Sunday, 22 May 2016 10:30
APAC security strategies short on vulnerability management
According to a research report commissioned by Tenable Networks, managing cyber risk a top priority in Asia Pacific, but vulnerability management strategies lag. Eighty percent of information security professionals said they lacked sufficient vulnerability management capabilities One hundred and twenty regional information security practitioners surveyed for Tenable’s Technology Adoption Profile (TAP) study, Vulnerability Management Trends in Asia Pacific cited managing risk as a top priority for their companies, yet demonstrated that their use of vulnerability management was inadequate and that…
Monday, 09 May 2016 13:49
HBO partners with Echelon to counter illegal piracy of Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones fans could be in for a shock as HBO cracks down on illegal downloading. Despite the fact that season 6 of the hit HBO series has drawn record television subscription viewers; Game of Thrones is still the most pirated television show in the world. The Daily Telegraph reports that within 12 hours of airing the first episode of season 6, the premiere episode was illegally downloaded over one million times. HBO is well aware of the mass…
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Sunday, 08 May 2016 12:55
Trriple and Ericsson to provide mobile wallet solutions in the UAE
Ericsson and Trriple have established a strategic partnership to provide managed mobile wallet solutions for the United Arab Emirates' banking and smart city sectors. The multi-year collaboration supports the country’s Smart Government initiative, which aims to make more than 2,000 government services available via smart platforms such as mobile devices. Trriple provides the only digital platform in the UAE that addresses the entire value chain of the country’s mobile financial services sector. The company has established a banking-centric mobile wallet…
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Sunday, 08 May 2016 11:35
Visa opens Singapore innovation center
Credit card provider Visa has opened its Singapore innovation center, the first in a network of new innovation centers that it plans to open around the world. The new 7,000 square foot facility has been established “as a destination for clients, partners and developers across the region to work alongside Visa experts and jointly create the next generation of commerce applications,” Visa said. Visa says the center would build on the success of its flagship innovation center, opened in July…
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Sunday, 08 May 2016 09:51
Apple partners with SAP to increase its commercial reach
It’s no secret that Apple wants to get more of its products into the commercial realm. To do so, Apple recently announced a partnership with SAP aiming to bring iOS to SAP’s enterprise customer base. The broad partnership comes almost two years after Apple signed a similar deal with IBM, the multinational technology and consulting company. Undoubtedly there are similarities between the two deals that Apple has signed with both IBM and SAP. While it’s natural to notice the similarity…
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Sunday, 08 May 2016 06:58
AT&T dumps Yahoo
Yahoo's struggling Internet business took a hit with the loss of a long-time contract to manage the Internet portal and search for US telecommunication giant AT&T. The loss to Yahoo is expected to be 100 million US dollars annually. This comes at a very bad tme for embattled CEO Marissa Mayer who is fighting for her life at Yahoo. Yahoo and AT&T confirmed that AT&T it is switching to Synacor to manage its att.net portal and applications including search, ending…
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Wednesday, 04 May 2016 06:46
Avaya appoints Interdist as distributor to extend reach into Africa
Interdist, a leading technology distribution company owned by Computer Information Systems (CIS) has signed an agreement with Avaya, a global leader in business communications, software, systems and services, to market Avaya solutions across Africa. The two companies will focus on driving adoption of Avaya’s innovative technology in 27 countries across the continent. Interdist together with Avaya will offer the best-in-class Unified Communications and Networking solutions covering Messaging, Platform, Infrastructure, Video Conferencing, Software defined Networking, Ethernet Switches, Access Control, Wireless Networks…
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Monday, 02 May 2016 12:43
GBI and Airtel Business announce partnership
Airtel Business and GBI, a global service provider that owns and operates a multilayer carrier neutral network connecting the world to the Middle East, have announced a strategic partnership which will increase Airtel's direct reach to multiple new countries in the Middle East and will offer GBI's partners better connectivity. Ajay Chitkara, Director and CEO-Global Voice and Data Business, Bharti Airtel Ltd said: "We are committed to providing the best in class service experience to our customers in the region…
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Monday, 02 May 2016 12:36
Astellia joins HPE OpenNFV Partner Program
Astellia announced it has joined the HPE OpenNFV Partner Program as an official Application Partner to help CSPs launch new services faster, easier and more cost-effectively through the virtualization of their mobile network functions. The HPE OpenNFV Program provides an open standard–based network functions virtualization (NFV) reference architecture, offering CSPs ready-to-deploy solutions that can enable the transformation from legacy networks to NFV. By joining this partner ecosystem, Astellia is able to validate the integration of its monitoring solution in a…
Wednesday, 27 April 2016 11:55
Alpheus Communications Expands Fiber Network To Meet Growing Business Demand in Houston, Dallas and Austin
Alpheus Communications’ latest fiber network expansion has added 2,400 near-net buildings, reaching an additional 14,000 businesses in Houston, Dallas and Austin. Buoyed by solid demand for high-performance fiber services, the company’s latest activities mark a major milestone of its fiber build-out investment reaching more than 10,000 near-net buildings and 65,000 businesses in Texas. “The last couple of quarters were exceptionally strong for Alpheus’ fiber network services, largely due to the growth of Texas businesses and ever increasing demand for network…
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Monday, 25 April 2016 13:09
Injazat Data Systems and du combine to fast-track innovation and growth for large enterprise
ICT providers Injazat Data Systems and du have joined forces to host the first GCC Business Innovation Summit, bringing leading global technology and security experts to Abu Dhabi to help firms find smarter, practical ways of facing up to immediate challenges in the local market. Drawing on the latest innovations in technology, attendees will be shown viable solutions for optimizing their organization to tackle the pressures of reduced budgets, security risks and threats from disruptive technologies. Ibrahim Mohamed Lari, chief…
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Monday, 25 April 2016 12:45
MEF, China Unicom, On.Lab & Huawei team to re-architect central offices
The Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF), China Unicom, ON.Lab, and Huawei have signed a MoU to collaborate on using open source software to “transform central offices and accelerate the industry transition to third network services.” They say they will develop proof of concept use cases that illustrate how operators can deliver agile, assured and orchestrated MEF-defined services by using open source software and open specification hardware. MEF said: “These use cases will serve as a stepping stone for deployable third network…
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