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NCC report reveals cyber threats to UK emergency services
Thu, 3rd Apr 2025
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A new NCC Group report reveals a worrying 15% rise in ransomware attacks on UK emergency services, with over 5,263 incidents recorded in 2024.
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G-P is an employer of record industry leader, says IEC in its Global EOR Study 2023
Fri, 26th May 2023
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G-P is recognised for its innovative technology, exceptional customer experience and well-established expertise in the global research firm’s inaugural report.
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FRNSW selects Vertel to improve first responder training
Tue, 15th Nov 2022
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Fire and Rescue New South Wales (FRNSW) has chosen Vertel to implement Beaconsim for improved first responder training.
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Fujitsu completes Tassie emergency services upgrade
Mon, 9th Dec 2019
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It allows for real-time sharing of incident details, resource location, hazards, and warnings as well as status tracking between agencies.
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Protecting data centres from fire – your options
Thu, 21st Mar 2019
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Chubb's Pierre Thorne discusses the countless potential implications of a data centre outage, and how to avoid them.
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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 replacement stock hits NZ
Fri, 23rd Sep 2016
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Samsung says Note 7 customers who returned their devices should get in touch to arrange a pick up for their new Note 7.
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HP announce a worldwide voluntary battery recall
Tue, 21st Jun 2016
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HP initiates global recall for certain notebooks' batteries amid overheating fears, urges immediate cessation of use.
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Seeka post-harvest shed destroyed in fire, earnings likely to be unaffected
Thu, 5th Mar 2015
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Seeka Kiwifruit Industries, the country's biggest kiwifruit grower, doesn't expect earnings to be materially affected by a fire that destroyed a shed.
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The Amazon Story: Don’t worry we’ll make it up with volume
Tue, 24th Jun 2014
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Amazon unveils its Fire phone, but experts question its impact on competitive shopping, amidst continuous profit challenges.
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Can the Amazon smartphone burn Apple's market share?
Fri, 20th Jun 2014
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Laced with high-end features, will this device be the cocktail to succeed in a market dominated by Apple & Co.?.
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Amazon to set world alight with Fire smartphone
Thu, 19th Jun 2014
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Amazon has unveiled its first smartphone, Fire, which features breakthrough technologies Dynamic Perspective and Firefly.
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If you lose your data will you be compensated?
Thu, 2nd Sep 2010
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For a business to lose all its data 40 years ago, it would have required an office to burn down and all of the paper records to go up in smoke.
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Blaze fails to halt business
Wed, 18th Nov 2009
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Yesterday’s inferno may have left Corporate Consumables’ Mt Wellington office in a state of ruin, but today it’s business as usual.
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What were they thinking?
Fri, 1st Feb 2008
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Ontrack Data Recovery reveals 2007's most astonishing tech mishaps, from laundered USB sticks to drowned laptops and scientist-drilled hard drives.