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Moviegoers hold on to your popcorn, HOYTS is creating VR cinemas
Digital Entertainment

Moviegoers hold on to your popcorn, HOYTS is creating VR cinemas

HOYTS partners with VRX Networks to bring VR cinemas to Australia, starting in March. Initial rollout includes HOYTS Highpoint, with four more locations soon.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Wed, 14th Mar 2018
New Zealand and Australia to form their own eSports council
eSports

New Zealand and Australia to form their own eSports council

The New Zealand eSports Federation and Australian eSports Association have agreed to form their very own Oceania eSports Council.

By Damian Seeto • 2 min read • Wed, 14th Mar 2018

Global Stories

Australian stories

Is there an answer for soaring numbers of cyberbullying cases?
Mobile Device Management

Is there an answer for soaring numbers of cyberbullying cases?

In the wake of the mass digitisation taking homes by storm, cyberbullying and online harassment has accelerated 60 percent with no signs of slowing.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 16th Mar 2018
Exclusive interview: Qlik ANZ VP on her passion for partners and data literacy
Data Analytics

Exclusive interview: Qlik ANZ VP on her passion for partners and data literacy

Qlik's ANZ VP Sharryn Napier explains how going private has benefitted partners and how Qlik can help users get their head around their own data.

By Ben Moore • 4 min read • Thu, 15th Mar 2018
Equinix gets even bigger in Australia with added data center capacity
Hyperscale

Equinix gets even bigger in Australia with added data center capacity

Equinix is expanding its Australian data center footprint, adding capacity to its ME1 Melbourne and SY4 Sydney facilities.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Mar 2018
Pole Star lands in ANZ with inTechnology distribution agreement
Health Technologies

Pole Star lands in ANZ with inTechnology distribution agreement

The partnership will broaden the availability of Pole Star's suite of indoor location solutions across the Asia Pacific region.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Wed, 14th Mar 2018
AWS launches image recognition AI for APAC developers
Hyperscale

AWS launches image recognition AI for APAC developers

Amazon Rekognition makes it easy to add image analysis to applications, using powerful, deep learning-based image and face recognition.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Wed, 14th Mar 2018
Data Republic and SAS join forces to enhance analytic services
Data Analytics

Data Republic and SAS join forces to enhance analytic services

The partnership means customers will be able to apply SAS analytics to uncover insights from data listed on Data Republic's data exchange platform.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Wed, 14th Mar 2018
Need for backup services exposed as power outages surge - report
Disaster Recovery

Need for backup services exposed as power outages surge - report

Eaton's annual Blackout Tracker Report reveals 27% surge in power outages affecting more than 1.7 million people in 2017.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Mar 2018
The little robot slave that will clean your floor... Maybe
Robotics

The little robot slave that will clean your floor... Maybe

Electrolux PUREi9 robot vacuum, app-controlled for easy home cleaning, blends tech & design. Launching Mar 15.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Wed, 14th Mar 2018
Millions of potential new spenders as Smartpay partners with Alipay
SmartPay

Millions of potential new spenders as Smartpay partners with Alipay

Alipay's active user-base is >520 million and in 2016, ANZ welcomed 1.6 million Chinese visitors in total. The rollout will commence with a NZ pilot.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Mar 2018
Exclusive interview: The story of Lenovo's data center business
DataCentre infrastructure

Exclusive interview: The story of Lenovo's data center business

Lenovo is a multinational company with a diverse leadership team, debunking misconceptions that it is just a Chinese manufacturing company.

By Julia Gabel • 8 min read • Tue, 13th Mar 2018
NEC AU announces channel programme just for Kiwi partners
Unified Communications

NEC AU announces channel programme just for Kiwi partners

NEC Australia has rolled out a new partner programme for NZ to help selected NEC UC integrators to deliver a better experience to end-users.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Tue, 13th Mar 2018
Windows Phones officially dead as market share drops by 99.7%
iOS

Windows Phones officially dead as market share drops by 99.7%

Once dominant, Windows Phones are officially dead as market share plummets by 99.7%. Apple's iOS now leads with 56.2%, followed by Android at 43.8%.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Tue, 13th Mar 2018
Datacom takes data center services to Australia with AirTrunk
Hyperscale

Datacom takes data center services to Australia with AirTrunk

Datacom Group CEO Greg Davidson calls the deal a game changer for Datacom's offerings in Australia and a key part of the organization's strategy.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Mar 2018
Polycom brings Microsoft Teams and Alexa to 'conference smartphone'
Unified Communications

Polycom brings Microsoft Teams and Alexa to 'conference smartphone'

Polycom has expanded its capabilities with Microsoft, AWS, Zoom and Bluejeans to the Trio, the 'smartphone for the conference room'.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Tue, 13th Mar 2018

Stories from Other Regions

Australian stories

FirstWave nabs first AU distie deal with Ingram Micro
Public Cloud

FirstWave nabs first AU distie deal with Ingram Micro

FirstWave says their public cloud security service platform will provide Ingram Micro's channel with new cloud security revenue opportunities.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Fri, 16th Mar 2018