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Netacea is working with managed security and managed services providers to implement an entry level product with basic protection across their platforms. The partnership gives businesses the ability to protect their customers from malicious bots without the need for training or integration. The programme will see Netacea work with providers that …

Genba Digital will be providing cyber security and optimisation for gamers across the NortonLifelock catalogue, which includes ‘360’ and ‘Gaming’ products. Having established successful global partnerships with 70+ games publishers over the past 5 years, the partnership with Norton is an illustration of Genba’s drive to constantly evolve its content …

 Veeam Software’s new Veeam Backup for AWS v3 is an automated and native backup and disaster recovery solution built on Amazon Web Services (AWS). It provides additional protection and management capabilities for Amazon Elastic Cloud Compute (Amazon EC2) and Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS). It minimises the risk of …

Wireless Logic is furthering its presence in Europe with the acquisition of New Line Mobile. This follows Wireless Logic’s recent acquisition of Datamobile AG. The acquisition was completed on Friday, 4th December. Engin Demirel will be working closely with the Wireless Logic team over the coming months to ensure a …

NETGEAR, Inc. has released four new  PoE+ Gigabit Ethernet Plus switches (GS305EP, GS305EPP, GS308EP, and GS308EPP). These four new Gigabit Ethernet Plus switches come with PoE+ power and essential management capabilities, providing PoE and PoE+ with advanced per port controls. The GS308EP, GS305EP, GS305EPP and GS308EPP include simple management features like VLANs, QoS, port …

 Tech Data has signed a distribution agreement with Cradlepoint, a specialist in wireless 4G LTE and 5G WAN solutions. The agreement extends  Tech Data’s range of connectivity offerings, said James Reed, managing director, Endpoint Solutions, Tech Data, UK and Ireland. “This is a highly significant addition to Tech Data’s range. …

‘CONNECT to Transform’ is a newly launched guide from Agilitas, the third and final entry in the company’s latest series of ‘How-to’ reports. The guide is based on the results of research commissioned by Agilitas and carried out in partnership with leading research firm Opinion Matters. The survey asked 250 …

A new study has been released by UCL Associate Professor JP Vergne, exploring the growth of centralised digital platforms called: Decentralized vs. Distributed Organization: Blockchain, Machine Learning, and the Future of the Digital Platform. A handful of platforms dominate the global economy in the 21st century mainly by using machine …

A new compact wearable device designed by Kramer is designed to help protect against Covid-19 in public places. The new Corona Tag device monitors social distancing by tracking the distance and exposure time between tags using low energy Bluetooth signals. It operates automatically when worn and stays active for months without …

 McAfee has released a new global report called: “The Hidden Costs of Cybercrime,” which focuses on the significant financial and unseen impacts that cybercrime has worldwide. The report, conducted in partnership with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), concludes that cybercrime costs the world economy more than $1 trillion, …

Atos’ latest “Q-score”, a universal quantum metrics reference, applicable to all programmable quantum processors, measures a quantum system’s effectiveness at handling real-life problems, those which cannot be solved by traditional computers, rather than simply measuring its theoretical or physical performance. What does Q-score measure? Today the number of qubits is …

A new partnership agreement between TransferGo  and Mastercard will enable customers across 20 European countries to make international money transfers from any payment card or bank account directly to a Mastercard debit or credit card. As part of  Mastercard Send, TransferGo customers can now transfer money in real-time to Mastercard …