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Will 2017 be the year that IoT threats go mainstream?

Fri, 3rd Feb 2017
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From a security perspective IoT devices are fundamentally flawed. And the bad guys are getting pretty good at exploiting them.
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Apple pips Samsung following 'roller coaster' year for the smartphone

Thu, 2nd Feb 2017
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The global smartphone market experienced growth in Q4 2016, with vendors shipping a total of 428.5 million units, according to IDC.
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India using alternative channels to enable widespread broadband services

Tue, 31st Jan 2017
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The Government of India is working to bring cost-effective broadband services to all its citizens, through the use of white spaces.
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It's coming: 5G in every major region by 2021

Fri, 27th Jan 2017
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5G service will have 25 million subscriptions globally, with the U.S, China, Japan and South Korea dominating the market.
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UCWeb undergoes 'strategic change' with new GM appointment

Fri, 16th Dec 2016
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UCWeb has gone through what it calls a 'strategic' change in its business, and has now appointed a new general manager, Damon Xi.
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Photo gallery: Avaya engages partners and customers

Mon, 12th Dec 2016
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Local partners and customers turned out for Avaya Engage in Dubai last week, where transformation - including that of Avaya - was a key focus.
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China Telecom Global looks to African data center for intercontinental connectivity

Thu, 8th Dec 2016
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The Dijbouti Data Center will support China Telecom Global's expansion and the Southeast Asia-Middle East-Western Europe (SEA-ME-WE 5) cable.
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No more hurdles: Microsoft to close LinkedIn deal in 'coming days'

Wed, 7th Dec 2016
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Microsoft's acquisition of LinkedIn has been cleared by the European Commission, completing all necessary regulatory approvals for the deal.
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Global demand for data centers fuelling infrastructure market

Tue, 6th Dec 2016
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Large scale investments by global organisations set to fuel growth in APAC's data center network infrastructure market.
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HPE leads declining server market, IDC says

Thu, 1st Dec 2016
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Vendor revenue in the global server market declined 7% YoY to $12.5bn in Q3, with Japan and APeJ experiencing the only growth.
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Aus Gov gets serious about late payments, launches national inquiry

Mon, 21st Nov 2016
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The Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Kate Carnell, has launched an inquiry into the late payment of small businesses.
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PCCW chooses Dijbouti Data Center to connect AAE-1 undersea cable

Thu, 17th Nov 2016
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Hong Kong telco PCCW Global has chosen an African data center to further colocation and undersea fibre networks in Asia, Africa, Middle East & Europe.
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Avnet expands into China with Western Digital distie agreement

Mon, 7th Nov 2016
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Avnet becomes key global distributor for HGST in China, offering a range of hard-disk drives and storage products.
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Engagement and efficiency are the key drivers of IoT adoption

Thu, 27th Oct 2016
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Ovum's ICT Enterprise Insights 2016/17 report shows a clear desire to use emerging Internet of Things technologies.
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Big Data and business analytics a $200 billion industry

Wed, 5th Oct 2016
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Global market for big data and business analytics set to exceed $203bn by 2020, says IDC forecast. Banking and manufacturing driving growth.
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Taupo tech success story great news for regional economies

Wed, 21st Sep 2016
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Traff1k D1g1tal has become one of the country's latest international success stories, and now the company has been recognised by Amy Adams.
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Global data center infrastructure management to grow through 2020 – but by how much?

Tue, 20th Sep 2016
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Technavio recently released a report that details the forecast for the global data center infrastructure management (DCIM) market.
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Global data center construction to surge through 2020 – APAC fastest growing

Thu, 15th Sep 2016
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The market is growing significantly with major contributions from cloud service providers (CSPs) & telecommunication & colocation service providers.
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APAC data center security market to witness extreme growth

Thu, 8th Sep 2016
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These factors have really affected the demand for advanced and efficient network and cyber security solutions.
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Gartner's Magic Quadrant positions Radware as application delivery leader

Mon, 5th Sep 2016
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Radware has been positioned as a leader in Gartner's 2016 Magic Quadrant for Application Delivery Controllers.