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 225
Is your customer experience strategy reaching expectations?
Tue, 26th Jul 2016
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uc
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data analytics
Why are customer experience efforts not living up to expectations? NICE believes a lack of customer interaction visibility may be the answer.
Let's not forget that RegTech is also about cybersecurity
Tue, 26th Jul 2016
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
The cybersecurity implications of RegTech and data analytics are just as important as the technology itself, Palo Alto Networks warns.
Chorus calls for 250 technicians to manage fault & fibre demand
Tue, 26th Jul 2016
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uc
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chorus
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telco
Chorus is looking to recruit an extra 250 technicians and staff to cope with the massive demand for copper and fibre networks.
Film review: Star Trek Beyond - a formulaic but fun blockbuster
Mon, 25th Jul 2016
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
Star Trek Beyond is one of those films that might not go down in history as the highlight of the franchise, but boy, is it one hell of a ride.
Dell PowerEdge grows revenue, shrinks data center footprint
Mon, 25th Jul 2016
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network infrastructure
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edge computing
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modular data centre
Dell's PowerEdge has helped its blade server revenue grow, and the company says it is providing significant benefits for data center customers too.
Softlink becomes customer-centric with two new business units
Mon, 25th Jul 2016
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crm
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cx
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martech
Softlink is taking the customer-centric approach to the education and information centre sectors under its wing, with a new organisational structure.
Alibaba Group shows dedication to ANZ market growth
Mon, 25th Jul 2016
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martech
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commerce systems
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alibaba
eCommerce and m-commerce heavyweight Alibaba Group is heading down under to ANZ, with plans to open a local Melbourne office in in late 2016.
Law firm warns Australian firms: Get your data breach protection toolkit ready now
Mon, 25th Jul 2016
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breach prevention
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
Australian organisations are facing an increase in cyber litigation, prompting the need to prepare for mandatory data breach reporting, says law firm Jones Day.
SAM & Gemalto team up for IP protection, lead way for device vendors
Mon, 25th Jul 2016
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physical security
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gemalto
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intellectual property
Snell Advanced Media partners with Gemalto to protect intellectual property and apply software-based licensing for broadcast platforms.
BP's new mobile wallet app means helps you pay for fuel - and stay in your car
Fri, 22nd Jul 2016
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martech
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commerce systems
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payment technologies
BP's new app means you can stay in your car to pay for fuel.. although you may still need to work the pump and grab that coffee the old-fashioned way.
Intel Data Center Group revenue grows 5% to $4 billion
Fri, 22nd Jul 2016
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hyperscale
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fintech
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dc
Intel's Data Center Group's second quarter revenue increases 5% YOY to $4 billion, while overall revenue reaches $13.5 billion, the company reports.
Human Rights Commission champions domestic violence prevention app
Fri, 22nd Jul 2016
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apps
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human rights commission
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safety
New app helps women identify abuse in relationships and find help, supported by New Zealand's Human Rights Commission.
Kaspersky Lab woos partners at Sydney event, announces new hires
Fri, 22nd Jul 2016
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partner programmes
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cybersecurity
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kaspersky
Kaspersky Lab ANZ reached out to channel partners at an event held in Sydney yesterday, and announced new hires including Peter Brady as general manag.
Modality Systems proud to be finalist in Microsoft Australia Partner Awards
Thu, 21st Jul 2016
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partner programmes
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microsoft
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modality systems
Modality Systems named finalist in 'Winning Together' category at Microsoft Australia Partner Awards. Winners announced September 5.
Test & measurement vendors to benefit from IoT explosion
Thu, 21st Jul 2016
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devops
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iot
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apm
Opportunities exist for test and measurement (T&M) vendors worldwide as devices connected to Internet of Things (IoT) swells to a complex level.
QNAP improves NAS data center searchability function
Thu, 21st Jul 2016
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storage
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hyperscale
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dc
QNAP improves Qsirch 2.2 software for better search functionality across its NAS network, now supporting over 6000 file types.
74% of Asia-Pacific-Japan organisations face cybersecurity poverty
Thu, 21st Jul 2016
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malware
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cybersecurity
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rsa security
Seventy-four percent of APJ respondents are at 'significant' risk of cyber incidents, and 70% have had cyber breaches.
Information and operational tech must be converged now, study says
Thu, 21st Jul 2016
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
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isaca
Information technology and operational technology need to converge to improve information security for the future, an ISACA and ISA joint study finds.
Has NZ's ICT skills shortage caused a 2% drop in salary?
Thu, 21st Jul 2016
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migration
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salaries
A new report shows NZ median IT salaries are down 2% in July, reaching $80,000. NZ's skills shortage and migration levels may be contributing factors.
Hands-on review: Corsair K65 Rapidfire RGB mechanical keyboard
Thu, 21st Jul 2016
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
Corsair's reliable design and build, in combination with its CUE software, make the K65 a valuable, small and portable addition to your gaming gear.