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Fake apps on Google Play tricked users into paying
Malware

Fake apps on Google Play tricked users into paying

Many malicious developers try to trick users into downloading their apps by creating the illusion of a useful application.

By Lukas Stefanko • 4 min read • Mon, 18th Jul 2016
Exclusive: Citrix urges partners to keep margins and grow their business
Virtualisation

Exclusive: Citrix urges partners to keep margins and grow their business

Citrix is urging local partners to keep the increased margins available through its deal registration incentives for themselves - not the customer.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Jul 2016
Kitset.io: Build cross platform apps without coding
Unified Communications

Kitset.io: Build cross platform apps without coding

Kitset.io uses AI to allow anyone to build cross platform apps without coding, costing only $69/month. They are expanding into a variety of apps.

By Dave Moskovitz • 5 min read • Mon, 18th Jul 2016
CASE STUDY: Nimble Storage and Fly Buys NZ partner for digital transformation
Storage

CASE STUDY: Nimble Storage and Fly Buys NZ partner for digital transformation

Loyalty New Zealand improves performance and reliability with Nimble Storage, reducing batch processing time by 5.5 hours.

By Ashton Young • 5 min read • Mon, 18th Jul 2016
Microsoft's huge breakthrough with DNA data storage
Storage

Microsoft's huge breakthrough with DNA data storage

Researchers at Microsoft and the University of Washington have reached an early milestone by storing a record 200 megabytes of data within DNA.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Fri, 15th Jul 2016
Four ways to drive digital commerce innovation
Marketing Technologies

Four ways to drive digital commerce innovation

Digital commerce exemplars don't merely convert their product catalogues into eCommerce sites and mobile commerce applications.

By Jennifer Polk • 4 min read • Fri, 15th Jul 2016
Microsoft wins legal battle over data center access
Hyperscale

Microsoft wins legal battle over data center access

Microsoft has won its legal challenge against the U.S. government's demand for access to emails stored in its Irish data centre, bolstering privacy rights.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Fri, 15th Jul 2016
Centralising admin vital to business success
Marketing Technologies

Centralising admin vital to business success

Businesses are being advised to centralise administration tasks to better focus on strategic and creative efforts that contribute to business success.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 14th Jul 2016
Microsoft WPC: New resources to help partners capitalise on the explosive demand
Software Development

Microsoft WPC: New resources to help partners capitalise on the explosive demand

To put it simply, the greater cloud market is changing how business gets done, and it presents a huge opportunity for our partners, says Microsoft.

By Gavriella Schuster • 6 min read • Thu, 14th Jul 2016
Veeam Availability 9.5 offers easy integration for two Microsoft releases
Microsoft

Veeam Availability 9.5 offers easy integration for two Microsoft releases

Veeam bolsters tech synergy with seamless integration for Windows Server 2016 and Hyper-V in its latest Availability Suite 9.5.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Thu, 14th Jul 2016
Commvault and Cisco partner up to simplify data protection and recovery
Disaster Recovery

Commvault and Cisco partner up to simplify data protection and recovery

Commvault and Cisco have partnered up to launch its new Reference Architecture and added support for Cisco's HyperFlex hyper-convergence system.

By Sam Worthington • 3 min read • Thu, 14th Jul 2016
Dick Smith report outlines the decisions that lead to failure of a giant
Dick Smith

Dick Smith report outlines the decisions that lead to failure of a giant

A long awaited report into the collapse of Dick Smith Group highlighs numerous poor decisions which ultimately lead to the fall of an industry giant.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 14th Jul 2016
Encouraging customer confidence in the Microsoft Cloud
Cybersecurity

Encouraging customer confidence in the Microsoft Cloud

Microsoft is urging businesses to embrace cloud and hybrid solutions securely on their digital transformation journeys.

By Shannon Williams • 6 min read • Thu, 14th Jul 2016
Microsoft Azure Security options - give customers confidence in the cloud
Public Cloud

Microsoft Azure Security options - give customers confidence in the cloud

No area in Microsoft is growing faster or with more options than Azure, and no topic seems to be of more customer concern than cloud security.

By Jason MacEntee • 7 min read • Thu, 14th Jul 2016
Gordon Ramsay will grill your skills in his newest mobile game
Gaming

Gordon Ramsay will grill your skills in his newest mobile game

Heard of that loud, gregarious and fiery British chef/TV star Gordon Ramsay? He now comes in app form, through a new game called Gordon Ramsay DASH.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 13th Jul 2016

Stories from Other Regions

Need some energy? Now you can inhale it (legally)
Red Bull

Need some energy? Now you can inhale it (legally)

​Coffee has been around for as long as anyone can remember and energy drinks have been battling on the market since the 80's. Now there is a new way.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Mon, 18th Jul 2016
Braving the elements for Pokémon Go
Gaming

Braving the elements for Pokémon Go

UK Pokémon fans undeterred by weather, embracing rain or shine in quest to 'catch 'em all' as game's popularity soars.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Mon, 18th Jul 2016