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 384
Hyperconverged infrastructure a potential solution for IT leaders
Thu, 2nd Jul 2015
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hyperscale
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converged infrastructure
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dc
Hyperconverged infrastructure solutions are an opportunity for IT leaders to simplify the midmarket data centre, according to a new Gartner report.
Wellington Council: We choose you Dimension Data
Thu, 2nd Jul 2015
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ict
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dimension data
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wellington city council
Dimension Data has been chosen as the preferred supplier to deliver shared ICT infrastructure services to the Wellington region.
Interactive Intelligence releases communications software in NZ
Wed, 1st Jul 2015
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uc
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telephony
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interactive intelligence
Interactive Intelligence has released its latest customer engagement, unified communications and collaboration cloud services to the ANZ region.
Many businesses still lagging behind in BYOD adoption
Wed, 1st Jul 2015
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personal computing devices
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byod
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mobility
Nearly a third of companies still do not actively support a BYOD programme, despite the fact that mobility and remote working are growing trends.
Big name vendors back Wireless IoT Forum
Wed, 1st Jul 2015
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iot
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wireless networks
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cloud services
The newly established Wireless IoT Forum has announced Accenture, Arkessa, BT, Cisco, Telensa and WSN are its founding members and board.
Chris Quin hands over Spark CEO position to Jason Paris
Wed, 1st Jul 2015
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uc
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jobs
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telco
As of today Jason Paris is the acting CEO of Spark Home, Mobile and Business (HMB). Former CEO Chris Quin’s last day was June 30.
NZ's cyberbullying bill passes with huge party support
Wed, 1st Jul 2015
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government
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cyberbullying
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aras
The Harmful Digital Communications Bill has passed its third and final reading in Parliament, with an overwhelming cross-party support.
Cisco acquires security company for $635mn, builds IoT offering
Wed, 1st Jul 2015
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uc
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cybersecurity
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cisco
Cisco has announced its acquisition of security firm OpenDNS for USD $635 million to enhance its IoT offerings, set to close in fiscal Q1 2016.
Salient Eye app catches Kapiti Coast thief
Wed, 1st Jul 2015
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smartphones
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
Salient Eye, a free Android home security app, has helped a family in Wellington catch an intruder trying to break into their home.
And the Blake Leader Award goes to... Nanogirl
Wed, 1st Jul 2015
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edutech
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auckland university
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education
Dr Michelle Dickinson, otherwise known as ‘Nanogirl’, has been awarded a Blake Leader Award for outstanding leadership at a ceremony in Auckland.
E-learning market gains momentum, driven by mobility
Tue, 30th Jun 2015
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uc
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martech
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e-learning
The e-learning market is expected to grow consistently over the next four years, driven by the emergence of m-learning and evolving learning styles.
CipherCloud heads up cloud security open working group
Tue, 30th Jun 2015
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cloud security
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casb
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deloitte
CipherCloud leads a group heralding the standardization of cloud data protection, boosting secure cloud adoption rates.
2degrees continues 4G network rollout
Tue, 30th Jun 2015
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uc
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telco
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4g technology
2degrees’ 4G network now reaches almost 60% of the New Zealand population, following the second stage of the telco’s 4G rollout.
New Zealand: Huawei's TalkBand B2 is here
Tue, 30th Jun 2015
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smartphones
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wearables
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digital signage
As the second generation of the TalkBand series, the B2 was created at Huawei’s Paris design centre and echoes the design of the Huawei P8 smartphone.
SME mobility: Challenges and solutions
Tue, 30th Jun 2015
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uc
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mobility
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wavelink
Many businesses are turning to mobile unified communications solutions to give employees the flexibility to work when and where they want.
Cisco aims to dominate digitisation with new IoT System
Tue, 30th Jun 2015
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smart cities
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iot
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cisco
Cisco has released a new Cisco IoT System and 15 new IoT products to capitalise on the opportunities presented by the current wave of digitisation.
ICT NZ's fastest growing export sector
Mon, 29th Jun 2015
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ict
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banking
Technology is now New Zealand’s third largest GDP export, with ICT’s contribution growing by $1.282 billion from 2009 to 2013.
Shavlik releases security software in Microsoft Azure Marketplace
Mon, 29th Jun 2015
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public cloud
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cybersecurity
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microsoft
Shavlik Protect now available on Microsoft Azure, allowing users to install patch management in under one minute.
Kiwi cloud companies, making tracks in London
Mon, 29th Jun 2015
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fintech
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martech
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commerce systems
NZ tech rising: Kiwi cloud firms soar at London showcase, transforming small business operations with pioneering software.
Gartner dubs IBM leader in storage and backup space
Mon, 29th Jun 2015
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ibm
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analyst report
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startups
IBM has been named as a Leader in the 2015 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Backup Software and Integrated Appliances.