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Alexa

Alexa, say my name: Turns out people love talking to their speakers

Thu, 21st Sep 2017
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Voice is the new touch; global smart speaker sales soar by 843%, as Amazon leads the charge with 82% market share.
This is us

Amazon and Twentieth Century Fox sign landmark international TV deal

Tue, 19th Sep 2017
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Beginning in September of this year, Amazon Prime will start introducing seasons of This Is Us and The Exorcist...
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TVs too mainstream for you? Try Epson's $4,000 short range projector

Mon, 11th Sep 2017
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Epson's Home Cinema LS100 brings big-screen projection to living rooms with its ultra-short throw design and innovative laser technology.
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Alexa, meet Cortana: The AI superteam coming to your Windows PC

Fri, 1st Sep 2017
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Microsoft and Amazon have announced a collaboration that will bring Alexa to Windows 10 PCs and allow Cortana to be accessed on Alexa-enabled devices.
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Shots fired: Alexa strikes back in the smart speaker war

Wed, 30th Aug 2017
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Amazon announced an all-new Alexa feature that lets users control music across multiple Amazon Echo devices...
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Enterprise is set to adopt smart home technologies by 2019

Fri, 25th Aug 2017
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Consumer and business spending on virtual personal assistant speakers is forecast to reach $3.52bn by 2021, according to Gartner.
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Exclusive: Frost & Sullivan talks AI, robo-advisors and frictionless shopping

Tue, 22nd Aug 2017
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AI is here, right now. Frost & Sullivan ANZ head of research for DX Audrey William sits down to chat with us about how AI is changing business.
Data centre cloud

SwiftStack's 4 steps to moving enterprise data to the cloud

Wed, 16th Aug 2017
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public cloud
The benefits of cloud storage are obvious, but large data volumes can present significant challenges - SwiftStack have provided some simple steps.
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Telstra subsidiary snaps up Microsoft technical evangelist

Tue, 15th Aug 2017
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Prior to joining Ooyala, Cath worked for both Microsoft and Amazon as a senior technical evangelist and solutions architect, respectively.
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Singapore data center company gets latest executive from Amazon

Mon, 7th Aug 2017
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Slaven joins AirTrunk from Amazon, where he held the position of senior construction manager since early 2014.
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Goodbye Staples, hello Winc - and a more solution driven focus

Mon, 7th Aug 2017
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Staples Australia and New Zealand will rebrand to Winc next month with the company also planning more solution-driven offerings.
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Tablet market continues downward spiral in second quarter of 2017

Sat, 5th Aug 2017
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Despite the turmoil within the market, 3 of the top 5 vendors actually managed to increase their shares of the market and grow on an annual basis.
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Amazon launches new service in Singapore to transform retail

Tue, 1st Aug 2017
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Amazon's first retail service in Singapore is set to transform the retail industry with products ordered from phones and delivered within two hours.
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Aims - new offering supports AWS Direct Connect in Malaysia

Mon, 17th Jul 2017
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Malaysia-based data center company, Aims Group, is offering a private network connect to support AWS Direct Connect.
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Interview: How CIOs can boost innovation & creativity

Mon, 10th Jul 2017
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CIOs must break the status quo to deliver innovation, says Scott Middleton of Terem Technologies at the Australian CIO Summit 2017.
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Older consumers - not convinced by the idea of smart tech, report says

Wed, 21st Jun 2017
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To appeal to a wider audience including older consumers, brands need to ensure that they highlight the applicability of products in day-to-day life.
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LinkedIn's 2017 Global Top Companies list - did you make the cut?

Mon, 19th Jun 2017
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Schneider Electric, a global organisation that specialises in energy management and automation, is one of the companies that made the list.
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Collaboration, not competition - key to success for Aussie FinTech sector

Wed, 14th Jun 2017
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The report finds that technology giants such as Apple and Amazon threaten the emerging FinTech industry and Australia's traditional banking sector.
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Exclusive interview: Shopgate's CEO on entering Aussie market alongside Amazon

Thu, 1st Jun 2017
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With Amazon's rollout, there will be pressure on retailers, who will need to focus heavily on retaining customers to avoid losing them to the giant.
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Amazon's approach to OZ is imminent but price wars aren't necessary

Tue, 16th May 2017
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resellers
Before you march off into a price war, a recent survey has indicated a different approach to the eCommerce giant could be more beneficial.