Africa stories - Page 46
Mobile payments skyrocketing
Tue, 22nd Mar 2016
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martech
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commerce systems
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payment technologies
Mobile payments are proving to be a success, with forecasts predicting transactions from online, mobile & contactless payments to reach $3.6 trillion.
Kiwi university subjects ranked among top in the world
Tue, 22nd Mar 2016
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edutech
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auckland university
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massey university
New Zealand universities have been recognised on the global stage for a range of subjects, from education to engineering.
All Blacks Rugby Challenge 3 tackling to stores this April
Wed, 16th Mar 2016
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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technology gifts
Rugby fans will be excited to know that the official release date for All Black Rugby Challenge 3 has now been revealed.
IBM and Indosat Ooredoo partner for Indonesian cloud services
Mon, 14th Mar 2016
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ibm
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lintasarta
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ioh
IBM and Indonesian telco and services provider Indosat Ooredoo are partnering up with a joint data center to provide cloud services in a $200m deal.
Ingram Micro: Business as usual – and sorry Synnex and Westcon
Fri, 11th Mar 2016
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synnex
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westcon-comstor
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ingram micro
A new letter from Ingram Micro provides assurances about its sale to Tianjin Tianhai - and address previous comments about Synnex and WestconGroup.
Data#3 eyes international opportunities with Global IT Alliance
Mon, 7th Mar 2016
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data#3
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partners
Data#3 has joined the Global IT Alliance (GITA), opening the doors to new international opportunities for the company.
InsuredHQ: Insurance company Infrastructure-as-a-Service
Mon, 29th Feb 2016
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iaas
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cloud services
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insurance
InsuredHQ disrupts insurance industry with cloud-based system, targeting emerging markets and underserved customers.
Dimension Data and Cisco celebrate 25 years as partners
Mon, 29th Feb 2016
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partner programmes
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healthtech
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cisco
Tech powerhouses Dimension Data and Cisco mark a 25-year alliance, celebrating collaborative success and eyeing future digital innovations.
Digital Transformation-as-a-Service? Avaya sets sites on APAC
Mon, 29th Feb 2016
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digital transformation
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avaya
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partners
Avaya plans to transition to a software and service company, offering cloud-based solutions for digital transformation.
Robotics spending in APAC set to double
Thu, 25th Feb 2016
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robots
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healthtech
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analyst report
Asia-Pacific leads robotics revolution, with spending to soar as the technology underpins key industry transformations.
Aussie businesses aware of email threats, but are they prepared?
Thu, 18th Feb 2016
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
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email
Australian businesses have high email threat awareness and confidence in security solutions, according to research by Mimecast.
Line of Business budgets could make up half of IT spending
Thu, 18th Feb 2016
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lob spending
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analyst report
Non-IT business units to spend almost as much as IT-funded purchases, says IDC. 47% of corporate IT spending to be funded by non-IT in 2019.
New head of networking for Avaya, focus on SDN
Tue, 16th Feb 2016
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network infrastructure
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sdn
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naas
Avaya appoints Maan Al-Shakarchi as head of networking for APAC, EMEA; responsible for driving sales of networking solutions.
There's a SIM card for every single person on the planet
Wed, 10th Feb 2016
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smartphones
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ovum
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technology gifts
New research states there’s one SIM card per person on the planet, meaning global mobile penetration has reached 100% at the end of 2015.
Channel focus with new regional MD for Check Point Software
Tue, 9th Feb 2016
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cloud services
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ibm
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intel security
De Laine is tasked with driving Check Point Software’s business forward across the region, as well as supporting the company’s channel network.
Healthcare, govt and retail driving mobility spend
Fri, 29th Jan 2016
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healthtech
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mobility
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analyst report
Healthcare, government and retail are driving mobility sales, with mobility offering 'transformative' opportunities for vendors – and resellers.
Innovative Kiwi post-production software making global headway
Wed, 27th Jan 2016
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kiwa digital
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voiceq
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volution
New Kiwa Digital software is revolutionizing the TV and film post-production industry, halving the time spent in the studio.
Exclusive: Data center specialist hits local market
Wed, 20th Jan 2016
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hyperscale
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colocation
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partners
Sweden's Bergvik Flooring has signed an Australian reseller and entered discussions with a Hong Kong reseller as the company plots expansion in APAC.
U.S. dollar the villain behind dwindling IT spend
Tue, 19th Jan 2016
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it spending
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analyst report
Gartner says worldwide IT spend fizzled in 2015, which saw the largest dollar drop since the company started tracking IT spending.
Exclusive: Data centre specialist hits Kiwi market; seeks resellers
Wed, 13th Jan 2016
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hyperscale
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dc
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data centre operators
Sweden's Bergvik, which makes seismic bacing, raised floors and structural ceilings for data centres, is taking on the New Zealand market.