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Sara Barker
Copywriter and Senior News Editor
Sara lives in a world of words and stories. For more than six years she has been delving deep into the rich world of tech news, content creation, journalism and reviews for Techday. She brings an academic background in information systems, marketing, radio, and journalism to her role. She enjoys casual gaming, cats, and reading.
Former TechDay team member.

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Notorious cybercrime gang targeting Google Apps for C&C attacks

Thu, 26th Jan 2017
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Carbanak cybercrime gang now using Google infrastructure to act as Command and Control for weaponized documents.
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Xtra mail cuts support for outdated email clients; warns customers to upgrade

Thu, 26th Jan 2017
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Spark has warned Xtra Email customers that they may be facing outages and problems receiving Xtra mail if they're using out-of-date mail clients.
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Chunghwa Telecom forecasts modest revenue boost & big plans for 2017

Wed, 25th Jan 2017
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Chunghwa Telecom has released guidance financial figures that predict a smooth path into 2017, aiming to increase revenue and retain leadership.
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Ricoh cuts out complexity in Japan data center

Wed, 25th Jan 2017
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Digital imaging giant Ricoh transitioned to an Ethernet fabric network in its Japan data center and Brocade's infrastructure is the foundation.
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Japan telco provider heads to managed cloud through managed SD-WAN

Wed, 25th Jan 2017
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Japanese telco provider NTTPC Communications is choosing a new managed cloud network service to improve infrastructure and services for clients.
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Informatica & Pernix join forces to go 100% channel in SA

Wed, 25th Jan 2017
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Informatica teams up with Pernix in SA, embracing a full channel model to drive digital transformation with cloud data management.
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Canvas is now fully integrated with Google Apps for Education

Wed, 25th Jan 2017
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Teachers & students using the Canvas learning management platform will be able to take advantage of its new integration with Google tools.
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Your printer is a 'weak link' and putting your organisation at risk right now

Wed, 25th Jan 2017
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Print security is once again in the spotlight, after new research revealed that 61% of enterprises have suffered an insecure printing data breach.
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Local tech company targets B2B data services market through Alibaba Cloud

Tue, 24th Jan 2017
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Alibaba Cloud partners with Remark Media to offer B2B data solution for Chinese businesses, including fraud detection.
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NIIT Technologies joins Duck Creek Alliance Program as certified delivery partner

Tue, 24th Jan 2017
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India-based IT solutions provider NIIT Technologies has joined Duck Creek's Global Alliance Program as a certified Delivery Partner.
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It's a 'landmark' year for Big Data 2.0, but the skills shortage is going to bite

Tue, 24th Jan 2017
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There's a skills shortage in one of the most promising areas in technology and it's becoming a massive problem for organisations.
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DHL phishing email drops malicious .exe file on curious victims

Tue, 24th Jan 2017
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Another phishing email is doing the rounds in Australian inboxes, and this time it's a fake email that appears from trusted courier company DHL.
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Trend Micro attributes Magic Quadrant leadership to strategic acquisition

Mon, 23rd Jan 2017
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Trend Micro's acquisition of TippingPoint has been a key strategic move in its positioning as a leader in the 2017 Gartner Magic Quadrant.
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China Mobile puts Brocade tech at center of service provider transition

Mon, 23rd Jan 2017
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China Mobile upgrades key data centers with new network functions virtualization (NFV) in move towards becoming major cloud service provider.
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Top tips to achieve cloud visibility in your cloud environment

Mon, 23rd Jan 2017
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While cloud is the word in enterprise strategy this year, the path to digital visibility is still a bumpy road, says Ixia.
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Cumulocity & Quark IOE to bring more enterprise IoT capability to China, Taiwan

Mon, 23rd Jan 2017
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Mainland China and Taiwan are the new targets of a campaign to bolster Internet of Things (IoT) capability within enterprises.
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Aussie system integrator Oobe talks federal government, Citrix, Microsoft & 2017 plans

Fri, 20th Jan 2017
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Australian system integrator Oobe has been around for 10 years. In that time, they've become a heavy player in the Canberra federal government scene.
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Rise & shine: Indonesia wakes to dawn of the DX economy

Fri, 20th Jan 2017
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Digital transformation (DX) will reshape the global economy and change the way enterprises operate in Indonesia, says IDC.
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IBM & Avnet talk tech distie transformation and how they plan to win it

Fri, 20th Jan 2017
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IBM and Avnet are planning to drive transformation in the tech distribution industry and they've got clear strategies to achieve it.
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HPE's StormRunner Load empowers app developers through AWS Marketplace

Thu, 19th Jan 2017
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HPE's new SaaS solution StormRunner Load launched last month, and it is one of the first solutions for app development on AWS.