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Intel sees slower data center growth in second quarter 2016

Mon, 25th Jul 2016
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Intel's data centre business sees muted growth in Q2, despite overall $13.5bn revenue and solid profitability. CEO Krzanich remains optimistic.
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EMC shareholders approve Dell merger with 98% of votes

Mon, 25th Jul 2016
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EMC have announced that its shareholders have approved the Dell merger agreement with 98% of voters in favour.
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NetComm Wireless wins new IoT innovator award in Sydney

Mon, 25th Jul 2016
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NetComm Wireless was named overall Internet of Things (IoT) innovator at the 10th Annual Communications Alliance ACOMM awards dinner held in Sydney.
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Microsoft's Azure Security Centre is now generally available

Fri, 22nd Jul 2016
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Microsoft's Azure Security Centre launches, promising enhanced threat detection and strengthened resource protection for users.
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Facebook Messenger finally hits the one billion user mark

Fri, 22nd Jul 2016
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One billion people now use Messenger app to communicate every month, according to a company statement. A new emoji has been added to celebrate.
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Google cuts energy usage in data centers with DeepMind's AI

Fri, 22nd Jul 2016
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By applying artificial intelligence (AI), the company claims it has reduced the amount of energy it uses for data center cooling by almost 40%.
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ManageEngine ticks all the right boxes in customer satisfaction report

Thu, 21st Jul 2016
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martech
ManageEngine has earned the highest score possible for customer satisfaction in privileged identity management.
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Rémy Cointreau takes a shot at security with Centrify

Thu, 21st Jul 2016
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Centrify chosen by Remy Cointreau for core identity and mobile management platform #cloudsecurity #accessmanagement.
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Could the US presidential campaign have an impact on global cyber security?

Wed, 20th Jul 2016
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Over 400 information security professionals who attended Infosecurity Europe 2016 took part in a cyber security survey conducted by Tripwire.
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Sophos latest solution could make you reconsider encryption

Wed, 20th Jul 2016
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Sophos launches new encryption solution to protect data against theft and accidental leaks, offering cross-platform file encryption.
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All aboard the Hogwarts Express - petition asks for Harry Potter version of Pokémon Go

Wed, 20th Jul 2016
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Fans clamour for a spellbinding twist on augmented reality – a Harry Potter themed game akin to Pokémon Go is petitioned.
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LinkedIn reveals new vision for the modern day data center

Wed, 20th Jul 2016
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LinkedIn has had itself a busy month. In June, the social networking site for the professional world announced it had been acquired by Microsoft.
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SoftBank to buy Britain's ARM in multi billion dollar deal

Tue, 19th Jul 2016
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Multiple vendors, such as Applied Micro, AMD, and Cavium, have built processors for servers and other data center gear using ARM's architecture.
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FireEye's latest security feature detects and protects from ransomware

Tue, 19th Jul 2016
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breach prevention
FireEye have recently detected a cerber ransomware campaign with Exploit Guard, a new feature of FireEye Endpoint Security (HX).
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BEC scams targeting a business near you

Tue, 19th Jul 2016
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BEC scams are low-tech financial fraud in which hoax emails from CEOs are sent to financial staff to request transfers of large amounts of money.
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Which department is most vulnerable to phishing?

Tue, 19th Jul 2016
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email security
IronScales, a leader in phishing mitigation technology, collected data from over 100 different organisations and an array of different sectors.
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Symantec remains #1 in worldwide security software market share report

Mon, 18th Jul 2016
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Symantec tops Gartner's global security software market despite a 6.2% revenue decline to USD $3.4 billion, marking its third year of decreased earnings.
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iseek Communications launches Veeam powered BaaS

Mon, 18th Jul 2016
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Australian data center provider, iSeek Communications, has launched a new cloud-based Backup-as-a-Service (BaaS) solution using Veeam Cloud Connect.
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U.S. data center heads to Malaysia to battle Islamic State

Mon, 18th Jul 2016
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The new data center will be based in Kuala Lumpur and is reported to be followed by similar outposts in Jordan and Nigeria.
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Microsoft's huge breakthrough with DNA data storage

Fri, 15th Jul 2016
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Researchers at Microsoft and the University of Washington have reached an early milestone by storing a record 200 megabytes of data within DNA.