United States stories - Page 98
Ethique raises half a million dollars in less than a day
Mon, 2nd Oct 2017
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personal computing devices
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apple
Christchurch's Ethique clinches £500,000 in a record day to fuel fight against plastic waste with eco-friendly beauty bars.
Cybersecurity not just a means of defence but business success too
Fri, 29th Sep 2017
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cloud services
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vodafone
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cyber attacks
86% of high-growth companies see cybersecurity as a means of new business opportunities, not just defence, says Vodafone report.
Insights from colocation buyers delivered in new 451 Research report
Thu, 28th Sep 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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iot
Colocation providers face increasing threats and challenges, according to a survey by Schneider Electric and 451 Research.
CISOs face an uphill battle when rolling out comprehensive security
Wed, 27th Sep 2017
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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data breach
The CISO's role is crucial to the rollout of organisation-wide IT security strategies, but they still have an uphill battle to fight.
Degree no longer mandatory with tech opportunities - NZTech
Wed, 27th Sep 2017
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edutech
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nztech
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tertiary education
New Zealand could see a 204% increase in GDP by matching Finland's education outcomes, says NZTech CEO Graeme Muller.
Japan's Soliton Systems takes top SOTI partner award
Tue, 26th Sep 2017
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partner programmes
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mobility
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partner awards
Japan’s Soliton Systems has been named SOTI’s APAC Value Added Reseller of the Year at the vendor’s annual Partner Awards.
EITest hijacks tech support scam pages to mine cryptocurrency
Tue, 26th Sep 2017
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malware
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cryptocurrency
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blockchain
Tech support scams are now being used as social engineering tools as part of EITest’s campaign to deliver Coinhive’s Monero cryptocurrency miner.
Digital media mastermind joins Victoria University VR research team
Mon, 25th Sep 2017
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ar, vr & metaverse
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victoria university
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ar
Leading member of Japan's digital media industry joins Victoria University of Wellington to head a new Computational Media Innovation Centre.
Social enterprise Ethique launches second equity crowdfunding campaign
Mon, 25th Sep 2017
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smartphones
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personal computing devices
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apple
Ethique demands funds for global expansion, launching its second equity crowdfunding campaign on PledgeMe on 29 September, seeking USD $350k to USD $500k.
Victoria University incubator receives Govt’s Entrepreneurial Universities funding
Fri, 22nd Sep 2017
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victoria university
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incubator
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nz government
CMIC will incubate potential startups and industry pipelines to strengthen New Zealand’s computing and media ecosystem.
Photo gallery: Dicker Data NZ resellers' Route 66 adventure
Wed, 20th Sep 2017
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lenovo
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dicker data
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distributors
Dicker Data and Lenovo resellers have just returned from a two week adventure driving Route 66. So what did they get up to along the way?.
Coalition calls for transparency of Five Eyes intelligence activities
Mon, 18th Sep 2017
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surveillance
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data privacy
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privacy international
Privacy International calls for transparency from global oversight bodies on intelligence sharing to protect citizens' privacy.
North Korea's nefarious links to cryptocurrency theft
Mon, 18th Sep 2017
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cryptocurrency
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blockchain
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phishing
North Korean state-sponsored actors may be behind campaigns to steal virtual currencies in order to fund the state’s activities.
Adobe announces new video capabilities - virtual reality, animation and motion graphics
Mon, 18th Sep 2017
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martech
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ar, vr & metaverse
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adobe
Adobe Creative Cloud and Premiere Pro have become the platforms of choice for professional editors around the world.
Kiwi startup developing prospective musicians through gamification
Mon, 18th Sep 2017
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investment
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capital raising
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melodics
New Zealand tech startup Melodics has raised US$1.2m in seed capital to take its instrument learning software to more aspiring musicians.
Supernap opens new data center, a step towards Thailand 4.0 vision
Thu, 14th Sep 2017
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network infrastructure
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hyperscale
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colocation
Supernap’s Bangkok 1 data center has been designed and constructed to the same specifications as the Tier IV Switch Las Vegas data centers.
New wave of ransomware could put utilities at risk
Wed, 13th Sep 2017
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
ICS attacks could shut down critical operational systems, damage or destroy physical equipment and threaten human safety.
Apple adds 4K and HDR to Apple TV for 'cinematic quality'
Wed, 13th Sep 2017
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digital signage
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digital entertainment
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displays & projectors
Apple has unveiled its new 4K-enabled Apple TV, as the vendor aims to bring ‘the magic of the cinema straight to your living room’.
Indian AWS partner BlazeClan sets sights on ANZ markets
Tue, 12th Sep 2017
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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partner programmes
Indian AWS partner BlazeClan has turned its focus on the Australian and New Zealand markets with the opening of an office in Sydney.
Australia a hot target for BEC scams, malicious URLs and malware
Tue, 12th Sep 2017
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malware
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cybersecurity
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trend micro
More than a quarter of all business email compromise (BEC) scams around the world target Australia, new research says.