Digital enviro tech could save companies money but adoption is slow

According to a report from Frost & Sullivan and Envirosuite, environmental management tools can bring growth, innovation and bottom-line savings.More

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Facial recognition control solution hits A/NZ

The facial recognition reader scans users’ faces to identify them before providing access.More

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Claroty and CrowdStrike form partnership to protect industrial control system environements

The integration will deliver visibility into industrial control system (ICS) networks and endpoints, with a one-stop-shop for information technology (IT) and OT asset information directly within The Claroty Platform.More

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Most Australian businesses’ comms not post-pandemic ready

New Zoom research finds that 55% of Australian businesses lack effective tools to communicate effectively in a hybrid workplace world.More

Nutanix hires two new channel leads for ASEAN regionMore

Gartner: COVID-19 propels public cloud adoption More

The retailer safety guide for the world of online shoppingMore

Hands-on review: Lenovo Smart Display 7 and Lenovo Smart ClockMore

Advanced Threat Protection from Fortinet: Prevent, detect and mitigateMore

The devices that are changing the streaming game in time for ChristmasMore

Forrester names Thycotic a Leader in privileged access management

Thycotic received the highest possible score in 11 of the 24 criteria in the study, including SaaS/cloud, innovation roadmap, and integrations, deployment, supporting products and services, commercial model, and PIM installed base.More

Frost & Sullivan: Firewalls to drive network security market

Enterprises’ heightened threats from criminal entities and state-sponsored actors are strongly encouraging them to adopt network security solutions.More

VMware makes enterprise blockchain platform available

The solution provides an extensible and scalable enterprise-grade platform to unlock data silos and free up data to flow securely, privately and instantaneously.More

Cybermerc launches AU cyber threat intelligence platform, AUSHIELD

So far Australian National University, Fortinet, Anomali, Elastic, Vault Cloud, and startups SecureStack and Countersight have joined the project.More

GCloud VMware Engine available in Sydney cloud region

Businesses in the A/NZ region can deploy Google Cloud VMware Engine closer to their operations and unlock new growth opportunities.More

Webinar: TLC for Kids on their usage of Nintex Drawloop DocGen

The charity is using the software to free up resources and enable its team to focus on its mission — which, simply put, is to put smiles back on sick kids’ faces. It does this through its TLC Ambulance, Rapid TLC, and distraction box programs, and its services are used over a million times each year across Australia.More

Bluechip Infotech to distribute WatchGuard’s Firewall-aaS

It comes with a zero commitment option where the firewall appliance can be returned at any time.More

Interview: Why Acronis is building 111 micro data centres almost everywhere

We spoke to Acronis co-founder and technology president Stas Protassov to discuss these announcements.More

Businesses struggling to achieve cloud migration in wake of COVID-19

Cloud adoption has increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but businesses are struggling to meet their cost and performance needs due to migration challenges, new research finds.More

Samsung unveils new SSD, optimised for 4K and 8K contents

Designed for consumers and professions using 4K and 8K contents, as well as graphic-heavy games, Samsung says its new SSD is optimised for handling data-intensive applications.More

nOps joins Ingram Cloud to enhance AWS capabilities

The alliance expands Ingram Micro’s offering of tools for reseller partners and MSPs designed to help build an AWS infrastructure.More

IDC: Smartphone market ready to rebound thanks to 5G

Smartphone shipments will return to growth in the holiday quarter and beyond driven by strong push behind 5G, according to IDC.More

Rising threat of data breaches among enterprises drives growth in network security revenue

"Key factors leading to the growth of network security market revenue in the Asia Pacific region includes instances of ransomware attacks, targeted attacks and phishing."More

Valtatech set to be Digital Workforce's primary channel partner for APAC

“Our partnership with Digital Workforce will ensure APAC businesses have access to and can leverage the right processes, skills and technology to transform their finance and procurement functions."More

Fortinet named Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Firewalls

It is 11th time the company has been recognised in the annual report.More

Q&A: StorageCraft director on how backup and recovery has changed in 2020

Techday spoke to StorageCraft international product marketing senior director Florian Malecki, who discusses the importance of backup and recovery, the products and solutions that StorageCraft offers in this field, and the revenue opportunities partners can capitalise on. More

Intuit Technologies extends Extreme Networks partnership to better serve Australian market

Intuit Technologies has extended its partnership with Extreme Networks, becoming the first Extreme Elevate managed service provider (MSP) in Australia to deliver network-as-a-service offerings.More

D-Link A/NZ launches two new gigabit wi-fi routers

The two new routers are outfitted with a host of hardware and software functions for varying users.More

RMIT researchers create ‘light-powered’ AI chip

The nanoscale advance combines the core software needed to drive artificial intelligence with image-capturing hardware in a single electronic device.More

Ransomware the most common cyber threat to SMBs - report

The survey found that 60% of managed service providers report that their SMB clients have been hit as of Q3 2020. More

Trend Micro integrates with AWS Network Firewall

As a Launch Partner, Trend Micro has integrated managed threat intelligence feeds from its cloud security solution to enable superior protection in line with this new AWS managed firewall service.More

Nintex named workflow Leader by Aragon Research

The company was recognised in the Aragon Research Globe for Workflow and Content Automation (WCA).More

Hands-on review: Bose Sport Earbuds

Despite not being noise-cancelling, the Sport Earbuds come with an abundance of features that make them a great option for anyone in the market for some premium, durable earbuds.More

Join Nintex on 3 December for Workflow Wonders: TLC for Kids

TLC for Kids is a charity that puts smiles back on childrens’ faces during times of illness. Learn how the charity leverages Nintex to free up resources so it can focus on what really matters. Nintex will donate A$5 for each registration to TLC for Kids! Find out more.More

IDC names ESET a Major Player second year running

“ESET is strong in the areas of threat research, especially around Android malware identification and behavior detection.”More

D-Link launches new router and cloud IoT management solution

The DWM-315 is a 4G LTE Cat 6 Dual SIM M2M VPN Router with EWAN and GPS and the D-ECS edge cloud management solution expands the D-Link IoT range.More

ABI Research: Telco cloud revenue set to rise 27% over 5 years

The growth will be driven by cloud infrastructure-related investments, such as virtual networks, orchestration, and cloud-native functions.More

Pure Storage to offer validation for integrated partner solutions

Pure Validated Designs from Commvault and Vertica deliver blueprints for data protection and analytics on Pure architecture with more to come.More

APAC retailers lagging in omnichannel capabilities

“It’s great to see APAC brands making significant progress in improving customer experience, however, currently they aren’t setting the bar high enough for a customer-centric strategy."More

8x8 named as Challenger in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Contact Centre as a Service

According to 8x8 chief executive officer Vik Verma, the recognition also validates the company’s single-platform approach to contact centre innovation.More

Zoom named Leader in two Magic Quadrants — one for fifth consecutive time

"We believe video is the new voice, and we are gratified that Gartner has recognised the convenience and accessibility of our UCaaS offering."More

Pure expands as-a-service offerings with focus on transparency

It aims to provide the economic benefits of cloud, along with those of Evergreen architecture including non-disruptive expansions and maintenance. More

Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is Snowflake?

We speak to Snowflake's Asia Pacific vice president of sales, Peter O'Connor.More

IT consulting services revenue to hit US$100bn mark by 2024

"Despite the negative impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, APAC might be quicker to bounce back compared to other regions owing to agile delivery and support capabilities to the global enterprises.”More

Hands-on review: OPPO Reno 4 and Reno 4 Pro 5G

If you use a phone for professional-looking photos and great video content, both these models deserve your attention.More

Hybrid cloud is the ideal IT infrastructure model, says majority of IT execs

76% of surveyed IT decision-makers reported thinking more strategically about IT because of the pandemic, and nearly half (46%) have increased investments in hybrid cloud as a direct result of COVID-19.More

Lenovo launches two new ThinkSystem computing solutions

The company has launched its Lenovo ThinkSystem SD650-N V2 and ThinkSystem SR670 V2 solutions, which uses Lenovo's Neptune liquid cooling technology and NVIDIA GPUs.More

The cybersecurity risks that come with re-onshoring Australian manufacturing

As technology such as IoT, robotic process automation (RPA) and artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes the manufacturing landscape, organisations are simultaneously put at an increased risk of a cyberattack.More

Tenable unveils changes to partner programme

"The updates to our Tenable Assure programme underpin our ongoing commitment to and trust in our partners."More

Apple launches App Store Small Business Programme

Developers can qualify for the programme and a reduced 15% commission if they earned up to US$1 million in proceeds during the previous calendar year.More

The top features to look out for in a product pricing solution

Many software solutions promise to provide accurate market analysis, which helps in price management of your product. But some solutions are more helpful than others.More

New Linius solution enables search and assembly of video meeting clips

The new product, “WHIZZARD”, will soon be available to Zoom, Webex and Microsoft Teams users.More

City council in Queensland goes digital with Rubrik

“By using our data effectively, the possibilities are endless — we can improve internal efficiency, deliver strategic benefits, or drive greater economic, community, and environmental value."More

Ivanti and Avast Business extend partnership, launch joint solution for SMBs

"By integrating an industry-leading Ivanti patch management technology into the Avast Business security platforms, we have been working to help ensure SMBs can simplify their critical patch management process to prevent risk and exposure."More

Micro Focus pledges deeper channel commitment in APJ

“Through the strengthened relationship we have with our network of resellers and distributors in Asia Pacific and Japan, we want to instil in them a renewed sense of confidence."More