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 221
Fujitsu's data centers on target for environmental efficiency
Tue, 9th Aug 2016
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fujitsu
Fujitsu has improved its data center power usage effectiveness (PUE) by more than 2%, well on target for environmental performance improvement.
Oper8 & NEXTDC create colocation & connectivity for customers
Tue, 9th Aug 2016
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Australian IT provider Oper8 has chosen NEXTDC's data center network to host colocation services for IT solutions across Australia & NZ.
Victoria University & LINQ accelerate ICT grad students' learning
Tue, 9th Aug 2016
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edutech
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ict
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victoria university
Victoria University partners with LINQ to provide students with a software platform that teaches advanced business skills in the global, digital environment.
Visa seeks tech startups for its $70,000 Everywhere Initiative
Tue, 9th Aug 2016
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martech
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commerce systems
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supply chain & logistics
Visa is encouraging startups across New Zealand & Australia to step forward and apply for the Everywhere Initiative, to pave the way for payment tech.
Mimecast & PhishMe join forces to create Cyber Resilience Coalition
Tue, 9th Aug 2016
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cybersecurity
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mimecast
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phishme
Australian organisations can now leverage cybersecurity support from the newly-formed Cyber Resilience Coalition (CRC), using tech & training.
Caltex 'Fuel Your School' to raise $100,000 for STEM projects
Tue, 9th Aug 2016
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technology in schools
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caltex
The Caltex 'Fuel Your School' initiative is back for 2016, giving NZ schools the chance to secure their share in $100,000 funding for STEM projects.
Kiwi aviation firm cites Rackspace as key tool in operational automation
Tue, 9th Aug 2016
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digital transformation
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it automation
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rackspace
Takeflite, a Kiwi-based travel tech company, has taken operational automation and digital transformation under its wings, using Rackspace as its tool.
ESET discovers fake Prisma apps full of trojans
Mon, 8th Aug 2016
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smartphones
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malware
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cybersecurity
ESET researchers reported fake versions of photo transformation app Prisma on Google Play, just ahead of the official app's launch last month.
Victoria University taking charge of innovation by offering free tech IP
Mon, 8th Aug 2016
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physical security
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open source
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victoria university
Victoria University hopes to bring together industry and open source technology to increase local innovations, through the Easy Access IP programme.
$1 million up for grabs as Govt pushes digital tech in schools
Mon, 8th Aug 2016
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edutech
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ministry of education
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nztech
Kiwi schools & technologies providers can bid for $1 million in creative project funding, thanks to a new Request for Proposal announced by the govt.
Avelacom brings low latency to Singapore's SGX data center
Mon, 8th Aug 2016
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colocation
Avelacom leverages Singapores SGX data centre to make data latency even lower, as the company establishes a point of presence in the region.
SOTI offers same-day support as Windows 10 Anniversary updates kick in
Mon, 8th Aug 2016
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biometrics
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windows
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mobility
With the Windows 10 Anniversary updates now being implemented, EMM provider SOTI is claiming it will support the new updates for enterprises.
The Olympics & IT strain: 75% of Australian orgs planning access restrictions
Mon, 8th Aug 2016
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riverbed
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network monitoring
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network downtime
The Rio Olympics are in the spotlights, and IT professionals across Australia have been preparing for the network strain.
Axway champions data governance presence in ANZ market
Mon, 8th Aug 2016
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risk & compliance
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healthtech
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data management
Enterprises in New Zealand are looking to adopt new API-based connectivity methods over traditional approaches, Axway reports.
Scott Bartlett to head Kordia's Aussie & NZ operations
Mon, 8th Aug 2016
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uc
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kordia
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telco
Kordia has announced that Scott Bartlett will be taking up the role of Group CEO, responsible for both the company's NZ and Australian operations.
NZ partners swept in the UpFlow as company launches local office
Mon, 8th Aug 2016
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document management
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ecm
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martech
Document management company UpFlow is setting its sights on New Zealand, which the company says is 'great news' for its New Zealand partners.
Singapore's DBS Bank complements data centers with AWS Cloud
Fri, 5th Aug 2016
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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dc
Singapore's DBS Bank will be leveraging Amazon Web Services (AWS) to power its cloud technology, alongside its traditional use of data centers.
Govt calls forth Kiwi developers & data scientists for Open Data Fellowships
Fri, 5th Aug 2016
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data science
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government
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developers
The government is calling forth data scientists and developers for an Open Data fellowship with Land Information NZ & The Wellington City Council.
Sneak peek: Samsung showcases the new Galaxy Note7
Fri, 5th Aug 2016
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smartphones
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digital signage
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displays & projectors
Samsung's new Galaxy Note7 shows that beauty might just be in the eye of the beholder, with retina scanning, a new S-Pen and an HDR-ready screen.
Optus Wholesale & 2SG Wholesale target transport logistics, mining sectors
Fri, 5th Aug 2016
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partner programmes
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resellers
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optus
Optus Wholesale has signed on with 2SG Wholesale to launch new M2M, IoT and GPS tools for resellers in the transport logistics and mining sectors.