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Tableau launches in two new regions: Japan and Australia

Tableau Software launches its first cloud regions in Japan and Australia, enhancing performance and data locality for APJ customers using Tableau Online.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 4th Jun 2020

Unified Communications

RingCentral launches new partner programme

Enables qualifying partners to manage the sales process end-to-end for opportunities for organisations of up to 400 employees.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Thu, 4th Jun 2020

Malware

11 new orgs join fight against insidious Stalkerware

Founded last year, the Coalition Against Stalkerware brings together cybersecurity vendors, domestic violence organisations, and digital rights advocates.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Tue, 2nd Jun 2020

Customer Relationship Management

Businesses must understand the link between empathy and personalisation

A Genesys survey reveals a key relationship between empathy and personalisation in customer service, highlighting gaps where businesses can improve.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Mon, 1st Jun 2020

Microsoft

Cisco buys ThousandEyes, strengthening network portfolio

Cisco acquires ThousandEyes, enhancing its cloud-based network and application performance portfolio with advanced internet and cloud intelligence capabilities.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 29th May 2020

Recruitment

Okta forms inclusion council to reflect employee diversity

Okta has launched an inclusion council to enhance its diversity and inclusion initiatives, aiming to integrate these values deeper into its corporate culture.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 28th May 2020

Recruitment

Qualtrics promotes ANZ exec to lead APJ business

Brigid Archibald named as new Managing Director for Qualtrics in APJ, replacing Bill McMurray as he moves to Chief Revenue Officer role.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 26th May 2020

Virtual Private Networks

Demand for VPNs soars in Hong Kong amid fears over Beijing crackdown

As fears mount over Beijing's new national security laws, Hong Kong sees VPN demand skyrocket. Surfshark reports a week's sales in just an hour.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Fri, 22nd May 2020

Data center management

Colt welcomes Keri Gilder as new CEO

Colt Technology Services CEO Carl Grivner is stepping down from his position after five years with the company, to be replaced by Keri Gilder.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 22nd May 2020

Digital Transformation

DX spending set to grow in 2020 despite pandemic woes

New data from IDC predicts digital transformation spending will grow by 10.4% worldwide to an eye-watering US$1.3 trillion.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 21st May 2020

CompTIA

CompTIA: Tech firms expecting return to normalcy in three months following COVID-19 crisis

Almost two-thirds of CompTIA member company executives surveyed believe that business may start to get back on track by August.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 21st May 2020

Virtual Private Networks

Q1 2020 sees more data breaches than ever before

8.4 billion documents were leaked in the first three months of 2020, smashing records and setting a sombre tone for the year.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Tue, 19th May 2020

Artificial Intelligence

NVIDIA expands Clara healthcare platform to help fight COVID-19

The Clara platform fuses AI and accelerated computing to assist hospitals, healthcare researchers, and technology providers fight back against the pandemic.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 15th May 2020

Gaming

Thriving in lockdown: Video game market to hit US$160 billion this year

The video gaming industry will see a yea-on-year growth in revenue of 9.3 overall - primarily due to lockdown restrictions keeping people isolated and bored.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Tue, 12th May 2020

Marketing Technologies

Mastercard launches new initiatives to empower those hit by COVID-19 lockdowns

Mastercard commits to bringing one billion people and 50 million businesses into the digital economy by 2025, with a focus on women entrepreneurs.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Tue, 12th May 2020

DataCentre infrastructure

Oracle launches Gen 2 Cloud data center in South Korea

The Chuncheon data center brings Oracle one step closer to achieving its goal of launching 36 Gen 2 Cloud data centers by the end of 2020.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 12th May 2020

Malware

Trend Micro: COVID-19 related malware and spam on the rise

Malware and spam related to COVID-19 are increasing globally, with the US identified as the top location, according to Trend Micro.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 11th May 2020

Unified Communications

Business as usual during COVID-19 for Aus company SafetyCulture

SafetyCulture, an Australian safety software firm, maintains normal operations during COVID-19 using 8x8 cloud platforms, supporting its 350 global staff.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 7th May 2020