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Research finds people believe VR/AR to be as popular as smartphones
AR, VR & Metaverse

Research finds people believe VR/AR to be as popular as smartphones

New research has discovered more than half of Australians believe virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR respectively) will live up to the hype.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 2nd Jun 2017
New telco laws for advanced Internet: Goodie bag or mixed bag?
Unified Communications

New telco laws for advanced Internet: Goodie bag or mixed bag?

The government has announced a reform of the telco act that will affect Internet around the country - but is it good news for consumers?.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 2nd Jun 2017
Microsoft underlines allegiance to the channel
Partner Programmes

Microsoft underlines allegiance to the channel

At Computex 2017, Microsoft has highlighted its commitment to the channel with new opportunities to drive growth and customer demand.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 1st Jun 2017
High-end market to drive smartphone shipment rebound in 2017
Apple

High-end market to drive smartphone shipment rebound in 2017

After a slow 2016, a new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) has revealed smartphone shipments are expected to rebound in 2017.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 1st Jun 2017
Cost of cybercrime for businesses to surpass $8 trillion over next five years
Malware

Cost of cybercrime for businesses to surpass $8 trillion over next five years

New insights from Juniper Research have predicted a rather dire future for modern businesses in the constant war against cybercrime.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 1st Jun 2017
Heavyweights announced to build Windows 10 PCs powered by Snapdragon
Microsoft

Heavyweights announced to build Windows 10 PCs powered by Snapdragon

Qualcomm today announced the three flagship companies that will be the first to develop mobile PCs powered by Snapdragon.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 1st Jun 2017
Acer reveals ultra thin gaming notebook with NASA technology
Acer

Acer reveals ultra thin gaming notebook with NASA technology

Acer's new gaming notebook features a very slim design, latest graphics and processors with what it claims is industry-leading thermal technology.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 1st Jun 2017
Aquantia expands distribution footprint Into Southeast Asia and India
Partner Programmes

Aquantia expands distribution footprint Into Southeast Asia and India

Aquantia is working with World Peace Industrial Group (WPI) to expand its Asia Pacific (APAC) distribution channel into Southeast Asia and India.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 31st May 2017
Four heavyweights partner up to release new Transport SDN solution
Network Infrastructure

Four heavyweights partner up to release new Transport SDN solution

NEC, Netcracker, Infinera and Juniper have announced a partnership to release a new solution to transform how networks are managed and controlled.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 31st May 2017
OZ gets first 'Gigabit city' with net speeds 100x faster than national average
Unified Communications

OZ gets first 'Gigabit city' with net speeds 100x faster than national average

Launceston becomes Australia's first Gigabit city with the launch of Launtel's 100% nbn fibre-to-the-premise connectivity.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 31st May 2017
Soltius strikes gold with AWS managed service provider accreditation
DevOps

Soltius strikes gold with AWS managed service provider accreditation

Soltius has proved its worth after obtaining AWS MSP accreditation, which includes a third-party audit of their AWS managed service capabilities.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 31st May 2017
ServiceNow continues aggressive expansion into APAC with new MD appointment
ServiceNow

ServiceNow continues aggressive expansion into APAC with new MD appointment

ServiceNow today announced the appointment of Nick Lambert to the role of managing director for Asia, following similar roles in ANZ.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 30th May 2017
Study reveals how companies can develop and deliver better software faster
DevOps

Study reveals how companies can develop and deliver better software faster

New data from almost a thousand global respondents has found there are substantial benefits to be had from cloud-based tools for DevOps.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 30th May 2017
Rockwell Automation CEO discusses future of industrial IoT
Internet of Things

Rockwell Automation CEO discusses future of industrial IoT

Blake Moret spoke on the Internet of Things (IoT) and its impact on industrial productivity at the recent Cisco IoT World Forum in London.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 30th May 2017
Intel ANZ MD Kate Burleigh throws in the towel after 20 years
Management

Intel ANZ MD Kate Burleigh throws in the towel after 20 years

One of Intel's most noted country managers has decided to call it quits as the managing director for Australia and New Zealand (ANZ).

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 30th May 2017
Ivanti announces enhanced features focused on Office 365
Virtualisation

Ivanti announces enhanced features focused on Office 365

Ivanti has announced that it now enables high performance access instant availability of Office 365 in Citrix virtual desktop environments.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Sat, 27th May 2017
NZ headquartered business opens up shop in Singapore through co-op
IP ValueLab

NZ headquartered business opens up shop in Singapore through co-op

EverEdge and IP ValueLab have agreemed to cooperate on providing strategic intellectual property and intangible asset advisory services in Singapore.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Sat, 27th May 2017

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