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Kiwi startup DROPIT raising US$5m to disrupt US sports sponsorship market
Digital Signage

Kiwi startup DROPIT raising US$5m to disrupt US sports sponsorship market

DROPIT is an adrenaline-pumping, interactive, fan engagement app which auctions off premium items and experiences at live sports events.

By Kai Ping Lew • 4 min read • Tue, 15th Aug 2017
Goody launches loyalty app promising to save Kiwis thousands of dollars
Cloud Services

Goody launches loyalty app promising to save Kiwis thousands of dollars

The free app allows members to download hundreds of deals, across entertainment, dining, accommodation, pharmacy and beauty.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Tue, 15th Aug 2017

Global Stories

Retail stories

Australia Post launches commerce hub to help SMBs go and grow online
Fintech

Australia Post launches commerce hub to help SMBs go and grow online

AlphaCommerceHub provides a single API and consolidated user interface to easily connect merchants to the full range of commerce services.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Thu, 17th Aug 2017
Motorola's self-repairing screen could be the turning point for your phone's war on concrete
Unified Communications

Motorola's self-repairing screen could be the turning point for your phone's war on concrete

The phone would be able to sense the cracks on the touchscreen display and then apply heat to reshape and repair the damage...

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Thu, 17th Aug 2017
Sony is going anime crazy as they acquire a majority share of Funimation
Digital Entertainment

Sony is going anime crazy as they acquire a majority share of Funimation

Funimation is responsible for some of the biggest anime titles including, Dragon Ball Z and Attack on Titan...

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Thu, 17th Aug 2017
Small town in Norway to host world's largest data centre – for now
DataCentre infrastructure

Small town in Norway to host world's largest data centre – for now

In terms of sheer size, the plans reveal the centre to be a behemoth at four storeys and 600 square metres, drawing on 1,000MW of power.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 16th Aug 2017
SAP expands its footprint in China with seven new customers
Hyperscale

SAP expands its footprint in China with seven new customers

With 10 data centers around the world, including one in China, SAP continues to expand its global cloud infrastructure footprint.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Wed, 16th Aug 2017
SwiftStack: How to move a petabyte of data to the cloud
Data Analytics

SwiftStack: How to move a petabyte of data to the cloud

Companies that need to shift hundreds of terabytes or petabytes of data to the cloud find this migration more complex and disruptive than anticipated.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Wed, 16th Aug 2017
Rackspace puts focus on data protection & compliance with newest offering
Data Protection

Rackspace puts focus on data protection & compliance with newest offering

Managed cloud provider Rackspace has moved further into the cybersecurity market with a new data protection and compliance solution.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 16th Aug 2017
Huawei phones more popular than Apple, who would have guessed?
Apple

Huawei phones more popular than Apple, who would have guessed?

Huawei outshines Apple in Central and Eastern Europe with a savvy focus on affordable, yet capable smartphones.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Wed, 16th Aug 2017
AWS launches 'Macie', its newest machine learning security service
Data Protection

AWS launches 'Macie', its newest machine learning security service

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has welcomed the newest addition to its portfolio, a machine learning security service called Amazon Macie.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 16th Aug 2017
IT jobs are emerging that never existed before but can employers keep up?
Digital Transformation

IT jobs are emerging that never existed before but can employers keep up?

New Zealand's first Digital Remuneration Report reveals high demand for digital skills in the country's job market.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Wed, 16th Aug 2017
SwiftStack's 4 steps to moving enterprise data to the cloud
DataCentre infrastructure

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

The benefits of cloud storage are obvious, but large data volumes can present significant challenges - SwiftStack have provided some simple steps.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 16th Aug 2017
Hit the road with your Model X and a 'tiny house': Tesla unveils pod-home in Australia
Cartech

Hit the road with your Model X and a 'tiny house': Tesla unveils pod-home in Australia

Tesla's eco-friendly 'tiny house' tours Australia, showcasing the power of solar energy and the Powerwall in sustainable living.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Tue, 15th Aug 2017
Web Werks named best cloud data center at India's Business Leader Awards
Disaster Recovery

Web Werks named best cloud data center at India's Business Leader Awards

Web Werks has 5 data centers across these regions, including in Hinjewadi, Pune and Prabhadevi, Mumbai, and in Philadelphia in the United States.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Tue, 15th Aug 2017
Drones could restore the Earth by planting a billion trees within a year
Drones

Drones could restore the Earth by planting a billion trees within a year

In a high-tech bid to reforest the planet, BioCarbonEngineering's drones could plant a billion trees a year, revolutionising ecosystem restoration.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Tue, 15th Aug 2017

Stories from Other Regions

Retail stories

Less than half of Malaysians confident about public cloud security
Firewalls

Less than half of Malaysians confident about public cloud security

Less than half of Malaysians are confident about moving to public cloud, even though they trust the service more than they did five years ago.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 15th Aug 2017