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ANZ defence startups gear up for Techstars Adelaide accelerator

Tue, 18th Jul 2017
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Budding defence-tech startups from around ANZ, India and the US are part of the very first Techstars Adelaide accelerator.
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PCCW lands new Asia Africa Europe-1 cable in Hong Kong

Fri, 14th Jul 2017
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PCCW Global lands world's largest submarine cable in Hong Kong, claiming to support China's One Belt One Road initiative.
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DRS CEO: “There are 3 groups of hackers: black, grey and white.”

Wed, 12th Jul 2017
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Most of us get a mental image of an anonymous, hooded figure, bent over a computer in some dark recess of the web when the word hacker is mentioned.
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Intact Software Solutions wins rights to distribute Group IB and opens offices in Kenya

Tue, 11th Jul 2017
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Intact Software Distribution wins rights to Group IB in South Africa, offering advanced threat protection to clients.
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Equinix invests €80m in new flagship data centre in Germany

Mon, 10th Jul 2017
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Equinix expands in Germany with opening of new data center in Frankfurt, offering low-latency connectivity and meeting enterprise needs.
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How CopyCat netted $1.5m ad revenue from 14 million infected Android devices

Mon, 10th Jul 2017
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The malware, called CopyCat, originally infected users in Southeast Asia but has since spread to Oceania, Africa, Europe and the Americas.
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Ingram Micro signs on as distie for Menlo Security's browser isolation platform

Mon, 3rd Jul 2017
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Ingram Micro has scored distribution rights for Menlo Security's browser isolation platform across Singapore and Thailand.
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IDC: The only way for traditional ICT sales is down but innovation accelerators will lift us up

Mon, 3rd Jul 2017
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Traditional ICT revenue streams are drying up, IDC says, with future growth coming from 'innovation accelerators' - and Asia Pacific leading the way.
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Aussie data breach costs drop but it's still an expensive game of risk

Tue, 27th Jun 2017
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The Australian costs of data breaches are dropping but organisations are still losing $2.5 million every year.
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High-end market to drive smartphone shipment rebound in 2017

Thu, 1st Jun 2017
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After a slow 2016, a new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) has revealed smartphone shipments are expected to rebound in 2017.
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US takes down Nigerian scammers involved in large scale fraud network

Tue, 30th May 2017
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US Department of Justice took down three of the main perpetrators who were part of a large-scale romance fraud network.
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EXCLUSIVE interview with Dell EMC's Frederic Dussart

Mon, 29th May 2017
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At Dell EMC World this year, Dussart spoke about the recently closed Dell and EMC merger, digital transformation and trends across the ANZ market.
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Westcon-Comstor parent reports revenue, profit drop; sale negotiation continues

Tue, 23rd May 2017
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Negotiations for the sale of Westcon-Comstor continue as parent company Datatec posts big drops in revenue and profit - despite a security upswing.
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Tata Communications reports healthy profit as data business grows

Tue, 16th May 2017
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Tata Communications reported S$268.3 million in its latest financial results. A large part of that growth has come from its data business.
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Asia Pacific provides bright spot in gloomy Westcon-Comstor financials

Mon, 15th May 2017
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APAC has been one of the few bright spots for Westcon-Comstor in its latest financials, recording increased revenue and profit as other markets slump.
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Binary Tree zeroes in on APAC with new managing director appointment

Thu, 4th May 2017
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During his leadership Binary Tree grew in Europe, Africa and the Middle East by 500% and strengthened ties with major partners like Microsoft and HP.
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Colt addresses demand for bandwidth transit between Europe and APAC

Fri, 28th Apr 2017
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Colt's second POP in Marseille is connected to their IQ Network using the existing Colt-owned metro fibre network.
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UNCTAD's eCommerce Week: Will a robot take my job?

Mon, 24th Apr 2017
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Global leaders gather at UNCTAD's eCommerce Week to debate opportunities and challenges of digital transformation.
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Microsoft to hire 120 people for new APAC Inside Sales Centre in Sydney

Tue, 11th Apr 2017
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Sydney chosen as the home for Microsoft's first Inside Sales Centre in Asia, which is aimed at transforming the sales experience for the digital age.
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Former channel boss takes the reins as ShoreTel's new ANZ head

Tue, 11th Apr 2017
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Former ShoreTel channel boss Ben Swanson is taking over the reins as ANZ regional director, replacing Jamie Romanin.