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How CopyCat netted $1.5m ad revenue from 14 million infected Android devices

Mon, 10th Jul 2017
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cybersecurity
The malware, called CopyCat, originally infected users in Southeast Asia but has since spread to Oceania, Africa, Europe and the Americas.
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Khonology: Competition or collaboration between fintech and banks?

Thu, 6th Jul 2017
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payment technologies
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crowdfunding
Fintech firms are posing competition to traditional financial institutions after the 2008 financial crisis, says crowdfunding provider WLCF.
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ADVA Optical Networking acquires MRV Communications

Tue, 4th Jul 2017
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mrv communications
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acquisition
Germany's ADVA Optical Networking set to acquire US-based MRV Communications, expanding its reach in the network solutions market.
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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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endpoint protection
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browsers
Ingram Micro has scored distribution rights for Menlo Security's browser isolation platform across Singapore and Thailand.
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Best of the best: Award winners of 10th Datacloud Europe announced

Tue, 13th Jun 2017
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BroadGroup recently announced the winners of this year's Datacloud Awards, highlighting innovation, inspiration and excellence in data centre & cloud.
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Modular data center market - worth over 46 billion by 2022, report says

Mon, 12th Jun 2017
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edge computing
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MarketsandMarkets forecasts a surge in modular data center value, set to hit £46bn by 2022, driven by eco and flexibility needs.
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High-end market to drive smartphone shipment rebound in 2017

Thu, 1st Jun 2017
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analyst report
After a slow 2016, a new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) has revealed smartphone shipments are expected to rebound in 2017.
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Hyperscale data center market worth USD$80.65 billion by 2022

Tue, 30th May 2017
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Exploding demand fuels hyperscale data centre rise, market to hit $80.65bn by '22, says MarketsandMarkets report.
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US takes down Nigerian scammers involved in large scale fraud network

Tue, 30th May 2017
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email security
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cybersecurity
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scams
US Department of Justice took down three of the main perpetrators who were part of a large-scale romance fraud network.
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EXCLUSIVE interview with Dell EMC's Frederic Dussart

Mon, 29th May 2017
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virtualisation
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network infrastructure
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digital transformation
At Dell EMC World this year, Dussart spoke about the recently closed Dell and EMC merger, digital transformation and trends across the ANZ market.
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Telia Carrier boosts network connectivity for Asia and EMEA

Wed, 17th May 2017
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Telia Carrier has boosted its connectivity capacity to Asia, the Middle East and North Africa with a new Points of Presence (PoPs) in Milan.
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Tata Communications reports healthy profit as data business grows

Tue, 16th May 2017
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Tata Communications reported S$268.3 million in its latest financial results. A large part of that growth has come from its data business.
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Colt addresses demand for bandwidth transit between Europe and APAC

Fri, 28th Apr 2017
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cable
Colt's second POP in Marseille is connected to their IQ Network using the existing Colt-owned metro fibre network.
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How sustainability, DCIM and the Open Compute Project present opportunity for colocation providers

Wed, 26th Apr 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
Colocation providers eye sustainability, DCIM, and OCP for cutting costs and new revenue streams, amid a rising eco-conscious market.
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UNCTAD's eCommerce Week: Will a robot take my job?

Mon, 24th Apr 2017
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martech
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commerce systems
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alibaba
Global leaders gather at UNCTAD's eCommerce Week to debate opportunities and challenges of digital transformation.
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PCCW Global & Keppel Data Centers speed things up in Hong Kong

Mon, 10th Apr 2017
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data analytics
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cx
PCCW Global partners with Keppel Data Centres to enhance HK's telecom connectivity, launching a key international exchange facility.
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A third of organisations are still paying cyber ransoms as attacks keep on growing

Mon, 13th Mar 2017
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
Amid surging cyber attacks, a third of hit firms continue to pay ransoms, with employee mishaps flagged as a significant risk.
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IDCA Hosts Data Center Standards Pre-Launch Preview Summit

Tue, 7th Mar 2017
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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reviews
IDCA's Data Center Standards revealed at summit in Maryland, with tech leaders eagerly providing feedback before the launch.
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Dell and Huawei enjoy lone growth in declining server market

Mon, 6th Mar 2017
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network infrastructure
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datacentre infrastructure
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hpe
Dell and Huawei were the only vendors to experience growth in the global server market in Q4 2016, according to Gartner.
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Aussies more romantic than Kiwis, Adobe reckons, but we like the bedroom

Tue, 14th Feb 2017
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adobe
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valentine's day
Pulses look set to be racing in France and New Zealand this Valentine's Day as the only two countries to search for images of couples in bed.