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Anz money

Hawaiki calls on French bank to secure equity for new cable

Thu, 18th Jun 2015
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undersea cables
Hawaiki Cable has appointed French bank Natixis to secure the remaining equity to fund new cable, with plans for work on the cable to begin this year.
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SaaS developer Unleashed Software secures $4.5 million in new capital

Tue, 16th Jun 2015
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funding
Unleashed Software, a trans-Tasman SaaS developer, has secured USD $4.5 million in new capital, marking its most significant funding round to date.
Cloud security

Microbe removes reseller infrastructure woes with Eset offering

Thu, 11th Jun 2015
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IT security distributor Microbe is taking infrastructure problems away for resellers with a new Eset MSP offering which will see Microbe as host.
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Head of cyber security becomes Deloitte partner

Mon, 8th Jun 2015
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
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risk management
Deloitte appoints new partner for cyber, privacy and resilience, Anu Nayar, to lead national cyber risk initiatives.
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Kim Dotcom gets interim reprieve from asset seizure

Fri, 5th Jun 2015
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legal battle
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police
Kim Dotcom and his fellow Megaupload co-accused Bram van der Kolk have won a reprieve from having assets seized by the Crown and passed onto the US.
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Hortonworks hears Australia calling

Fri, 5th Jun 2015
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hadoop
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hortonworks
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expansion
Hortonworks is 'significantly' expanding its Australian operations in an effort to drive adoption of enterprise Apache Hadoop throughout Asia Pacific.
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'Crowd-sourced' security to neutralise zero-day attacks

Fri, 5th Jun 2015
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Security resellers and businesses can participate in the fight against cyber-criminals thanks to next-generation interactive sandbox security.
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Avnet launches cloud toolset for AWS, SoftLayer

Tue, 2nd Jun 2015
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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cloud services
Avnet unveils a new cloud toolset for AWS, SoftLayer management, promising to revolutionize partner cloud billing in ANZ.
Golden future

Tomizone, AU$5 million the richer, executes growth plan

Fri, 29th May 2015
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wireless networks
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cloud services
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wifi
Kiwi Wi-Fi company Tomizone is gearing up for a major assualt on international markets after securing AU$5 million in public capital funding.
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Seagate targets Qnap in NZ with SMB focused NAS offering

Thu, 21st May 2015
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storage
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cloud services
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connector systems
Seagate targets New Zealand's SMB market with a NAS offering, partnering with local tech distributor Connector Systems, challenging Qnap and Synology.
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VMware Horizon Air cloud services coming to Australia

Wed, 20th May 2015
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virtualisation
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iaas
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it automation
VMware Horizon Air expands to Australia, setting the stage as the industry's top distributed desktop-as-a-service provider.
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The security perimeter in organisations is dissolving

Mon, 18th May 2015
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dimension data
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global threat intelligence report
IT and security management can no longer count on well-defined network security perimeters to protect their organisations.
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Wynyard Group sees significant revenue growth

Mon, 18th May 2015
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contracts
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financial crime
Wynyard currently expects revenue in the range of $40 to $45 million for FY15. Wynyard reported revenue of $26 million in FY14.
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US telco giant partners with NextDC to enter Australian market

Wed, 29th Apr 2015
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nextdc
US telco superpower CenturyLink partners with NextDC, opening a new chapter in Australian IT and cloud services.
Masssurveillance

Kiwis want to know what the government is up to

Fri, 24th Apr 2015
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government
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horizon research
A new survey by Horizon Research has revealed Kiwis want their personal information protected from interception by the government.
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Aussie Aussie Aussie: Microsoft to open flagship shop in Sydney

Tue, 21st Apr 2015
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microsoft azure
Microsoft to open its flagship store in Sydney, challenging Apple with cutting-edge tech experience on Pitt Street Mall.
Cisco

Cisco funds VoIP security research project

Fri, 17th Apr 2015
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cybersecurity
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cisco
Cisco has partnered with a university in the United States to improve online communication security, including securing VoIP systems.
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Going down: NZ PC shipments slump in Q1

Mon, 13th Apr 2015
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network infrastructure
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lenovo
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hp
PC shipments in New Zealand slumped in Q1, with exchange rates one of the key factors – and the months ahead aren't looking much better.
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A 'why not cloud?' approach essential for government CIOs

Tue, 7th Apr 2015
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modernisation
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analyst report
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research director
Gartner says government CIOs must flip from 'Legacy First' to 'Digital First' by inserting a 'Why not cloud?' step into all planning.
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Thinking security? Think mobile data, says Imation

Tue, 7th Apr 2015
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endpoint protection
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healthtech
IT managers need to expand their security profile and think beyond software, taking security right down to the last endpoint – the data.