About Ben
Ben Moore
News Editor - Channel
Ben was born in the UK and was promptly shuffled across the universe to Auckland at a young age. He is a total geek but tries to be pretty casual about it. He was sucked into theatre in his teens, which led to a lot of time on stage, as well as writing and directing when he could. After spending four years as high-school Drama teacher, Ben decided that it was about time for him to move on and see what else the world has to offer. However, wherever he goes he will always be sure to return home to his best-friends/cats.
FYI, this is an ex-employee of TechDay.
Stories by Ben - Page 44
Avaya expands AI offerings with new partnerships
Thu, 17th Jan 2019
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uc
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open source
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ai
The additions to the ecosystem will enable Avaya to add prioritisation and natural language processing to its UC solutions.
Kiwis make waves in IoT World Cup
Thu, 17th Jan 2019
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iot
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kotahinet
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iot alliance
A New Zealand company, KotahiNet, has been named as a finalist in the IoT World Cup for its River Pollution Monitoring solution.
Can it be trusted? Huawei’s founder speaks out
Thu, 17th Jan 2019
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uc
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5g & beyond
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wireless networks
Ren Zhengfei spoke candidly in a recent media roundtable about security, 5G, his daughter’s detainment, the USA, and the West’s perception of Huawei.
How SMBs can use data to drive business outcomes
Thu, 17th Jan 2019
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
With the right technology, companies can capture consumer, sales, and expense data, and use it to evaluate and construct future plans.
Survey shows that IoT is RoI across Asia Pacific
Wed, 16th Jan 2019
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digital transformation
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iot
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singtel
A recent Frost & Sullivan survey across Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore shows that IoT deployment improves business metrics by around 12%.
IDC: Aussie spending on IT Services to hit $23.5B by 2023
Wed, 16th Jan 2019
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partner programmes
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it services
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managed services
the project-oriented market which is predicted to achieve the highest CAGR through to 2023; though no market is expected to decline.
Sophos hires ex-McAfee SVP Gavin Struther
Wed, 16th Jan 2019
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
After 16 years as the APAC senior vice president and president for McAfee, Struthers is now heading the APJ arm of Sophos.
Security platform provider Deep Instinct expands local presence
Wed, 16th Jan 2019
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cybersecurity
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deep learning
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deep instinct
The company has made two ANZ specific leadership hires and formed several partnerships with organisations in the region.
Half of companies unable to detect IoT device breaches
Wed, 16th Jan 2019
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iot security
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blockchain
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iot
A Gemalto study also shows that the of blockchain technology to help secure IoT data, services and devices has doubled in a year.
Infor snaps up SaaS contract with Drakes Supermarkets
Wed, 16th Jan 2019
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supply chain & logistics
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infor
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wholesale
Infor will be supplying Drakes with end-to-end systems to replace its legacy retail software and support its new wholesale venture.
IDC: Relevance is combining strategy, creativity and IT services
Wed, 16th Jan 2019
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devops
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partner programmes
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apm
IDC reveals the Top 10 Asia/Pacific predictions to impact IT and business services sourcing in 2019 and beyond.
Audioengine’s Wireless A5+ are just bloody good speakers
Wed, 16th Jan 2019
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reviews
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digital entertainment
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bluetooth
I judge these speakers on the aspects that Audioengine boasts about - quality, streaming, simplicity and versatility.
OPPO aims to have 5G device launched by end of year
Tue, 15th Jan 2019
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smartphones
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uc
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5g & beyond
The Chinese smartphone manufacturer is working with Keysight Technologies to accelerate the development of their 5G smartphone.
LG makes TVs smarter with new AI processors
Tue, 15th Jan 2019
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digital signage
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digital entertainment
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displays & projectors
Latest TVs from LG use deep learning to enhance the video and audio output and introduces integration with Alexa.
Over 100 million smart home devices shipped in 2018
Tue, 15th Jan 2019
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smart home
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digital entertainment
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digital music
Smart home device shipments reached 110 million units in 2018, with a retail value of nearly $17bn, according to a report by Futuresource Consulting.
Datto names new CEO as founder steps back
Tue, 15th Jan 2019
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dr
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cybersecurity
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cloud services
Datto appoints Tim Weller as new CEO, succeeding founder Austin McChord, who will remain on the board. Weller has been pivotal in Datto's growth.
IDC creates framework for AI implementation
Tue, 15th Jan 2019
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it automation
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ai
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healthtech
IDC has released a framework to aid decision makers in planning and investing in AI-based automation, defining levels of human-machine interaction.
Toshiba pushes hard drive capacity further with 16TB CMR
Mon, 14th Jan 2019
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storage
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hyperscale
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dc
The MG08 series hard disk drives are the industry's largest capacity conventional magnetic recording hard drive.
Acer’s new top tech gaming notebooks
Mon, 14th Jan 2019
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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personal computing devices
Predator Triton 900 features a convertible 4K display and the new NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 GPU, and the 500 is just 18mm thick.
Reshape to relevance - Accenture’s 2019 consumer survey
Mon, 14th Jan 2019
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digital entertainment
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ar, vr & metaverse
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video
Trends for digital voice assistants, extended reality and the over-the-top video market are explored in the latest global consumer survey.