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KOTRA reports opportunities for South Korean IT companies in Canada

Fri, 4th Aug 2017
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Following complications in the U.S., Canada has been touted as the 'Second Silicon Valley' presenting a huge opportunity for Asian IT companies.
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Human-machine teaming a key ingredient for success in security operations centres

Tue, 1st Aug 2017
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71% of advanced SOCs were able to close breach incident investigations in less than a week. 37% closed investigations in fewer than 24 hours.
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SYNNEX takes home Worldwide Microsoft Surface Partner of the Year

Thu, 27th Jul 2017
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​SYNNEX Corporation has come up trumps at the recent Microsoft Inspire event in Washington D.C – formerly known as the Worldwide Partner Conference.
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ECM market to exceed US$67 billion by 2022 – with APAC the hotspot

Sat, 22nd Jul 2017
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​A new market research report has been released, revealing a very positive forecast for the enterprise content management (ECM) market moving forward.
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Tencent Cloud breaks into European market with first hub in Frankfurt

Fri, 21st Jul 2017
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The agreement with Interxion makes Tencent the first Asian cloud provider to be launching in Europe's largest cloud hub.
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Burgeoning data centre colocation market to double its size by 2022

Thu, 13th Jul 2017
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​New research from MarketsandMarkets has revealed a very positive forecast for the data centre colocation market.
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Microsoft partners with IBM for Surface support; launches Surface Alliance

Tue, 11th Jul 2017
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Microsoft is ramping up its push for partner Surface sales, launching a new service and support offering, via IBM, and a Surface Reseller Alliance.
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Mastech Digital to acquire InfoTrellis in $55 million deal

Mon, 10th Jul 2017
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Mastech Digital to acquire InfoTrellis' services division for $55m, in deal that will create Mastech InfoTrellis.
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90% of Aussie IT pros agree - IT automation is now critical

Mon, 10th Jul 2017
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73% of IT decision makers believe businesses without IT automation will cease to exist in 10 years, according to BMC Software.
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Social enterprise offers South Auckland mums flexible employment

Mon, 10th Jul 2017
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moth
The company offers mums part-time work that can be completed in their own homes producing its organic beeswax wraps.
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Gather around the watering hole: Bronze Union attackers likely based in China

Tue, 4th Jul 2017
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The 'active and formidable' Bronze Union group has been responsible for a spate of targeted attacks on Turkey - how do they do it?.
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Korea pledges commitment to APEC data privacy rules

Mon, 3rd Jul 2017
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Korea is now part of the APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules system, which aims to protect consumer data used in online transactions.
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Encryption with backdoors? Internet advocates call out Five Eyes leaders for 'shortsighted' tactics

Mon, 3rd Jul 2017
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Even if measures to restrict strong encryption access are put in place, adversaries will switch to new tools crafted without the Five Eyes network.
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Rebounding storage market pulls cloud IT infrastructure market up

Mon, 3rd Jul 2017
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A strong rebound in storage sales for the cloud IT market has driven growth in overall cloud IT infrastructure in Q1, as traditional sales decline.
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Christchurch couple launch Kickstarter to make South Island's first cat café a reality

Thu, 29th Jun 2017
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Husband and wife team Alyssa O'Connor and Nate Ball have raised $13,000 towards the $25,000 they need to get the cafe off the ground.
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Rocketlab's Peter Beck inducted into World Entrepreneur Hall of Fame

Mon, 12th Jun 2017
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Rocketlab launched their first rocket into space last month and it's viewed around the world as a very serious player in the rocket business.
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4% of CEOs & board chairs are women - Diversity, still a problem for corporate boards

Wed, 7th Jun 2017
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Still a glass ceiling: Only 4% of global CEOs and board chairs are women, Deloitte's report reveals a stark gender gap.
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Lazarus Group almost certainly connected to North Korea, Group-IB alleges

Wed, 31st May 2017
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Threat intelligence agency Group-IB has published research indicating that the notorious Lazarus Group is well and truly connected to North Korea.
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New report asks: How should the Australian Govt approach open data?

Tue, 16th May 2017
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How should Australian government organisations applying open data initiatives to support information sharing?.
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Sales and Marketing Jam set to inspire Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland

Wed, 19th Apr 2017
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The Sales and Marketing Jam is an event hosted by the Kiwi Landing Pad to allow professionals based in the US to share their experience firsthand.