more freedom to control their advertising experience & take power away from desktop ad blockers.
VoiceBox hires chief Aussie scientist to pave the way for voice AI
Wed, 10th Aug 2016
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biometrics
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ai
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software development
VoiceBox Technologies, the company behind the Samsung and Toyota voice assistants, is taking artificial intelligence to new heights with its Voice AI.
Marine survey route commences ahead of Hawaiki Cable's planned 2018 completion
Wed, 10th Aug 2016
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uc
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network infrastructure
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hawaiki cable
The builders of the Hawaiki undersea cable and supply contractor have launched a marine route survey that will help set cable deployment in motion.
TIBCO works with ASX to 'interconnect' rich data transformation
Wed, 10th Aug 2016
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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martech
TIBCO is bringing its transformational touch to the Australian market, as the company announced its expansion to help enterprises leverage rich data.
Oper8 & NEXTDC create colocation & connectivity for customers
Tue, 9th Aug 2016
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hyperscale
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dc
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iaas
Australian IT provider Oper8 has chosen NEXTDC's data center network to host colocation services for IT solutions across Australia & NZ.
Visa seeks tech startups for its $70,000 Everywhere Initiative
Tue, 9th Aug 2016
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martech
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commerce systems
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supply chain
Visa is encouraging startups across New Zealand & Australia to step forward and apply for the Everywhere Initiative, to pave the way for payment tech.
Mimecast & PhishMe join forces to create Cyber Resilience Coalition
Tue, 9th Aug 2016
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cybersecurity
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mimecast
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phishme
Australian organisations can now leverage cybersecurity support from the newly-formed Cyber Resilience Coalition (CRC), using tech & training.
ESET discovers fake Prisma apps full of trojans
Mon, 8th Aug 2016
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malware
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cybersecurity
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google
ESET researchers reported fake versions of photo transformation app Prisma on Google Play, just ahead of the official app's launch last month.
SOTI offers same-day support as Windows 10 Anniversary updates kick in
Mon, 8th Aug 2016
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biometrics
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windows
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mobility
With the Windows 10 Anniversary updates now being implemented, EMM provider SOTI is claiming it will support the new updates for enterprises.