Africa stories - Page 21
SAS & Malala Fund predict impact of climate change on girls' education
Mon, 19th Apr 2021
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edutech
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cleantech
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climate change
Malala Fund will use these findings to encourage leaders at the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference and beyond to take action.
emt Distribution adds Orchestra Group to cybersecurity portfolio
Wed, 14th Apr 2021
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wireless networks
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cybersecurity
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cloud services
Rhipe-owned value-add distributor emt Distribution has secured Asia Pacific distribution rights for an Israel-based cybersecurity firm Orchestra Group.
Financial malware activity dropped in 2020 as creators honed their wares
Tue, 6th Apr 2021
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malware
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fintech
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email security
Cybercriminals used the time to plan more malicious propagation techniques, both new and evolved from previous methods.
New Zealand agreement signed for PwC and Microsoft Global Alliance
Fri, 26th Mar 2021
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partner programmes
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microsoft
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pwc
PwC New Zealand has signed a local agreement with Microsoft to bring the PwC Microsoft Global Alliance to New Zealand organisations.
Telcos concerned legacy tech will hold back DX progress
Mon, 22nd Mar 2021
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uc
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digital transformation
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telco
One report says that even though 65% of telcos have a clear roadmap to digitalisation, 70% struggle with legacy technology.
Consumer demand boosts wearable device market growth
Wed, 17th Mar 2021
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wearables
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personal computing devices
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apple
IDC states worldwide shipments of wearable devices reached 153.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, a year-over-year increase of 27.2%.
Kiwi company Seequent acquired by Bentley Systems for $900 million
Mon, 15th Mar 2021
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m&a
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seequent
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growth
Bentley Systems, the global infrastructure engineering software company, is set to acquire New Zealand company Seequent.
IDC: cloud computing could prevent 1b tonnes of CO2 emissions
Thu, 11th Mar 2021
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
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solar power
The reduction is, in part, due to the theory that aggregated compute resources across enterprise and large data centres are more efficient.
Tencent Cloud to open internet data centre hub in Bahrain
Thu, 4th Mar 2021
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tencent
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cloud data center
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tencent cloud
Tencent Cloud has chosen Bahrain for its first internet data center hub in the Middle East and North Africa, set to launch this year.
IoT-managed services market to reach $166.71b by 2025
Wed, 3rd Mar 2021
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iot
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partner programmes
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healthtech
IoT-managed services providers are expected to leverage vertical expertise to expand globally, experiencing significant growth overall.
Cognizant commits $250 million to global corporate social responsibility initiatives
Mon, 1st Mar 2021
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healthtech
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charity
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cognizant
Cognizant pledges $250m to promote economic mobility, educational opportunity, diversity and inclusion, and health and well-being worldwide.
Cybersecurity trends to look out for: Extortion among the top threats in 2021
Thu, 11th Feb 2021
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malware
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cybersecurity
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healthtech
Cyber-crime is evolving, driven by emerging trends — 2021 may be the first year when data extortion officially becomes the main threat to businesses worldwide.
Study uncovers widespread artificial intelligence and machine learning knowledge gap
Thu, 11th Feb 2021
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ai
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rackspace
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ml
Organisations worldwide lack the resources to support critical AI and ML initiatives, says a study by Rackspace Technology.
IT siloes dissolving as firms mobilise IT ops & DevOps convergence
Wed, 10th Feb 2021
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devops
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apm
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software development
Legacy processes are disappearing as IT siloes vanish due to the impact of COVID-19, according to a global study from LogicMonitor.
More than 80% of APAC organisations suffered a cyber attack in 2020 - study
Mon, 1st Feb 2021
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cybersecurity
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trend micro
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cyber attacks
One fifth of organisations across the Asia Pacific were hit by at least seven cyber attacks in the past 12 months.
Commvault debuts new SaaS and hybrid cloud workloads for Metallic
Fri, 29th Jan 2021
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uc
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dr
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blockchain
Commvault expands its Metallic BaaS portfolio with new data protection solutions, features and enterprise workload support.
Telco Systems upgrades edge compute capabilities for public cloud
Tue, 26th Jan 2021
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public cloud
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edge computing
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cloud services
Telco Systems CEO Ariel Efrati says that the telecommunications market is discovering the ‘beauty’ of public cloud.
CPG expands executive leadership team with data centre veteran
Wed, 20th Jan 2021
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hyperscale
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dc
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healthtech
David Mettler appointed as CPG's new chief revenue officer, tasked with accelerating revenue growth for data center service provider.
Mastercard ups the digital payments game with latest launch
Wed, 13th Jan 2021
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martech
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commerce systems
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multi-cloud
Mastercard has launched its Cloud Tap on Phone payment technology, and the first live pilot of its Cloud Point of Sale acceptance technology.
Times Square brings New Year's Eve to homes around the globe
Thu, 31st Dec 2020
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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social media
Organisers of the New Year's Eve Ball Drop Celebration are bringing the world's biggest party to homes around the world, live and direct from Times Square.