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BlackBerry steps up as it takes its cutting-edge crisis communication software global, bolstering security in 8 new languages.

The global smartphone market experienced growth in Q4 2016, with vendors shipping a total of 428.5 million units, according to IDC.

5G service will have 25 million subscriptions globally, with the U.S, China, Japan and South Korea dominating the market.

Oracle bolsters its global cloud reach, announcing new data centers in the UK, Virginia, and Turkey with APAC growth on the horizon.

Local partners and customers turned out for Avaya Engage in Dubai last week, where transformation - including that of Avaya - was a key focus.

The Dijbouti Data Center will support China Telecom Global's expansion and the Southeast Asia-Middle East-Western Europe (SEA-ME-WE 5) cable.

Vendor revenue in the global server market declined 7% YoY to $12.5bn in Q3, with Japan and APeJ experiencing the only growth.

Alibaba Cloud will be opening four new data centers in Japan, Australia, the Middle East & Europe, saying it's a 'major milestone' for the company.

Hong Kong telco PCCW Global has chosen an African data center to further colocation and undersea fibre networks in Asia, Africa, Middle East & Europe.

ADMA-OPCO launches Cloud Ready Data Center for oil exploration and production industry in the UAE, developed by Huawei.

Avnet becomes key global distributor for HGST in China, offering a range of hard-disk drives and storage products.

Ovum's ICT Enterprise Insights 2016/17 report shows a clear desire to use emerging Internet of Things technologies.

Nexusguard and Clearmanage are bringing DDoS protection and cloud computing together, targeted directly for the Singapore and APAC market.

34% of cyberattacks in APAC involved ransomware and malware, according to Neustar. DDoS attacks can cause significant damage to organisations.

Global market for big data and business analytics set to exceed $203bn by 2020, says IDC forecast. Banking and manufacturing driving growth.

Technavio recently released a report that details the forecast for the global data center infrastructure management (DCIM) market.

The market is growing significantly with major contributions from cloud service providers (CSPs) & telecommunication & colocation service providers.

Malwarebytes appoints Jeff Hurmuses as Asia Pacific vice president, aiming to mirror its EMEA success by expanding in Australia, India, and beyond.

These factors have really affected the demand for advanced and efficient network and cyber security solutions.

Radware has been positioned as a leader in Gartner's 2016 Magic Quadrant for Application Delivery Controllers.