The big picture from Tableau Conference 2019
More AI, more preparation, more cloud integration were the key takeaways from the analytics platform maker’s annual event.
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Microsoft Translator now includes te reo Māori
App enables instant translations of text from more than 60 languages into te reo Māori and vice versa
Blackberry refreshes its UEM suite, focuses on zero-trust access
BlackBerry's latest version of its flagship Enterprise Mobility Suite is aimed at enabling management of all devices and apps across all vendor platforms.
SAP user community focuses on move to S4/HANA
SAP users and experts from Europe and all over the world are meeting to discuss migrating to S/4HANA and the cloud.
Emergent Android banking Trojan shows app overlay attacks are still effective
By taking code from another Android Trojan, Anubis, the Ginp malware has enhanced itself and has begun targeting banks.
‘We need to move away from the notion of uncertainty, to collectively embracing change’: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
Says NZ economy is in good shape amidst global headwinds, and details plans for tackling the future of work
Salesforce to expand Einstein Voice Skills so users can create custom voice apps
Salesforce is among a number of tech firms aiming to bring voice to the enterprise, though most users will have to wait until 2021 to access its AI voice assistant.
Digital human joins customer service team at Southern Cross Health Society
‘Aimee’, the AI-powered digital assistant, was developed with UneeQ
IBM aims at hybrid cloud, enterprise security
IBM Cloud Pak for Security features open-source Red Hat technology for hunting threats and automation to speed response to cyber attacks.
Gartner to CIOs: Review outsourcing arrangements to mitigate geopolitical risks
Gartner outlines steps to address risks organisations can - and can’t - control
Spark outlines progressive rollout of 5G services for 2020
Nokia, Samsung and Huawei join roster of preferred RAN equipment suppliers for 5G
How a bank got hacked
Phineas Phisher claims to have netted hundreds of thousands of pounds sterling in a 2016 hack of the Cayman National Isle of Man Bank.
Hannah Walton is new head of digital at Metlifecare
Neil Cowie now solarcity CEO, Humankind Workplace Employee Experience awardees, iSANZ honours cybersecurity leaders
Microsoft Teams surpasses 20 million daily active users; rival Slack shares slip
Microsoft Teams also competes with Workplace by Facebook Inc and Cisco Systems Inc's Webex Teams.
Interpol plans to condemn encryption spread, citing predators, sources say
Service providers, application developers and device manufacturers are developing and deploying products and services with encryption which effectively conceals sexual exploitation of children occurring on their platforms
Diversity policies rise, but actual diversity stalls in NZ boards - report
The lack of progress in gender and ethnic diversity raises the question of whether companies see creating diversity policies as an easy alternative to actually implementing diversity, according to the latest NZ Census of Women on Boards
Microsoft shows off hybrid cloud management and cloud analytics tools at Ignite
Enterprises will soon have access to Azure Arc and Azure Synapse Analytics, two new services that bolster Microsoft’s cloud offerings.
CIO upfront: GDPR and the Privacy Bill - Mind the gap
With the new Privacy Bill likely to be implemented in a little over six months and the Christmas break looming, it’s a good time for agencies to consider what the new Privacy Bill means for them, write Alex Chapman and Amy Ryburn of Buddle Findlay
Microsoft to probe work of Israeli facial recognition startup it funded
AnyVision, based outside Tel Aviv, has come under scrutiny following reports by Haaretz's TheMarker business newspaper and NBC News that its technology is used to surveil Palestinians who live in the occupied West Bank.
IoT in 2020: The awkward teenage years
The internet of things will see more growth in 2020, along with more growing pains - security, lack of complete solutions
