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Transforming shopping centres to consumer centres

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Design International at RECon Las Vegas In the past decade, visitor expectations of shopping centres have changed beyond all recognition. Today, nearly half of all visitors report that the non-retail offer drives both the number and length of visits they make to shopping centres. Increasingly too, they expect to be able to access to services such as such as F&B (79%), leisure/entertainment venues (64%) or medical/health/wellness facilities (51%)1. Shopping centres have been transformed into consumer centres. Responding at pace to these shifting demographics, behaviours and expectations of the consumer is one of the largest challenges facing designers and architects working … Continue reading Transforming shopping centres to consumer centres

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AppCentrix Enters Middle East to Address Security and Business Analytics Needs of Regional Enterprises

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AppCentrix, a leading South Africa-based managed ICT services company, today announced its expansion into the Middle East and signing of a distribution agreement with ExtraHop, the leader in real-time IT analytics for network performance management and security. The company intends to capitalize on the region’s growing need for robust and competitively priced cyber security solutions by introducing its subscription-based managed services model that also drives strategic decision making by delivering data analysis for management insight.   Managed security services have been gaining steady traction in the Middle East over the last three years. “Organizations have been keen to address their … Continue reading AppCentrix Enters Middle East to Address Security and Business Analytics Needs of Regional Enterprises

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Fortinet Threat Landscape Report Reveals an Evolution of Malware to Exploit Cryptocurrencies

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Prevalence of Cryptomining Malware Doubled to 28%, Impacting More Than 1 in 4 Organizations   News Summary: Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced the findings of its latest Global Threat Landscape Report. The research reveals cybercriminals are evolving their attack methods to increase their success rates and speed infections. While ransomware continues to impact organizations in destructive ways, there are indications that some cybercriminals now prefer hijacking systems and using them for cryptomining rather than holding them for ransom. For a detailed view of the findings and some important takeaways for … Continue reading Fortinet Threat Landscape Report Reveals an Evolution of Malware to Exploit Cryptocurrencies

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Despite Challenging Times, Global Business Growth is on the Rise, Finds Epicor

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Epicor launches its Global Growth Index to monitor business growth performance in manufacturing Globally, manufacturing business growth has increased by 3.7 percent (to 103.7 index points)[i]despite the fact that half of manufacturers admit they have grown under challenging circumstances. This is one of the key findings of the annual Global Growth Index, launched today by Epicor Software Corporation, a global provider of industry-specific enterprise softwareto promote business growth. The Growth Index is designed to measure the state of business growth worldwide, by tracking the performance of manufacturing businesses in 14 territories. Taking last year’s results as a base figure (100), … Continue reading Despite Challenging Times, Global Business Growth is on the Rise, Finds Epicor