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Jessie Chiang
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Jessie has been storytelling for as long as she can remember. She's worked as a radio reporter and also as a podcast producer. What attracts her most to being a journalist is meeting different people and being exposed to completely new topics. She enjoys hiking and can always do with a snack.
Former TechDay team member.

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Workplace tech critical for 74% of frontline employees - report

Mon, 13th Jun 2022
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customer service
New research reveals that 74% of frontline employees in Australia believe technology plays a critical role in customer service.
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Digital resilience big concern for 95% of APAC businesses

Fri, 10th Jun 2022
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cloud services
A10 Networks finds of the 250 APAC businesses surveyed, 95% of them are very concerned about all aspects of enterprise digital resilience.
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Akamai researches top three internet security threats

Fri, 10th Jun 2022
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Akamai Technologies has released three new research reports focusing on ransomware, web applications and APIs, and DNS traffic.
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F5 launches DDoS scrubbing centres in Sydney and Melbourne

Wed, 8th Jun 2022
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ddos
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multi-cloud
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f5 networks
F5 says the two new scrubbing centres in Australia have been launched in response to growing demand across ANZ.
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Who is on Fortinet's new Public Sector Advisory Council?

Wed, 8th Jun 2022
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Fortinet says its new Public Sector Advisory Council will expand its commitment to secure public sector organisations worldwide.
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Healthcare has 650% increase in ransomware attacks - report

Wed, 8th Jun 2022
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malware
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ddos
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ransomware
Zscaler's annual ThreatLabz Ransomware Report reveals the healthcare and restaurant and food service industries had the biggest jumps in ransomware attacks.
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Experimental 6G trials begin with NEC, DOCOMO AND NTT

Wed, 8th Jun 2022
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digital signage
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displays
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wireless networks
NEC Corporation is collaborating with NTT DOCOMO and NTT on 6G trials, aiming to achieve higher speeds and capacities than 5G.
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Unlimint and Alipay+ to improve payments for one billion customers

Wed, 8th Jun 2022
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e-commerce
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alipay
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unlimint
Unlimint says this partnership will enable the company to better reach the more than one billion users of digital payment tools brought by Alipay+.
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Ericom, Utopic and WinMagic latest to use Absolute Software

Wed, 8th Jun 2022
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winmagic
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modernisation
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ericom software
Absolute Software says its new partnerships with Ericom, Utopic and WinMagic, will strengthen the resiliency of their endpoint applications.
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NZ financial results for Samsung, Juniper and Dicker Data

Tue, 7th Jun 2022
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samsung
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dicker data
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juniper networks
Samsung Electronics New Zealand, Dicker Data NZ and Juniper Networks Australia have all posted strong financial results for the year ending December 31, 2021.
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Apple unveils M2 with 50% more memory bandwidth than M1

Tue, 7th Jun 2022
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semiconductors
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supply chain
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apple
Apple releases M2 chip for MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, boasting faster CPU, GPU, Neural Engine, and memory bandwidth.
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Apple's watchOS 9 and its new features, including a medications app

Tue, 7th Jun 2022
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wearables
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apple
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modernisation
The new watch0S 9 gives users more watch faces, an updated workout and sleep app and a brand new medications app.
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Automated Guided Vehicles at seaports to grow 26% by 2027

Fri, 3rd Jun 2022
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uc
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rpa
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supply chain
Use of Automated Guided Vehicles in seaports set to exceed 150,000 by 2027 with a compound annual growth rate of over 26%, says ABI Research.
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Secureworks researches new threat to Elasticsearch databases

Fri, 3rd Jun 2022
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cybersecurity
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cloud services
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db
Researchers from Secureworks' Counter Threat Unit have identified indexes of multiple internet-facing Elasticsearch databases replaced with a ransom note.
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Kacific launches mobile app for Gigstarter end-users

Fri, 3rd Jun 2022
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spacetech
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mobile apps
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isp
The new app will be available across 25 markets and Kacific says it will help ISPs and KADs value and understand their customers better.
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Microsoft Entra - the new branch for identity and access solutions

Wed, 1st Jun 2022
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multi-cloud
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supply chain
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cybersecurity
Microsoft launches its new Microsoft Entra product family and announces three new solutions: Permissions Management, Verified ID and Identity Governance.
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Wavelink and Imprivata to give better access to health data

Wed, 1st Jun 2022
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healthtech
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wavelink
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imprivata
Wavelink says its new distribution agreement with Imprivata will give Australian clinicians faster and more secure access to patient information.
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APAC to be the fastest-growing cashless region - report

Wed, 1st Jun 2022
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financial institutions
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cashless
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bpc
BPC and Kapronasia's new report finds cashless transactions in APAC will rise by 109% from 2020 to 2025, while global cashless payments will triple by 2030.
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Huawei unveils next-generation sustainable data centers

Tue, 31st May 2022
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hyperscale
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dc
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clean technologies
Huawei says its next-generation data centers will be powered by PowerPOD 3.0, which reduces the footprint by 40% and cuts the energy consumption by 70%.
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Welding Industries Australia's new eCommerce store with Sana Commerce

Tue, 31st May 2022
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e-commerce
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cloud services
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websites
Welding solutions manufacturer Welding Industries Australia chooses Sana Commerce to launch a new integrated eCommerce website and customer portal.