Africa stories - Page 31
New Zealand tops list of most-scammed countries - Microsoft
Tue, 16th Oct 2018
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email security
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cybersecurity
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microsoft
Around a fifth (21%) of New Zealanders who had encountered tech support scams were fooled into continuing with an interaction.
Etix Everywhere acquires NeoCenter Ouest, adds 2 data centres
Mon, 15th Oct 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
Blanchot is confident this new development will result in strong growth for the company’s sales and profitability.
Vertiv makes EMEA channel appointment, bets on edge computing
Tue, 9th Oct 2018
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hyperscale
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edge computing
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dc
The company is confident its latest executive appointment will help develop new channel programmes and product developments.
Hungry vendors: EMEA server shipments fall while revenues rise
Wed, 3rd Oct 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Higher average selling prices across standard and custom servers has seen data centre vendors cashing in on a bustling market.
New Zealand to get a boost on global impact investment stage
Tue, 2nd Oct 2018
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social enterprise
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ākina foundation
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impact investment
Aotearoa New Zealand joins the Global Steering Group for Impact Investing, promising new opportunities and global insights for local social enterprises.
XDHax Xero Developers Challenges crowns ultimate winners
Wed, 26th Sep 2018
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fintech
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financial systems
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apm
XDHax 2023 crowns APAC and EMEA winners: Custom D for its cleaner app Dirty Bach, and Jemcode for the calendar-sync InView; both win USD $5,000.
ServiceNow invests in Germany with two new data centres
Wed, 26th Sep 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
In addition to the new facilities, ServiceNow hopes to double its workforce in the area by the end of next year.
Wellington adtech firm Postr goes global
Thu, 20th Sep 2018
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uc
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martech
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commerce systems
Wellington’s adtech firm Postr goes global with contracts in Indonesia, Germany, and Portugal, expanding its team and quadrupling monthly revenue.
EMEA’s external storage market humming along with double-digit growth
Wed, 19th Sep 2018
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storage
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hybrid cloud
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hybrid & remote work
The external storage systems market in the region is in good stead, with some sectors doing better than others.
Using technology to inspire customers
Wed, 19th Sep 2018
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crm
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uc
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cx
Harnessing AI, machine learning, and VR, the travel industry seeks to predict and inspire consumer behaviour, making choices more personalised and engaging.
Y Soft lifts sales volumes through SaaS and multi-product strategies
Mon, 17th Sep 2018
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daas
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3d printing
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y soft
Enterprise office solutions provider Y Soft has grown its sales volume over the 2017-2018 fiscal year by 45%, equating to US$45 million (AU$62.9 million).
Exclusive: Marseille is THE interconnection market to target says Interxion MD
Wed, 12th Sep 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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colocation
Marseille is Europe's fastest growing interconnection hub, driven by its location as the gateway between Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia.
New Zealand outpacing global smart TV adoption
Wed, 12th Sep 2018
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digital entertainment
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smart tv
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analyst report
New Zealand is becoming a global leader in smart TV adoption, with a 44% adoption rate second only to South Korea, according to research firm IDC.
How Samsung aims to use advanced AI to create business opportunities
Wed, 12th Sep 2018
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ai
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samsung
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samsung business
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.
Enterprise WLAN market still on the rise in Q2 2018
Mon, 10th Sep 2018
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daas
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wireless networks
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cloud services
The combined consumer and enterprise WLAN market segments rose 1.9% year over year in the second quarter of 2018.
Enterprise Dunedin encourage local businesses to take on summer intens
Fri, 7th Sep 2018
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dei
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internships
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esg
Enterprise Dunedin is encouraging growing Dunedin businesses to take on interns this summer – or even longer if the interns are the right fit.
Microsoft licenses proprietary DXC module for Dynamics
Thu, 6th Sep 2018
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microsoft
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microsoft dynamics
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composable infrastructure
DXC Technology’s Enterprise Credit Management module has been licensed for Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations.
Huawei, Ericsson take majority of growing evolved packet core market
Thu, 6th Sep 2018
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uc
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5g & beyond
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wireless networks
Huawei and Ericsson dominate the Evolved Packet Core market as revenues grow 4% in Q2 2018, capturing over 60% combined market share despite challenges.
IDC - Worldwide large format printer shipments up 1H18
Thu, 30th Aug 2018
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document management
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ecm
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martech
For the first half of the year, shipments are up 3.5% while revenue is up over 5% compared to the first half of 2017.
EMEA leading global cloud adoption race – but it’s not all good news
Thu, 23rd Aug 2018
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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dc
A new report has revealed cloud adoption is rife in EMEA, but despite this, most organisations lack even the most basic security tools.