About Catherine
Catherine Knowles
Journalist
Currently working as a freelance writer and content creator, 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 380
Qualcomm to cut spending by billions, staff by thousands
Thu, 23rd Jul 2015
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fintech
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jobs
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qualcomm
Qualcomm plans to cut approximately $1.4 billion in spending to ‘aggressively right-size cost structure’, cut staff, and split its business into two.
IT teams increasingly aware of cyber security risks
Thu, 23rd Jul 2015
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
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analyst report
Cyber security steps out of the IT shadow as firms treat it as board-level issue, Gartner reveals growing corporate governance integration.
Microsoft enterprise security tools, coming next August
Thu, 23rd Jul 2015
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public cloud
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advanced persistent threat protection
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microsoft
Microsoft has announced the general availability of Advanced Threat Analytics (ATA) and Azure Rights Management Support for Office for iPad.
Prevent data loss with three simple steps
Thu, 23rd Jul 2015
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data protection
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dr
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cloud services
As the value of data increases and losing critical information can be very costly for a business, ensuring data protection is more important than ever.
Massive change taking place in education technology market
Thu, 23rd Jul 2015
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edutech
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virtual classroom
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market
Teachers and students are using technology to connect and learn together, with the global ed tech market set to grow to $59.9bn by 2018.
Are you prepared for the education technology revolution?
Thu, 23rd Jul 2015
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edutech
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e-learning
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healthtech
UK schools must address data gaps to fully embrace education technology, says Advanced Learning, a cloud management system developer.
Apple, Microsoft, Google: Who will dominate the enterprise tablet market?
Thu, 23rd Jul 2015
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personal computing devices
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microsoft
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apple
Global tablet sales have hit a plateau but there is an increased demand in the enterprise market, according to Forrester Research.
Connected Learning Advisory enables Maori elearning
Wed, 22nd Jul 2015
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edutech
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e-learning
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personal computing devices
The Ministry of Education’s Connected Learning Advisory is helping New Zealand schools and Māori communities make the most of digital technologies.
New Zealand Innovators Awards open for entries
Wed, 22nd Jul 2015
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startups
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partners
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partnerships
New Zealand Innovators Awards open for entries, celebrating revolutionary work in technology, agriculture, health, and sustainability.
New Zealand's hi-tech start-ups, going from strength to strength
Wed, 22nd Jul 2015
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callaghan innovation
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grants
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startups
It has been a successful year for Kiwi start-ups involved in Callaghan Innovation’s Technology Incubator Programme.
World first: Solar wireless smartphone charger
Wed, 22nd Jul 2015
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
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energy efficient
MagSOL Labs unveils ESL, the pioneering solar-powered wireless phone charger, aiming to transform mobile charging globally.
SanDisk builds wireless flash drive for today's customer
Wed, 22nd Jul 2015
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storage
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sandisk
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retail
SanDisk launches wireless mobile flash drive with capacity of 16GB, 32GB, 64GB or 128GB, designed to meet growing storage needs at an affordable price.
DDoS attacks on the rise in New Zealand
Wed, 22nd Jul 2015
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ddos
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cyber attacks
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partners
Average size of DDoS attacks growing, causing concern for enterprise networks, says Arbor Networks. Largest attack in Q2 was 196GB/sec.
The slow but steady uptake of enterprise IoT
Wed, 22nd Jul 2015
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iot
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open source
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red hat
Only 12% of enterprises are currently rolling out an IoT solution, but 43% see it as immediately important, says Red Hat.
ServiceNow and automation: Changing the way businesses run
Wed, 22nd Jul 2015
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paas
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iaas
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healthtech
KPMG brings US cloud expert to New Zealand to share knowledge on ServiceNow, a platform revolutionising workflows worldwide.
New VoIP app takes on the telcos
Tue, 21st Jul 2015
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smartphones
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uc
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apps
Ringr, a new smartphone app, provides VoIP communications and aims to get people moving from telco providers to apps.
Microsoft's digital assistant: This time it's personal
Tue, 21st Jul 2015
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digital signage
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displays & projectors
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microsoft
In the build up to the launch of Windows 10, Microsoft has been building the company’s first digital personal assistant.
NetCommWireless wins innovation award
Tue, 21st Jul 2015
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wireless networks
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cloud services
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wifi
NetComm Wireless secures the ACOMM innovation award for a record 4th year, praised for pioneering in the communications sector.
Shoppers turn to smartphones for better retail experience
Tue, 21st Jul 2015
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smartphones
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uc
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telco
The way consumers shop is changing, with more reaching for their smartphone before or during their retail experience.
Samsung ups its tablet game with latest release
Tue, 21st Jul 2015
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smartphones
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digital signage
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displays & projectors
The way Kiwis stay productive, connect and consume online media is constantly evolving, and rise of tablet usage has played an important role in this.