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Red Hat honours IAG at its Innovation Awards for APAC
Tue, 24th Oct 2017
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Red Hat says IAG was chosen for the positive impact they have created in accelerating innovation through open source.
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Lax mobile security attitudes put banking & finance sectors at risk
Tue, 24th Oct 2017
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Almost 30% of mobile devices in financial institutions are under attack, warns Symantec's Q2 2017 Mobile Threat Intelligence Report.
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Apple Pay has arrived for BNZ customers
Tue, 24th Oct 2017
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BNZ customers can now use Apple Pay for secure, private, and fast mobile payments both in-store and online, as BNZ rolls out this highly requested feature.
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Xero succession planning helps SMBs prepare for coming retirement wave
Tue, 24th Oct 2017
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Statistics New Zealand estimates that over the next 10-12 years around 20% of the country’s SMBs will likely retire
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Endpoint, IAM and managed services among winners in soaring security spend market
Tue, 24th Oct 2017
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Endpoint security IAM and vulnerability management are set to dominate security software spend this year as overall security spend jumps 10.3%.
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Oracle NetSuite expands in EMEA, opening new data centres
Thu, 19th Oct 2017
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Oracle NetSuite currently maintains two data centres in EMEA, and in the wake of surging growth plans to add a few more.
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John Key’s next big venture - ANZ gets a new chair & board member
Thu, 19th Oct 2017
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Former New Zealand Prime Minister, Sir John Key, will become the new Chair of ANZ New Zealand in January 2018.
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Reckon and Tidy team up to simplify SME stock management
Thu, 19th Oct 2017
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Reckon has signed a deal with Tidy International to integrate its cloud-based stock and inventory management system, TidyStock, into Reckon One.
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NZ top 200 tech companies hit $10bil revenue, third largest export category
Wed, 18th Oct 2017
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New Zealand's top 200 tech firms, known as TIN200, have hit a milestone, generating NZD $10 billion in revenue, making it the third-largest export category.
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Krack vulnerability puts Wi-Fi networks and devices at risk
Tue, 17th Oct 2017
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A new Wi-Fi vulnerability named Krack could expose global networks and devices to eavesdropping, sparking concerns from cybersecurity experts and ISPs.
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IBM announces global payments blockchain solution live in ANZ, Pacific Islands & UK
Tue, 17th Oct 2017
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The solution is run from the IBM Blockchain Platform on Hyperledger Fabric and was built in collaboration with Stellar.org.
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Fujitsu launches blockchain money transfer service with major Japanese banks
Tue, 17th Oct 2017
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Fujitsu teams up with top Japanese banks to start blockchain-based P2P money transfer trials, heralding a cashless era.
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Vend partners with Commonwealth Bank to be on SMB payments tablets
Tue, 17th Oct 2017
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Vend joins forces with Australia’s top bank, elevating SMBs with high-tech point-of-sale solutions on CBA's Albert tablets.
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Robo-advisors, chatbots & NZ's artificially intelligent future
Tue, 17th Oct 2017
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Artificial Intelligence Forum of New Zealand encourages Kiwis to embrace AI benefits and warns of potential impacts on economy and society.
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Cisco dominates resurgent Indian networking market
Mon, 16th Oct 2017
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Cisco has snapped up the WLAN market lead in India, adding to its dominant position in the Ethernet switch and router markets.
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DoubleLocker ransomware encrypts Android files and changes your PIN
Mon, 16th Oct 2017
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New Android ransomware DoubleLocker hijacks PINs and encrypts data, posing serious threats to mobile security.
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Asia's safest and most dangerous cities for digital security
Mon, 16th Oct 2017
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NEC says there is evidence that some cities are taking threats seriously, particularly in Asia. Which are the top five safest & most unsafe cities?.
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Intel and BNZ use AI to detect money laundering
Thu, 12th Oct 2017
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In 2016 alone, approximately 15.4 million consumers were victims of identity theft or fraud, resulting in $16 billion in losses.
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MYOB tackles gender inequality with Male Champions of Change STEM
Thu, 12th Oct 2017
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MYOB celebrates one year of membership in Male Champions of Change, aiming to increase women's representation in STEM leadership.
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MYOB CEO Tim Reed joins Business Council of Australia board
Wed, 11th Oct 2017
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Reed says it was a unique opportunity to provide input on the key public policy issues which will drive Australia’s future economic prosperity.