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Asian Stories

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Hyperscale

U.S. data center heads to Malaysia to battle Islamic State

The new data center will be based in Kuala Lumpur and is reported to be followed by similar outposts in Jordan and Nigeria.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Mon, 18th Jul 2016

Global Stories

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Gaming

All aboard the Hogwarts Express - petition asks for Harry Potter version of Pokémon Go

Fans clamour for a spellbinding twist on augmented reality – a Harry Potter themed game akin to Pokémon Go is petitioned.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Wed, 20th Jul 2016

Hyperscale

LinkedIn reveals new vision for the modern day data center

LinkedIn has had itself a busy month. In June, the social networking site for the professional world announced it had been acquired by Microsoft.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Wed, 20th Jul 2016

Semiconductors

SoftBank to buy Britain's ARM in multi billion dollar deal

Multiple vendors, such as Applied Micro, AMD, and Cavium, have built processors for servers and other data center gear using ARM's architecture.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Tue, 19th Jul 2016

Malware

FireEye's latest security feature detects and protects from ransomware

FireEye have recently detected a cerber ransomware campaign with Exploit Guard, a new feature of FireEye Endpoint Security (HX).

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Tue, 19th Jul 2016

Malware

BEC scams targeting a business near you

BEC scams are low-tech financial fraud in which hoax emails from CEOs are sent to financial staff to request transfers of large amounts of money.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Tue, 19th Jul 2016

Malware

Which department is most vulnerable to phishing?

IronScales, a leader in phishing mitigation technology, collected data from over 100 different organisations and an array of different sectors.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Tue, 19th Jul 2016

Airlines

Airlines losing money that could be saved

Over 70% of airlines don't have an effective cash-flow forecasting solution in place, despite more than 90% realising that it's a priority.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Tue, 19th Jul 2016

Cybersecurity

Symantec remains #1 in worldwide security software market share report

Symantec tops Gartner's global security software market despite a 6.2% revenue decline to USD $3.4 billion, marking its third year of decreased earnings.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Mon, 18th Jul 2016

Virtualisation

iseek Communications launches Veeam powered BaaS

Australian data center provider, iSeek Communications, has launched a new cloud-based Backup-as-a-Service (BaaS) solution using Veeam Cloud Connect.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Mon, 18th Jul 2016

Public Cloud

Enterprise adoption drives strong growth for public cloud IaaS

Public cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) offerings are rapidly becoming a viable alternative to on-premises hardware.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Mon, 18th Jul 2016

Partner Programmes

Intel Security Innovation Alliance expands partner ecosystem

Intel Security broadens defences with 24 new partners in its innovation alliance, bolstering integrated security solutions globally.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Mon, 18th Jul 2016

Robotics

Furniture app transforms tiny apartments

Based on an experimental project from MIT, the Ori system allows an apartment dweller to transform a studio apartment.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Fri, 15th Jul 2016

Storage

Microsoft's huge breakthrough with DNA data storage

Researchers at Microsoft and the University of Washington have reached an early milestone by storing a record 200 megabytes of data within DNA.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Fri, 15th Jul 2016

Hyperscale

Microsoft wins legal battle over data center access

Microsoft has won its legal challenge against the U.S. government's demand for access to emails stored in its Irish data centre, bolstering privacy rights.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Fri, 15th Jul 2016