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YOU'RE INVITED: The 2018 Digital Workplace Conference
Document Management

YOU'RE INVITED: The 2018 Digital Workplace Conference

Join us at the 2018 Digital Workplace Conference on 1-2 May in Auckland. Enhance productivity with cutting-edge Office 365 insights for just NZD $1,050 (+GST).

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Apr 2018
New platform solves growing 'empty office' problem
Digital Transformation

New platform solves growing 'empty office' problem

Due to a number of factors including an increasingly mobile workforce, most offices around the world are being severely under-utilised.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 19th Apr 2018
Microsoft officially awarded with “Protected” data certification
Hyperscale

Microsoft officially awarded with “Protected” data certification

25 of Microsoft Azure services and 10 Office 365 services have received the certification from the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD).

By Patrick Martlew • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Apr 2018
Attackers exploit macro-less Office documents to create havoc
Malware

Attackers exploit macro-less Office documents to create havoc

Cybercriminals use Microsoft Office documents to conduct 'macro-less' attacks that dodge organisations' defences and inject malware.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Apr 2018
Zyklon HTTP malware creates gaping backdoors through MS Office exploits
Malware

Zyklon HTTP malware creates gaping backdoors through MS Office exploits

Zyklon HTTP malware is described as a publicly-available and fully featured backdoor that is able to conduct DDoS attacks, steal passwords...

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 22nd Jan 2018
Big change for Michael Hill as digital transformation journey kicks off
Customer Relationship Management

Big change for Michael Hill as digital transformation journey kicks off

Michael Hill operates more than 350 physical stores in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the US, as well as four online outlets.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Thu, 18th Jan 2018
Microsoft helps data center company ramp up sales and customer engagement
Digital Transformation

Microsoft helps data center company ramp up sales and customer engagement

Park Place Technologies joins forces with Microsoft to drive digital transformation across its global sales and service operations.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Wed, 13th Dec 2017
CT4 moves into NEXTDC's B2 Brisbane data center
Disaster Recovery

CT4 moves into NEXTDC's B2 Brisbane data center

CT4 begins leveraging NEXTDC's B2 Brisbane data center to enhance its cloud infrastructure, aiming to boost connectivity and expand services in Australia.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Tue, 28th Nov 2017
Silver Peak tech makes bandwidth bottlenecks a thing of the past
Network Infrastructure

Silver Peak tech makes bandwidth bottlenecks a thing of the past

Interroll, a supplier to major US airports, has deployed Silver Peak's Unity EdgeConnect SD-WAN solution to improve bandwidth and connectivity.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Thu, 16th Nov 2017
Barracuda bolsters cloud platform with Sonian acquisition
Firewalls

Barracuda bolsters cloud platform with Sonian acquisition

Barracuda Networks boosts its cloud security prowess with the strategic purchase of Sonian, enhancing its archiving and analytics services.

By Patrick Martlew • 3 min read • Thu, 9th Nov 2017
New study shows Office 365 use surging, along with security concerns
Malware

New study shows Office 365 use surging, along with security concerns

Office 365's adoption among businesses is booming, but security concerns, particularly ransomware, remain high, per Barracuda Networks' latest study.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 25th Oct 2017
Cybercrime remains a major barrier to cloud adoption in EMEA​
Malware

Cybercrime remains a major barrier to cloud adoption in EMEA​

While cloud adoption continues its steady march in EMEA, a new survey has revealed the recent spate of cyberattacks has thrown a spanner in the works.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 12th Oct 2017
Kaseya announces enhanced security to Unigma UCM Suite
IT Automation

Kaseya announces enhanced security to Unigma UCM Suite

With Unigma, MSPs and enterprises can automate routine tasks and optimise cost management through detailed cloud utilisation analysis.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Oct 2017
Avaya's midmarket platform surpasses 600,000 users
Unified Communications

Avaya's midmarket platform surpasses 600,000 users

​Avaya has hit a new milestone for its IP Office Platform after surpassing 600,000 systems issued to businesses and organisations around the world.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 3rd Oct 2017
Microsoft unveils new 365, Dynamics and Azure features at Ignite
Virtualisation

Microsoft unveils new 365, Dynamics and Azure features at Ignite

The company talked about it's aiming to enable customers to harness data, AI, hybrid and cloud technologies to evolve business process.

By Patrick Martlew • 4 min read • Tue, 26th Sep 2017
Nintex offers easy to use process automation technology that really 'works'
Application Performance Monitoring

Nintex offers easy to use process automation technology that really 'works'

Nintex is a simple, point-and-click workflow system that connects every person, department and system inside or outside of your business...

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Mon, 18th Sep 2017

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Another Office 365 phishing scam hits NZ businesses
Phishing

Another Office 365 phishing scam hits NZ businesses

CERT NZ has received reports of another Office 365 phishing scam that harvests credentials and sends the same email to all contacts.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 20th Sep 2017