Open Systems, a secure access service edge (SASE) with cloud-native architecture, secure intelligent edge, and hybrid cloud support, added significant new capabilities to its platform with the acquisition of Sqooba, a Swiss-based provider of big data analytics. Sqooba uses artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to provide real-time visibility across the enterprise operations and business applications. (more…)

January 28, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

The entire telecommunication framework is evolving, as providers shift from appliance-based services and discrete management overlay networks to a common, multi-function and distributed architecture. And, according to Duncan Greenwood, vice president and general manager, Northern Region, EMEA at VMware, it’s all being driven by the demand to deliver 5G. (more…)

January 21, 2020

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Enterprise cloud computing specialist, Nutanix has announced the retail industry findings of its second Enterprise Cloud Index Report. The report has found that the vast majority of retailers (87.5%) identified hybrid cloud as the ideal IT operating model. It also showed many retailers (72%) are planning to move some public cloud applications back on-premises. (more…)

January 14, 2020

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IDC Directions 2020, the seminal ICT industry event for the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META), takes place at Dubai’s iconic Atlantis, The Palm on Thursday, January 23. (more…)

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Visa Inc. announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Plaid, a network that makes it easy for people to securely connect their financial accounts to the apps they use to manage their financial lives. Visa will pay total purchase consideration of $5.3 billion (€4.7 billion) to acquire Plaid. (more…)

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Idemia, the global provider of Augmented Identity, has announced the appointment of David Desharnais as the group’s chief digital product officer. As executive vice-president and a key member of Idemia group’s executive committee, Desharnais will lead Idemia’s cloud and digital platform strategy. (more…)

January 9, 2020

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Almost half the population of the US, UK, France and Germany now owns a smart home device of some kind. This is up from one-in-three only a year ago, according to a new consumer survey from the UK’s Futuresource Consulting. (more…)

January 8, 2020

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Toyo Corporation, the test and measurement company, announced that Fermilab, a United States Department of Energy national laboratory, has selected 100G SYNESIS to be part of their set of network visibility and security tools. (more…)

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Connected appliances, or sometimes referred to as ‘white goods’, have quickly grown to become the fourth largest category of smart devices, and they’re expected to dominate the smart home market in just two short years. (more…)

January 3, 2020

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Vodafone Hutchison Australia customers will soon enjoy the benefits of 5G technology with the announcement that Vodafone has partnered with Nokia to commence the roll out of its 5G network in the first half of 2020. (more…)

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