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 327
Gartner survey shows companies turning to digital marketing
Thu, 6th Nov 2014
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martech
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marketing
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analyst report
A Gartner survey shows digital marketing budgets will increase by eight percent in 2015 as it enables companies to better connect with customers.
HealthShare NZ chooses Emulex to help deliver healthcare
Thu, 6th Nov 2014
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network infrastructure
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digital signage
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sdn
HealthShare NZ partners with Emulex to boost healthcare delivery through better network monitoring, ensuring faster access to patient data.
Kroll Ontrack expansion reduces restore time from hours to seconds
Thu, 6th Nov 2014
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dr
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datacentre infrastructure
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microsoft
Kroll Ontrack has announced new features for Ontrack PowerControls that focus on increasing restore efficiency.
Spark review may result in significant job cuts
Thu, 6th Nov 2014
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uc
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spark
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employment
Spark's organisational review may lead to up to 400 job cuts by Christmas. The firm aims to boost efficiency in a highly competitive market.
Vodafone axes staff as part of significant restructure
Wed, 5th Nov 2014
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uc
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telstraclear
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acquisition
Vodafone to cut up to 250 jobs in a major restructure, aiming to integrate former TelstraClear staff and systems by March next year.
Google updates cloud to compete with Amazon and Azure
Wed, 5th Nov 2014
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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microsoft
Google announces updates to its Cloud Platform services, including a new container engine and expanded connectivity options. Prices also cut.
China aims to dominate the world of robot technologies
Tue, 4th Nov 2014
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robots
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market
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demand
China will put resources and energy into creating robotic technologies, says Su Bo, vice minister of industry and information technology.
AppDynamics widens scope to IT managers
Tue, 4th Nov 2014
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
AppDynamics enhances software with business intelligence, aiding IT and biz managers with real-time insights at Vegas launch.
The next phase of UC solutions, according to Frost and Sullivan
Tue, 4th Nov 2014
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uc
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analyst report
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banking
Frost and Sullivan have said on-premise solutions are to give way to hosted and cloud-based UC solutions in Australia.
Innovation stage to boost cloud services spending to $127 billion by 2018
Tue, 4th Nov 2014
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iaas
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cloud services
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analyst report
A new forecast from IDC shows public IT cloud services spending will grow at unprecedented rates between now and 2018.
Developers with OpenStack experience in high demand
Tue, 4th Nov 2014
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public cloud
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open source
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software development
As OpenStack's popularity soars, firms scramble to hire skilled developers, facing a sharp shortage in qualified personnel for cloud services.
Wearables are the latest disruptive technology, Frost and Sullivan says
Sat, 1st Nov 2014
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wearables
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healthtech
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analyst report
The latest report by Frost and Sullivan raises the question, will wearables be the next enterprise game changer?.
Schneider Electric takes out three Frost and Sullivan Best Practice Awards
Fri, 31st Oct 2014
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
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schneider electric
Schneider Electric shines at Frost and Sullivan Awards, earning top accolades in UPS, service, and data centre innovation across Asia Pacific.
F5 named Gartner Magic Quadrant leader for eighth consecutive year
Thu, 30th Oct 2014
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gartner magic quadrant
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analyst report
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orchestration
F5 Networks has been named a leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Application Delivery Controllers (ADCs) for the eighth year in a row.
UK school students could be the next cybersecurity whiz-kids
Thu, 30th Oct 2014
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edutech
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cybersecurity
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partners
UK secondary students to learn cybersecurity to tackle future skills gap, funded by Cabinet Office and National Crime Agency.
Don't lose your job with one quick tweet
Wed, 29th Oct 2014
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social media
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law
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aras
Social Media and the Law is the newly published book that covers a variety of topics and is said to be essential reading for the business community.
US broadband congestion due to backbone business deals, study says
Wed, 29th Oct 2014
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uc
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verizon
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at&t
A new study states broadband congestion is caused by the relationships between major broadband providers and internet backbone providers.
Plantronics and the next generation of unified communication
Wed, 29th Oct 2014
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uc
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plantronics
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headsets
The growth of contact centres and changing needs have inspired the newest generation call centre products from Plantronics: the EncorePro 500 series.
How wearables are changing the face of healthcare
Wed, 29th Oct 2014
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healthtech
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google
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partners
Wearable tech redefines healthcare, with Google developing disease-detecting pills and more devices aiding chronic disease management.
Go back in time with the new Suse Linux Enterprise Server
Wed, 29th Oct 2014
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datacentre infrastructure
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open source
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linux
Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12 introduces time-travel with system snapshots and rollback, revolutionising system admin errors.