About Sara
Sara Barker
Copywriter and Senior News Editor
Sara lives in a world of words and stories. For more than six years she has been delving deep into the rich world of tech news, content creation, journalism and reviews for Techday. She brings an academic background in information systems, marketing, radio, and journalism to her role. She enjoys casual gaming, cats, and reading.
FYI, this is an ex-employee of TechDay.
Stories by Sara - Page 217
Check Point appoints new ANZ director of distribution & SMB
Mon, 29th Aug 2016
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channel development
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distributors
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check point software
Check Point Software has appointed Kash Sharma as the company's new director of distribution and SMB for Australia and New Zealand.
Kordia Group beats own target with $12.3 million net profit
Mon, 29th Aug 2016
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uc
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fintech
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kordia
Kordia Group has beaten its own financial expectations and raked in a net profit of $12.3 million, $5.6 million (85%) more than expected.
IBM's new Korean cloud data center powers digital transformation
Fri, 26th Aug 2016
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hyperscale
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dc
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cloud services
IBM's new cloud data center in Seoul, Korea, is powering the way for enterprises and startups to embrace digital transformation and global expansion.
From fast food to flying food: Domino's showcases NZ pizza delivery by drone
Fri, 26th Aug 2016
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drones
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domino's
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flirtey
Pizza delivery by drone? In New Zealand? Disbelief aside, Domino's and Flirtey teamed up yesterday to show that it's about to become real - soon.
Schneider Electric launches APC double points program to attract UPS partners & resellers
Fri, 26th Aug 2016
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
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schneider electric
Schneider Electric has launched a promotion program for Australia and New Zealand channel partners who sell APC's Top UPS battery replacement service.
Hands-on review: Rapoo VPro V910 - your competitive edge
Fri, 26th Aug 2016
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
Rapoo’s VPro 910 gaming mouse is far better than I imagined. Big, and glowing like a worm, this thing could be Rapoo’s best attempt yet.
SoftBank says goodbye to HDD & hello to Western Digital's all-flash storage
Fri, 26th Aug 2016
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storage
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western digital
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flash storage
SoftBank Corp has taken Western Digital's InfiniFlash technology to the core of its software-defined storage and has ditched the HDD/SSD approach.
Active optical cable market predicted to hit $3.48 billion in just 6 years
Thu, 25th Aug 2016
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optical networking
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allied market research
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oem
Allied Market Research has predicted that the global active optical cable market will experience rapid growth, hitting $3.48 billion by 2022.
Mimecast makes waves in the Australian cybersecurity market
Thu, 25th Aug 2016
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mimecast
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phishme
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victorian government
Mimecast expands Melbourne HQ, attracting partners and bolstering cybersecurity efforts in the Australian tech sector.
Ruthless cybercriminals are blackmailing & recruiting telecom 'insiders'
Thu, 25th Aug 2016
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endpoint protection
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edr
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cybersecurity
Telecoms firms increasingly targeted by cybercriminals, including via insiders and blackmail, says Kaspersky Labs.
Global Cloud Xchange launches pay-as-you-go cloud SD WAN solution
Thu, 25th Aug 2016
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network infrastructure
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sd-wan
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sdn
Reliance Communications and Global Cloud Xchange have teamed up to develop Cloud X WAN, the newest addition to its Cloud X portfolio.
The ten teams transforming our history at Te Papa's Mahuki innovation hub
Thu, 25th Aug 2016
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ar, vr & metaverse
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māori
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te papa museum
Ten teams are taking over Te Papa's Mahuki innovation hub to form digital solutions put to them by Te Papa, NZ & international cultural providers.
TBR names Huawei's data centers #1 for revenue growth
Wed, 24th Aug 2016
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hyperscale
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dc
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cloud services
Technology Business Research (TBR) has named Huawei's data centers as number one for revenue growth, with a rate of 24.7% over Q1 2016.
Google Hangouts On Air to be swallowed up by YouTube Live
Wed, 24th Aug 2016
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google
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youtube
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broadcasting
If you're an avid user or broadcaster on Google Hangouts On Air, your're about to become part of the global giant called YouTube.
Jupl announced as new name & global evolution of Vigil Monitoring
Wed, 24th Aug 2016
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healthtech
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jupl
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vigil monitoring
Effective immediately, Jupl is the new name and a new course of evolution for Vigil Monitoring, the company announced today.
Operation Ghoul targets industrial sector with spear phishing malware
Wed, 24th Aug 2016
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phishing
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email security
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kaspersky
Operation Ghoul is targeting the industrial & engineering sectors worldwide, hitting more than 130 organisations in 30 countries, says Kaspersky Labs.
Spammers are exploiting the massive political Trump card in 2016
Wed, 24th Aug 2016
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phishing
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email security
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elections
Spam levels, including fake news about Donald Trump, accounted for over half of all email traffic in Q2 2016, according to Kaspersky Labs.
Online retailers need to up their delivery & returns services game, survey finds
Wed, 24th Aug 2016
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crm
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cx
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martech
Australian online retailers need to pick up their game and start improving their delivery service or risk losing customers, says Blackbay.
Riverbed appoints Uma Thana Balasingam as vice president of channels, APJ
Wed, 24th Aug 2016
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women in technology
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riverbed
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channel development
Uma Balasingam appointed vice president of channels for Riverbed Asia Pacific Japan, with a focus on promoting company growth and developing regional partners.
China Unicom announces launch of new Hong Kong data center
Tue, 23rd Aug 2016
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
China Unicom opened its largest Hong Kong data center last week, which is also the company's most advanced cloud center beyond mainland China.