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Auckland firm Verifi to provide online ID services for Lotteries Commission

Auckland-based identity verification firm Verifi will now provide services for the New Zealand Lotteries Commission for online age verification.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 23rd Jan 2018

Global Stories

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Amazon

Amazon's foray into Australia may push local retailers to the edge

Amazon's Australian launch threatens local retailers like JB Hi-Fi and Woolworths, urging them to invest in tech and unique customer experiences for survival.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Thu, 25th Jan 2018

Promapp

NZ central and local Govt partnership deploy Promapp for quality management

Promapp will support the provision of GoShift's centrally held QMS by providing the capability to standardise policy and procedures.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Thu, 25th Jan 2018

Data Analytics

Fusionex named as 'Major Player' for BDA in IDC report

Fusionex has been named a 'Major Player' in an IDC report that assesses big data and analytics solutions from global vendors present in Asia/Pacific.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Wed, 24th Jan 2018

Malware

Ursnif banking Trojan loves New Zealand and Australia as its targets

The Ursnif Banking Trojan seems to love Australia and New Zealand, based on findings that show its 'disproportionate prevalence' in the two countries.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Jan 2018

Gaming

Microsoft announces that Xbox Game Pass will now include new release video games

Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass service is getting a major upgrade later this year because it will now add all first party new releases.

By Damian Seeto • 2 min read • Wed, 24th Jan 2018

Unified Communications

Grant McBeath steps in as interim CEO of Spark HMB

Grant McBeath has been named interim CEO of Spark HMB, stepping in as Jason Paris departs in 2018 for an international opportunity.

By Kai Ping Lew • 1 min read • Wed, 24th Jan 2018

Robotics

Execs believe AI and robotics could change workplace for the better - study

Study finds teaming machine intelligence with humans can help organisations embrace efficient and meritocratic workforces.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Jan 2018

Smart Cities

The brains behind the smart city: What data centers need to pay attention to this year

According to PwC, APAC's data center market size is worth US$12 billion in 2016 and is expected to grow by 27% per annum (p.a.).

By Krupal Raval • 5 min read • Tue, 23rd Jan 2018

Freshdesk

Freshworks launches first APAC data center in Sydney

Freshworks has launched its first Asia-Pacific data center in Sydney, enhancing security and meeting local data sovereignty and privacy requirements.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Tue, 23rd Jan 2018

Ovum

APAC firms leaving password management to employees - at a cost

Asia Pacific organisations admit that employee behaviour and IT policy don't match up, particularly when it comes to passwords.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 23rd Jan 2018

Disaster Recovery

HPE selects Commvault platform for backup solution

Commvault aims to simplify backup for customers and assist them in keeping up with compliance challenges, and data growth.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Tue, 23rd Jan 2018

Virtualisation

VMware announces availability of Pulse IoT Center

VMware says they put the Pulse IoT Center through the paces of an extensive beta test with customers and partners going back to June 2017.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Tue, 23rd Jan 2018

Marketing Technologies

Aussie retailers using WeChat as a channel to Chinese consumers

DaigouSales.com allows Australian brands to sell directly into China via locally based Chinese WeChat users who buy on behalf of their friends.

By Kai Ping Lew • 5 min read • Tue, 23rd Jan 2018

DevOps

APAC to be the fastest-growing region for security assessment services

Asia Pacific will be a hotspot for security assessment vendors as it becomes the fastest growing region in the world between 2017-2022.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 22nd Jan 2018

Marketing Technologies

Auckland among top nine cities for digital payments leadership

Auckland is named a top digital payments leader, with potential to gain nearly USD $2 billion annually by further reducing cash reliance, a Visa study reveals.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Mon, 22nd Jan 2018