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Canalys: Smart speaker installed base market to hit 2018 milestone

Smart speaker installed base set to hit 100 million by year-end, with Amazon Echo taking over 50% share, says Canalys.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Jul 2018

Internet of Things

Kiwi consumers optimistic about smart home technology

23% of polled Kiwis believe they could save the equivalent of 100 hours of free time per year thanks to connected technology.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 9th Jul 2018

Unified Communications

Tech Data partners with Parallels to bring cross-platform solutions to ANZ partners

Tech Data says the new agreement will allow ANZ channel partners to drive enhanced customer experience for customers.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Fri, 6th Jul 2018

Fintech

Exclusive: SWIFT payments boss on how fintech will impact businesses

Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with SWIFT head of Oceania Bill Doran to discuss how payments are changing on a global scale.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 7 min read • Fri, 6th Jul 2018

AR, VR & Metaverse

Emirates flies high with VR technology

This new feature available on emirates.com allows users to navigate through the Economy, Business and First Class cabins.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Jul 2018

Endpoint Protection

Venafi announces new enterprise endpoint management solution

Organisations must provide mobile devices of all types with secure machine identities that support authentication, encryption and decryption.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Wed, 4th Jul 2018

Endpoint Detection and Response

Three providers of unified endpoint management software named IDC innovators

Unified endpoint management (UEM) technologies provide management, configuration, and deployment capabilities to all end-user computing devices.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Mon, 2nd Jul 2018

Disaster Recovery

SkyKick upgrades offerings to show commitment to partners

After raising $40 million in funding, SkyKick has made improvements to their products aimed at providing support for channel partners.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Fri, 29th Jun 2018

Gaming

Those Fortnite for Android links are maliciously fake

Malicious YouTube links offering fake Fortnite downloads for Android are preying on eager fans, spreading malware instead of the awaited game.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 26th Jun 2018

Endpoint Protection

BlackBerry Secure to be embedded in Cat and Land Rover rugged smartphones

Bullitt Group's rugged and tough devices are fit-for-purpose in the environments for which they are intended, from construction sites to mountains.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Tue, 26th Jun 2018

Digital Signage

IDC - Who's winning the smart speaker battle?

The hottest two categories, Smart Speakers and Video Entertainment products, are expected to represent 71% of the market in 2018.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Mon, 25th Jun 2018

Partner Programmes

Westcon-Comstor first local distie for Bitglass

Bitglass partners with Westcon-Comstor as their first New Zealand distributor, boosting expansion in Asia Pacific and strengthening cloud security solutions.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Mon, 25th Jun 2018

Customer Experience

How trusted identity technologies enable SI's to create enhanced customer experiences

Integrators who embrace the power of trusted identities will be better positioned to help their customers redefine the user experience.

By Steve Katanas • 6 min read • Fri, 22nd Jun 2018

Mobile Device Management

How offering IT 'self-service' can help create a more attractive workplace

How technology is offered in the workplace can have an instrumental impact on how an organisation is perceived and whether people will want to stay.

By Justin Krisko • 5 min read • Fri, 22nd Jun 2018

Surveillance

What's holding businesses back from adopting facial recognition?

Aussie execs predict AI to join workforce soon, boosting revenues; facial recognition tech poses privacy concerns.

By Jordan Cullis • 6 min read • Thu, 21st Jun 2018

Wearables

Medical-Grade tech brings opportunity in wearables market

There is significant opportunity for growth in clinically validated, yet user-friendly wearables to aid individuals manage such ailments.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Thu, 21st Jun 2018

Wearables

IDC - Smartwatches to take the lead as Wearables market grows

The worldwide wearables market is forecast to ship 124.9 million units by the end of 2018, up 8.2% from the prior year.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Tue, 19th Jun 2018

Storage

Hands-on Review: NETGEAR ReadyNAS 424 NAS Drive

NETGEAR's ReadyNAS 424 delivers an outstanding balance of ease-of-use and performance, perfect for small businesses needing up to 40 employees.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 19th Jun 2018

Marketing Technologies

The impact of redesigning the MRO approach

Maintenance, repair, and overhaul companies will supposedly gain a valuable competitive advantage by leveraging IIoT-based technologies.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Mon, 18th Jun 2018

Stories from Other Regions

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Cartech

Chinese EV maker uses BlackBerry tech to create safer vehicles

Vehicles will be able to make sure critical systems are isolated and are able to run safely, even if there are problems with non-critical systems.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 25th Jun 2018