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The ability to collect, monitor, analyse and understand a fast-moving stream of data is crucial for any digital enterprise, Software AG says.

Mobile app revenues on track to soar to US$79bn by 2020, eclipsing the growth in app downloads, with China driving the surge, Ovum reports.

Endpoint threat detection is driving the most new security revenue, according to a new report, which also highlights a changing market for vendors.

Landesk has completed its AppSense acquisition which expands its offerings to management of both physical and virtual devices and endpoint protection.

Australia leads in digital marketing, with agencies investing in software and hardware, and outsourcing work. Challenges remain, however.

Blue Coat has introduced a new set of cloud security capabilities and services for enterprises and governments to improve the security platform.

Big tech and telco companies are making big investments in IoT – to the tune of more than US$31 billion in the last five years.

The hyperconvergence platform market is forecast to be hotbed of activity, as OEMs seek to gain leadership by partnering with niche vendors.

ARANZ Geo's Lyceum event in Perth showcased the latest innovations in the mining industry, including jetpacks and big data.

EY and Adobe have joined forces in a move designed to expand digital experience web content service to clients, in order to assist with DX.

Backspace has launched an OpenStack everywhere initiative, offering enterprises fully managed private clouds in any data center.

Blue Coat has been acknowledged for its dominance in the global network security forensics market, winning Frost & Sullivan's Leadership Award.

Fusion5, recently crowned Customer Relationship Management Partner of the Year by Microsoft New Zealand, solidifies its position as a top CRM contender.

Brocade gears up for digital era with a $1.2bn acquisition of Wi-Fi leader Ruckus, aiming for top tech innovation platform.

IBM has announced it plans to acquire Bluewolf, with the aim of accelerating cloud-based customer experiences for Salesforce users.

The industry will benefit – and customers will see better solutions – from increased sharing of security information and data analytics.

The Commerce Commission has given the all-clear for Spark to acquire the management rights to 70MHz of radio spectrum.

Southeast Asia is ripe for the emergence of green data centers, as data center operators seek energy efficient IT infrastructures.

Dell is selling its IT services arm, Dell Services, to Japan's NTT Data, in a US$3.05 billion deal, freeing up cash for its EMC acquisition.

Cogent has acquired professional services company Network Pro, for an undisclosed sum in a deal aimed at adding managed services depth and scale.