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 176
Chorus calls for 250 technicians to manage fault & fibre demand
Tue, 26th Jul 2016
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skills shortage
Chorus is looking to recruit an extra 250 technicians and staff to cope with the massive demand for copper and fibre networks.
Film review: Star Trek Beyond - a formulaic but fun blockbuster
Mon, 25th Jul 2016
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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film review
Star Trek Beyond is one of those films that might not go down in history as the highlight of the franchise, but boy, is it one hell of a ride.
Softlink becomes customer-centric with two new business units
Mon, 25th Jul 2016
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cx
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martech
Softlink is taking the customer-centric approach to the education and information centre sectors under its wing, with a new organisational structure.
Alibaba Group shows dedication to ANZ market growth
Mon, 25th Jul 2016
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martech
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commerce systems
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alibaba
eCommerce and m-commerce heavyweight Alibaba Group is heading down under to ANZ, with plans to open a local Melbourne office in in late 2016.
SAM & Gemalto team up for IP protection, lead way for device vendors
Mon, 25th Jul 2016
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physical security
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gemalto
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intellectual property
Snell Advanced Media partners with Gemalto to protect intellectual property and apply software-based licensing for broadcast platforms.
BP's new mobile wallet app means helps you pay for fuel - and stay in your car
Fri, 22nd Jul 2016
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martech
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commerce systems
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payment technologies
BP's new app means you can stay in your car to pay for fuel.. although you may still need to work the pump and grab that coffee the old-fashioned way.
Intel Data Center Group revenue grows 5% to $4 billion
Fri, 22nd Jul 2016
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hyperscale
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fintech
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dc
Intel's Data Center Group's second quarter revenue increases 5% YOY to $4 billion, while overall revenue reaches $13.5 billion, the company reports.
Human Rights Commission champions domestic violence prevention app
Fri, 22nd Jul 2016
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apps
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human rights commission
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safety
New app helps women identify abuse in relationships and find help, supported by New Zealand's Human Rights Commission.
Test & measurement vendors to benefit from IoT explosion
Thu, 21st Jul 2016
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devops
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iot
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apm
Opportunities exist for test and measurement (T&M) vendors worldwide as devices connected to Internet of Things (IoT) swells to a complex level.
74% of Asia-Pacific-Japan organisations face cybersecurity poverty
Thu, 21st Jul 2016
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malware
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cybersecurity
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rsa security
Seventy-four percent of APJ respondents are at 'significant' risk of cyber incidents, and 70% have had cyber breaches.
Information and operational tech must be converged now, study says
Thu, 21st Jul 2016
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
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isaca
Information technology and operational technology need to converge to improve information security for the future, an ISACA and ISA joint study finds.
Has NZ's ICT skills shortage caused a 2% drop in salary?
Thu, 21st Jul 2016
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migration
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salaries
A new report shows NZ median IT salaries are down 2% in July, reaching $80,000. NZ's skills shortage and migration levels may be contributing factors.
Hands-on Review: Corsair K65 Rapidfire RGB mechanical keyboard
Thu, 21st Jul 2016
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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corsair
Corsair's reliable design and build, in combination with its CUE software, make the K65 a valuable, small and portable addition to your gaming gear.
NZ govt agencies now have open source software at their side
Thu, 21st Jul 2016
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open source
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software development
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government
Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) is helping government agencies pave the way for open source software use, shaping future innovation.
What is wrong with New Zealand? Cyber harassment against women has reached epidemic levels
Wed, 20th Jul 2016
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cyberbullying
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netsafe
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aras
What is wrong with New Zealand? Three quarters of our Kiwi women under 30 and more than half of all Kiwi women have experienced online harassment.
Hands-on Review: Qihoo 360 Smart Camera & 360 Camera app
Wed, 20th Jul 2016
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gaming
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surveillance
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digital entertainment
Qihoo's 360 Smart Camera delivers versatile security with day/night vision - an ideal, lightweight home guardian.
EMC reports strong financials ahead of Dell merger
Tue, 19th Jul 2016
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network infrastructure
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fintech
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emc
EMC has reported its second quarter 2016 financial results, with consolidated revenue of $6 billion and a free cash flow of $1.34 billion.
Hitachi powers cloud consolidation across two NZ data centers
Tue, 19th Jul 2016
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storage
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cloud storage
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acc
Hitachi Data Systems has helped a NZ govt organization to move to the cloud, consolidating its storage environment across two data centers.
Forcepoint appoints three top executives for cybersecurity strength
Tue, 19th Jul 2016
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casb
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cybersecurity
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threat intelligence
Forcepoint has announced the appointment of Richard Ford, Krist Lamb and Brian Shirey to chief roles in the company as it hopes to expand innovation.
Ixia: Developers must improve security testing and nab those anomalies
Tue, 19th Jul 2016
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devops
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apm
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cybersecurity
65% of developers are releasing applications to market with bugs still in them, and 31% admitted applications would need patching in future.