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Cloud services growing faster than any IT market today – and tomorrow

Thu, 28th Sep 2017
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The global infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) public cloud market surged 31 percent in 2016 to reach US$22.1 billion, up from $16.8 billion in 2015.
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Sage's Enterprise Intelligence solution now has 1000 customers

Thu, 28th Sep 2017
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Sage celebrates 1000th client milestone for its transformative Enterprise Intelligence tool, enhancing global data management.
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Security firm reveals Asia connections behind the CCleaner hack

Tue, 26th Sep 2017
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The attack was never intended for consumers, but instead went after companies such as NEC, Samsung, Asus, Fujitsu, Singtel, Intel and VMware.
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Application explosion prompts Ethernet switch growth

Wed, 20th Sep 2017
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APAC is leading the charge in Ethernet switch and enterprise and service provider router growth. But which vendors are on the up and which are sliding.
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IoT moves forward in South Africa with first ever Cat-M1 test

Tue, 12th Sep 2017
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South Africa's Internet of Things (IOT) aspirations have taken another step forward after Ericsson and Qualcomm successfully completed a lab trial.
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Huawei clinches Apple's 2nd place spot in global smartphone sales

Fri, 8th Sep 2017
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The findings come from market research company Counterpoint in its recently released Market Pulse report for July 2017.
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LookingGlass Cyber Solutions to expand continental reach with $26.3m funding

Mon, 4th Sep 2017
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LookingGlass Cyber Solutions bags £26.3m to bolster its global cyber-defence reach, eyeing expansion across five continents.
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Inside the Check Point & IBM collaboration: What's in store for the future of cyber defence

Wed, 23rd Aug 2017
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IBM and Check Point heighten cyber security defences, merging tech and intelligence to counteract escalating cyber threats.
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Check Point's latest threat research taken from data you can see in real time

Mon, 21st Aug 2017
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Check Point has taken the latest results from its Cyber Attack Trends: Mid Year Report from data that viewers can see happening in real time.
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NTT Security sets sights on South Africa as part of new EMEA strategy

Mon, 14th Aug 2017
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NTT Security has shuffled its senior management team for EMEA as it refreshes its approach to managed security services in South Africa and Europe.
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British Telecommunications appoints new VP for security in AMEA

Thu, 10th Aug 2017
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​British Telecommunications (BT) has announced the appointment of Juni Yan as vice president for security in Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA).
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Equinix, Digital Realty, China Mobile...the vendors fuelling the colocation market

Wed, 26th Jul 2017
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Enterprises with the budgets to build their private facilities are also moving toward colocation facilities for the benefits of rapid deployments.
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Cisco reveals alarming findings from Midyear Cybersecurity Report

Wed, 26th Jul 2017
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The Cisco Midyear Cybersecurity Report warns of rapidly evolving threats and potential 'destruction of service' (DeOS) attacks.
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US firm makes major strategic move to enter Asia data center services market

Fri, 21st Jul 2017
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US firm Park Place Technologies has acquired IT hardware service provider Performance Data, expanding its data center services in Asia.
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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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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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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.