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 223
Zynga launches Words With Friends game for educators
Tue, 2nd Aug 2016
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edutech
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zynga
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retailers
One of the most popular mobile word games has been tailored to educators and students across the world, with the launch of Words With Friends EDU.
BHSI & Symantec team up to provide enterprise cyber liability insurance
Tue, 2nd Aug 2016
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cybersecurity insurance
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
BHSI and Symantec are teaming up to provide cyber liability insurance to enterprise policyholders who want cover in breach emergencies.
FunderTech throws Kiwi tech startups a lifeline to China
Tue, 2nd Aug 2016
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investment
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fundertech
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startups
Kiwi startups have a new lease on life & funding through a valuable link with angel investors and venture capitalists in China, thanks to FunderTech.
Brother Australia's channel incentive program wins IMA award
Tue, 2nd Aug 2016
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brother
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awards
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channel rewards
Brother International Australia and Power2Motivate have won an award in the Incentive Marketing Association's annual Circle of Excellence awards.
Statistics NZ & Fronde consolidate data collection
Mon, 1st Aug 2016
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
Stats NZ partners with Fronde to streamline data collection, aiming for efficiency and enhanced security through an enterprise-wide system.
Megaport raises $17.5 million, expands interconnection reach
Mon, 1st Aug 2016
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datacentre infrastructure
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capital
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megaport
Elastic interconnection provider Megaport has raised $17.5 million, with the hope of developing new markets and looking for new acquisition prospects.
Digital Realty pulls in $515 million revenue, $6.1 billion in debt
Mon, 1st Aug 2016
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hyperscale
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fintech
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colocation
Digital Realty has announced its second quarter 2016 results, pocketing $515 million in revenue from the data center and colocation market.
ASX partners with Trading Technologies to boost its financial data center
Mon, 1st Aug 2016
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hyperscale
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fintech
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dc
Australian Securities Exchange partners with global trading software provider Trading Technologies International to power its financial data center.
Moula poised for huge growth as former Xero head joins ranks
Mon, 1st Aug 2016
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fintech
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financial systems
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capital
Australian online lending platform Moula has snapped up former Xero MD Chris Ridd as it plans for massive growth.
Survey finds social media mingling upsets workplace dynamics
Mon, 1st Aug 2016
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social media
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workplace
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adecco
An Adecco survey has found that befriending bosses and colleagues on social media is leading to regret & distress that affect workplace dynamics.
Dell survey showcases decision makers' data center preferences
Mon, 1st Aug 2016
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network infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Dell's State of IT Trends 2016 report paints a clear picture for data center operators as IT leaders realize the power of the data center.
Amazon primed for domination as Q2 revenue climbs rapidly
Mon, 1st Aug 2016
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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fintech
Amazon's second quarter 2016 financial results are strong as ever, with a 42% increase in operating cash flow and a 31% increase in net sales.
Avnet expands presence as 'solutions specialist' to woo channel partners
Mon, 1st Aug 2016
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channel development
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distributors
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avnet technology solutions
Avnet is increasing investment in technologies to attract channel partners and grow business, including cloud, IoT, security and enterprise networking.
Google Play's about to share its family with yours
Fri, 29th Jul 2016
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smartphones
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apps
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google
Google Play is amping up its efforts to help users share their purchases with friends and/or family, with the introduction of Family Library.
Apple celebrates its 1 billionth iPhone sale
Fri, 29th Jul 2016
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smartphones
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personal computing devices
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apple
Apple celebrates selling one billion iPhones worldwide, but sales drop as rumors circulate about iPhone 7 release.
Trident to launch PoPs through Global Switch's Singapore & Australian data centers
Fri, 29th Jul 2016
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
Trident is eyeing the Asia Pacific region as it has announced its Trident Subsea Cable will locate Points of Presence (PoPs) through Global Switch.
Sureline Systems & Hixardt Tech combine data centers & cloud services
Fri, 29th Jul 2016
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hyperscale
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dc
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cloud services
Sureline Systems, a data center solutions provider, is launching a new cloud service package in partnership with Hixardt Technologies.
Oracle acquires NetSuite for $9.3 billion price tag
Fri, 29th Jul 2016
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fintech
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financial systems
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accounting systems
Oracle is spending $9.3 billion to acquire 'complementary' cloud provider NetSuite, with the transaction expected to close as early as this year.
Check Point's new Technical Assistance Centres complement channel partners
Thu, 28th Jul 2016
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support
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check point software
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partners
Check Point has announced a new Technical Assistance Centre (TAC), 24x7 Incident Response Services for customers & channel partners in the ANZ region.
$14 million boost in supercomputer storage to benefit Australian science
Thu, 28th Jul 2016
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datacentre infrastructure
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australian government
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national computational infrastructure
The Australian Government has given an additional £7m to the National Computational Infrastructure's (NCI) supercomputer.