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Xero reports $1.3mil net profit, passes 2 million global subscribers

Thu, 14th Nov 2019
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While it took more than a decade to add Xero's first million subscribers, it took two and a half years to add the next million.
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Protiviti & Trintech team to deliver real time finance intelligence

Tue, 5th Nov 2019
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Protiviti and Trintech announce a strategic partnership to equip finance teams with real-time intelligence, aiming to boost efficiency and reduce risks.
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AR 'Live View' navigation is coming to Google Maps

Thu, 29th Aug 2019
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Live View will allow those travelling on foot around cities to navigate streets a little easier with turn-by-turn navigation.
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Trintech financial solutions see strong growth across APAC

Mon, 26th Aug 2019
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Financial software provider Trintech is expanding globally, with a 60% increase in sales for the first half of 2019.
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Instalment service provider PartPay acquired by Australian player Zip

Tue, 20th Aug 2019
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The acquisition gives Zip exposure to four key geographies – New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States and South Africa.
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Gartner names Automation Anywhere Leader in RPA

Tue, 23rd Jul 2019
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Automation Anywhere named a Leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for RPA Software, highlighting its extensive reach and growing influence in the RPA market.
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TIBCO recognised by Gartner, TrustRadius for data science

Thu, 13th Jun 2019
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High customer satisfaction as TIBCO deepens commitment to data science projects that positively impact society.
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SAS recognises global partner innovation and collaboration

Thu, 2nd May 2019
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SAS celebrates partners' innovation at awards; Alliance with Accord, ITOCHU & FACTS honoured for analytics excellence.
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Developers use Intel AI to solve some of the world's biggest challenges

Wed, 24th Apr 2019
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Risab Biswas developed a computer vision application to help farmers more easily detect pathological disease in their plants.
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From 'fake' cloud to Netsuite: The Harcourts story

Thu, 11th Apr 2019
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Harcourts, the 133-year-old real estate agency, transformed its global operations by adopting NetSuite, modernising from a 'fake' cloud solution.
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Cloud application attacks in Q1 up by 65% - Proofpoint

Mon, 18th Mar 2019
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Proofpoint found that the education sector was the most targeted of both brute-force and sophisticated phishing attempts.
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How cybercriminals are most likely to be caught

Thu, 7th Mar 2019
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Fifteen per cent of IT managers at Australian companies who were victim to one or more cyber attacks last year can't pinpoint how the attackers gained entry.
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Who's going to dominate the disaster recovery as-a-service market through to 2028?

Tue, 8th Jan 2019
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Western Europe and North America are poised to dominate the global DRaaS market through 2028, with Future Market Insights predicting a 38.5% CAGR in the sector.
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Dimension Data nabs three Cisco partner awards

Fri, 16th Nov 2018
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Cisco announced the awards, including APJ Partner of the Year, at a global awards reception during its annual partner conference.
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Tensions between China and US causing cloud war

Tue, 30th Oct 2018
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Ongoing trade tensions between China and the US  are having a significant impact on the cloud service providers market.
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New Zealand tops list of most-scammed countries - Microsoft

Tue, 16th Oct 2018
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Around a fifth (21%) of New Zealanders who had encountered tech support scams were fooled into continuing with an interaction.
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Wellington adtech firm Postr goes global

Thu, 20th Sep 2018
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Wellington's adtech firm Postr goes global with contracts in Indonesia, Germany, and Portugal, expanding its team and quadrupling monthly revenue.
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How Samsung aims to use advanced AI to create business opportunities

Wed, 12th Sep 2018
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Samsung to open new AI research centre in New York City, led by EVP Daniel Lee, to strengthen AI capabilities. Centre to focus on robotics research.
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Thales extends offer acceptance period for Gemalto acquisition

Mon, 13th Aug 2018
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Thales extends the offer acceptance period for its acquisition of Gemalto, awaiting regulatory approvals from various antitrust authorities.
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IoT connectivity firm Thingstream emerges from stealth mode

Thu, 2nd Aug 2018
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Thingstream, an IoT connectivity firm based in Bournemouth, emerges from stealth mode, touting a successful H1 2018 with new global customers.