Canada stories - Page 43
BlackBerry & Melanoma Institute Australia conduct trial to secure medical research
Wed, 28th Feb 2018
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smartphones
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data protection
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healthtech
The trial will introduce BlackBerry Workspaces as a secure file storage and collaboration platform for Melanoma Institute Australia.
Singapore MINDEF's Bug Bounty Challenge nets 32 vulnerabilities in three weeks
Thu, 22nd Feb 2018
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crowdsourcing
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security vulnerabilities
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mindef
The Singapore Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) handed out more than S$14,000 in bounties to 17 hackers as part of the Bug Bounty Challenge.
Smart city technology investment to reach US$80bil this year – IDC
Wed, 21st Feb 2018
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smart cities
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iot
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report
Intelligent traffic and transit and fixed visual surveillance are the two largest use cases in terms of worldwide spending.
Canberra security firm Penten scores $1.3m contract with Australian Army
Tue, 20th Feb 2018
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mobility
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australian government
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penten
Canberra cybersecurity firm, Penten, has been awarded a $1.3m contract to enhance the Australian Army's wireless device security.
Data fabric company making waves with global awards
Fri, 16th Feb 2018
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storage
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data fabric
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iofabric
Five-year-old storage company ioFABRIC has been awarded two Tech Trailblazers Awards for their data fabric offerings and CTO.
The murky world of Australia & Singapore's workforce monitoring laws
Fri, 16th Feb 2018
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network infrastructure
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Australia's workforce monitoring laws rank second least complex, only behind the US, balancing IP protection with employee privacy, reveals a new study.
New Canon Oceania managing director announced
Fri, 16th Feb 2018
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canon
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photography
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creative technologies
Canon Oceania appoints Akira Yoshida as new managing director, succeeding Yusuke Mizoguchi, who will transition to a role at Canon Europe in April 2018.
Oracle to build 12 new data centers around the world
Tue, 13th Feb 2018
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cloud services
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oracle
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oracle cloud
Oracle plans to build 12 new data centres globally to meet growing demand for cloud services, expanding its footprint across Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
Visa acquires SaaS tech company Fraedom for US$197 million
Tue, 13th Feb 2018
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saas
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martech
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commerce systems
Visa acquires Fraedom for USD $197M, expanding its business suite with innovative B2B payment solutions that replace inefficient paper-based systems.
LogMeIn takes aim at UCC market with $342 million acquisition
Fri, 9th Feb 2018
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uc
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collaboration
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contact centre
The company will acquire UCaaS provider Jive Communications in a bid to bolster their collaboration portfolio.
Root Data Center adds GTT Point of Presence in Montreal facility
Fri, 2nd Feb 2018
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gaming
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hyperscale
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dc
Root Data Center partners with GTT Communications to establish a new PoP in Montreal's largest data facility, enhancing global connectivity options.
IDP Education boosts growth of Edtech startup
Wed, 31st Jan 2018
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edtech
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idp education
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cohort go
Edtech company, Cohort Go, announced a major partnership with international student placement company, IDP Education.
IT salaries on the rise, gender pay gap getting smaller
Tue, 30th Jan 2018
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dei
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healthtech
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westpac
New Zealand sees a 10% rise in IT salaries to NZD $90,000, while the gender pay gap narrows to 4.5%, down from 7.2% in 2015.
Ingram Micro to distribute Adelaide-based Buddy Platform globally
Tue, 30th Jan 2018
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ingram micro
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distributors
In addition to distributing the Buddy Ohm product to resellers worldwide, Ingram Micro will also work with Buddy to develop training programs.
Cybersecurity experts offer critical advice on eve of Data Protection Day
Sat, 27th Jan 2018
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uc
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data protection
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data privacy
The day is about raising awareness and promoting privacy and data protection - we have 5 experts providing insights, with GDPR a strong factor.
CIM group acquires new data center
Fri, 26th Jan 2018
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data analytics
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hyperscale
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martech
CIM Group and fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty acquire a 42,000-square-foot data centre in Markham, expanding their international portfolio.
APAC to be the fastest-growing region for security assessment services
Mon, 22nd Jan 2018
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devops
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apm
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software development
Asia Pacific will be a hotspot for security assessment vendors as it becomes the fastest growing region in the world between 2017-2022.
Amazon Web Services named a favorite by global media giant
Fri, 19th Jan 2018
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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cloud services
Comcast Cable chooses Amazon Web Services as its preferred public cloud infrastructure provider, expanding its use of the platform.
Big change for Michael Hill as digital transformation journey kicks off
Thu, 18th Jan 2018
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crm
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digital transformation
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martech
Michael Hill operates more than 350 physical stores in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the US, as well as four online outlets.
New year, new privacy regulations - are you ready?
Tue, 16th Jan 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Ensuring Personal Information Protection (PIP) and privacy is a world and industry-wide concern among enterprises and service providers alike.