About Sara
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.
Stories by Sara - Page 160
Australian retailers losing sales by ignoring customer privacy issues
Mon, 23rd May 2016
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
A panel has highlighted the dangers facing retailers about ineffective management of data and its damaging effects on customer trust & confidence.
Facebook Live broadcasting Aussie house auctions
Mon, 23rd May 2016
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martech
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software development
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facebook
Planning a move to Australia? Exploring houses on the property market just got easier - now you can live stream the auctions from anywhere.
VentureCrowd offers FRN bond access to wholesale investors
Mon, 23rd May 2016
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crowdfunding
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venturecrowd
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institutional investors
Crowdfunding for wholesale investors opens up as VentureCrowd sets out to offer its services through Australian blue chip corporate bonds.
Oxford app's all-in-a-twitter about its new word additions
Mon, 23rd May 2016
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edutech
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education, learning & training
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mobile apps
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary is all-a-Twitter about the 900 new additions to its app, including 170 relating to the digital realm.
The Simpsons 'Simprovising' live 3D animation
Mon, 23rd May 2016
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live animation
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the simpsons
Did you see Simprovised, one of the latest The Simpsons episodes? Did you wonder how they did the live segment? Answer: 3D live animation technology.
Dell offers solution for SME security protection
Fri, 20th May 2016
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data protection
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network infrastructure
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cybersecurity
Dell's most recent Data Security Survey reports that one in five Australian companies believe they do not have the right business protection tools.
Acer plans ambitious repositioning strategy
Fri, 20th May 2016
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cloud services
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acer
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digital technology
Acer has announced plans to target several new markets to drive public perception away from being an inexpensive, entry-level PC brand.
Samsung and Android still dominate smartphone market
Fri, 20th May 2016
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analyst report
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technology gifts
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research director
A new Gartner report shows that Android and Samsung still dominate the growing global smartphone market in the first quarter of 2016.
SimpliVity report shows hyperconvergence growing faster than ever
Thu, 19th May 2016
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converged infrastructure
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simplivity
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actualtech media
The 2016 State of Hyperconverged Infrastructure Market report, shows that hyperconvergence is the new trend in enterprise infrastructure management.
Reckon & NAB develop SuperPay to aid SuperStream compliance
Thu, 19th May 2016
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fintech
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financial systems
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reckon
Reckon Limited has partnered with NAB to ensure accounting software is SuperStream compliant by launching NAB SuperPay.
Aussie company fined for using unlicensed software
Wed, 18th May 2016
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licensing
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bsa
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software piracy
Software advocate BSA has imposed damages of $100,000 on a West Australian metal works company for using unlicensed software.
Crowdsourced phishing protection eliminates threats in under 13 minutes
Wed, 18th May 2016
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phishing
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email security
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cybersecurity
IronScales reports that training staff and using crowdsourced phishing protection can eliminate threats in under 13 minutes.
DB Results to boost ACT Revenue Office IT infrastructure
Wed, 18th May 2016
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federal government
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db results
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act revenue office
A $30 million investment will boost tax and concession services after Australian company DB Results won the contract to work with ACT Revenue Office.
Optus launches Retail Assist for Australian retailers
Tue, 17th May 2016
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martech
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commerce systems
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supply chain
Optus unveils Retail Assist, innovating Aussie retail with seamless POS integration and customer-focused technology.
Fitbit still dominates growing wearables market
Tue, 17th May 2016
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analyst report
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partners
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partnerships
The International Data Corporation releases data from Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker showing a 67.2% increase in wearables shipments.
Check Point Software & RAD develop cybersecurity platforms for power providers and utilities operators
Mon, 16th May 2016
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ddos
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cybersecurity
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rad
The Check Point Software Technologies and RAD joint ventures to develop a cybersecurity programme designed to protect national utility assets.
Google suffers minor breach when third-party vendor accidentally exposes employee information
Mon, 16th May 2016
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data protection
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
Google is one of the latest victims of a minor security breach after confidential information about Google Employees was sent to an outside business.
Film Review: X-Men Apocalypse
Mon, 16th May 2016
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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film review
X-Men: Apocalypse offers an action-packed blockbuster but fails to reach its full potential, says our reviewer.
CA Technologies releases new identity management software
Fri, 13th May 2016
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ca technologies
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identity governance
New CA Identity Suite software streamlines certification, identity management and workflow operations, with real-time analytics.
New TomTom App takes guesswork out of commute times
Fri, 13th May 2016
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traffic app
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tomtom
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retail
TomTom has released its new addition to its MyDrive app, that the company says will help solve the age-old problem of the 'commuter dilemma'.