About Catherine
Catherine Knowles
News Editor
Catherine has a keen interest in all areas of technology and storytelling in our digital age. Having worked with a number of businesses and people across media, education, publishing and communications, Catherine has a definite respect for common sense, great content and turning ideas into reality.
Stories by Catherine - Page 311
Apple Watch gets its first update...
Tue, 9th Jun 2015
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wearables
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apple
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technology gifts
The first major software update for the Apple Watch, watchOS 2, will be available this September and includes new watch faces, apps, and capabilities.
Meet Cisco's new executive team, poised to take company into digital age
Tue, 9th Jun 2015
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supply chain
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cisco
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sales
Cisco is looking to move the company into its next phase of growth, and has revealed the executive leadership team that will action this.
Kathmandu makes the move to the AWS cloud with Fronde
Mon, 8th Jun 2015
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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cx
Kathmandu has moved to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud in order to improve its web infrastructure and customer experience.
Video conferencing solution gets a facelift
Mon, 8th Jun 2015
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uc
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healthtech
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video communication
Vidyo partners with Genband to integrate VidyoWorks platform into Genband's Smart Office Unified Communications solution.
Top advantages of cloud computing for NZ businesses
Mon, 8th Jun 2015
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cloud services
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iconz/webvisions
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cloud adoption
NZ firms thrive in the cloud, harnessing flexibility, big data insights and work-anywhere collaboration, says sector leader ICONZ-Webvisions.
HDS acquires Pentaho, focuses on big data analytics markets
Mon, 8th Jun 2015
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storage
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data analytics
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martech
Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) has completed its acquisition of Pentaho, a data integration, visualisation and analytics company.
Dropbox lures in business customers with new features
Fri, 5th Jun 2015
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data analytics
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planning
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dlp
Dropbox has launched a collection of new Dropbox for Business features in three key areas: security, administration and integration.
Come 2020, 70% of people will be using smartphones
Fri, 5th Jun 2015
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mdm
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byod
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ericsson
By 2020, smartphone subscriptions will be more than double, reaching 6.1 billion, and 70% of the world's population will be using smartphones.
Vend's retail software now optimised for iOS and iPad
Fri, 5th Jun 2015
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martech
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commerce systems
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supply chain
New Zealand-based Vend has optimised its cloud-based retail software for iOS and iPad, to expand its reach to more retailers worldwide.
Windows 10 optimised devices and opportunities revealed
Fri, 5th Jun 2015
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biometrics
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iot
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microsoft
Microsoft showcased new Windows 10 devices at Computex 2015 and discussed its plans to have 1 billion devices running on Windows 10 in the next few years.
Lifting the lid on major enterprise security threats
Thu, 4th Jun 2015
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malware
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firewalls
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network security
Today's cybercriminals are sophisticated and ruthless: they prey on the weaknesses in a network, approaching any security layer as an open invitation.
Cyberoam brings enterprise network security to Kiwi SMEs
Thu, 4th Jun 2015
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wireless networks
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cybersecurity
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cyberoam technologies
Cyberoam launches CR10wiNG, a wireless security appliance, in New Zealand market through distributor SnapperNet.
Disaster recovery 101 with Acronis
Thu, 4th Jun 2015
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dr
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cloud services
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acronis
In order to survive unexpected disasters, businesses need to prepare their disaster recovery plans carefully and re-examine them regularly.
Film review: Tomorrowland
Wed, 3rd Jun 2015
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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film review
Tomorrowland is a Hollywood original with parallel universes, kids flying jet packs, and Hugh Laurie on an island. Sounds great right? Wrong.
Spark takes on smart home security market
Wed, 3rd Jun 2015
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uc
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spark
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digital services
Spark New Zealand has announced it will begin offering smart home security services later this year, and this week has launched 'Morepork'.
Cisco: Securing the Internet of Everything
Wed, 3rd Jun 2015
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iot
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cybersecurity
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dubai
The Internet of Everything (IoE) is increasing the need for intelligent security and privacy solutions, according to Cisco.
Thriving IoT market heads towards trillion dollar mark
Wed, 3rd Jun 2015
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storage
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datacentre infrastructure
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iot
The IoT market's rapid growth is set to hit USD $1.7 trillion by 2020, driven by massive investments in devices, connectivity, and IT services, says IDC.
Apple awards Lexel with education partner status
Tue, 2nd Jun 2015
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edutech
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apple
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lexel systems
Now, as a nominated Apple Education partner, Lexel can offer schools and education institutions education specific Apple products and pricing.
Most influential technology executive revealed
Tue, 2nd Jun 2015
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analyst report
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axis
The executives that ranked the top of the list are actioning change within an organisation and are recognising the need to move forward.
Check Point: Protecting ICS from cyber threats
Tue, 2nd Jun 2015
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advanced persistent threat protection
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operating systems
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security vulnerabilities
Check Point Software introduces new security gateway for Industrial Control Systems; aims to prevent cyber attacks on critical infrastructure.