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Japan stories
NCS named Check Point's APAC Top Partner of the Year
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NCS has been named Check Point's APAC Top Partner of the Year, leading a slate of regional award winners unveiled in Bangkok for FY25.
Distributors emerge as digital force in cloud & AI
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IT distributors are emerging as strategic cloud and AI power-brokers, driving subscription growth, hyperscaler ties and digital platforms.
Ransomware attacks surge 50% as industrial firms hit hardest
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Global ransomware attacks jump 50% to 7,874 in 2025, with industrial firms bearing the brunt as criminal groups reshuffle their tactics.
Claude Code flaws expose new risks in AI dev tools
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cloud security
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Claude Code flaws found by Check Point could let malicious repos run code and grab API keys before developers confirm a project is trusted.
Legora names New Zealand lead to drive legal AI use
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rpa
Legora appoints Jessica Turner to spearhead New Zealand push as demand grows for secure AI tools in everyday legal workflows.
Customer success is not support, it is stewardship
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Customer success must evolve from reactive support to strategic stewardship, aligning stakeholders so tech investments deliver lasting value.
In the age of AI, human diversity is the defining advantage
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In the AI era, the real edge is not speed or tools but diverse human judgment, shaping fairer, sharper and more resilient decisions.
Singapore, Germany, Finland lead youth AI readiness ranks
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Singapore, Germany and Finland are ranked best in the world for youth AI readiness, driven by strong digital networks and STEM education.
Upwind ramps up APJ cloud security push from India
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Upwind boosts India hub and APJ cloud footprint as runtime security demand surges amid rising breaches and tighter regional regulations.
AI & hyperscale to more than double data centre spend
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AI and hyperscale build-outs will propel data centre networking spend from USD $55.64 billion in 2025 to USD $139.08 billion by 2031.
Rakuten Symphony, Lightstorm team on sovereign NaaS
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virtualisation
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network infrastructure
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hyperscale
Rakuten Symphony and Lightstorm join forces to offer a sovereign NaaS platform for automated, compliant cloud-network services across MEA, India and APAC.
The world needs more women in tech - and there's no time to wait
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Women hold just 28% of tech roles worldwide, a glaring gap experts warn is stifling innovation, ESG progress and global economic growth.
Denmark tops 2026 FM Resilience Index as Europe leads
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Denmark tops FM's 2026 Resilience Index for a third year as Europe dominates the top 10 and all three United States zones miss out.
Denmark tops 2026 FM resilience ranking, India climbs
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Denmark tops FM's 2026 Resilience Index for a third year as Europe dominates the rankings and India makes broad-based gains across all zones.
Tackling the top 5 sanctions screening challenges in APAC
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APAC banks face data gaps, false alerts and opaque ownership as they race to modernise sanctions screening amid fragmented rules.
Zero Networks adopts channel-first model to grow UK partners
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firewalls
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network security
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mfa
Zero Networks shifts to a 100% channel-first model and revamps its Zero to Sixty programme to accelerate UK partner growth in cybersecurity.
Ricoh again named Leader in IDC high-speed inkjet study
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digital transformation
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Ricoh has secured Leader status for the third time in IDC's global high-speed inkjet MarketScape, citing innovation, service and reliability.
KnowBe4 strengthens APJ sales team for human risk push
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data protection
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cloud security
KnowBe4 boosts APJ cyber sales leadership with four senior hires to drive human and AI risk management growth across the region.
Securonix promotes Ajay Biyani to lead APJ strategy
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Securonix has promoted Ajay Biyani to Senior Vice President for Asia Pacific and Japan, tasking him with spearheading regional growth.
Dell unveils rugged outdoor server for Cloud RAN, edge AI
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network infrastructure
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Dell debuts rugged liquid‑cooled PowerEdge XR9700 outdoor server for Cloud RAN and edge AI, targeting pole and rooftop deployments.