About Sara
Sara Barker
Copywriter and Senior News Editor
Sara lives in a world of words and stories. For more than six years she has been delving deep into the rich world of tech news, content creation, journalism and reviews for Techday. She brings an academic background in information systems, marketing, radio, and journalism to her role. She enjoys casual gaming, cats, and reading.
Former TechDay team member.
Stories by Sara - Page 140
Rural schools now have full access to completed Rural Broadband Initiative
Thu, 9th Jun 2016
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rural broadband initiative
Chorus has now finished its five-year project for the Government's Rural Broadband Initative (RBI), the company announced at a celebration in Waitomo.
Introducing Ampple, the next generation of portable iPad sound
Thu, 9th Jun 2016
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digital entertainment
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speakers
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digital music
The Ampple speaker might just fix your tinny iPad sound - well that's that a team of sound engineers and tech geeks from Latvia are thinking.
Study says investment in customer experience strategy will pay off
Thu, 9th Jun 2016
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crm
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cx
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martech
A joint study has found that businesses should focus on customer experience strategies to generate a healthy 3-1 return on investment.
Logitech Collaboration Program adds 15 new tech partners
Thu, 9th Jun 2016
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uc
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logitech
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partners
Logitech Collaboration Program has drafted 15 new technology partners in an effort to further develop its Software Reference Kit.
Auckland IT job market report: Money still reigns, but intangibles rate highly
Thu, 9th Jun 2016
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software development
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absolute it
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it professionals
Auckland IT professionals rate an attractive salary as most important consideration in a new job, but flexible working hours are very important too.
Facebook MaliciousChat vulnerability reveals dangerous ransomware exploit
Wed, 8th Jun 2016
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
Vulnerability in Facebook One Chat and Messenger app could allow cyber attackers to control and manipulate chat conversations.
State of the Internet Report - DDoS attacks surge
Wed, 8th Jun 2016
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ddos
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cybersecurity
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akamai
Akamai's Q1 2016 State of the Internet - Security Report has been released today, detailing threats affecting global cloud and cyber security.
Amadeus: Big data analytics key to efficient travel
Wed, 8th Jun 2016
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
A new discussion paper from Amadeus points to the power of big data and analytics in the airline travel industry.
Zuckerberg password breach prompts warning about account security
Tue, 7th Jun 2016
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data protection
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symantec
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passwords
Change your password now and make it strong. That's the advice from Symantec after Mark Zuckerberg was the latest victim of a password leak.
Lenovo invests in $87 billion data center market
Tue, 7th Jun 2016
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hyperscale
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dc
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lenovo
Lenovo is expanding its data center services through an 'expanded arsenal' of IT solutions including servers, storage & hyperconverged appliances.
NetApp SolidFire offers scalable software licensing for data centers
Tue, 7th Jun 2016
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netapp
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licensing
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solidfire
NetApp Solidfire's FlashForward Capacity Licensing aims to streamline software licensing management for data centers.
IRONGATE malware simulation provides valuable insight into ICS attacks
Tue, 7th Jun 2016
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malware
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
A joint research effort has released research about IRONGATE, a type of ICS malware that's not an active threat, but a proof of concept.
Akamai discovers new DDoS threats, issues medium risk level
Tue, 7th Jun 2016
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ddos
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akamai
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cyber attacks
A potentially malicious DDoS vulnerability has been discovered by Akamai's Security Intelligence Response team.
Symantec offers encryption software for web hosters
Fri, 3rd Jun 2016
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encryption
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symantec
Web hosters must make sure their websites are encrypted for security, trust & to keep their business afloat. Symantec has offered one solution.
Smart tracking tech: prepare for the next 10 years of evolution
Fri, 3rd Jun 2016
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surveillance
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smart home
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data privacy
Current tracking tech can pinpoint GPS accuracy to within a few metres. It will get much more powerful in the next decade, Daniel Lewkovitz says.
IBM and Cisco collaboration targets IoT analytics
Fri, 3rd Jun 2016
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iot
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cisco
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ibm
The Internet of Things is coming to businesses previously unable to harness its power, thanks to a collaboration between IBM and Cisco.
PlayStation 4 hits 40 million sales with no signs of slowing
Thu, 2nd Jun 2016
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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sales
PlayStation 4 is the fastest-selling console in PlayStation history, after sales passed more than 40 million units worldwide.
Potential Windows zero-day security exploit worth $90,000 on underground market
Thu, 2nd Jun 2016
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windows
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trustwave
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zero day malware
A single Windows zero-day vulnerability could be sold amongst the underground cybercrime market, potentially affecting more than 1.5 billion users.
Megaport wins contracting deal with Verizon Digital Media Services
Thu, 2nd Jun 2016
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hyperscale
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dc
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verizon
Megaport has announced that Verizon Digital Media Services will be using its services to provide direct connections to Verizon content.
DigitalOcean launches new Bangalore data center
Thu, 2nd Jun 2016
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
DigitalOcean bolsters its global presence with a new high-tech data centre in Bangalore, aimed at India's booming startup ecosystem.