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Social commerce doesn’t close the deal

Social commerce doesn’t close the deal

July 17, 2025 | Heather Wright

Poor user experience and data loss hinders…

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RIP

Doing a premortem: Failure is an option

July 16, 2025 | Heather Wright

And riding the ERP hype cycle…

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AppWrap: Tech in health, Get ReadyToSwitch and Samsung’s smart jewellery plans

July 14, 2025 | Newsdesk

AppWrap aims to help you keep up to date with an easy to read collection of news and snippets published by other leading tech media publications that we trust. AppWrap July 2025 11.07 New World Clubcard members have been warned to change passwords af

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Farm dog

The challenge of innovation on the farm

July 10, 2025 | Heather Wright

Shit in, shit out, and more automation, less features…

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Toxic

Public secrets and toxic cloud trilogies

July 8, 2025 | Heather Wright

The threat of cloud security gaps…

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Victor Hydraulics

New ERP provides help with the heavy lifting

July 4, 2025 | Abel Software

Victor Hydraulics leverages Abel ERP for system replacement…

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Red flags

Employees raise red flag on AI agents

July 2, 2025 | Heather Wright

While ‘silicon ceiling’ sees frontline AI adoption stagnate…

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Three little dancers

Taking finance AI and automation end-to-end

July 1, 2025 | Heather Wright

It’s a dance of three parts…

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Data and AI literacy

AGL powers up for data and AI future

June 26, 2025 | Heather Wright

Plugging in a literacy program

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AI is not doing its job

June 25, 2025 | Heather Wright

While agentic projects get cancelled…

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People moving

Apps and data centres key to local AI success

June 24, 2025 | Heather Wright

But worker ‘reallocation’ could be blocker…

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Data sharing at scale

Data sharing at scale

June 19, 2025 | Heather Wright

Critical success factors…

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AI more than just another tech

AI more than just another tech

June 18, 2025 | Heather Wright

Meeker’s take: It’s reshaping our world forever…

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AI opportunity for ANZ grocery loyalty

AI opportunity for ANZ grocery loyalty

June 18, 2025 | Heather Wright

Grocery retailers can drive profits and increase engagement with AI tools…

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Identity security as a business transformer

Identity security as a business transformer

June 16, 2025 | Newsdesk

More than just cybersecurity…

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Cakes and donuts get a sweet ride with new ERP

Cakes and donuts get a sweet ride with new ERP

June 13, 2025 | Abel Software

Mitigating recall risk just one factor in new system for Original Foods Baking Co.…

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Don’t run before you can walk with AI

June 12, 2025 | Newsdesk

Asset-centric industries are ripe for an AI revolution, but without the hype…

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Retailers line up for facial recognition

Retailers line up for facial recognition

June 12, 2025 | Heather Wright

Foodstuffs NI trial opens floodgates…

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AI ambitions at stake as NZ business failing at cloud

AI ambitions at stake as NZ business failing at cloud

June 11, 2025 | Heather Wright

Just 34 percent ‘truly cloud ready’…

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Agentic AI to take over customer service

Agentic AI to take over customer service

June 10, 2025 | Heather Wright

But don’t rule out the human factor…

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Tapping behavioural outcomes for AI success

Tapping behavioural outcomes for AI success

June 5, 2025 | Heather Wright

And GenAI’s growing buying influence…

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ATO’s $69m advisor cost blowout + conflict of interest

ATO’s $69m advisor cost blowout + conflict of interest

June 5, 2025 | Heather Wright

Audit highlights big deficiencies in IT program…

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Security agencies team up in enterprise cybersec push

Security agencies team up in enterprise cybersec push

June 4, 2025 | Heather Wright

‘Proper’ SIEM and SOAR implementation urged…

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Hi-tech Awards winners: Big things from small places

Hi-tech Awards winners: Big things from small places

May 29, 2025 | Heather Wright

Hi-tech, highly diverse and taking on the world…

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Z Energy banks on Eagle Eye for loyalty

Z Energy banks on Eagle Eye for loyalty

May 29, 2025 |

Eye on the prize…

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You can’t patch your way out of threat debt

You can’t patch your way out of threat debt

May 22, 2025 | Heather Wright

And maybe you can ignore some of that patching…

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AI in recruitment

AI in recruitment

May 22, 2025 | Heather Wright

Discrimination and beyond…

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Tech procurement: Faster, smaller, better

Tech procurement: Faster, smaller, better

May 20, 2025 | Heather Wright

Businesses revamp purchasing in response to AI…

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How to win at vendor negotiation

How to win at vendor negotiation

May 15, 2025 | Heather Wright

If you don’t ask, you don’t get…

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Vibing with the coding

Vibing with the coding

May 14, 2025 | Heather Wright

Good vibrations, but is handsfree dev really that easy?…

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Govt harnessing AI and low code for official information

Govt harnessing AI and low code for official information

May 13, 2025 | Heather Wright

70 percent decrease in time spent reporting…

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The Trump effect: Tech’s mixed fortunes

The Trump effect: Tech’s mixed fortunes

May 9, 2025 | Heather Wright

Tariffs, AI, cloud and antitrust…

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GenAI in the supply chain

GenAI in the supply chain

May 1, 2025 | Heather Wright

Value-clearing opportunities across the value chain…

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Thriving in volatile times

Thriving in volatile times

April 23, 2025 | Heather Wright

And a Southern Hemisphere Ireland…

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The high stakes of selecting the right genAI use case

The high stakes of selecting the right genAI use case

April 23, 2025 | Heather Wright

And the fear of getting it wrong…

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Cybersecurity gets legal

Cybersecurity gets legal

April 23, 2025 | Heather Wright

Interim injunctions, class actions and ransomware payments…

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Traceability adds unique factor for NZHF honey

April 23, 2025 | Abel Software

Manuka honey exporter NZ Health Food Company has embraced ‘all-in-one’ ERP solution Abel…

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AI in the boardroom

AI in the boardroom

April 16, 2025 | Heather Wright

You can’t delegate your fiduciary responsibilities to AI…

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The state of startup funding

The state of startup funding

April 16, 2025 | Heather Wright

Cleantech cleans up + 2025 off with hiss and roar…

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Defence Force gears up for spending spree

Defence Force gears up for spending spree

April 15, 2025 | Heather Wright

$1b+ for ERP, and a tech accelerator for Kiwi tech…

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Tariffs an ‘unprecedented opportunity’

Tariffs an ‘unprecedented opportunity’

April 10, 2025 | Heather Wright

Trading on up: The tariff impact…

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AI approach matures, but ROI struggle continues

AI approach matures, but ROI struggle continues

April 9, 2025 | Heather Wright

As OpenAI clocks US$40b raise…

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Developers feel weight of AI demands

Developers feel weight of AI demands

April 8, 2025 | Heather Wright

Biggest users, sharpest critics…

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Unisphere looks to bridge document-data gap

Unisphere looks to bridge document-data gap

April 8, 2025 | Newsdesk

M-Files deal serves up ‘knowledge work automation’…

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Air NZ seeks tech blue skies

Air NZ seeks tech blue skies

April 3, 2025 | Heather Wright

New deals for digital innovation take flight…

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Copilot’s ‘productivity paradox’

Copilot’s ‘productivity paradox’

April 2, 2025 | Heather Wright

CSIRO trial highlights gap between marketing and reality…

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Taking industrial digital twins to the masses

Taking industrial digital twins to the masses

April 1, 2025 | Heather Wright

The Waikato Uni project decarbonising industry through tech…

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Dealing with the ‘uranium’ that is data

Dealing with the ‘uranium’ that is data

March 27, 2025 | Heather Wright

Three IT leaders talk data protection in a new era…

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Immigration NZ’s $336m visa rebuild

Immigration NZ’s $336m visa rebuild

March 27, 2025 | Heather Wright

More automation planned for single system…

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Unsustainable AI Hiring Spree

Employers in unsustainable AI hiring spree

March 26, 2025 | Heather Wright

AI hype hits recruitment…

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Having cybersecurity conversations

Having cybersecurity conversations

March 20, 2025 | Heather Wright

Translating FUD into meaningful risk…

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Public service preps for retiree exodus

Public service preps for tech exodus

March 19, 2025 | Heather Wright

Succession planning needed…

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Kiwi hackathon to develop NZ DOGE

Kiwi hackathon to develop NZ DOGE

March 18, 2025 | Heather Wright

Plus decentralised welfare distribution and tax collection system…

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Evolving role of AI in business technology

The evolving role of AI in business technology

March 18, 2025 | Hayden McCall

Are buyers looking for AI features? Or is the reverse more true?

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Planning for the unplannable

Planning for the unplannable

March 13, 2025 | Heather Wright

CISO’s learnings from UniSuper black swan event…

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Health minister highlights ‘dire’ need for health IT work

Health minister highlights ‘dire’ need for health IT work

March 12, 2025 | Heather Wright

As HiNZ survey shows clinicians concerns over proposed cuts…

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BCG: NZ must pick some new export winners

BCG: NZ must pick some new export winners

March 11, 2025 | Heather Wright

Agtech, medtech, green tech, space and satellites…

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Getting more bang from your third-party cyber risk management buck

Getting more bang from your third-party cyber risk management buck

March 7, 2025 | Heather Wright

Our TPCM is failing, here’s why, and how to fix it…

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FENZ fighting HR & payroll fires

FENZ fighting HR & payroll fires

March 6, 2025 | Heather Wright

$30m down and nothing to show for it?…

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Turning DX and AI spend into results

Turning DX and AI spend into results

March 6, 2025 | Heather Wright

For many, it’s a costly fail…

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MYOB honours enterprise and ISV partners

MYOB honours enterprise and ISV partners

March 4, 2025 | Heather Wright

Stratus Consulting, Kilimanjaro among big winners…

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Agentic AI: F&P, Hipages, One NZ ride the wave

Agentic AI: F&P, Hipages, One NZ ride the wave

February 28, 2025 | Heather Wright

Because copilots are so 2023…

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Value leading shoppers online

Value leading shoppers online

February 26, 2025 | Heather Wright

But local retailers holding on to lion’s share, for now…

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Tech aiding and abetting national security threats

Tech aiding and abetting national security threats

February 25, 2025 | Heather Wright

Everything, everywhere, all at once…

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The SMB digital gap and the Singapore solution

The SMB digital gap and the Singapore solution

February 20, 2025 | Heather Wright

CPA Australia calls for NZ Govt support…

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Treasury Copilot trial: All out out of love

Treasury Copilot trial: All out of love

February 19, 2025 | Heather Wright

While proposal to make HR AI high risk raises ire…

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Balancing AI innovation and responsibility

Balancing AI innovation and responsibility

February 19, 2025 | Heather Wright

The C-suite challenge…

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Go live is not the completion of your ERP project

Go live is not the completion of your ERP project

February 13, 2025 | Heather Wright

Changing ERP change management…

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DeepSeek: Tests, comparisons and bans

DeepSeek: Tests, comparisons and bans

February 12, 2025 | Heather Wright

AI testing – and security – in the spotlight…

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As WFH wavers, flexibility and money demands rise

As WFH wavers, flexibility and money demands rise

February 11, 2025 | Heather Wright

If we can’t have WFH, we better have flexibility…

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ERP Partner Guide

February 11, 2025 | iStart

Leading partners providing services to design, configure and support a range of ERP solutions…

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ERP Buyer’s Guide

February 11, 2025 | iStart

Welcome to the iStart ERP Buyer’s Guide. The Guide provides in-depth comparison and evaluation of the leading ERP vendors and products active in the A/NZ region, along with contact details for their local implementation partners…

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Ransomware’s true cost

Ransomware’s true cost

February 6, 2025 | Heather Wright

The local figures…

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Govt releases Kiwi public sector AI guidance

Govt releases Kiwi public sector AI guidance

February 5, 2025 | Heather Wright

Private sector to follow…

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Ericsson private 5G and edge onboard with SailGP

SailGP on edge with private 5G

February 4, 2025 | Heather Wright

Fast racing, fast network…

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Wesfarmers restructures digital as Catch winds down

Wesfarmers restructures digital as Catch winds down

January 30, 2025 | Heather Wright

‘Increased competitive intensity’ proves too much…

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SAP’s $52m cloud migration deal

SAP’s $52m cloud migration deal

January 30, 2025 | Heather Wright

NSW goes cloud, NZ’s CCC digital work continues…

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DeepSeek, AI and crypto: It's Davos 2025

DeepSeek, AI and crypto: It’s Davos 2025

January 29, 2025 | Heather Wright

Tech news from the WEF’s annual summit…

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Personalising loyalty the new frontier for retail tech

January 28, 2025 | Sarah Jarvis - Eagle Eye

Tactical insights for converting loyalty to customer value…

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The A/NZ business cost of Meta’s community moderation

The A/NZ business cost of Meta’s community moderation

January 23, 2025 | Heather Wright

But ditching the platforms unlikely…

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Employment beyond borders

Employment beyond borders

January 23, 2025 | Heather Wright

Kiwi companies snap up Aussie workers – and beyond…

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What’s keeping us up at night

What’s keeping us up at night

January 21, 2025 | Heather Wright

Economics, and the AI PoC graveyard…

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Agentic AI: Building tomorrow’s enterprise

Agentic AI: Building tomorrow’s enterprise

December 19, 2024 | Heather Wright

LLMs just the ‘bricks’ for a new future…

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Audit Office report highlights ERP pain points

Audit Office report highlights ERP pain points

December 18, 2024 | Heather Wright

NSW harmonisation of ERP not all smooth sailing…

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Niwa goes Vast for improved forecasts and risk calculations

Niwa goes Vast for improved forecasts and risk calculations

December 17, 2024 | Heather Wright

New supercomputer + data platform + AI…

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Making AI human-centred

Making AI human-centred

December 12, 2024 | Heather Wright

And getting the agents in on the act…

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SAP turns to AWS for bigger slice of cloud

SAP turns to AWS for bigger slice of cloud

December 12, 2024 | Heather Wright

Easier S/4Hana Public Cloud Edition – for midmarket and enterprise?…

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Fighting violence with facial recognition

Fighting violence with facial recognition

December 10, 2024 | Heather Wright

Trial shows FRT reduces harm and justifies use…

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What’s keeping Amazon awake at night?

What’s keeping Amazon awake at night?

December 5, 2024 | Heather Wright

AI hallucinations, carbon burn and distilling LLMs…

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Australia increases pressure on big tech

Australia increases pressure on big tech

December 4, 2024 | Heather Wright

Digital competition regime and whole-of-economy AI regulation…

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Health NZ slashes data and digital team

Health NZ slashes data and digital team

December 3, 2024 | Heather Wright

Cuts to continue through to 2027…

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A/NZ AI governance ‘a mess’

A/NZ AI governance ‘a mess’

November 28, 2024 | Heather Wright

Adding new stakeholders to the governance equation…

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Australia social media ban passes first vote

Australian social media ban passes

November 27, 2024 | Heather Wright

World-first ban moves step closer…

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The impact of a Chrome-less Google

The impact of a Chrome-less Google

November 26, 2024 | Heather Wright

Debundling Google, Chrome and maybe Android…

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The open banking, CDR story

The open banking, CDR story

November 21, 2024 | Heather Wright

A/NZ positioning and international consistency…

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Govt procurement policies out of step in loss/loss deal

Govt procurement policies out of step in loss/loss deal

November 20, 2024 | Heather Wright

Australian report and industry call for ‘urgent’ reform…

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Foodstuffs SI secures strategic objectives

Foodstuffs SI secures strategic objectives

November 19, 2024 | Heather Wright

Four pillars to security…

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The AI-washing danger

The AI-washing danger

November 14, 2024 | Heather Wright

Time to get real on AI benefits…

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Kiwi tech sector profitability surge

Kiwi tech sector profitability surge

November 14, 2024 | Heather Wright

But employment down – and what’s the Trump factor?…

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Suncorp talks ERP, platforms and AI

Suncorp talks ERP, platforms and AI

November 12, 2024 | Heather Wright

Tech modernisation program gathers steam…

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eInvoicing boost

eInvoicing gains local boost

November 8, 2024 | Heather Wright

Govt, and Xero, push electronic option…

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When not to use GenAI

When not to use GenAI

November 7, 2024 | Heather Wright

Know thy strengths – and weaknesses…

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FBNZ named Esker Partner of the Year

FBNZ named Esker Partner of the Year

November 5, 2024 | Fujifilm

Evergreen Garden Care, Gallagher, PGG Wrightson, Ritchies Transport claim wins…

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The spies guide to keeping secrets

The spies guide to keeping secrets

October 31, 2024 | Heather Wright

For tech startups…

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Customise or Compose

Customise vs compose: The differentiation factor

October 31, 2024 | Heather Wright

Composing a customer-obsessed business…

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GenAI reshaping responsibilities as local report flags challenges

GenAI reshaping responsibilities as local report flags challenges

October 30, 2024 | Heather Wright

Accelerated career progress, if adoption can be achieved…

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Growth, cybersec and IT platforms major A/NZ focus

Growth, cybersec and IT platforms major A/NZ focus

October 24, 2024 | Heather Wright

But budgets are proving a barrier…

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Shrinking LLMs

Shrinking LLMs for AI on the PC

October 22, 2024 | Heather Wright

Lightweight and running on your CPU…

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Disrupting enterprise app resilience

Disrupting enterprise app resilience

October 17, 2024 | Heather Wright

Internet at risk, strangulation by regulation and serious sustainability…

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Australia opens new round of AI consultation

Australia opens new round of AI consultation

October 16, 2024 | Heather Wright

Evaluating impact on consumer law…

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Gen AI bringing revenue wins, but data issues persist

Gen AI bringing revenue wins, but data issues persist

October 15, 2024 | Heather Wright

And the winners are an elite few…

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Deepfakes penetrating business

Deepfakes penetrating business

October 10, 2024 | Heather Wright

A/NZ businesses targeted by deepfake scams…

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How to manage your dependence on VMware

How to manage your dependence on VMware

October 10, 2024 | Heather Wright

Spoiler alert, it won’t be easy…

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QA and ESG in focus as Zespri moves to new Horizons

QA and ESG in focus as Zespri moves to new Horizons

October 2, 2024 | Heather Wright

Benefits already accruing for kiwifruit co-op…

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AI spins a new yarn with NZ’s first AI created TVC

AI spins a new yarn with NZ’s first AI created TVC

October 2, 2024 | Heather Wright

Primary sector output, meet AI…

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Datacom gets Wiise on SMB ERP market

Datacom gets Wiise on SMB ERP market

October 1, 2024 | Heather Wright

Playing to demand for integrated systems and local customisation…

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FTC: Platforms’ are ‘vast surveillance’ operations

FTC: Platforms’ are ‘vast surveillance’ operations

September 26, 2024 | Heather Wright

People tracking across the internet…

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AI + drones save farmers from counting sheep

September 25, 2024 | Heather Wright

PGG Wrightson’s Skycount takes to the air…

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Transurban drives AI and data success

Transurban drives AI and data success

September 24, 2024 | Heather Wright

But it’s not always been a smooth road…

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The four elements of the future of ERP

The four elements of the future of ERP

September 19, 2024 | Heather Wright

A new automated reality…

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Snap ramps up business play

Snap ramps up business play

September 18, 2024 | Heather Wright

But will it fly with the youth market?…

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Aussie misinformation law to hit platforms' pockets

Aussie misinformation law to hit platforms’ pockets

September 17, 2024 | Heather Wright

Musk dubs government ‘fascists’…

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AI blowouts: It’s really easy to waste money

AI blowouts: It’s really easy to waste money

September 13, 2024 | Heather Wright

Up to 1000% cost blowout…

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Pronto promotes for growth

Pronto promotes for growth

September 12, 2024 | Heather Wright

Two staff take on new executive roles…

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HNZ HIRA payroll

Health NZ: From Hira to payroll ‘stabilisation’

September 12, 2024 | Heather Wright

Aging health payroll systems win Hira funding…

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GenAI summarising may lead to more work

GenAI summarising may lead to more work

September 10, 2024 | Heather Wright

AI summaries performed lower on all criteria in ASIC trial…

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NSW Police livestreaming triple-0 emergencies

NSW Police livestreaming triple-0 emergencies

September 5, 2024 | Heather Wright

Real-time access to scenes before they’ve even arrived…

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Supply chain protection lagging

Supply chain protection lagging

September 4, 2024 | Heather Wright

As cyber risk tops executives concerns for year…

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Smile to pay not off table for local shoppers

Smile to pay not off table for local shoppers

September 3, 2024 | Heather Wright

Study shows willingness to trial facial recognition payments, with caveats…

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Genesis Energy gears up for Salesforce, Gentrack go-live

Genesis Energy gears up for Salesforce, Gentrack go-live

August 29, 2024 | Heather Wright

Finance and wholesale trading to follow + more AI…

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GovERP functional capabilities ‘cannot be reused’

GovERP functional capabilities ‘cannot be reused’

August 27, 2024 | Heather Wright

Axed project has little scope for future use…

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NZ’s top tech teams and leaders honoured

NZ’s top tech teams and leaders honoured

August 27, 2024 | Heather Wright

Kiwibank’s Hamish Rumbold takes top CIO award…

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Finding the AI use case eluding many

Finding the AI use case eluding many

August 26, 2024 | Heather Wright

And as for governance…

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Local music industry tallies AI cost

Local music industry tallies AI cost

August 22, 2024 | Heather Wright

AI eating musicians lunch…

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Zespris million dollar process intelligence_iStart Aug24

Zespri’s million dollar process intelligence

August 21, 2024 | Heather Wright

Valuable insights guiding Horizon transformation…

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Developers like AI, but don’t trust its results

Developers like AI, but don’t trust its results

August 20, 2024 | Heather Wright

Tech debt frustrations, dwindling incomes and favourite technologies…

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Facing up to biometrics

Facing up to biometrics

August 15, 2024 | Heather Wright

Code concerns and the A/NZ view on biometrics…

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Healthtech export growth, but investment concerns

Healthtech export growth, but investment concerns

August 15, 2024 | Heather Wright

Are Kiwi companies dying with scalable tech in hand?…

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CrowdStrike, Microsoft and Delta stoush

CrowdStrike, Microsoft and Delta stoush

August 14, 2024 | Heather Wright

Is customer’s failure to modernise a get out of jail clause?…

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Australian and Kiwi online shopping habits under microscope

Australian and Kiwi online shopping habits under microscope

August 13, 2024 | Heather Wright

Surveys highlight changing practices, data concerns…

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Petronas: Data liberalisation for growth and business transformation

Petronas: Data liberalisation for growth and business transformation

August 8, 2024 | Heather Wright

Ready for AI, but reaping data benefits now…

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The hidden costs of ERP implementations

The hidden costs of ERP implementations

August 7, 2024 | Heather Wright

Avoiding expensive surprises…

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Australia moves to force ransom payment disclosure

Australia moves to force ransom payment disclosure

August 6, 2024 | Heather Wright

Threat of fines for failure to disclose could be on cards…

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How to navigate tightening privacy regulations

How to navigate tightening privacy regulations

August 6, 2024 | Billy Loizou

Third-party data and cross context behavioural advertising impacts…

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A/NZ in ‘groundbreaking’ global ecom deal

A/NZ in ‘groundbreaking’ global ecom deal

July 31, 2024 | Heather Wright

Cutting costs, speeding up global trade…

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ERP joins BuyICT

ERP joins BuyICT

July 30, 2024 | Heather Wright

While Auckland Council gets new SAP deal…

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Pushing the Boat out on automation

Pushing the Boat out on automation

July 25, 2024 | Heather Wright

Consolidating business orchestration and automation…

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The ‘gaping hole’ in Australian privacy laws

The ‘gaping hole’ in Australian privacy laws

July 25, 2024 | Heather Wright

And the plans to fix it, as MediSecure reveals breach extent…

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Zespri S/4 benefits start to flow

Zespri S/4 benefits start to flow

July 23, 2024 | Heather Wright

But it’s tranche 2 which will deliver real benefits…

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Gallagher Group reaps rewards of streamlined invoicing

Gallagher Group reaps rewards of streamlined invoicing

July 22, 2024 | Fujifilm

Making better use of people and technology…

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Australian and Kiwi tech priorities diverge

Australian and Kiwi tech priorities diverge

July 18, 2024 | Heather Wright

Forrester reports stark differences in tech plans…

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Transpower modernisation powers talent wins

Transpower modernisation powers talent wins

July 17, 2024 | Heather Wright

Open source key to attracting and retaining talent…

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The S/4Hana migration challenge

The S/4Hana migration challenge

July 16, 2024 | Heather Wright

More than half at risk of maintenance loss…

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Gartner outlines A/NZ ERP strategies

July 11, 2024 | Heather Wright

Market moves with tighter times…

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Covers come off Australia’s top secret cloud

July 11, 2024 | Heather Wright

Well, sort of, as AWS nabs ‘sovereign cloud’ deal…

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Manufacturing’s new era challenged

July 10, 2024 | Heather Wright

Data is key. But visibility is poor.

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NZTA lays groundwork for SAP upgrade

July 4, 2024 | Heather Wright

Amid ‘substantial’ change program…

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NZ agritech looks to Aussie opportunities

July 4, 2024 | Heather Wright

As Aussie farmers log ‘widespread’ use…

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A/NZ’s varying competitiveness fortunes

June 25, 2024 | Heather Wright

As both countries grapple with productivity and innovation…

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Australian and NZ govts kiss goodbye to contractors

June 24, 2024 | Heather Wright

Public sector contractors in firing line on both sides of Tasman…

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Data alchemy: Inside the world of data brokers

Data alchemy: Inside the world of data brokers

June 20, 2024 | Heather Wright

Buying and selling data to the highest bidders…

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Startup scene’s changing fortunes

Startup scene’s changing fortunes

June 20, 2024 | Heather Wright

Call for Kiwi govt support…

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GenAI in ERP: The transformation begins

GenAI in ERP: The transformation begins

June 13, 2024 | Heather Wright

Compelling functionality propelling market…

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Finding the ROI in genAI

Finding the ROI in genAI

June 12, 2024 | Heather Wright

Here’s what sets the high performers apart…

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Getting strategic with national AI

Getting strategic with national AI

June 11, 2024 | Heather Wright

AIRA calls for action to avoid falling to global competition..

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And what’s the next gen in data collection?...

What’s Behind the Smart Forms Revolution?

June 6, 2024 |

And what’s the next gen in data collection?…

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Mercury_switches off SAP for Workday_Jun24

Mercury NZ switches SAP for Workday

June 5, 2024 | Heather Wright

Follows Gentrack taking over billing…

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One CX strategy to rule them all

One CX strategy to rule them all

May 29, 2024 | Heather Wright

How digital + CX + marketing can lead to big wins…

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Awards celebrate Kiwi tech diversity

Awards celebrate Kiwi tech diversity

May 29, 2024 | Heather Wright

In space, wastewater, agritech, drones and AI…

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Stats NZ figures show booming tech market

Stats NZ figures show booming tech market

May 28, 2024 | Heather Wright

Software and IT services now 3.7% of GDP despite clouds…

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Open banking: The fintech view

Open banking: The fintech view

May 24, 2024 | Heather Wright

Brave new future for NZ, or primed for failure?…

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AFP CTO on countering common IT challenges

AFP CTO on countering common IT challenges

May 22, 2024 | Heather Wright

Cloud, SD-Wan, Leo and Sase for the win…

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AI guardrails tumble

AI guardrails tumble

May 21, 2024 | Heather Wright

Popular LLMs vulnerable…

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Architecting to adapt

Architecting to adapt

May 16, 2024 | Heather Wright

Imagination and creativity key for enterprise architecture…

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PGG Wrightson plants seeds for further growth with AP automation

May 15, 2024 | Fujifilm

Faster payment processing, fewer errors…

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Tech changes bring $100m+ win for ANZ

Tech changes bring $100m+ win for ANZ

May 15, 2024 | Heather Wright

But productivity key, boss says…

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Google, Vocus team up for latest cable

Google, Vocus team up for latest cable

May 14, 2024 | Heather Wright

Just don’t expect a bill decrease…

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Open banking innovation - is it NZ's time?

Open banking innovation – is it NZ’s time?

May 9, 2024 | Heather Wright

Standards deadlines near, but clarity is lacking…

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Banking on scam reduction

Banking on scam reduction

May 8, 2024 | Heather Wright

Anti-scam systems takes shape across A/NZ…

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Confidence low as AML changes weight down on business

Confidence low as AML changes weigh on business

May 7, 2024 | Heather Wright

Execs worried about compliancy abilities…

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Keeping customers atop the food chain

May 7, 2024 | Abel Software

Bonson NZ packages up ERP success with Abel…

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Musk vs Australia: Battlelines drawn

Musk vs Australia: Battlelines drawn

May 2, 2024 | Heather Wright

Legal test of government power over tech looms…

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Kiwi researchers launch global emerging tech framework

Kiwi researchers launch global emerging tech framework

May 1, 2024 | Heather Wright

International policy guide to evaluate AI and other new tech…

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Taking the bulk out of AI models

Taking the bulk out of AI models

April 30, 2024 | Heather Wright

Slimmed down LLMs offer new use cases…

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Taming decision fatigue

Taming decision fatigue

April 24, 2024 | Heather Wright

Four ‘tried and tested’ methods…

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ERP wins: Optimising inventory dives, while CX booms

ERP wins: Optimising inventory dives, while CX booms

April 23, 2024 | Heather Wright

AI drives cloud and cloud drives changing ERP successes…

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A/NZ employers looking to AI for productivity boost

A/NZ employers looking to AI for productivity boost

April 23, 2024 | Heather Wright

But there’s a sting in the tail…

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When ERP customisation causes headaches

When ERP customisation causes headaches

April 18, 2024 | Heather Wright

Six steps to pain relief…

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Albanese eyes industry intervention

Albanese eyes industry intervention

April 17, 2024 | Heather Wright

Support and subsidies for innovative industry tech promised…

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Genesis Energy taps AI for productivity savings, ESOL

Genesis Energy taps AI for productivity savings, ESOL

April 17, 2024 | Heather Wright

Simple tasks providing big savings…

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Microsoft Teams unbundling 'just a sneaky price increase'

Microsoft Teams unbundling ‘just a sneaky price increase’

April 11, 2024 | Heather Wright

Is Microsoft the biggest beneficiary of regulatory moves?…

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Health NZ goes dual-cloud

Health NZ goes dual-cloud

April 10, 2024 | Heather Wright

Network backbone improvements, IAM next up…

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Tackling a changing threat environment

Tackling a changing threat environment

April 9, 2024 | Heather Wright

Australia’s cybersec boss outlines the six shields to protect…

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Inside AI: How Enlighten Designs is using AI

Inside AI: How Enlighten Designs is using AI

April 4, 2024 | Heather Wright

From GitHub Copilot to Gemini Advanced, Anthropic and the AI Act…

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Ups and downs in tech jobs, wages

Ups and downs in tech jobs, wages

April 3, 2024 | Heather Wright

And let’s talk about beyond-border work…

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Rio Tinto: Getting active security controls into OT networks

April 3, 2024 | Heather Wright

Breaking tradition, but staying practical…

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NZ fintech regulation

Giving NZ’s fintech scene a pulsecheck

March 28, 2024 | Heather Wright

Banks, government and regulators in firing line…

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AGL’s Maryam Bechtel: Leading with impact

March 27, 2024 | Heather Wright

Engagement, hardening boundaries, and mental health priorities…

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Augmented cybersecurity

March 19, 2024 | Heather Wright

Thriving amid complexity…

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National Anti Scam Centre

Scams down in Australia, while NZ eyes data breach penalties

March 14, 2024 | Heather Wright

Aussie scam crackdown pays dividends, Kiwi privacy commissioner calls for civil penalty regime…

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A/NZ tech migrations

A/NZ tech migrations

March 13, 2024 | Heather Wright

The migrant conundrum…

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Legacy tech's impact on cost control and margin building

Legacy tech’s impact on cost control and margin building

March 12, 2024 | Heather Wright

Old tech dies hard, but GenAI, ERP and automation ride high…

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What happened to the Kiwi data centre boom?

What happened to the Kiwi data centre boom?

March 7, 2024 | Newsdesk

A data centre here, a data centre there…

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ATO facing 4.7m attempted cyber intrusions a month

ATO facing 4.7m attempted cyber intrusions a month

March 6, 2024 | Heather Wright

The cybersecurity concerns that kept commissioner up at night…

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Secure Parking lifts gate to data transformation

Finding a carpark gets easier with key partnership…

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Finding a tech solution to A/NZ productivity woes

Finding a tech solution to A/NZ productivity woes

February 29, 2024 | Heather Wright

The big dollars to be gained through tech-enabled productivity uplift…

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The hidden technology costs in business

The hidden technology costs in business

February 28, 2024 | Heather Wright

And how tracking it can reap big returns…

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Sorry state of NZ public health IT laid bare

Sorry state of NZ public health IT laid bare

February 27, 2024 | Heather Wright

Cloud, standardised systems… and a digital health agency?…

read more...
Getting Wiise on ERP and AI

Getting Wiise on ERP and AI

February 22, 2024 | Heather Wright

ERP ‘Goldilocks’ talks innovation and what customers really, really want …

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The seven characteristics of the data-driven enterprise

The seven characteristics of the data-driven enterprise

February 21, 2024 | Heather Wright

McKinsey outlines how to get to data-driven nirvana…

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Digital investment driving spend across Wesfarmer business

Digital investment driving spend across Wesfarmer business

February 20, 2024 | Heather Wright

‘Money well spent’ in strengthening overall group…

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Of facial recognition, big data, Palantir and computer vision

Retail tech: security vs privacy

February 15, 2024 | Heather Wright

Woolworths, Coles, Palantir push on with digital surveillance…

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Getting personal with customers

Getting personal with customers

February 14, 2024 | Heather Wright

Aim low for early success…

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2024: The year of digital identity?

2024: The year of digital identity?

February 8, 2024 | Heather Wright

Australia and NZ gear up for digital ID launches…

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Demand for data & analytics expertise at three-year high

Demand for data & analytics expertise at three-year high

February 7, 2024 | Newsdesk

New research signals increased influence of AI, cybersecurity in data strategies…

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Govt urged to fund career change

Govt urged to fund career change

February 7, 2024 | Heather Wright

Minimum wage for reskilling proposed in Australia, while in NZ…

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AI isn’t tomorrow’s singular hero

AI isn’t tomorrow’s singular hero

February 1, 2024 | Heather Wright

Multiple technologies are coming into play for A/NZ business…

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Privacy watchdog flags concerns over cyber sharing block

Privacy watchdog flags concerns over cyber sharing block

January 31, 2024 | Heather Wright

‘Limited use mechanism’ doesn’t mean limited enforcement…

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AI uptake subdued as companies look to data first

January 30, 2024 | Heather Wright

But Australia punches above weight for AI effectiveness…

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Responsible AI guradrails needed

A/NZ face off with responsible AI

January 25, 2024 | Heather Wright

Days of ‘do what you want’ coming to end…

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How ChatGPT bias impacts product recommendations

How ChatGPT bias impacts product recommendations

January 24, 2024 | Heather Wright

And how to get ahead of the game…

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The skills employers are willing to pay a premium for

The skills employers are willing to pay a premium for

January 23, 2024 | Heather Wright

New year, new job as demand remains strong across A/NZ…

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Half of consumers to abandon or limit social media

Half of consumers to abandon or limit social media

January 18, 2024 | Heather Wright

And most expect AI to further harm the user experience…

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CES 2024: The good and the just plain strange

CES 2024: The good and the just plain strange

January 17, 2024 | Heather Wright

A look at some of this year’s offerings…

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Australian My Health Record data sharing plan sparks concerns

Australian My Health Record data sharing plan sparks concerns

January 16, 2024 | Heather Wright

Data without understanding can be dangerous…

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Vector big data project scoops $750,000 ComCom funding

Vector big data project scoops $750,000 ComCom funding

January 16, 2024 | Heather Wright

X and AWS projects also on the boil…

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2023 techmas gift guide

December 14, 2023 | Heather Wright

All I want for Christmas is, well, maybe not…

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Digging for process gold

Digging for process gold

December 13, 2023 | Bloom Consulting

Major miner optimises spend with SAP and Bloom Consulting…

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Courting GenAI: The good, the bad and the ugly

Courting GenAI: The good, the bad and the ugly

December 13, 2023 | Heather Wright

Courts get guidance, businesses fear failure…

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Fujitsu ordered to pay Corrections $3.9m

Fujitsu ordered to pay Corrections $3.9m

December 12, 2023 | Heather Wright

And Dassault to pay back $1.8m in licence fees to Fujitsu…

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Forrester urges thoughtful approach to 2024 tech

Forrester urges thoughtful approach to 2024 tech

December 7, 2023 | Heather Wright

Tech FOMO? Careful, you may get burned…

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Health NZ data and digital: Confusing, lacking clarity and coherence

Health NZ: Confusing, lacking clarity and coherence

December 6, 2023 | Heather Wright

Damning report calls for funding to be ‘closely examined’ against expectations…

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Trends in digital finance

Trends in digital finance

December 5, 2023 | Abid Ali

Artificial intelligence will take the sector by storm over the next decade…

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Waikato Regional Council reboots ERP

Waikato Regional Council reboots ERP

December 5, 2023 | Heather Wright

Infor deliver after delays and cost blowout…

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Rough year bites deep into TWG digital spend

Rough year bites deep into TWG digital spend

November 30, 2023 | Heather Wright

$30m shaved off FY24 spend…

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Fujifilm Business Innovation: ERP, growth engines and the All Blacks

Fujifilm Business Innovation: ERP, growth engines and the All Blacks

November 30, 2023 | Heather Wright

Global boss Naoki Hama on what’s driving his company…

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Most companies are buying the wrong software

Most companies are buying the wrong software

November 29, 2023 | Heather Wright

Buyer remorse runs high…

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Sun shines as Accenture acquires NZ’s Solnet

November 23, 2023 | Heather Wright

Global giant gains contemporary cloud engineering…

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First-party data in banking

First-party data in banking

November 22, 2023 | Billy Loizou

Resolving identity key as third-party cookies crumble…

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New rules for bulk emails as Google, Yahoo up anti-spam game

Google, Yahoo up their anti-spam game

November 22, 2023 | Heather Wright

Stricter requirements for bulk emails come into force from Feb 24…

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ASX BaNCS on TCS for Chess replacement

ASX BaNCS on TCS for Chess replacement

November 21, 2023 | Heather Wright

No blockchain required, thanks…

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AI: Job enhancer or replacer?

AI: Job enhancer or replacer?

November 20, 2023 | Brad Drysdale

How AI is co-piloting a transformation of work…

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NZ's top 200 tech exporters hit $17b

NZ’s top 200 tech exporters hit $17b

November 17, 2023 | Heather Wright

On track for $30b market in next decade…

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The technology behind squint prevention

The technology behind squint prevention

November 16, 2023 | Hayden McCall

PEBKAC and how to avoid it…

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The roadmap for service sector digital transformation

The roadmap for service sector digital transformation

November 16, 2023 | Heather Wright

Three technologies, two imperatives to stay competitive in 2024…

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Team Cloud – locally owned and operated hyperscale cloud coming to NZ

Team Cloud – locally owned and operated hyperscale cloud coming to NZ

November 15, 2023 | Newsdesk

Oracle IaaS, PaaS claim Kiwi ‘first’…

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Half of cloud transformations ‘abject failures’

Half of cloud transformations ‘abject failures’

November 14, 2023 | Heather Wright

Capturing business value requires more clarity…

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Local SMBs pull back on cybersecurity spend

Local SMBs pull back on cybersecurity spend

November 9, 2023 | Heather Wright

Cost key factor as revenue-driving activities take priority…

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The new IoT: Illuminating information shadows

November 8, 2023 | Heather Wright

But beware of data overload and blockchain overkill…

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When customers and differentiation matter, compose your software

When customers and differentiation matter, compose your software

November 2, 2023 | Heather Wright

Forget build vs buy, today’s choice is customise or compose…

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NZ health ministry's Lotus Notes purge continues

NZ health ministry purges Lotus

November 1, 2023 | Heather Wright

Yes, Lotus Notes still lives on. A short history…

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Beyond ChatGPT hype: Enterprise best practice

Beyond ChatGPT hype: Enterprise best practice

October 31, 2023 | Heather Wright

Think of your generative AI platform as a four-layer cake… 

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Franchisers realising a digital advantage

Franchisers realising a digital advantage

October 31, 2023 | Raghu Rajakumar

Data standardisation and optimisation key to success…

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Observability: The central nervous system for your applications

Observability: The central nervous system for your applications

October 26, 2023 | Heather Wright

And a critical factor in user experience…

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Digital shortage hurting construction

Digital shortage hurting construction

October 25, 2023 | Heather Wright

Catch-20 hits sector…

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Businesses under-estimating cyber supply chain risks

Businesses under-estimating cyber supply chain risks

October 24, 2023 | Heather Wright

Narrow perception fuels dangerous overconfidence…

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ProCare trials 'digital assistants'

ProCare trials ‘digital assistants’

October 19, 2023 | Heather Wright

Public health and workforce benefits, while reducing inequality…

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Sign of the times as eSignatures take flight

Sign of the times as eSignatures take flight

October 19, 2023 | Heather Wright

Fujifilm Business Innovation A/NZ win highlight growth market….

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GenAI reality check as companies take cautious approach

GenAI reality check as companies take cautious approach

October 17, 2023 | Heather Wright

Less than five percent to deploy APIs or GenAI-enabled apps this year

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Robotics Plus gears up to Prospr from ag autonomous vehicle market

Robotics Plus gears up to Prospr from ag autonomous vehicle market

October 17, 2023 | Heather Wright

From early stage high-growth company to commercial player…

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Employee monitoring software: Valid tool or a step too far?

Employee monitoring software: Valid tool or a step too far?

October 12, 2023 | Heather Wright

To spy or not to spy on remote workers…

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The custobots are coming

The custobots are coming

October 12, 2023 | Heather Wright

But how do you sell to an algorithm?…

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Warning issued on ASIC’s AustralianSuper action

Warning issued on ASIC’s AustralianSuper action

October 10, 2023 | Billy Loizou

Why identity resolution matters…

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Businesses locked in to ‘captivity cloud’

Businesses locked in to ‘captivity cloud’

October 10, 2023 | Heather Wright

And losing control of IT and security environments…

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Toll Group breaks legacy hold with low-code

Toll Group breaks legacy hold with low-code

October 5, 2023 | Heather Wright

40 percent reduction in cost and halving of project times…

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ERP rollout 'progressing well' for Warehouse Group

ERP rollout ‘progressing well’ for Warehouse Group

October 4, 2023 | Heather Wright

Core systems transformation ‘major investment’ for year…

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IT leaders buying into AI to support exploding workloads

IT leaders buying into AI to support exploding workloads

October 3, 2023 | Heather Wright

Easing software burden through AI…

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Consumer love for GenAI requires business action

Consumer love for GenAI requires business action

September 28, 2023 | Heather Wright

Australian uptake of generative AI outpacing Netflix…

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A/NZ early access Copilot users talk genAI

A/NZ early access Copilot users talk genAI

September 27, 2023 | Heather Wright

NAB, BNZ, Suncorp, Genesis, and more put Microsoft in the Copilot’s seat… 

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NZ Post: AI for commercial gains and customer trust

NZ Post: AI for commercial gains and customer trust

September 26, 2023 | Heather Wright

Reinforcing customer trust through AI…

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Retaining younger workers relies on the digital experience

Retaining younger workers relies on the digital experience

September 26, 2023 | Heather Wright

The CIO as chief talent officer…

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Mastering master data management

Mastering master data management

September 21, 2023 | Heather Wright

Good data informs good decisions…

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AWS CTO outlines the four steps to unlock GenAI's potential

AWS CTO outlines the four steps to unlock GenAI’s potential

September 20, 2023 | Heather Wright

Choice, flexibility, democratisation…

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The business cost of dark data

The business cost of dark data

September 19, 2023 | Heather Wright

Unstructured, untapped and undervalued…

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SnapLogic CTO Jeremiah Stone

From Fragile to Agile: How AI is changing integration

September 19, 2023 | Jeremiah Stone CTO at SnapLogic

SnapGPT delivers AI-powered decision-making…

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Everyday AI or game-changing? How to get intentional with your AI

Everyday AI or game-changing? How to get intentional with your AI

September 14, 2023 | Heather Wright

The AI pillars Gartner says you need to nail now…

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Australia #5 in data breach stats

Australia #5 in data breach stats

September 13, 2023 | Heather Wright

Password = Password problem is not helping…

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Barfoot & Thompson: Finding genAI success

Barfoot & Thompson: Finding genAI success

September 12, 2023 | Heather Wright

ChatGPT, legacy tech and hybrid cloud…

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Digital and data – and digital mindset – key in taxing future

September 7, 2023 | Heather Wright

ATO boss urges ‘transformation-as-usual’ for all…

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Composing your own cloud

Composing your own cloud

September 6, 2023 | Heather Wright

Cloud gets abstracted, intelligent and composable…

read more...
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Thodey warns of leadership challenges

September 1, 2023 | Newsdesk

Lack of the right leadership behind faltering innovation, productivity…

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Cost challenges remain in cloud as SaaS prices climb

Cost challenges remain in cloud as SaaS prices climb

August 31, 2023 | Heather Wright

As hybrid and multicloud becomes cloud of the future…

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Why it’s time to RAIN on AI

August 30, 2023 | Heather Wright

A/NZ AI use up, but where’s the responsible use policies?…

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‘Alternative’ pathways key to building IT workforce

‘Alternative’ pathways key to building IT workforce

August 29, 2023 | Heather Wright

Breaking down barriers to build tech workforce…

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Agtech providing fertile fields for VCs

Agtech providing fertile fields for VCs

August 23, 2023 | Heather Wright

Sunny days ahead for sector…

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"Privacy protection laws and access to quality data must be carefully balanced."

Zoom AI drama a cautionary tale on data use

August 22, 2023 | Heather Wright

Lust for data hits (immovable) public outrage…

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The generative AI future

The generative AI future

August 22, 2023 | Heather Wright

Changing skills, and new challenges for CIOs… 

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Web3, blockchain and NFTs for A/NZ business

Web3, blockchain and NFTs for A/NZ business

August 17, 2023 | Heather Wright

Tactical experimentation, and caution needed…

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Boral process chain digitisation pays dividends

Boral process chain digitisation pays dividends

August 16, 2023 | Heather Wright

Customer, business benefits in new system…

read more...
CIO Awards winners driving sustainability, data and future champions

CIO Awards winners driving sustainability, data and future champions

August 15, 2023 | Heather Wright

NZRC’s Angela Nash takes top honours… 

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Is NZ govt waking up to cyber threats?

Is NZ govt waking up to cyber threats?

August 15, 2023 | Heather Wright

Key threats report and critical infrastructure consultation highlight new focus…

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Kilimanjaro climbs legal mountain in MYOB dispute

Kilimanjaro climbs legal mountain in MYOB dispute

August 10, 2023 | Heather Wright

Good faith and unconscionability in question…

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Pests ratted out by AI

Pests ratted out by AI

August 10, 2023 | Heather Wright

The future of pest control goes high-tech…

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People or tech? NZ’s productivity dilemma

People or tech? NZ’s productivity dilemma

August 9, 2023 | Heather Wright

New survey highlights lack of tech ambition…

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Pragmatism, GenAI and local ERP plans

Pragmatism, GenAI and local ERP plans

August 8, 2023 | Heather Wright

Few established use cases for GenAI ERP, yet…

read more...
A minimal viable knowledge set to get started with AI

A minimal viable knowledge set to get started with AI

August 3, 2023 | Heather Wright

The pragmatic introduction of AI techniques…  

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Watson's prescription for knowing your data

Watson’s prescription for knowing your data

August 2, 2023 | Heather Wright

Pronto embeds IBM smarts into data security…

read more...
Maximising Australia’s tech shots on goal

Maximising Australia’s tech shots on goal

August 1, 2023 | Heather Wright

Sector failing at scaling up…

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Finding the ROI in generative AI

Finding the ROI in generative AI

July 27, 2023 | Heather Wright

And the three steps to take now to ensure that ROI… 

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Communicating the business value of IT

Communicating the business value of IT

July 26, 2023 | Heather Wright

Change the way you tell your tech success stories…

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Big names in CIO Awards finalists line-up

July 20, 2023 | Heather Wright

The IT leaders and companies vying for glory this year are…

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Digital twins take on legislation

July 20, 2023 | Heather Wright

NSW launches ‘legislation twin’ to demystify legal connections and impacts…

read more...

Transparency and human supervisors key to chatbot success

July 20, 2023 | Heather Wright

Creating a successful dual frontline service…

read more...

Building superapps: Think Batman, not Superman

July 19, 2023 | Heather Wright

The role of employee superapps…

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Threads comes back down to earth

July 18, 2023 | Heather Wright

After the peak comes the trough, while Twitter advertising revenue halves…

read more...

‘Mind-blowing’ AI for good… or AI gone bad

July 12, 2023 | Heather Wright

UN summit seeks guardrails, as AU and NZ issue guidance…

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Reports highlight world of Māori tech potential

July 11, 2023 | Heather Wright

From growing businesses to insight into educational needs…

read more...

Game-changing ways to boost your grocery retail loyalty

July 10, 2023 | Jonathan Reeve

From marketing in the moment to gamification, it’s all about the customer…

read more...

‘Cyber transformers’ harnessing security for growth

July 6, 2023 | Heather Wright

Cybersecurity as a changemaker as NZ battles for Cert…

read more...

Infor wins big in Kiwi water reforms deal

July 6, 2023 | Heather Wright

$532m IT spend expected amid billion dollar budget blowout…

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A/NZ companies call on gamification for upskilling

July 4, 2023 | Heather Wright

As hiring takes backseat to doing more with those you already have…

read more...

A/NZ businesses robbing Peter to pay Paul with tech buys

June 29, 2023 | Heather Wright

Tech decisions too price focused, expert warns…

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AI and AR/metaverse driving A/NZ cloud

June 28, 2023 | Heather Wright

As local organisations get ahead of the game…

read more...

Developers: In AI we (don’t) trust

June 27, 2023 | Heather Wright

But curiosity starting to outweigh scepticism…

read more...
NZ Hi-Tech Awards 2023

Cin7, Dawn Aerospace, Formus among big NZ Hi-Tech winners

June 26, 2023 | Heather Wright

While Guy and Sue Haddleton fly high…

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Hiring intent is high across A/NZ

A/NZ on IT hiring binge

June 22, 2023 | Heather Wright

Intentions are high, but what about supply?…

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Employees say companies are too slow to embrace new tech

Employees say companies are too slow to embrace new tech

June 21, 2023 | Heather Wright

Are senior leaders really holding us back?…

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Can your IT stack cope with AI?

Can your IT stack cope with AI?

June 20, 2023 | Heather Wright

Balancing AI objectives and infrastructure a challenge…

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Kill your darlings.

Why IT leaders must kill their darlings

June 19, 2023 | Heather Wright

Forget the good and focus on the great… 

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Australia overhauls payment system

Australia overhauls payment system

June 15, 2023 | Heather Wright

New payments platform, fintech, digital ID and smartwatches…

read more...
ERP brings in investors – and investment

ERP brings in investors – and investment

June 14, 2023 | Heather Wright

Amidst the ChatGPT rush, don’t forget ERP…

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The big divide in GenAI

The big divide in GenAI

June 13, 2023 | Heather Wright

BCG’s 10-20-70 rule sets priorities…

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12 steps to better data quality

12 steps to better data quality

June 8, 2023 | Heather Wright

Organisational culture, people and processes…

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A/NZ digital twin push gets boost

A/NZ digital twin push gets boost

June 7, 2023 | Heather Wright

NZ joins AU in Digital Twin Partnership  

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Gaming for logistics

Gaming for logistics

June 2, 2023 | Heather Wright

Plus, the impact of those Kiwi rebates…

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Fujifilm looks to partners for regional growth

Fujifilm looks to partners for regional growth

June 1, 2023 | Heather Wright

Exclusively selling and supporting print technology…

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Propelling CX transformation

Propelling CX transformation

May 31, 2023 | Heather Wright

A three cylinder empathy engine…

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Six ChatGPT risks your business needs to evaluate

Six ChatGPT risks your business needs to evaluate

May 30, 2023 | Heather Wright

Privacy Commissioner, Gartner and legal firms weigh in…

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Consumers: Give us data control – and transparency

Consumers: Give us data control – and transparency

May 25, 2023 | Heather Wright

Getting granular with consumer data permissions…

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Australia outlines the tech to secure its future

Australia outlines the tech to secure its future

May 24, 2023 | Heather Wright

AI, robotics and clean energy in updated Critical Technologies list…

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A/NZ leaders put market on notice: New hires must be AI-ready

A/NZ leaders put market on notice: New hires must be AI-ready

May 23, 2023 | Heather Wright

As workers concede they’re keen to delegate to AI…

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Behind NZ’s record tech investment

May 23, 2023 | Heather Wright

Plenty of ups, a few downs, and room for growth…

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Gartner I&O Innovation Engines: Landrover Merlin Longnose 27 litre V12

How to build an I&O forward business

May 18, 2023 | Heather Wright

Watercare, ABN and Tetrapak show the way…

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The A/NZ digital trust paradox

The A/NZ digital trust paradox

May 17, 2023 | Heather Wright

Important but not important enough to action…

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Three tech strategies to drive enterprise value and ROI

Three tech strategies to drive enterprise value and ROI

May 16, 2023 | Heather Wright

Cloud is the force multiplier for business valuations, says Deloitte…

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Public sector's SaaS appetite yet to reap local returns

Public sector’s SaaS appetite yet to reap local returns

May 11, 2023 | Heather Wright

The money is flowing… largely offshore…

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Consumer group urges AU publicly owned cloud

Consumer group urges AU publicly owned cloud

May 10, 2023 | Heather Wright

Time to cut reliance on big tech providers

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FAANGs respond to tough times

How FAANGs are responding to tough times

May 5, 2023 | Heather Wright

Big SaaS looks to take bite out of gen AI…

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Industry makes big bets on generative AI future

Industry makes big bets on generative AI future

May 3, 2023 | Heather Wright

New money horse in face of tough times…

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Data overload creating organisational inertia

Data overload creating organisational inertia

May 2, 2023 | Heather Wright

And stressing out business leaders…

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ERP’s gets ESG greenlight

ERP gets ESG greenlight

April 27, 2023 | Heather Wright

Start with what you have…

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A/NZ M&A, investment deals plummet

A/NZ M&A, investment deals plummet

April 27, 2023 | Heather Wright

But brighter days ahead says PwC…

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ESG aspirations hit data block

ESG aspirations hit data block

April 26, 2023 | Heather Wright

Sustainability’s data crisis…

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A/NZ cyber support NFP warns increased penalties may fuel attacks

A/NZ cyber support NFP warns increased penalties may fuel attacks

April 20, 2023 | Heather Wright

Penalty increase may spark ‘perverse’ outcomes…

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Finding the balance between security and personalised CX

Finding the balance between security and personalised CX

April 19, 2023 | Heather Wright

Make it personal. And safe, and cookie-free…

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Getting data and analytics in the spotlight

April 19, 2023 | Heather Wright

Woolworths NZ leader explains why D&A teams need to learn to show off…   

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The resiliency gap – and the 5 core rules to bridge it

April 19, 2023 | Heather Wright

Surviving and thriving amidst disruption…

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First party data_Amperity_Billy Loizou

First-party data a vital business asset

April 14, 2023 | Billy Loizou

Identifying and protecting the data you own…

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The big banking tech buy-up

The big banking tech buy-up

April 13, 2023 | Heather Wright

And the promise of new embedded finance…

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Australia preps to send in the robots

Australia preps to send in the robots

April 12, 2023 | Heather Wright

While NZ roadmap work kicks off

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AWS, Microsoft face UK cloud computing probe

AWS, Microsoft face UK cloud computing probe

April 11, 2023 | Heather Wright

UK watchdog joins challenge to tech giants…

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AI futures in Australia and New Zealand

AI futures in Australia and New Zealand

April 5, 2023 | Heather Wright

Changing policies, reaping rewards… 

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Big names call time on metaverse bets

Big names call time on metaverse bets

April 4, 2023 | Heather Wright

As ChatGPT rises, the metaverse falls…

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Players Sports hits it out of the park

Players Sports hits it out of the park

April 3, 2023 | First Software

N2 ERP provides big assist…

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Quick payback for IoT eluding local companies

Quick payback for IoT eluding local companies

March 30, 2023 | Heather Wright

But it’s not deterring them in their plans…

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Data isn’t gold – it’s industrial pollution

Data isn’t gold – it’s industrial pollution

March 29, 2023 | Heather Wright

And what CISOs need to do about it… 

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Democratising data: L’Oreal’s team sport

March 29, 2023 | Heather Wright

It’s a marathon that brings teams together…  

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Why data resists being owned

Why data resists being owned

March 28, 2023 | Heather Wright

From data privacy to data responsibility…

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‘Digital boiler’ market heats up

‘Digital boiler’ market heats up

March 23, 2023 | Heather Wright

Data centre sideline business sees resurgence… 

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Why Karen’s job in the call centre is safe from GPT

Why Karen’s job in the call centre is safe from GPT

March 22, 2023 | Heather Wright

But knowledge workers, creatives face disruption…

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Open source is the tech we trust

Open source is the tech we trust

March 21, 2023 | Heather Wright

Blockchain and quantum – not so much… 

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Advancing manufacturing with accelerated depreciation

Kiwi manufacturing transformation plans launched

March 16, 2023 | Heather Wright

Accelerated depreciation on offer for 4.0…

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Generative AI’s new frontier: CRM

Generative AI’s new frontier: CRM

March 15, 2023 | Heather Wright

From poems to sales emails – and your customer data…

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Digital skills gap costing AU businesses $3.1 billion

Digital skills gap costing AU businesses $3.1 billion

March 14, 2023 | Heather Wright

And it will cost $1.5b to fix it…

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Public sector innovation_Storyblok_Marcu Paterson

Public sector must overcome ‘innovation inertia’

March 10, 2023 | Marcus Paterson

Ahead of Innovate Australia, Marcus Paterson (Storyblok) asks if the sector is serious about better digital experiences…

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There’s money and satisfaction in those digital skills

There’s money and satisfaction in those digital skills

March 9, 2023 | Heather Wright

The individual, organisational and macroeconomic benefits…

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FujiFilm_Innovation_David Jupe NZ MD_2023

Fujifilm increases services and solutions push

March 8, 2023 | Heather Wright

Assisted by recent ERP services acquisition… 

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The satellite connection

The satellite connection

March 2, 2023 | Heather Wright

Starlink in NZ fastest in Oceania, AU 100+Mbps…

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The public cloud factor

The public cloud factor

February 28, 2023 | Heather Wright

Opportunities, dividends and caveats for A/NZ businesses…

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Stuff taking AI mainstream_Andrew McPherson 2023

Stuff taking AI mainstream

February 27, 2023 | Heather Wright

It’s time for AI to go from low impact to big bang…

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NZ-Savers-scam 2023

The ‘major’ investment scam using Google Ads

February 23, 2023 | Heather Wright

Kiwis conned out of millions in two weeks…

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Gabrielle in maps

Cyclone Gabrielle’s impact, in maps

February 23, 2023 | Heather Wright

From the rainfall, to the power and cell tower outages… 

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Why it’s time to modernise supply chains

Why it’s time to modernise supply chains

February 22, 2023 | Newsdesk

Intelligent SCM tools are in the here and now…

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Integration remains key challenge for digital transformation

Integration remains key challenge for digital transformation

February 22, 2023 | Heather Wright

Companies look to APIs and automation…

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Unboxing Australia and NZ’s eCommerce paths

Unboxing Australia and NZ’s eCommerce paths

February 21, 2023 | Heather Wright

Correction follows Covid-inspired hyper-growth…

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Broaden your view to succeed at digital first

Broaden your view to succeed at digital first

February 16, 2023 | Heather Wright

It’s time to think horizontally, says Mitchell Pham..

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Low Code governance_Gartner

The challenges of low-code and governance

February 16, 2023 | Heather Wright

No, low code and app portfolio governance are not the same… 

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Chinese 'surveillance tech' concerns flare

Chinese ‘surveillance tech’ concerns flare

February 16, 2023 | Heather Wright

As Australia looks at bans, NZ says ‘we’re good’…

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ChatGPT Dall.E Bard Search Wars

Welcome to the new search wars

February 15, 2023 | Heather Wright

Where the future of search is conversational… 

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Getting ‘responsible’ with technology

Getting ‘responsible’ with technology

February 10, 2023 | Heather Wright

The fine line as responsible tech becomes pressing need…

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The Warehouse trades in siloes for customer journeys

The Warehouse trades in siloes for customer journeys

February 10, 2023 | Heather Wright

Agile, ERP, data and integration…

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Digital Business

How digital business changes everything

February 8, 2023 | Heather Wright

From the CIO as orchestrator to digital ‘alloys’… 

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MYOB Mid-market disconnect Feb22

The mid-market digital disconnect

February 2, 2023 |

Integration gaps stymie digital gains…

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Security budgets not meeting current needs

Security budgets not meeting current needs

February 1, 2023 | Heather Wright

And 11 percent only able to protect ‘most critical assets’…

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ERP as a rescue technology

ERP as a rescue technology

January 31, 2023 | Heather Wright

Renovation and rightsizing of ERP key for 2023… 

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Davos 2023: Tech in a geopolitically fractured world

Davos 2023: Tech in a geopolitically fractured world

January 26, 2023 | Heather Wright

From a ‘purpose driven metaverse’ to clean data, 5G and quantum… 

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Origin Energy claims 'significant' benefits from SAP program

Origin Energy claims ‘significant’ benefits from SAP program

January 25, 2023 | Heather Wright

Business and employee experience gains…

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2023: The year of creative resilience

2023: The year of creative resilience

January 24, 2023 | Heather Wright

Finding resilience through smart tech investment… 

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ChatGPT eyes enterprise play

ChatGPT eyes enterprise play

January 19, 2023 | Heather Wright

Monetising the AI chatbot we’re all playing with…

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The $2t cost of poor software quality

The $2t cost of poor software quality

January 18, 2023 | Heather Wright

Is it time to focus on DevQualOps?…

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Accenture NZ 2022 growth hits 200m_1

Accenture NZ revenues crack $200m

January 17, 2023 | Heather Wright

First full year post-Zag acquisition pays dividends… 

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2023 trends: Reshaping the future of business with cloud, data and AI

Key data, cloud and AI trends that will reshape the future of business for the year ahead…

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Digital 3.0

Digital 3.0 to drive business valuations

December 15, 2022 | Heather Wright

Digital assets, capabilities and platforms in driver’s seat

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Multi-cloud computing reaches for the sky

December 14, 2022 | Heather Wright

Taming the multicloud chaos with metacloud…

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Remote Work

Remote work getting more engaging

December 13, 2022 | Heather Wright

But companies remain divided…

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2023 opportunity: APAC expansion

December 12, 2022 | Ahsan Malik CFO at SnapLogic

Insider advice for growth-focused tech vendors…

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NZ Health

National platform to simplify, unify NZ health sector

December 8, 2022 | Heather Wright

As MoH ponders precision health…

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BCG_Struggling to choose right DX tech

Selecting the right disruptive tech a challenge

December 8, 2022 | Heather Wright

And is DX actually providing ROI?…

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TradeLens

Maersk, IBM abandon blockchain platform

December 6, 2022 | Heather Wright

Tradelens follows ASX Chess replacement project…

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AWS re:Invent 2022: The big news

December 1, 2022 | Heather Wright

And some local announcements…

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Foreign interference under renewed scrutiny

Foreign interference under renewed scrutiny

December 1, 2022 | Heather Wright

Senate enquiries and warnings ahead of NZ elections – and Census…

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iStart News - AppWrap tech news in brief

AppWrap22: PGG Wrightson IoT temp, MBIE tender changes

December 1, 2022 | Newsdesk

Keeping you up to date with A/NZ and world tech news…

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Leadership, innovation and strategy awarded at NZ CIO Awards

November 30, 2022 | Heather Wright

Peter Beck recognised with Outstanding Contribution at CIO Awards evening…

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Converging physical and cyber security

November 29, 2022 | Heather Wright

It’s time to plug some critical gaps…

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Big four on board with NZ’s first open banking payments scheme

November 25, 2022 | Heather Wright

NZ’s different take on open banking…

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A/NZ companies going borderless 

November 25, 2022 | Heather Wright

New talent solution offers opportunities, and challenges… 

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Five steps to cut up to 25% of cloud costs – without losing value

November 24, 2022 | Heather Wright

Significant savings can be found, McKinsey says…

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Kiwi companies win $1.4b emergency services deal

November 24, 2022 | Heather Wright

Tait, Kordia, Spark and Vodafone beat global vendors to 10-year contract…

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$15.1 billion and counting: NZ tech companies’ log strong growth

November 18, 2022 | Heather Wright

Story of resilience and diversity for NZ tech… 

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The fastest-growing programming languages 

November 17, 2022 | Heather Wright

GitHub report reveals latest code-cutting fads… 

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Zespri goes live with first phase of SAP cloud  

November 17, 2022 | Heather Wright

Eyes new horizons for people, processes and growers… 

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Employee Surveillance_tougher laws

Calls for tougher laws around workplace surveillance

November 17, 2022 | Heather Wright

The tech has moved a lot faster than the law…

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Meta cuts 11,000 jobs 

November 10, 2022 | Heather Wright

From Great Resignation to mass layoffs across sector…

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Salesforce highlights great expectations 

November 10, 2022 | Heather Wright

State of Marketing report has marketers chasing new tales… 

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Cybercrime attacks, and costs, from crims, states, rise  

November 9, 2022 | Heather Wright

But govt deprioritises cyber skills in migration…

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NZ govt mum on news revenue sharing legislation

November 4, 2022 | Heather Wright

While Australia’s historic code is reviewed…

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Kiwi cybersecurity honoured at iSanz awards 

November 3, 2022 | Heather Wright

Scam simulators, malware free initiatives among winners… 

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Password cracking not needed

November 1, 2022 | Heather Wright

We’re still making it too easy for attackers…

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Who’s who of NZ IT line up for CIO Awards

October 27, 2022 | Heather Wright

The IT leaders and companies vying for glory this year are…

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$50m penalties for AU privacy breaches on the cards

October 27, 2022 | Heather Wright

As Medibank hack revelations worsen…

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The future of tax is data-driven 

October 26, 2022 | Newsdesk

Experts call on transformation for Aussie tax system…

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Weathering the storms of disruption

October 26, 2022 | Heather Wright

Data driven and digital…

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Leadership in turbulent times

October 26, 2022 | Heather Wright

Two execs share navigational tips for high inflation…

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Strong A/NZ showing for infrastructure tech awards

October 26, 2022 | Heather Wright

Five local projects named as finalists in Bentleys…

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Virtual hospital initiative’s tech expands reach

October 20, 2022 | Heather Wright

Project Florence to offer emerging tech for face to face interactions… 

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Switched On CIO: Rio Tinto’s Daniel Evans

October 20, 2022 | Heather Wright

Remaking Rio Tinto, ESG and the value of mentors…

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Do you need a data product manager?

October 19, 2022 | Heather Wright

Capitalise on data with new products, and a new role…

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Australia gets big tech inquiry, NZ gets…um ah..

October 13, 2022 | Heather Wright

Two countries, two takes on big tech regulation…

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Forrester: Don’t believe the hype

October 13, 2022 | Heather Wright

Value of emerging tech questioned …

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The analytics-based approach to efficient ops

October 11, 2022 | Heather Wright

Move over AI, process intelligence is the new ‘hottest tech’…

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A/NZ ‘runners up’, but ongoing drop in eGov rankings for Australia

October 6, 2022 | Heather Wright

And Digital Quality of Life paints even bleaker picture for both…

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Privacy and cybersecurity law changes, post Optus

October 5, 2022 | Heather Wright

The longer term impact of the Optus breach…

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The CISO’s concerns – and career path

October 4, 2022 | Heather Wright

Hurdles to board aspirations…

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Disrupting supply chain disruption

September 30, 2022 | Heather Wright

A path to supply chain resilience…

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How digital should your business be?

September 29, 2022 | Heather Wright

Surprising insight into digitisation, and its benefits…

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Putting digital trust into digital transformations

September 28, 2022 | Heather Wright

As Optus experiences shattering of digital trust…

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Finding business value in the metaverse

September 23, 2022 | Heather Wright

Unilever and ANZ Bank offer insights…

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Primary sector not sold on digital value

September 22, 2022 | Heather Wright

While John Deere ups its SaaS play…

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A honey of a solution for Taupo exporter

September 21, 2022 | Abel Software

Cosana is enjoying sweet success with Abel ERP’s traceability, flexibility and ease of use…

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Cybersec skills gap requires ‘alternative approaches’

September 21, 2022 | Heather Wright

While report notes real consequences of the gap… 

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Force multipliers and why you should try that hyped tech

September 15, 2022 | Heather Wright

Highy hyped, highly visible – and great for your brand… 

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How tech is giving CIOs sustainability clout

September 14, 2022 | Heather Wright

And the ‘two for one’ deals bringing financial wins…

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Vertical software growth not all it seems

September 12, 2022 | Heather Wright

A hot market, but with a way to go…

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Healthtech’s $2.9b+ shot in arm for NZ economy

September 8, 2022 | Heather Wright

Thriving sector offers lessons in success…

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SMB tech, skills tax breaks move forward with consultation

September 8, 2022 | Heather Wright

Draft legislation on AU$1.5 billion deductions sees light of day…

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Applied AI leading ‘technology that matters most’ for companies

September 6, 2022 | Heather Wright

A quantitative look at technologies’ innovation, investment and interest…

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Hyper Drive puts rubber online

September 6, 2022 | James Campbell

Specialist e-commerce software enables digital-first strategy…

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Are underwater data centres really coming?

September 2, 2022 | Heather Wright

Subsea Cloud claims commercial launch by year end…

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Analytics, AI hampering Australian productivity

September 1, 2022 | Heather Wright

Productivity Inquiry outlines concerns, recommendations…

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How neurotech could change the law – and business

September 1, 2022 | Heather Wright

Would you have an implant so you could do your job better?…

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Are you ready for eInvoicing?

August 25, 2022 | Heather Wright

Lessons from the early adopters…

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Kiwi sports clubs run hard with data

August 25, 2022 | Jake Leong

How modern clubs are revolutionising fan engagement…

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Finding value in technology for education

August 25, 2022 | Heather Wright

Creating new opportunities to do things differently…

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The developer productivity drain: Knowledge silos

August 23, 2022 | Heather Wright

And searching for answers, and answering questions, are just as bad… 

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SAP awards ‘best run’ A/NZ customers

August 23, 2022 | Heather Wright

Local customers running hard, winning big…

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Big ideas for global learning net $1.6m

August 18, 2022 | Heather Wright

Education NZ looks to reimagine international education…

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Industrial automation futures

August 17, 2022 | Heather Wright

Agriculture and mining confront ‘startup fatigue’…

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Victoria eyes data driven future with new digital twin

August 17, 2022 | Heather Wright

Cities, states and countries in digital twin rush… 

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Getting headless with your digital experience

August 11, 2022 | Heather Wright

Driving personalised digital experience with DXC…

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ASX’s Chess replacement hits blocks

August 10, 2022 | Heather Wright

‘Blockchain first’ faces delays, review…

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Protecting your business from the top malware

August 9, 2022 | Heather Wright

They’re not new, but they’re evolving…

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Seequent, Alimentary big winners for NZ Hi-Tech Awards

August 9, 2022 | Heather Wright

While Ian McCrae gains Flying Kiwi status…

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Inside a cyberwar

August 5, 2022 | Heather Wright

And the Australia and New Zealand impact…

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Isaac construction

Isaac Construction builds reputation

August 4, 2022 | Esker, Fujifilm

Automation transforms AP function…

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The $1b ABR blow-out

August 3, 2022 | Heather Wright

Accusations fly as business register costs top $1.5b…

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Salesforce triples A/NZ profit

August 3, 2022 | Heather Wright

Logs yet another bumper year…

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Microsoft and Oracle share the database cloud love

July 28, 2022 | Heather Wright

Oracle ❤️ Microsoft, at least when it comes to new Database Service…

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Addressing diversity could fill 14,000 tech roles a year

July 27, 2022 | Heather Wright

More diversity, more staff, more economic activity…

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12-hour cyberattack notifications now in force

July 26, 2022 | Heather Wright

Expanded ‘critical infrastructure’ definition could catch AU business out…

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The future of IoT in A/NZ, according to IDC

July 21, 2022 | Heather Wright

All the IoT you don’t see…

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Regret IT spend

A/NZ companies experiencing tech buyer regret

July 20, 2022 | Heather Wright

But it’s often a business, not technology, issue…

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Behind the scenes with Inland Revenue’s transformation

July 19, 2022 | Heather Wright

$1.5b programme laid bare to benefit other organisations…

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Zespri opens books on Horizon DX programme

July 14, 2022 | Heather Wright

Ambitious project to define future of Zespri…

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Tech investment: A tale of two markets

July 14, 2022 | Heather Wright

Funding slowdown in AU, but maybe not for NZ…

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Hyper Ride delivers the fun, fast

July 12, 2022 | Donovan Jackson

Recreational equipment supplier has n2 ERP at its core…

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$2b gone: The scams catching Aussie businesses out

July 12, 2022 | Heather Wright

Payment redirection, cryto, investment scams double…

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Sprint Fit beefs up with n2 ERP supplement

July 8, 2022 | Donovan Jackson

Systems experiment turns into cash cow…

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Agritech sector reaps fruits of labour

July 6, 2022 | Heather Wright

‘Smart’ ecosystem sowing seeds for further success…

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Free G Suite now history for business

June 30, 2022 | Heather Wright

Sign up to pay, or get booted…

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Microsoft A/NZ partners shine at global awards

June 30, 2022 | Heather Wright

Record number of awards head down under, as EY, Defend claim top A/NZ awards…

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The pressure is on universities to innovate

June 30, 2022 | James Campbell

Data-driven student systems provide a first step…

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Govt security agencies: Don’t remove Powershell, harden it

June 30, 2022 | Heather Wright

PowerShell ‘essential’ to secure Windows OS despite concerns…

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Quantum’s silicon dreams take leap forward

June 29, 2022 | Heather Wright

Aussie co delivers first integrated circuit at atomic scale…

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Inflation changing digital focus for A/NZ business

June 23, 2022 | Heather Wright

But it’s not stalling spend – so long as CX is a focus…

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Why it doesn’t pay to pay that ransomware demand

June 21, 2022 | Heather Wright

Ransomware attackers: We’ll be back…

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Local AWS, Azure don’t solve jurisdictional risk

June 16, 2022 | Heather Wright

Are we giving up too much to international cloud operators?…

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Cybersecurity ‘baseline’ remains out of reach for govt agencies

June 15, 2022 | Heather Wright

‘Essential Eight’ protocol soon mandatory, but agencies are well short…

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Gaining an edge in geopolitical disruption

June 14, 2022 | Heather Wright

Can CIOs exploit edge computing to reduce global enterprise risk?…

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What RCEP might mean for digital trade

June 9, 2022 | Heather Wright

How will latest trade pact impact China and ASEAN digi-trade?…

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A/NZ businesses moving up cloud stack

June 9, 2022 | Heather Wright

The search for cloud-native steps up with big growth…

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The digital priorities of Kiwi businesses

June 8, 2022 | Heather Wright

New report reveals all, but flags serious concerns for NZ Inc…

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The fuzzy future for Clearview AI

June 3, 2022 | Heather Wright

Is there any chance of redemption?…

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Meet the next-gen 2degrees

June 2, 2022 | Heather Wright

As Vocus merger completes, 2degrees talks future plans…

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A/NZ businesses urged to act in face of Broadcom VMware plans

May 31, 2022 | Heather Wright

Deal sounds wake up call for A/NZ enterprises…

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War in the digital age

May 27, 2022 | Heather Wright

The new tech-savvy face of war…

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Konica Minolta transforms insights with SAP

May 26, 2022 | Zag

Modernised SAP analytics provides 360-degree view…

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$11.2m for NZ SaaS – but where’s it going, and why?

May 25, 2022 | Heather Wright

Tech’s export growth is good, SaaS’ even better…

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Billion dollar promises and a tech sector welcome for Labor

May 24, 2022 | Heather Wright

All the Australian Labor tech promises…

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NZ health digital and data gets $600m Budget boost

May 24, 2022 | Heather Wright

Promise of more ‘joined-up’ health systems…

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Sustainability emerging driver as A/NZ software market jumps

May 19, 2022 | Heather Wright

Digital adoption aligns with business objectives

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From monitoring to observability

May 18, 2022 | Heather Wright

Delivering digital in a complex multi-cloud world…

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Australia, NZ cloud wins – and loses

May 17, 2022 | Heather Wright

It’s a mixed scorecard for A/NZ in MIT report…

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Switched on CISO: Josh Bahlman’s security challenge

May 13, 2022 | Heather Wright

Zero trust, agile benefits and terror attacks…

read more...

Composing a new future for ERP

May 11, 2022 | Heather Wright

And why composable ERP isn’t the same as best of breed…

read more...

IT equipment dumped too soon say IT leaders

May 4, 2022 | Heather Wright

Sustainability goals clashing with business in e-waste reality…

read more...

IT leaders bullish on open source

May 4, 2022 | Heather Wright

Security no stumbling block as open source gains on proprietary…

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Faster threat detection, but agencies warn of more to come

April 28, 2022 | Heather Wright

New warning from Five Eyes as new reports paint mixed picture for A/NZ threatscape…

read more...

Unlocking A/NZ’s digital trade

April 28, 2022 | Heather Wright

What’s blocking supply chain digitisation?…

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Netflix meltdown as subscribers drop

April 22, 2022 | Heather Wright

Ads and password sharing crackdown on their way…

read more...

Visa cancellation threat as AU eyes tech espionage

April 21, 2022 | Heather Wright

Tech espionage? RealMe panic? It’s just another week in govt tech…

read more...

Adding enterprise control to the browser

April 20, 2022 | Heather Wright

Island browser takes the fun out of surfing at work…

read more...
Explainable AI explained

Explaining explainable AI

April 14, 2022 | Heather Wright

LinkedIn’s win, health’s loss?…

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ACS_Canberra_Procurement reform

ACS calls for government procurement reform

April 14, 2022 | Heather Wright

Please to keep it local, inclusive and professional…

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Invisible computing: Contact lenses gets AR mojo

April 13, 2022 | Heather Wright

The sci-fi future in focus with new prototype…

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Near five-fold ROI for training investments

April 12, 2022 | Heather Wright

Learning and development should be ‘strategic priority’…

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White-hot local fintech market under microscope 

April 7, 2022 | Heather Wright

TIN report highlights one of fastest growing sectors…

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Great expectations for a hybrid work world

April 7, 2022 | Heather Wright

Is the metaverse the solution to employee hybrid work woes?

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Cybersecurity is a choice

April 6, 2022 | Heather Wright

Insights from the cybersecurity trenches…

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Data gaps need training

April 1, 2022 | Heather Wright

When did you last provide Excel training?…

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Millennium Corp takes on Sisense

March 31, 2022 | Newsdesk

Investment business using analytics to drive group accountability…

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Budget 2022: Tech upgrades and digital skills training in AU focus

March 31, 2022 | Heather Wright

Plus $10b ‘Redspice’ cybersecurity boost…

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Boom! 54 Gb gone in 6 minutes

March 30, 2022 | Heather Wright

Ransomware encryption speeds, and Okta stumbles…

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Shifting NZ’s productivity dial

March 24, 2022 | Heather Wright

A new conversation is needed…

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AU healthtech calls for level playing field, support

March 24, 2022 | Heather Wright

Sector ‘unsupported’ by govt…

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Digital skills training for productivity and staff satisfaction

March 23, 2022 | Heather Wright

Training is one mitigation to staff flight risk…

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Andrew Haddad_CIO of the Year

Switched On CIO: Andrew Haddad, NZ CIO of the Year 2021

March 16, 2022 | Heather Wright

Vodafone CIO gains recognition with metrics, ERP success and big builds…

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IT workers most likely to quit

March 16, 2022 | Heather Wright

It’s time to rethink outdated assumptions…

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Regulators join force in ‘ring of defence’ against big tech

March 15, 2022 | Heather Wright

DP-Reg to streamline digital platform regulation…

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CIO Awards_Best ICT Team Culture_Greater Wellington Regional Council

Excellence and equality name of day for CIO Awards

March 14, 2022 | Heather Wright

After Covid delays, NZ’s CIO Awards winners are announced…

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Making composability your ‘superpower’

March 11, 2022 | Heather Wright

Modularity across your thinking, business architecture and technologies…

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Crypto, the Russia-Ukraine war and sanction evasion

March 9, 2022 | Heather Wright

Will plans to use crypto to avoid sanctions be thwarted?…

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AIIA outlines industry Wishlist, pre-Budget

March 9, 2022 | Heather Wright

From digital health to commercialisation… 

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Data gaps exposed with supply chain challenges

March 3, 2022 | Heather Wright

You can’t mine data that’s not fit for purpose…

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Buoyant, ambitious and eyeing new tech

March 3, 2022 | Heather Wright

MYOB says the mid-market is in tech upgrade mode…

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Cyberwar threat escalates as Russia attacks

March 1, 2022 | Heather Wright

And Ukraine backers hit back…

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SealesWinslow takes customer service to the next level

March 1, 2022 | Fujifilm

Agri-nutrients firm goes all-in on AI-powered order processing…

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Connected vehicles get data-driven telematics

February 24, 2022 | Newsdesk

New data partnership will enhance fleet analytics…

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NZ goes DIY on digital tracing

February 24, 2022 | Heather Wright

While AU study casts doubt on Covid tracing apps…

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Modern tech ‘minimum cost of doing business’

February 23, 2022 | Heather Wright

Digital floor replaces digital ceiling, and ESG comes to fore…

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NZ’s tech ‘story’ arises

February 22, 2022 | Heather Wright

Will this tale reap benefits for Kiwi tech?…

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The threats we face, according to Aussie spy agency

February 16, 2022 | Heather Wright

Spies, damn spies and radicalisation, yes, truly…

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DX is dead, long live the ‘human-centred tech’

February 16, 2022 | Heather Wright

And the next frontier of tech will be…

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SAP, CISA urge immediate action on SAP vulnerability

February 15, 2022 | Heather Wright

Key SAP tech component vulnerable…

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Great resignation, Covid driving new IT engagements

February 10, 2022 | Heather Wright

The great engagement begins…

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KFC, Roll’d get Wings

February 9, 2022 | Heather Wright

Reducing road congestion, and emissions, no Red Bull required…

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EY scores $14.5m GovERP deal

February 9, 2022 | Heather Wright

Common digital backbone touted…

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The CIO as orchestrator

February 2, 2022 | Heather Wright

Finding solutions to wicked problems and supply chain woes…

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The unintended consequences of AI done wrong

February 2, 2022 | Heather Wright

Lost revenue, lost customers, lost employees…

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The 5G airline drama

January 27, 2022 | Heather Wright

Planes grounded in ‘delinquent’ frequency stoush…

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Kiwi data centre boom

January 27, 2022 | Heather Wright

There’s big money in them there data centres…

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Surveillance capitalism, not govt, the big threat

January 25, 2022 | Heather Wright

It’s time for broader discussion…

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A/NZ firms proving slow to detach from mainframes

January 20, 2022 | Heather Wright

Planning your risk-based migration…

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Cloud apps delivering greatest malware threat

January 20, 2022 | Heather Wright

Web downloads no longer the biggest malware headache…

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CES 2022: The exciting, and the wacky

January 19, 2022 | Heather Wright

Rounding up some of this year’s potential hits and misses…

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Why 2022 is critical for investment in health innovation

January 14, 2022 | Michael Kodari

Health analytics and AI present strategic opportunities…

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Nimbly_AI_Sisense_Fast track

Unleashing smarter business operations with AI

January 10, 2022 | Newsdesk

AI and real-time analytics are fast-tracking efficiency gains…

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Best takeaways

AWS re:Invent top takeaways

December 15, 2021 | Heather Wright

Six key announcements from re:Invent, plus some local flavour…

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iStart News - AppWrap tech news in brief

AppWrap: Tech news from around the web 2021 archive

December 15, 2021 | Newsdesk

Keeping you up to date with A/NZ and world tech news from 2021…

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Hunting Nakamoto crypto currency

Going crypto, hunting Nakamoto

December 14, 2021 | Heather Wright

The crypto wild west gets less wild, but Nakamoto remains elusive…

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Digital health marketplace

MoH gears up for health marketplace

December 13, 2021 | Heather Wright

Putting Kiwis in control of health data – and giving developers new opportunities…

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Cybersecurity_H&S_Tangiora_Tainui

Cybersecurity needs health and safety mindset

December 10, 2021 | Heather Wright

It’s all about leadership…

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Driven CIO

Rise of the purpose driven CIO

December 8, 2021 | Heather Wright

Lessons from top CIOs and a glimpse at the future…

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SAP awards

New thinking, disruptive use cases in SAP A/NZ awards

December 8, 2021 | Heather Wright

Coles, Chorus, Auckland Council, NSW RFS among winners…

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Big tech inquiry

Australia launches inquiry into big tech

December 2, 2021 | Heather Wright

‘Toxic behaviour’ goes under microscope…

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IT Performance Management_Cognanta

Managing IT performance for business outcomes

December 1, 2021 | Heather Wright

It’s not as easy as it sounds…

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Water cooler boosts moral

Boom times for software in A/NZ

December 1, 2021 | Heather Wright

What’s leading the charge, and what’s with that AI?…

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Sci-fi dreams_Gartner

Meta-business: Sci-fi dreams or future reality

November 24, 2021 | Heather Wright

And the deepfakes threat…

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Security_Deloitte report

Deloitte: Absolute security ‘an unrealistic nirvana’

November 23, 2021 | Heather Wright

Intelligent risk-based decisions needed on what to protect…

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Tech teams

IT roles: Easier, but more complex

November 22, 2021 | Heather Wright

There’s good news. And there’s bad news…

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Aussies lose trust post covid_ANU

Data trust down in wake of pandemic

November 17, 2021 | Heather Wright

Govt, social media take a hit…

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Confidential Computing_CCC_TEE

Confidential Computing signals new security model

November 17, 2021 | Heather Wright

Sssshhhh… It’s not just simple security…

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Mobile App hacking

APIs open door to hacks of 55 banking apps

November 15, 2021 | Heather Wright

When we said open banking, we didn’t quite mean this…

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MYOB acquires Star Business Solutions

November 11, 2021 | Heather Wright

Ongoing push for direct enterprise ERP model…

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Tech supporting boards’ increased risk appetites

November 9, 2021 | Heather Wright

Boards embrace ‘more digital economic architecture’…

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Avoiding cloud misconfiguration ‘missteps’

November 8, 2021 | Heather Wright

They’re still causing drama, but they can be prevented…

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TIN200_2021_Kiwi tech takes off_RocketLab

Kiwi tech sector cracks $10b in exports

November 4, 2021 | Heather Wright

Revenues, profitability up, as companies urged to think big…

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Microsoft 11 update

Gartner: Don’t rush to Windows 11

November 3, 2021 | Heather Wright

But be aware, plan and test for the new OS…

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Central Bank Digital Currency_Digital currency

Banking on digital

November 2, 2021 | Heather Wright

Cash is no longer king, but what’s the replacement?…

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Forrester predictions 2022

Predictions 2022: Trust and values take centre stage

November 1, 2021 | Michael Barnes

Forrester serves up its APAC predictions for 2022…

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Industry 4.0_Callaghan Demonstration Network_LMAC_SIRI

Mapping data to Industry 4.0 reality

October 28, 2021 | Heather Wright

Demonstration Network maps big future for Industry 4.0…

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Unisys_Transparency_Mark Pesce

Transparency needed for hybrid employee data

October 27, 2021 | Heather Wright

Open conversations, new outcome-based performance focus needed…

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Technology growth in ANZ

A/NZ buck global slowdown in IT spend growth

October 26, 2021 | Heather Wright

Consulting, enterprise software lead charge and composability rules…

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Nearly one-third of SaaS spend wasted

October 21, 2021 | Heather Wright

Software sprawl a challenge for companies…

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Rapid-Antigen-Testing-DHS

Rapid antigen testing helps boost business continuity

October 20, 2021 | Paul Dundon

Digital tools to protect workers and keep business running…

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Small business drowning in admin

SMBs drowning in admin without tech

October 20, 2021 | Heather Wright

Xero report shows life’s not fun for NZ small business…

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POS Covid_ exposure site mapping Adatree

POS data to alert Covid exposure risk

October 20, 2021 | Heather Wright

Adatree launches personal contact tracer app…

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Roadmap to tech jobs

A pathway to one million tech roles

October 14, 2021 | Heather Wright

Combined industry, govt effort needed…

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AI limitations_MIT Sloan_McKinsey

AI: Powerful. And limited.

October 13, 2021 | Heather Wright

OECD: AI threat to trust in business…

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Inmarsat

Inmarsat targets industrial IoT

October 7, 2021 | Heather Wright

Covid, Musk and A/NZ innovation driving uptake…

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Meat automation

ANZCO brings automation to butchers

October 6, 2021 | Heather Wright

Supply chain tracking, retail automation and robots smarten up red meat trade…

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ACCC wants power to rein Google

ACCC calls for the power to rein in Google

October 6, 2021 | Heather Wright

New laws needed to rein in significant competition issues…

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Digital identity

Aussie Govt ID program ramps up

September 30, 2021 | Heather Wright

And New Zealand?…

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DX Awards

A/NZ businesses vie for glory in IDC awards

September 29, 2021 | Heather Wright

IDC’s DX Awards revamped…

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Cybersecurity_remote workers

The cybersecurity cost of WFH

September 29, 2021 | Heather Wright

Local companies reveal true cost in breaches…

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Financial reporting and analytics

Financial reporting and analytics solutions

September 24, 2021 | insightsoftware

Why, when, and how to invest wisely…

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Data engineer

What skills do you need to be a great data engineer?

September 23, 2021 | Scott Castle

Moving beyond traditional BI calls for a modern data team…

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Xerox_Fujifilm API

Xero accelerates AP Invoicing with AI-powered automation

September 22, 2021 | Fujifilm

Reduced manual data entry, faster processing, greater visibility and less ‘taxing’ on their staff is just the beginning…

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Microsoft: Remote work is bad for innovation

September 22, 2021 | Heather Wright

Back to the office you go…

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Digital laggards

Digital laggard concerns rise

September 22, 2021 | Heather Wright

New analysis builds call for action, while data innovation gets a tick…

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Manual to modern processes_insighsoftware

From manual to modern planning processes

September 17, 2021 | insightsoftware

Making the business case…

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Nick Mulcahy_Zag

Accenture launches NZ Microsoft practice

September 16, 2021 | Heather Wright

Nick Mulcahy outlines big plans for the new business…

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Digital competencies

A/NZ failing to rise to digital challenge

September 15, 2021 | Heather Wright

Global competitiveness rankings in decline…

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Comvita honey business

Comvita automation hits the sweet spot

September 10, 2021 | Fujifilm

Visibility of procurement and payments delivers compliance and fraud prevention…

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Vaccination passport

Vaccine passports: The good, the bad and the ugly

September 10, 2021 | Heather Wright

E-vaxpassports on their way…

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Transformation process broken

Transformation, one broken process at a time

September 9, 2021 | Heather Wright

Take one big broken process and fix it…

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Big business investments

A/NZ ICT spend stable, returning to growth

September 8, 2021 | Heather Wright

But big business is accelerating spend…

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Supply chain modernisation

Digitising demand planning

September 2, 2021 | Newsdesk

HBR’s three steps to modernise budgeting…

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Legacy tech

The cost of legacy tech for mid-market business

September 2, 2021 | Heather Wright

A/NZ businesses losing $2m+/year in lost productivity…

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English into code

Making computer coding as easy as natural language

September 1, 2021 | Heather Wright

OpenAI’s tool to multiply programmers…

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Fisher and Paykel_covid cards

Business Bluetooth tracing raises big questions

August 27, 2021 | Heather Wright

Can workplace tracing trump blanket shutdowns?…

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RPA market_Forrester report

RPA about to get a whole lot more complicated

August 25, 2021 | Heather Wright

With Microsoft only mainstream giant to make big impact…

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Career change_AI

Time for a career change? AI can help with that

August 25, 2021 | Heather Wright

The virtual careers advisor is in…

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Better data decisons_Scott Castle

Mindset reset needed for better data-driven decisions

August 25, 2021 | Scott Castle

And the A/NZ businesses starting to get it right…

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Auckland electric ferries

First Southern Hemisphere electric ferry hits waters

August 20, 2021 | Heather Wright

Wellington goes electric, but what about the rest of us…

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Australia immigration visa

Intra-company visa transfers touted for Australia

August 18, 2021 | Heather Wright

And a dumping for universally criticised Anzsco skills lists…

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Benefits investing in tech

The 29 percent gain from a three percent investment

August 18, 2021 | Heather Wright

Spend a little more on tech, reap the ROI…

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NZTech_Overseas tech workers

NZTech slams ‘completely irrational’ govt inaction

August 13, 2021 | Heather Wright

Warns window is closing to address ongoing issues…

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e-invoicing_Robin Sands

The state of play for e-invoicing

August 12, 2021 | Robin Sands

Where are the key cloud SMB accounting solutions at?..

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Counting on data science

Execs to data science: Grow up!

August 11, 2021 | Heather Wright

It’s a world of splashy, limited impact investments…

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Stepping up covid modernisation application

Stepping up to the application modernisation challenge

August 11, 2021 | Heather Wright

App modernisation is up, but is it enough?…

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REINZ transformation_Kirti Desai

REINZ’s journey to tech transformation

August 5, 2021 | Heather Wright

Leading genuine technology transformation…

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Tech salaries

Tech salaries a tale of two halves

August 5, 2021 | Heather Wright

Warning: Salary expectation gap ahead…

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Tokyo Olympics technology

Tokyo Olympics going for gold with tech

August 4, 2021 | Heather Wright

Games showcase for it all…

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Business Technical Debt

Technical debt an innovation killer

August 4, 2021 | Heather Wright

Shortcuts now can equal compounding debt later…

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Police should be banned from accessing government Digital ID data says former Australian Privacy Commissioner Malcom Crompton.

Whitepaper: Data warehouse automation and ERP

July 30, 2021 | insightsoftware

The benefits of incorporating a data warehouse when upgrading your ERP…

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NZCIO Awards 2021 healthAlliance best ICT culture

CIO Awards finalists unveiled

July 29, 2021 | Heather Wright

The Kiwi IT leaders and companies vying for honours…

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ANZ CleanTech

Cleaning up in CleanTech

July 29, 2021 | Heather Wright

Creating climate tech for the world…

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ACCC investigates online marketplaces

ACCC puts online marketplaces in cross hairs

July 28, 2021 | Heather Wright

Amazon, eBay, Catch and Kogan to feel ACCC spotlight…

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BItcoin money laundering

EU plans crypto anonymity crack down

July 28, 2021 | Heather Wright

Australia also eyeing crypto ‘travel rule’…

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Quint_insightsoftware

Tech consultancy gets single source of truth for reporting

July 22, 2021 | insightsoftware

With increasing amounts of data to report on a solution was required to simplify reporting…

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Cybersecurity paradox

The SME cybersecurity paradox

July 22, 2021 | Heather Wright

Awareness and concern but is there action?…

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Simon Kennedy_Foodstuffs

Switched on CDO: Simon Kennedy rings up CX

July 21, 2021 | Heather Wright

Keeping business and IT aligned…

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Real cloud cost_Andreesen Horowitz

The true cost of long-term cloud

July 21, 2021 | Heather Wright

Is repatriation really a good option for your business?…

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Growing Agritech

Growing agritech

July 16, 2021 | Heather Wright

Public research IP, commercialisation among challenges…

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Gartner_Outdoor surveillance

Outdoor surveillance key IoT spend for govt

July 15, 2021 | Heather Wright

As Australia looks to mandatory consumer IoT standards…

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CIO Summit_IDC Bob Parker_digital reilience_dressage

Becoming a digitally resilient enterprise

July 14, 2021 | Heather Wright

IDC’s lessons in surviving and thriving…

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Cybersecurity_SCM hack

The Kaseya hack – and how to protect your network

July 8, 2021 | Heather Wright

Supply chain hacks push incident response plans to fore…

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Turning down work_NZTech

Digitisation, new work paused as shortages bite

July 8, 2021 | Heather Wright

A/NZ tech sector strains to fulfil demands…

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IT Business not aligned_Spiceworks ZiffDavis

IT, business not united on tech purchasing

July 7, 2021 | Heather Wright

The new ‘cooperative’ buyer journey…

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DOC_ZAG_SAP managed cloud

DOC’s business value with Partner Managed Cloud

July 7, 2021 | Zag

Cutting a new track to increased agility and cloud success…

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Workplace Apps_destroy productivity

Productivity tools killing business productivity

July 1, 2021 | Heather Wright

Too many apps, too little time…

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Employee monitoring_Ponemon

Transparency and anonymity out the door

June 30, 2021 | Heather Wright

Significant workforce privacy gap flagged…

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ANZ Talent Shortage - Tech Training

Tech talent shortage: The training equation

June 30, 2021 | Heather Wright

Taking a longer-term view on talent…

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The digital factor in global competitiveness

June 24, 2021 | Heather Wright

Rankings paint sorry story on both sides of Tasman…

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IDG CIO report_Revenue generation

Revenue-generation now key CIO skill

June 23, 2021 | Heather Wright

From tech leader with business experience to business leader with tech skills…

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NZ Tech talent shortage

The talent shortage: Scarcity, stinginess, or confusion?

June 18, 2021 | Heather Wright

Is New Zealand’s closed border a scapegoat for deeper issues…

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Adaptive business case for integration

The business case for integration

It’s not all about the tech. PlaceMakers, Fulton Hogan and VUW show why integration matters…

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NZ Dept of Justice_Zag_Success Factors

Ministry of Justice ups compliance with SAP

June 16, 2021 | Zag

Verdict: Full compliance, smoother pay runs and reduced admin…

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AI incident database

When AI goes wrong: The AIID reveals all

June 16, 2021 | Heather Wright

Lessons in what not to do with AI…

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Agritech_Agfunder report

Agritech’s next big move

June 16, 2021 | Heather Wright

Byebye drones, blockchain, hello carbon measurement…

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Data decisions_Gartner

Winning at data

June 10, 2021 | Heather Wright

And getting your organisation onboard…

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Mark Denvir_Auckland City council

Switched On CIO: Mark Denvir creating council efficiencies

June 10, 2021 | Heather Wright

Auckland’s super city tech: Digital twins, IoT, bots and productisation…

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Covid vaccination certificates

Covid vaccine certificates hit Australia

June 9, 2021 | Heather Wright

The proof is in the certificate…

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AU Chief technologist role_CEDA

Federal CTO needed to increase trust, drive policy

June 3, 2021 | Heather Wright

Will Australia have success where NZ failed?…

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Customer channels_Pegasystems

Cool new customer channels not working

June 2, 2021 | Heather Wright

Chatbots, mobile not so helpful…

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Hi-Tech Awards 2021

F&P Healthcare, Halter, Moxion among Hi-Tech winners

June 2, 2021 | Heather Wright

Agritech, nanofibres, robots and wellbeing among winners…

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Composable ERP_digitisation world

Composing a modern ERP strategy

May 27, 2021 | Heather Wright

Digitisation need not be at the expense of legacy…

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Selling NZ tech stories

The story behind Kiwi innovation

May 26, 2021 | Heather Wright

Industry transformation plan starts with finding our place in tech…

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Orcon mesh

Orcon ends business residential distinction

May 21, 2021 | Hayden McCall

WFH era brings reset for Vocus ISP…

read more...
Speech Analytics_Bupa

Speaking sense: Bupa’s speech analytics journey

May 21, 2021 | Heather Wright

And there are dollar savings to be had too…

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BI strategy_insightsoftware

Building a BI strategy: Why it is important

May 20, 2021 | insightsoftware

What should you consider are the tangible business benefits that powerful reporting can provide…

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7-Eleven API

Getting bang for your API buck

May 19, 2021 | Heather Wright

APIs and the composable enterprise…

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Digital success_TUANZ report

NZ leaders’ priorities and concerns for digital success

May 13, 2021 | Heather Wright

Pockets of success, but some sectors holding NZ digital back…

read more...
Entrepreneur confidence_NetSuite

Entrepreneur – and Netsuite – confidence high

May 6, 2021 | Heather Wright

A look behind the figures, and at Netsuite’s A/NZ plans…

read more...
Hyperautomation

The hyperautomation hype

May 5, 2021 | Heather Wright

It’s a hot term, but what does hyperautomation mean for business?…

read more...
Octopus Deploy

Octopus Deploy gets arms around US$172.5m

April 29, 2021 | Heather Wright

As money continues to flow for A/NZ tech, is this the next unicorn?…

read more...
Shayne Hunter_Ministry of Health

Switched on CIO: Shayne Hunter triages health IT

April 29, 2021 | Heather Wright

Vaccination IT, iterative development and that health system revamp…

read more...
EU Artificial Intelligence Act

EU looks to ban ‘unacceptable’ AI use

April 28, 2021 | Heather Wright

Fine of €30m or six percent of turnover on cards…

read more...

Anzac 2021’s digital poppy

April 23, 2021 | Newsdesk

New campaign offers Kiwis the opportunity to display a virtual poppy on their social media profiles, lest we forget…

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Outsourcing trends CEO

Getting smarter with outsourcing

April 22, 2021 | Heather Wright

Postpandemic outsourcing needs closer ties, more effort…

read more...
Technology in schools_NZTech

Teching up our future

April 22, 2021 | Heather Wright

MoE throws funding into tech career pathways…

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SasS offerings_Microsoft_Beca

The new breed of SaaS companies

April 21, 2021 | Heather Wright

But will a dearth of product managers hold sector back?…

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Microsoft Nuance voice recognition health

Microsoft ups healthcare play with Nuance buy

April 16, 2021 | Heather Wright

US$19.7b doubles your healthcare TAM…

read more...
Peter Thomas_Fujifilm

Fuji drops Xerox, adds Film

April 15, 2021 | Heather Wright

Business innovation at the heart of name change…

read more...
MYOB_Butn partnership

MYOB adds invoice financing at click of Butn

April 14, 2021 | Heather Wright

Alternative cashflow solution offered…

read more...
e-invoicing_Cashflow is king_Xero

E-invoicing: Because cashflow is king

April 9, 2021 | Heather Wright

Xero deals and MBIE and Aussie govt plans…

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ANZ IT spend

Local IT spend bounces back after lacklustre 2020

April 8, 2021 | Heather Wright

Customers and content as enterprise software spend surges…

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Berit Hoffmann_Sisu

The insight you’re missing out on

April 7, 2021 | Heather Wright

Going beyond the obvious with data…

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Business tech spend rises

Tech spending transparency improves business outcomes

April 7, 2021 | Heather Wright

Know where your tech spend is going…

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Mental healthcare in workplace

Modern technology, productivity and employee wellbeing

April 1, 2021 | Heather Wright

You can’t wellbeing your way out of bad processes…

read more...
Zag Nick Mulcahy Rise with SAP cloud

Will local SAP customers Rise to cloud transition?

April 1, 2021 | Zag

Realities of Rise, SAP’s latest subscription model…

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Online meetings

Chat, IM and online meetings taking up 80% of work day

March 31, 2021 | Heather Wright

We’re drowning in meetings and chat…

read more...
VR providing kiwis forklift jobs

VR lifting jobless Kiwis into workforce

March 31, 2021 | Heather Wright

Going VR to solve frontline staffing shortages…

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Airwallex Western Union fintech growth

Fast & Vast: Airwallex and Western Union

March 30, 2021 | Heather Wright

Young and old play nice with fintech growth…

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Dr Lloyd McCann

Switched on CEO: Dr McCann builds a bionic business

March 26, 2021 | Heather Wright

Mercy Radiology’s $200k cash bonus from RPA…

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SaaS software agreements_Gartner

Addressing risk and security in SaaS deals

March 25, 2021 | Heather Wright

Negotiate hard and early…

read more...
ANZ Broadband divide

The NZ-Australia broadband divide

March 24, 2021 | Heather Wright

Two countries, two fibre rollouts, two very different results…

read more...
Google

The might of Google vs pain of publishers

March 23, 2021 | Heather Wright

Power, money, politics and privacy at stake in Google’s advertising empire…

read more...
Covid Vaccination program

Vaccination systems and the Goldilocks zone

March 18, 2021 | Heather Wright

Not too fast, not too slow…

read more...
CEO fear the most_PwC global

What CEOs fear the most

March 17, 2021 | Heather Wright

Cyberthreats, risk management and the China impact…

read more...
CFO spend_Gartner

Cloud ERP, analytics tops for CFO spend

March 16, 2021 | Heather Wright

Forecasts get real as AI, blockchain slide…

read more...
NZ Software investments

NZ software sector’s $2 billion day

March 16, 2021 | Heather Wright

VC-funded transactions driving big deals and bigger valuations…

read more...
Online marketplace

The rise and rise of the enterprise marketplace

March 12, 2021 | Jonathan Cotton

What’s behind the outrageous growth in online marketplaces?…

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Digital executives

Rearchitecting the executive team

March 11, 2021 | Heather Wright

Covid accelerated DX, but is it at risk of all coming undone?…

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RPA_Covid automation

RPA results fall short

March 11, 2021 | Heather Wright

But there’s still plenty of life in automation…

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Unicorn Airwallex

Unicorn Airwallex raises $200m, buys Unicard

March 10, 2021 | Jonathan Cotton

Following another successful funding round, unicorn gets acquisitional…

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Workforce management_xero

Xero’s workforce management play

March 10, 2021 | Heather Wright

New acquisition reflects changing nature of work…

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Govt tech spend

Pandemic pushes govt tech spend higher

March 9, 2021 | Heather Wright

Health and digital ID lead way…

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Top NZ tech jobs

Top tech jobs of 2021

March 4, 2021 | Jonathan Cotton

What does a year of both creation and destruction for business mean for the job market?…

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Digital usage downunder

Digital Downunder 2021

March 3, 2021 | Jonathan Cotton

New report offers a snapshot of all things digital Downunder and beyond…

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Air NZ travel pass

Travel Pass boarding Air New Zealand

March 3, 2021 | Heather Wright

April trial a step towards reopening Kiwi borders…

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Kangaroo court_Facebook

Petulant Facebook wins out

February 26, 2021 | Jonathan Cotton

Media code loses teeth after news ban deal…

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Goterra maggots_Olympia Yarger

Tackling carbon emissions and drought with tech

February 25, 2021 | Heather Wright

Agtech goes sky high; biotech goes to waste…

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Smart traffic flow_Juniper

What’s driving smart traffic growth?

February 24, 2021 | Jonathan Cotton

Smart cities of the future need smart traffic tech to match…

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Zero trust_Cybersecurity WFH

Taking zero trust to the edge

February 24, 2021 | Heather Wright

Reshaping cybersecurity (again) for the remote work era…

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Master change_Accenture

Accenture: Forget incremental scaling, master change

February 23, 2021 | Heather Wright

The era of the fast follower is over…

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Microsoft Azure hacked

Hackers downloaded Azure and Exchange source code

February 23, 2021 | Heather Wright

Microsoft: Nothing to see here folks, move along…

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ENF battery usage

The Covid Tracer blues

February 19, 2021 | Heather Wright

Bluetooth battery woes and the future of Covid Tracer…

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Rebecca Tohill_Fusion5

Fusion5 takes up private equity deal

February 18, 2021 | Heather Wright

Waterman targeting tech sector growth…

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Facebook_Australia news media

Facebook’s Aussie news content ban

February 18, 2021 | Heather Wright

Going, going, gone…

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Artificial Intelligence_Pega survey

Is AI really going to run amok?

February 18, 2021 | Jonathan Cotton

And if so, who’s responsible for regulating it?…

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Monitoring remote workers

Remote workers under the microscope

February 18, 2021 | Jonathan Cotton

New employee experience platforms dish the data on workers…

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Woolworths training_future of work

Woolworths rings up $50m digital upskilling

February 17, 2021 | Heather Wright

Tech transformation needs staff to match…

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Unpacking online shopping

Unpacking the online shopping boon

February 16, 2021 | Heather Wright

Savvy retailers get second Christmas…

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Data sharing_Gartner

Creating value with external data

February 16, 2021 | Heather Wright

Share and share alike…

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Futureproof your financial report

Whitepaper: How to futureproof your financial report builds

February 16, 2021 | insightsoftware

Make sure financial reporting doesn’t get left behind in your ERP implementation…

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Voice actors_MIcrosoft

Digital speech gets neural overhaul

February 12, 2021 | Heather Wright

Voiceover actors and radio jocks need not apply…

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Vaxtech

Vaxtech: Money, privacy and discrimination

February 11, 2021 | Heather Wright

Where there’s a problem, there’s tech…

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Predictive analytics in pandemic

Predictive analytics in the age of pandemic

February 11, 2021 | Jonathan Cotton

In 2021, one thing is for certain: Certainty is in short supply…

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Placemakers

PlaceMakers transform their future with Adaptiv

February 11, 2021 | Adaptiv

Cementing customer service for a progressive business…

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Quantum computing_IBM_Microsoft

Quantum computing: A leap too far for business?

February 11, 2021 | Heather Wright

Should we really care about quantum?..

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Mind the gap in finance_BlackLine

Financial forecasting takes a confidence hit

February 10, 2021 | Heather Wright

Excel and Covid combine to undermine trust…

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Project delays_IDC report

IDC’s glum outlook for A/NZ projects

February 9, 2021 | Heather Wright

Failing at hybrid workforce, business automation…

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Kiwi virtual Dr app raises $15m

February 3, 2021 | Jonathan Cotton

Telemedicine startup wants to digitise going to the doctors…

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Digital skills Aotearoa

Digital deficiencies creating lost opportunities for NZ

February 3, 2021 | Heather Wright

Digital Skills report lays bare Kiwi skills mismatch…

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NZ Stock exchange DDoS attacks

FMA slams NZX while OAIC slams Aussie tardiness

February 2, 2021 | Heather Wright

It’s a slam dunk of bad behaviour…

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Accenture Fjord Trends 2021

DIY innovation and liquid infrastructure guide way

February 2, 2021 | Heather Wright

Accenture’s Fjord Trends 2021 reveals new opportunities…

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Frances_MBIE

Kiwi SMBs get digital boost

January 28, 2021 | Heather Wright

Understanding + education + the right tech tools = digital boost…

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Manufacturing data

We’re on the verge of a manufacturing data revolution

January 28, 2021 | Jonathan Cotton

But many manufacturers are still struggling to capture smart-factory value…

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Crisis tech buying

‘Crisis’ mode sparks increased IT spend

January 28, 2021 | Heather Wright

Stressed and in crisis mode, companies look to IT and side hustles…

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Google says goodbye Australia

Imagine life without Google

January 27, 2021 | Jonathan Cotton

What’s the real risk of Google pulling out of Australia?…

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Loon internet balloon

Google’s Loon internet balloon deflates

January 26, 2021 | Heather Wright

But race for remote connectivity continues…

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Steve Tzikakis_Sitecore

Sitecore’s US$1.2 billion martech windfall

January 26, 2021 | Heather Wright

Large-scale growth plan to capitalise on Covid changes…

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Bluetooth contact tracing card report headed to Minister

January 22, 2021 | Heather Wright

Is an Aussie card on its way for Kiwis?…

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Twitter censors Donald Trump

Twitter deplatforms Trump

January 21, 2021 | Jonathan Cotton

Twitter has finally dropped Trump, but the ugliness is likely only beginning…

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General Motors flying car

CES 2021: From sanitisers to GM’s flying car

January 20, 2021 | Heather Wright

Rollable phones, handy robots and UV-C keyboard disinfection…

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Giltrap group

Giltrap Group revs for growth with automation

January 20, 2021 | Fujifilm

Back-office automation saves hundreds of hours and contains costs…

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Mobile sales increase_app use

m-Com, TikTok big movers as mobile surges

January 19, 2021 | Heather Wright

It’s app-y days as consumers spend up on mobile…

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Google acquires Fitbit

Google, Fitbit say ‘done deal’

January 19, 2021 | Heather Wright

Is it time to delete your Fitbit account?…

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High tech recruitment

High-tech recruitment in the age of Covid

December 18, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

Throw those one-dimensional resumes in the bin; Covid’s changed hiring forever…

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Unknown caller_Phishing attacks

When a stranger calls: The rise of the ‘vishing’ scam

December 17, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

A spate of strikes shows just how effective voice-based attack vectors can be…

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Lifetime

Lifetime powers productivity with software robotics

December 17, 2020 | Fujifilm

Fuji Xerox delivered a Robotic Centre of Excellence, giving the company the ability to deploy software robots for data processing…

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Govt vs big tech

Governments vs big tech: The gloves are off

December 16, 2020 | Heather Wright

Platform companies face slew of new laws…

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NAB paperless receipts

Receipts get paperless – and smarter

December 16, 2020 | Heather Wright

NAB, Woolworths get smart. And in NZ?…

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Tower Insurance_Auckland Uni data project

Tower Insurance finding answers – and profits – in data

December 15, 2020 | Heather Wright

Joins forces with University of Auckland in data partnership…

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Market recovery_IDC

After the hit comes the recovery

December 15, 2020 | Heather Wright

Robust market recovery to follow 2020 services slowdown…

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NZ border_MoH covid app

MoH strengthens Covid border net

December 10, 2020 | Heather Wright

While Bluetooth finally arrives for CovidTracer app…

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Lygon solution_Digitise bank guarantees

Big four team up to digitise bank guarantees

December 10, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

Bank consortium builds blockchain platform to replace paper guarantee processes…

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Contactless payments_Juniper Research

Smart home, digital wallets driving eCom

December 9, 2020 | Heather Wright

Digital tills ringing to new tune…

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NZ tech sector

NZ Tech joins dots for new minister

December 9, 2020 | Heather Wright

Considerable opportunities, but…

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Doxing_Kaspersky cybersecurity

Outfoxing doxing

December 8, 2020 | Heather Wright

How to protect against the weaponising of personal info…

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Uber rider safety_gig economy

Cleaning up the gig economy

December 3, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

With Australian delivery drivers dying, calls for reform get louder…

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Travel pass_International travel

Digital health passes aim to bypass quarantine qaugmire

December 3, 2020 | Heather Wright

Airline body’s Travel Pass joins increasingly crowded market…

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Slack and Salesforce

Salesforce grabs Slack in US$27b deal

December 2, 2020 | Heather Wright

Is Salesforce + Slack a Microsoft killer?…

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Fessing up to data breaches

Disclosing breaches results in less financial damage

December 2, 2020 | Heather Wright

But if you wait until someone else lets the cat out of the bag…

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BioTechNZ_state of biotechnology

Burgeoning biotech boom beckons

December 2, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

A new report says NZ is sitting on a biotech goldmine…

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Microsoft partner awards 2020

Microsoft honours partner and customer innovation

December 1, 2020 | Heather Wright

Awards highlight changing Kiwi tech use…

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Commodity trade transaction via blockchain

Blockchain on the agenda for cross-border trade

December 1, 2020 | Heather Wright

Australia and Singapore begin trial; NZ primary sector consortium kicks off…

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Australia love cloud_Gartner

Boom times continue for cloud

November 26, 2020 | Heather Wright

Pandemic made cloud a commodity…

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Vocus floating on NZX

Vocus NZ IPO on NZX planned

November 26, 2020 | Heather Wright

Kiwi business to float before end of 2021…

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Gareth Berry_Unleashed Software

UK’s Access adds Unleashed to Attache

November 26, 2020 | Heather Wright

Access’ Workplace grows to embrace wider range of ERP and business software…

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Remotely Team_videoconferencing

Meetings go out of this world

November 26, 2020 | Heather Wright

Let’s collaborate on the moon and avoid Zoom fatigue…

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NZ Privacy Act

Adtech, cookies and Privacy Act changes

November 25, 2020 | Heather Wright

Data minimisation key…

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Microsoft authenification by app

You shall not pass (with those creds)

November 25, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

In an unsecured world, voice and text-based verification doesn’t cut the MFA mustard…

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Microchip

Hands up who wants a microchip in their arm

November 25, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

Punters are surprisingly open to the ultimate in biometric identification…

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Western Australia_Data scientists

Western Australia needs data scientists – 3k of them

November 19, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

Once called ‘the sexiest job of the 21st century’, data scientists are currently a hot commodity…

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Covid vaccine

Covid-19 vaccines the new cyber battle ground

November 19, 2020 | Heather Wright

Microsoft names names in alleged state-sponsored hacking…

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Telstra restructures

Restructure sparks new options for Telstra

November 19, 2020 | Heather Wright

Infrastructure sale, nbn purchase touted…

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Christmas supply chain_online sales

Pandemic brings Christmas shopping crunch

November 18, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

Online demand faces supply chain shortfalls…

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TIN 200_level playing field

Covid levelling playing field for Kiwi tech sector

November 18, 2020 | Heather Wright

TIN200 companies continue growth, Covid be damned…

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Hyperloop vacuum train_Elon Musk

Hyperloops, Virgins and saboteurs

November 17, 2020 | Heather Wright

Musk’s pipedream does the ton, with passengers on board…

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Virtual shopping experience_Accenture report

Online commerce reaches immersive reality

November 17, 2020 | Heather Wright

A/NZ consumers ready and willing to reward retailers…

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DevOps Ski Jump_Jade_TAL

Taking the ski jump to DevOps and cloud success

November 17, 2020 | Heather Wright

Guiding your modernisation journey…

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Low code tools_Gartner

Making low-code work for your business

November 12, 2020 | Heather Wright

No cost savings, but there’s a productivity payoff instead…

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Peter Gluckman_Saving NZ economy

Covid gets the think tanks thinking

November 12, 2020 | Heather Wright

New strategies, significant change in direction needed for NZ economy…

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Microsoft Productivity Score​

Reversing the global productivity slump

November 11, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

Productivity has declined, but Microsoft may have a solution…

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Open banking

Open banking appetite high, but benefits years away

November 10, 2020 | Heather Wright

Inaugural report lays out finance sector’s plans…

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Accounts payable department_Esker

eBook: The new AP department

November 10, 2020 | Esker

What to expect for the future of payables…

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Financial year-end

Whitepaper: Streamline your financial year-end close

November 10, 2020 | insightsoftware

Manual processes can lead to error-prone data analysis…

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Victoria University_Wellington

Wellington’s Victoria Uni embraces Azure integration project

November 10, 2020 | Adaptiv

To keep them ahead of the game, which is important with a new technology stack…

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Integration Power_Adaptiv Phil Cullins

With integration comes power

November 10, 2020 | Adaptiv

But first, how do you get to the ‘on’ switch?…

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Robot therapists

Your robot therapist will see you now

November 9, 2020 | Heather Wright

But can we really trust those bots with our deepest darkest secrets?…

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Evaluating reporting software

Five key factors to consider when evaluating financial reporting software

November 8, 2020 | insightsoftware

So you can get a BI solution that can fully handle the complex structure of financial data…

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Proof of concept_Adaptiv

Proof of concept is so yesterday

November 6, 2020 | Adaptiv

Now, it’s all about proof of value…

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Marketplace_Digital commerce

Covid brings digital commerce changes

November 5, 2020 | Heather Wright

Live commerce, 2D/3D visuals, enterprise marketplaces – welcome to the brave new world of commerce…

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Carlsberg China_insightsoftware

Global brewer speeds up financial reporting

November 5, 2020 | insightsoftware

Carlsberg offers 20 different brews from 25 breweries in China, with volumes of data to match…

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Bluetooth-enabled Covid contact tracing card

New tech being rolled out to combat Covid-19

November 5, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

But it’s hard to build the perfect contact tracing beast…

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Work from home innovation lacking

Is remote working hampering innovation?

November 4, 2020 | Heather Wright

Remote working may win productivity ticks, but it’s hurting innovation…

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Fulton Hogan

Fulton Hogan builds solid integrations

November 4, 2020 | Adaptiv

Partnering for great infrastructure…

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Adaptiv exhibit

Adaptiv

November 4, 2020 |

Adaptiv provide world-class integration and cloud technology consulting and execution services…

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Overseas tech giants lucrative quarter

Lucrative quarter for FAANGS

November 4, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

As the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic continues, revenues of the tech leaders continue to soar…

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Treasury Wine Estates_Sensing AI

Treasury Wine senses greater yield in new deal

November 3, 2020 | Heather Wright

Growing crop success as two Aussie companies join forces…

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Microsoft Partner Awards 2020

And the Microsoft NZ Partner Awards finalists are…

November 3, 2020 | Heather Wright

39 Kiwi companies in running for top awards…

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Duck duck going_ACCC

Why DuckDuckGo won’t be your next search engine

October 29, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

It’s hot to hate the giants right now, but is regulation necessary – or even right?…

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Cybersecurity_Reserve bank nz

Rethinking security

October 29, 2020 | Heather Wright

Reserve Bank releases cyber resilience guidance…

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Internet of behaviour_Gartner

The lives of others: Exploring the Internet of Behaviour

October 29, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

Connected data will increasingly influence our lives and our decision making…

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NZX Group backs tech stocks

Tech-ing up the economy

October 28, 2020 | Heather Wright

NZ says innovation please, Australia’s more keen on adoption…

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Paypal bitcoin wallet

PayPal jumps into crypto

October 27, 2020 | Heather Wright

This time for real…

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KPI and metrics for finance depts

KPIs and Metrics for Finance Departments in 2020

October 27, 2020 | insightsoftware

What is a Finance Department and Manager Level KPI?…

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Trademe property insights portal

Trade Me, CoreLogic team up for property data push

October 22, 2020 | Heather Wright

Analysing buyer behaviour from search to settlement…

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Dropbox work from home

Dropbox goes 100% virtual

October 22, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

File sharing giant says ‘go home, stay home’ to staff…

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Street lights powers turtle survival

Smart street lighting powering sea turtle survival

October 21, 2020 | Heather Wright

Cowabunga, tech’s got a strong conservation role…

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Subscription industry boom

Subscription economy quietly booms under lockdown

October 21, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

2020 is the year of the accelerated trend…

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Google AI cancer spotting

Google’s AI cancer-spotting claims under microscope

October 21, 2020 | Heather Wright

Transparency and reproducibility of AI research questioned…

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Cloud adoption_Contino report

Enterprise cloud adoption wide but not deep

October 21, 2020 | Heather Wright

Experimenting still name of the game for cloud…

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Efficient order-to-cash (O2C) processes_Esker

eBook: Improving the customer experience

October 21, 2020 | Esker

How order-to-cash automation unites your most strategic teams…

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Five excel tips for budgeting-insightsoftware

Five Excel tips for better budgeting and forecasting

October 20, 2020 | insightsoftware

It isn’t perfect, but some of the challenges of using the software have more to do with the user’s lack of expertise…

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AU R&D Tax reform scrapped

Aussie Govt scraps much-loathed R&D reforms

October 15, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

It’s a new RDTI landscape on both sides of the Tasman…

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Financial Planning_insightsoftware

Making Financial Planning a continuous and popular activity

October 15, 2020 | insightsoftware

One of the lessons learned from COVID-19 is that the old way of planning doesn’t work anymore…

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Covid19 digitisation of businesses_gartner

Just how much did Covid accelerate digitisation?

October 14, 2020 | Heather Wright

McKinsey and PwC surveys offer up some tangible figures…

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Marketing analytics_Gartner

Marketing analytics: A big annoying pain in the butt

October 14, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

Nearly half of CMOs “unable to measure marketing ROI”…

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Encryption backdoors_Five Eyes

Five Eyes prises encryption backdoors

October 13, 2020 | Heather Wright

Andrew Little, Peter Dutton among signatories…

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Bugcrowd_NAB cybersecurity

NAB announces bug bounty

October 13, 2020 | Heather Wright

Bank joins growing numbers crowdsourcing cyber bug control…

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Best practise ERP selection_avoid a bad decision

Best practise ERP selection and evaluation

October 8, 2020 | Hayden McCall

Five tips that can change fortunes…

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ERP Buyer's Guide 2021

ERP market gets cloudier

October 7, 2020 | Heather Wright

Covid-19 has created a clash of market drivers. Which will out?…

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Digital ID system

Why is launching a digital ID program so hard?

October 7, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

Australia’s digital ID project gets a AU$250m cash injection…

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Environmentally friendly cloud_Accenture

Cloud: Saving money, saving the planet

October 7, 2020 | Heather Wright

The business forecast is for more cloud with a chance of significant savings…

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Microsoft’s Project Natick underwater data centre

Underwater data centre resurfaces

October 6, 2020 | Heather Wright

Microsoft’s Project Natick results show promise for underwater facilities…

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Nick Mulcahy_Zag & Ben Morgan_Accenture

Accenture snaps up SAP specialist Zag

October 6, 2020 | Heather Wright

Zag zigs into big four consulting firm’s stable…

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covid burnout

The new healthcare crisis

October 6, 2020 | Heather Wright

Covid-19 admin overload, virtual consults leading up stress and burnout…

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Blacklight_website tracking

Crunching the numbers on internet privacy

October 1, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

From ad-trackers to key-loggers to third-party cookies, who’s watching us when we surf the net? …

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Data maturity_Demystifying data

Data maturity’s million dollar payoff

October 1, 2020 | Heather Wright

Report lays out financial gains while A/NZ companies show tangible benefits…

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CAB access to govt services

$16b in tech exports, but NZ failing on digital inclusion?

September 30, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

What’s required to leave no slow digital-adopter behind?…

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Vorco exhibit

Vorco

September 30, 2020 |

Vorco is an Auckland based provider of business class internet, voice and data services that aims to be the best boutique telecommunications provider.

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Health tech missing funding

The health tech opportunity being squandered

September 30, 2020 | Heather Wright

Academics lacking communications skills to garner health tech investment…

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Road to recovery_Telsyte_DXC

Businesses eye three-year road to recovery

September 29, 2020 | Heather Wright

Tech seen as key enabler to rebound from Covid disruption…

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Handcoding_Stu Gallow Talend

Managing your data right in the long run

September 28, 2020 | Stu Garrow

Handcoding: Fast, low-cost solution or short term fix?…

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HCL Fonterra

HCL curds forming in Fonterra whey

September 24, 2020 | Heather Wright

ERP mess just one challenge in tech reset…

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Snowflake US stock exchange debut

Snowflake’s staggering IPO

September 24, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

Unicorn mobilises the world’s data (and capital investment)…

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Digital voting ISACA Ian Brightwell

Better scrutiny of election processes needed

September 24, 2020 | Heather Wright

Lack of tech nous leaves election process open for dodgy dealings…

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Hydro Tasmania Zag S4HANA Lake Parangana

Hydro Tasmania converts to the power of S/4HANA

September 24, 2020 | Zag

Remote project delivery mid-pandemic proves a success…

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Public sector data sharing

Making public-sector data available and transparent

September 24, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

Sharing is good, says the Govt…

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Trump gives Tik Tok blessing

TikTok: Four companies and a president

September 23, 2020 | Heather Wright

The messy, political, world of the TikTok deal – will it scare users away?…

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Brainstorm SYSPRO partnership_Rob Stummer CEO Asia Pacific

Syspro’s BrainStorm deal for growth

September 22, 2020 | Heather Wright

New channel partner lines up for ERP provider…

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Countdown scan&go shopping

AI for apples: Countdown debuts ‘Scan&Go’ shopping

September 22, 2020 | Heather Wright

High(er)-tech hits the supermarket shelves…

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Stu McMinn_Zag_SAP Commerce Cloud

Zag boosts e-commerce leadership

September 18, 2020 | Zag

Seasoned SAP architect bolsters capability…

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Sex tech_Juniper research

Sex-tech: Ready to explode

September 17, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

But is it all just digital junk?…

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LIC venture funding Agritech

Sperm bank bullish on agritech

September 17, 2020 | Heather Wright

LIC fund adds impetus to 50 percent growth in A/NZ venture funding…

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Attracting tech talent ANZ visa

Govts on the hunt for global tech talent

September 16, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

Closed borders are opening (just a bit) in order to tempt talent Downunder…

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Forrester_B2C commerce

B2C commerce: Vast, fast and relentless

September 16, 2020 | Heather Wright

Forrester’s view of the new consumer buying era…

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Jeff Hawn_chairperson Epicor

Epicor looks to cloud, further deals under new owners

September 15, 2020 | Heather Wright

CD&R buys in to SaaS challenges…

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MoH opens flap on covid contact tracing tech

MoH lifts the flap on Covid tech

September 11, 2020 | Heather Wright

After months of searing criticism, the tent has opened (slightly)…

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Xero tracks user wellbeing

Xero checks-in on user wellbeing

September 11, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

Are Xero users happy? (Because its shareholders sure are)…

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NSW_Digital capital_AI strategy

NSW guns for tech supremacy

September 10, 2020 | Heather Wright

Digital capital of the Southern Hemisphere?…

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Bushfire data quest_Australian fires

Can tech really put out a fire?

September 10, 2020 | Heather Wright

Spatial tech, drones, AI and holograms serving up new options…

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CPS cyber attack

Death, destruction, disaster: When cyber gets real

September 9, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

A connected world is a risk-filled one, says Gartner, and it’s CEOs on the hook…

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Order to cash automation

Whitepaper: Order to cash automation

September 9, 2020 | Esker

What’s in it for accounts receivable leaders?…

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Export success_NZTE_Hayley Horan

RtR Series: Exporting (tech) success

September 9, 2020 | Heather Wright

The digital gauntlet has been thrown down. How should exporters respond?…

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Dark Data_Forrester report

Drowning in dark data

September 8, 2020 | Heather Wright

It’s there, it’s proliferating, so what are you going to do about it?…

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Weta digital goes to AWS Cloud

Weta Digital makes leap to cloud with AWS

September 3, 2020 | Heather Wright

One cloud to rule them all…

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Cubic transportation systems

Wooing passengers back with a little tech help

September 3, 2020 | Heather Wright

Changing priorities, restoring trust and creating safer cities…

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NZ Consumer Data Right_MBIE

NZ looks to join Aussie in liberating user data

September 3, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

Consultation begins on national consumer data right…

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NZX DDoS attacks

The NZX offline, online, and off again

September 3, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

NZ follows Australia in facing onslaught of DDoS attacks…

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Hype cycle

Explainable AI leads AI charge in Hype Cycle

September 2, 2020 | Heather Wright

AI dominates – with some Covid for good measure…

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Covid money pit_Matt Eastwood

Failure to exercise caution risks Covid money pit

September 1, 2020 | Heather Wright

CIOs urged to do it once, do it right…

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CyberCX buys into NZ market

Aussie’s CyberCX takes on NZ market

August 27, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

VC-funded cybersecurity group buys into NZ…

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Aussie startups letter to govt

Aussie startups to govt: you’re not listening

August 26, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

Tech leaders demand better engagement – and R&D reform – from Govt…

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Sir Peter Gluckman_Think tank

Lack of leadership on digital and education hinder NZ Inc

August 26, 2020 | Heather Wright

Covid creates incentive to rethink the path ahead, Gluckman says…

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Matt Eastwood_IDC

IDC: Tech guides way through Covid recession

August 26, 2020 | Heather Wright

But Covid changes DX priorities…

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Covid b2b ecommerce limitations

Covid-19 exposes B2B e-commerce weakness

August 21, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

It’s time for B2B players in A/NZ to up their online game…

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Chorus_CIO summit_ Anywhere Workplace_Kurt Rodgers

Home workplace changes scope of office

August 20, 2020 | Heather Wright

Productivity benefits driving new look at what employees need…

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Digital officers_Gartner

Pressure goes on CIOs to accelerate digital – or move aside

August 20, 2020 | Heather Wright

Running out of patience, boards look to CDOs to force digital through…

read more...
Google data request_Hong Kong

Google rejects data requests from HK law

August 20, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

Political battle emerges over govt requests for user data…

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Industry 4.0 in manufacturing_Beca

A/NZ gets serious about Industry 4.0

August 19, 2020 | Heather Wright

Industry mash-ups, new training…

read more...

Countdown reaps rewards from digital

August 18, 2020 | Heather Wright

Internal capability and agile teamwork pay dividends…

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Govt IT spending slump

A/NZ Govt IT spend slump deeper than global

August 13, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

In the wake of Covid-19, state spending on IT is set to shrink across Australasia…

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NZ Covi19 contact tracing app

Covid resurgence: A Kiwi guide to contact tracing

August 13, 2020 | Heather Wright

NZ contact tracing is under a blowtorch. What you can do to help…

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Digital ID_Biometrics

Inching towards a digital ID reality

August 13, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

How long until Australasia joins the digital ID future?…

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Building resistence_SCM Accenture report

BCG, Accenture call for A/NZ supply chain reset

August 11, 2020 | Heather Wright

In the rush for efficiency and lean supply chains, did we forget resiliency?…

read more...
Purple Hive Project_AI saves bees

The beehive gets a high tech makeover

August 11, 2020 | Heather Wright

Saving the bees with solar powered IoT and AI…

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Zespri_DX project

Deloitte, Zag, Sysdoc to take Zespri to new horizon

August 6, 2020 | Heather Wright

Kiwi consortium takes on up to $160m DX project…

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DIgital privacy_Digital Identity NZ

Everyone wants better privacy online. Right?

August 6, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

So why are we so bad at protecting ourselves?…

read more...
Cash trapped_Esker

Whitepaper: How to make your cash work harder for you

August 6, 2020 | Esker

Free up your cash trapped in inefficient AP and AR processes…

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ACCC takes on social media for Australian media

Google, Facebook must pay for news

August 5, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

ACCC puts spotlight on media imbalances…

read more...
Mandatory code for news_ACCC

NZ Gov algorithm charter a world first

August 5, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

Public sector use must be fair, ethical and transparent…

read more...
Trump and Satya Nadella_TikTok deal

Trump says pay up on proposed Microsoft TikTok deal

August 4, 2020 | Heather Wright

A story of Trump, TikTok, Microsoft, data privacy, Covid and money…

read more...
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RtR Series: Manufacturing a Kiwi transformation

August 4, 2020 | Heather Wright

Now’s the time for bold digital vision says EMA boss…

read more...

Mars’ global pet business sprints toward digitisation

July 31, 2020 | Heather Wright

Agile has delivered for pet food manufacturer…

read more...
Powerhouse_Agritech ITP report

RtR Series: NZ ups its horsepower behind agritech

July 31, 2020 | Heather Wright

Ag + tech = multi-billion dollar opportunity…

read more...

MYOB survey shows SMEs future-proofing

July 30, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

Businesses on both sides of the Tasman are preparing for the rough road ahead…

read more...
Fonterra milk products_Microsoft Azure cloud

Fonterra anchors NZ Azure

July 30, 2020 | Newsdesk

Analytics needs drive data to the cloud…

read more...

Border bunglings need better tech

July 30, 2020 | Newsdesk

Does tech have a role in managing isolation?…

read more...
VR office training_IDC

VR training comes to the office

July 29, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

It’s a useful tool for hazard training, but what about the corporate jungle?…

read more...
ANZ turn tech_accelerate from Covid_IDC

A/NZ turns to tech to accelerate out of Covid slump

July 29, 2020 | Heather Wright

Planting the seeds to fast-track digital growth…

read more...
Digital NZ_Graeme Muller

RtR Series: NZ tech sector’s role in building a more digital nation

July 28, 2020 | Heather Wright

Why telling tales and developing skills are vital building blocks…

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Covid19 changes business_Forrester

Forrester’s decade of pandemic-provoked change

July 23, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

The market researcher says these big shifts will permanently alter the business landscape…

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CSIRO smart drone

CSIRO’s smart drone tech spin-out

July 23, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

Emesent’s next-level autonomous drone tech goes where pilots don’t dare…

read more...
AI Business models

AI is changing A/NZ business models

July 22, 2020 | Heather Wright

NZ focuses on CX, Australia sees gains in productivity, agility…

read more...
Locky Dock e-bike chargers

Phantom billboards snap data for advertisers

July 22, 2020 | Heather Wright

E-bike stations create new source of ad analytics…

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Hacker black market

Study shows how much data is worth on the dark web

July 21, 2020 | Heather Wright

Or perhaps you’d like to ‘rent’ a stolen identity…

read more...
Cloud boost SMB's_NZIER modelling

Xero calls for cloud subsidy

July 16, 2020 | Heather Wright

NZIER study points to potential GDP growth from small business migration to the cloud…

read more...
Online customer loyalty_Juniper research

Digital loyalty a ‘prized differentiator’ in post-Covid retail

July 16, 2020 | Heather Wright

A/NZ privacy concerns not stifling digital growth…

read more...
Oovvuu video and Wordpress

Oovvuu strikes it big with WordPress

July 15, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

Media-tech start-up brings better video to website giant…

read more...
NZ back into business

Getting A/NZ back to business with data and tech

July 15, 2020 | Heather Wright

Can we do it? Yes we can, says SAP…

read more...
Security watchdogs_against Clearview AI

Privacy watchdogs lining up against Clearview AI

July 14, 2020 | Heather Wright

Tech subterfuge and the dark arts of biometric algorithms…

read more...

Hitting reset: How COVID made us more tolerant of downtime

July 9, 2020 | Mike Hicks

In the era of cloud and Covid, is downtime losing its stigma?…

read more...
Bin uptick in digital channels

Measuring the swing to digital

July 9, 2020 | Heather Wright

Covid-sparked growth looks set to stick around…

read more...
Crazy-Lola-Coco-Cola-Logo-Parody_

Martech, analytics falling flat

July 9, 2020 | Heather Wright

Tech hype not living up to reality of life…

read more...
BCG Most innovative companies

BCG’s Most Innovative Companies of 2020

July 9, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

The results are in: so what do the winners have in common?…

read more...
Post Covid vision

RtR Series: Finding the vision for post-Covid NZ

July 8, 2020 | Heather Wright

From electrified air travel to keyboard ready digital projects…

read more...
NZ Privacy Act

New Zealand’s new Privacy Act

July 8, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

What does it mean for business?…

read more...
Gliding On_Roger Hall_Future of Work

Business ‘woefully’ unprepared for future of work

July 2, 2020 | Heather Wright

Forrester study outlines shockwaves and tips to be better prepared…

read more...
Workplace Transformation_Industry 4.0

RMIT goes Industry 4.0 with Siemens and Festo

July 2, 2020 | Heather Wright

Building business-education links for Industry 4.0…

read more...

Lion Breweries ransomware hit brings risks closer to home

July 1, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

Business, politicians, and celebrities are finding their dirty laundry auctioned off online…

read more...
estore Logisitcs robot

Same-day delivery needs robotic precision

July 1, 2020 | Heather Wright

3PL operation has automated fulfillment to meet the Amazon challenge…

read more...
NZ Health & Disability Review_Heather Simpson

It’s now or never for digital health transformation

June 30, 2020 | Heather Wright

The review is in, but will Govt heed call for digital and data change…

read more...

CIO Summit goes hybrid

June 30, 2020 | Heather Wright

Virtual and real world combine in post-Covid offering…

read more...
Onshoring tide post covid

Offshored seats coming home

June 26, 2020 | Hayden McCall

The tide is turning after lockdown hits top end of town…

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Amazon sells alcohol_Australia

Amazon starts selling booze in Australia

June 25, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

Whatever your drop, you can now order it online and get it delivered to your door…

read more...
Phil Goff and Dominic Perrottet

Can under pressure councils afford to cut IT?

June 25, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

Two recent budget exercises – one from NSW and another from Auckland City Council – reveal vastly different approaches to the economic crisis…

read more...
Apple and Google contact tracing

The rise and rapid fall of Covid tracing apps

June 24, 2020 | Heather Wright

Is it really a fail for Covid tracing apps?…

read more...
Continual education_NZ tech sector

RtR Series: Govt misses mark on digital recovery

June 24, 2020 | Heather Wright

Tech education reforms are headed for failure…

read more...
Law enforcement facial recognition tech_IBM

Tech giants say no to facial recognition

June 18, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

IBM, Amazon and Microsoft won’t supply FR technology to US authorities. What gives?…

read more...
Covid numbers

Covid in numbers

June 17, 2020 | Heather Wright

Tracking the trackers…

read more...
Remote working

Does remote work really work?

June 17, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

2020 may be the year the workforce came untethered, but is it all too good to be true?…

read more...
ERP testing_Assurity

Testing, testing: Helping eliminate ERP failure

June 17, 2020 | Heather Wright

When failure to launch isn’t an option…

read more...
Dimensional accounting

Dimensional accounting can convince donors and support your not-for-profit mission

June 16, 2020 | Stephen Duncan

Running a not-for-profit organisation is certainly no picnic…

read more...
NZ Covid tracer

Covid Tracer update drops, but is there an ulterior motive?

June 11, 2020 | Heather Wright

NZBN, e-invoicing and the question of mandatory QR codes…

read more...
Australia border biometric ID system

Australia’s new border biometric ID system goes live

June 11, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

New face-matching tech uses algorithms to spot border crims…

read more...
Alibaba trade shows

Trillion dollar Alibaba launches online trade shows

June 11, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

It’s boom times for the e-com leviathan, as it looks to bring B2B commerce into the digital age…

read more...
Digital twins_NSW govt

Digital twins find a home

June 10, 2020 | Heather Wright

Digital twins appear to be on a roll…

read more...
Datacom customer service hub

650+ jobs on offer as Datacom opens new customer service hub

June 9, 2020 | Heather Wright

Datacom flies in face of economic downturn with Aussie expansion…

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Amazon patent blockchain supply chain

Amazon wins patent for blockchain supply tech

June 4, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

From supply chain tracking to counterfeit products, Amazon is getting serious about transparency…

read more...
Supply chain barriers SMB_IDC

Supply chain key barrier to SMB e-com

June 4, 2020 | Heather Wright

E-com’s up, but can we get that last mile under control?…

read more...
Microsoft AI journalists

MS banking on AI, not journalists

June 4, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

Microsoft’s news offering is banking on a bold new automated future…

read more...
Cybersecurity investments fail_Accenture report

It’s a fail: Cybersecurity investments aren’t paying off say companies

June 4, 2020 | Heather Wright

Costs rising at ‘unsustainable levels’, Accenture says…

read more...
NZ smart cities in lockdown

Smart cities in lockdown

June 3, 2020 | Heather Wright

Social and environmental projects moving to slow lane…

read more...
Nick Tuffley_ASB economist

Tech’s role in the new normal

May 29, 2020 | Heather Wright

ASB economist says keep it simple and practical…

read more...
Wearables_Benjamin Thierry

The new wearables: Diagnosing epilepsy, heart attacks and preeclampsia

May 28, 2020 | Heather Wright

Are legal and liability issues stifling further wearable development?…

read more...
Online learning_GO1

The future of professional development is online

May 28, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

GO1’s $40m Series C funding points to a new era of online learning for workers…

read more...

Mother of invention: Covid spurs new creations

May 27, 2020 | Heather Wright

The weird, the wacky and the wonderful…

read more...
Facebook_Instagram Shops

Facebook ups e-com push with Shops for small businesses

May 26, 2020 | Heather Wright

Social media giant bets on increased advertising…

read more...
Automated accounts payable_Fuji Xerox

Lockdown highlights automated Accounts Payable advantage

May 26, 2020 | Fujifilm

Making sure those payments get through…

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Turning data into revenue_Forrester Consulting

Turning data into revenue

May 26, 2020 | Heather Wright

Data-driven companies 58 percent more likely to beat revenue goals…

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Cash strapped media marketplace

Cash-strapped digital publishers brace for impact

May 21, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

The collapsing media marketplace will get worse before it gets better…

read more...

Australia’s CovidSafe app finds a true positive (just the one)

May 20, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

Almost a month since launch, Australia’s digital contact tracing app is up and running. Or is it?…

read more...

NZ goes live with Covid Tracer

May 20, 2020 | Heather Wright

Underwhelming tool adds to proliferation of contact tracing ‘check-in’ apps…

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Facebook covid19 misinformation

Facebook struggles to stem Covid-19 misinformation flow

May 20, 2020 | Heather Wright

AI falters with Covid, but sees success with hate speech…

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Gartner’s Kost plots path to IT savings

May 20, 2020 | Heather Wright

Knee jerk cancellation of projects needs close analysis…

read more...
Succeeding with online webinars

Guide to successful online events

May 19, 2020 | iStart

(And the tech to support them…)

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RtR Series: Bringing New Zealand to you

May 18, 2020 | Geoff Ross

Because if they can’t come, we need to take New Zealand to them…

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Finance Minister Grant Robertson_NZ budget 2020

Budget 2020: Ecom, e-invoicing and digital priorities (or not)

May 14, 2020 | Heather Wright

The Covid rebuild – and cost – on display…

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CIO post covid investment

CFOs ponder their post-Covid-19 prospects

May 14, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

Investment in digital the key to meeting the Covid-19 challenge say CFOs…

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Consumer data rights_ACCC

Laying down the law for Consumer Data Right enforcement

May 14, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

ACCC says it intends to speak softly and carry a big stick…

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Rombit wearable braclets

Wearables take on social distancing

May 12, 2020 | Heather Wright

Bracelets for port and industrial workers…

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Cloud shifts challenge budgets

Cloud shifts ‘challenging’ company budgets

May 12, 2020 | Heather Wright

The move to opex isn’t a winner for all…

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Cloud financial reporting

CFO 3.0 and cloud financial reporting: A match made in heaven

May 12, 2020 | Asavin Wattanajantra

Can working in the cloud make your finance team more effective?…

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John Edwards Privacy commissioner

Contact tracing: One OS update to rule them all

May 8, 2020 | Heather Wright

Apple, Google API provides ‘enormous boost’ for tracing…

read more...
Startmate crosses ditch

Aussie mates join Kiwi startup scene

May 8, 2020 | Heather Wright

First Kiwi fund and cohort for Startmate…

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Airspeeder

Motorsports takes to the skies

May 7, 2020 | Heather Wright

Racing may have turned to esports to fill the Covid void, but change is in the air…

read more...
Not for profit crisis management

Not-for-profit crisis management: Seven things you can do right now

May 7, 2020 | Stephen Duncan

When a crisis strikes, flexibility and proactive management can save NFPs…

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Gartner_Quarantine cashflow

Gartner to CIOs: Quarantine your cash flow

May 7, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

As the economy buckles under Covid-19, Gartner advises cutting all non-critical tech…

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Microsft Azure Auckland datacentre planned

Microsoft announces Kiwi Azure

May 6, 2020 | Heather Wright

Azure hits Aotearoa, finally…

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Air NZ analyses NZ Health

Can Air New Zealand diagnose and cure NZ’s ailing health IT systems?

May 6, 2020 | Heather Wright

Otago Uni academic says yes – and the time to do it is now…

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Social distancing in the workplace

Coming to a business near you: Workforce contact tracing

May 1, 2020 | Heather Wright

Can private contact tracing solutions help ease lockdowns?…

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Non-covid tech news

The Covid-free weekly wrap

May 1, 2020 | Heather Wright

AU to sue Facebook, Canty Uni beams up 3D printing, CDR reprieve and money, money, money…

read more...
Business strategy_IDC

DX: From business optimisation to business continuity

May 1, 2020 | Heather Wright

Automation, cloud and connectivity in a Covid world…

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Ardern_NZ contact tracing app

Two weeks notice: NZ’s contact tracing app is coming

April 30, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

Ardern statements show misunderstanding of proximity tracing…

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Otter_Zoom collaboration

Zoom makes a splash with Otter transcription

April 29, 2020 | Heather Wright

Forget Disney backgrounds, here’s a Zoom feature we can really appreciate…

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Contact tracing app

Let’s talk about contact tracing

April 28, 2020 | Newsdesk

InternetNZ online event serves up food for thought on the use of technology for contact tracing…

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Anzac Day virtual poppies

As Anzac Day goes virtual, the spirit remains

April 24, 2020 | Heather Wright

Virtual poppies, online donations and driveways at dawn, lest we forget…

read more...
Covid19 datasets_Data Ventures

Crunching Covid-19’s numbers

April 24, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

Public and private data together comes together to fight Coronavirus…

read more...
Non-covid tech news

The weekly (non-Covid) wrap

April 24, 2020 | Heather Wright

Slack gets local, too much O365, NEC helps ID lost differs and AWS helps save Devils…

read more...
Mary Meeker

Mary Meeker turns focus on post-Covid business world

April 23, 2020 | Heather Wright

The rise of tech, DX and the on-demand economy…

read more...
Hack the crisis nz

Hacking for Covid-19 success

April 23, 2020 | Heather Wright

Winning #HacktheCrisis solutions incubate…

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Ecommerce vs brick mortar stores

E-com up but headline figures don’t tell the full story

April 23, 2020 | Heather Wright

A/NZ e-commerce sales climb but confusion costs Kiwis…

read more...
Food industry_delivery options

Can the delivery model save the hospitality industry?

April 22, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

Now that a return to Level 3 has been announced, could the future of Kiwi eateries be mobile?…

read more...
Josh Frydenberg_Mandatory code_Google news

Australia joins France in platform content crackdown

April 22, 2020 | Heather Wright

Mandatory code to make Google and Facebook pay for content…

read more...
Covid19_busters

The vexatious question of contact tracing apps

April 20, 2020 | Heather Wright

As Australia forges ahead with a contact tracing app, NZ avoids a straight answer…

read more...
Internet traffic

The figures behind ‘an extraordinary time in internet history’

April 16, 2020 | Heather Wright

Global internet traffic up 30 percent, A/NZ business hour traffic soars 70 percent + – but we’re not about to break the internet…

read more...
Retail trends down during Covid19

A/NZ retail trends down as lockdown impacts

April 16, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

The data reveals an economy in upheaval…

read more...
Startup scene during Covid19

Can our startup scene survive Covid-19?

April 16, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

While elements of the tech sector are in high demand, the startup community wonders where the next round of funding is coming from…

read more...
Agreement cloud_Fuji Xerox

Moving beyond eSignatures to ‘Agreement Clouds’

April 16, 2020 | Heather Wright

Fuji Xerox ups business automation with Docusign deal…

read more...
Zag_S4HANA_SAP-Migration

SAP customers proactive with S/4HANA upgrades

April 15, 2020 | Donovan Jackson

Zag CEO shares perspectives on ERP vendor developments, digital business and S/4HANA value…

read more...
Healthcare Chatbots_Covid19

Tech big guns get chatty with virtual agent support

April 14, 2020 | Heather Wright

Covid-19 accelerating chatbot technology…

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Covid contact tracing app urgently needed

Contact tracing apps vital for ending lockdown

April 9, 2020 | Heather Wright

Urgency needed to find right tech to fight Covid spread…

read more...
Zoom_Eric Yuan

Zoom scrambles to recover security cred

April 8, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

Zoom adds security enhancements to cap off its no good, very bad month…

read more...
Thermal imaging_covid19 airport screening

Can thermal imaging help stop the spread of Covid-19?

April 8, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

At the border and on the street, thermal detection offers a way to identify the sick – but it’s no magic wand…

read more...
Google Coronavirus reports

Google taps location data for Covid lockdown maps

April 8, 2020 | Heather Wright

It’s got our data already, so why not use it for public good?…

read more...
Digital world

The case for digital goes stratospheric

April 8, 2020 | Heather Wright

Don’t waste a ‘good’ crisis…

read more...
Dr Watson_ IBM Covid assistant

IBM Watson serving up Covid info

April 6, 2020 | Heather Wright

Dr Watson on call to take strain off overloaded help lines…

read more...
Businesses after Covid19

Preparing for business after Covid

April 2, 2020 | Heather Wright

The tech to experiment with now to hit the ground running, post-Covid…

read more...
Telehealth for medical professionals

Telemedicine tech options and the challenges faced

April 2, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

We have the technology, but do we have the will – and funding – to bring telehealth into the mainstream?…

read more...
Mobile contact tracing

Mobile contact tracing: Privacy vs the pandemic

April 2, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

As governments worldwide roll out location-based tracking of the sick, the pursuit of privacy is put on hold…

read more...
Online retailers capitalise on Kiwi lockdown

International online retailers capitalise on Kiwi lockdown

April 2, 2020 | Heather Wright

It’s not a level playing field – it’s El Capitan…

read more...
WFH Call centres

Companies dial up virtual contact centres

April 1, 2020 | Heather Wright

But there are challenges to navigate first…

read more...
Isolation_apps available

Equipping for isolation

March 31, 2020 | Newsdesk

Software, apps and equipment to get you through…

read more...
Beans_essential but invisible hand

Canned beans show that every industry is an essential one

March 30, 2020 | Donovan Jackson

Here’s the thing. Every industry is essential, or it wouldn’t exist…

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Oxford university_analytics app

Contact tracing a key tool in CV19 war chest

March 27, 2020 | Heather Wright

Data privacy or the greater good?…

read more...
Chorus fibre spike

Chorus packs down under WFH onslaught

March 26, 2020 | Heather Wright

RWC capacity proves the perfect preparation…

read more...
Digitisation of healthcare

Covid-19 presents pivotal time for digitisation of healthcare

March 26, 2020 | Heather Wright

It doesn’t have to be ground breaking to be life-saving…

read more...
GIS mapping the world_COVID19

Mapping the world one infection at a time

March 25, 2020 | Heather Wright

Geospatial data isn’t just showing us where infection is, it’s helping prevent the spread…

read more...
Alibaba cloud services_covid-19

Alibaba brings cloud services/AI to Covid-19 fight

March 25, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

As the world hunkers down, Alibaba opens its tech to medical professionals around the globe…

read more...
Tech attitude_Productivity Commission

1,001 tech attitudes contrast with companies’ DX beliefs

March 24, 2020 | Heather Wright

As Covid forces digital to the fore, new reports reveal our beliefs about our tech skills – and our DX…

read more...
Sue Suckling_Zag board

New board chair as Zag scales for growth

March 23, 2020 | Zag

Sue Suckling takes on key role as Zag eyes international opportunities…

read more...
Retail supply chain management

Retail supply chains under pressure

March 20, 2020 | Heather Wright

Resilience being tested and forcing change on sector…

read more...
Remote working_COVID-19

Demand for remote working surges

March 19, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

Let the grand remote working experiment begin…

read more...
Analyst predict IT spend_ESG report

IT spending forecasts slashed

March 18, 2020 | Heather Wright

AI, cloud and servers were on the spend list, but now analysts aren’t so sure…

read more...
Tech sector during covid-19

Tech sector well placed to ride out virus

March 18, 2020 | Hayden McCall

As Coronavirus sweeps the world creating widespread panic, the tech sector is quietly counting its blessings…

read more...
Doctors_video consulting

Urgent govt support and funding needed for virtual healthcare

March 18, 2020 | Heather Wright

Is it time to stop putting all our eggs in the Healthline basket?…

read more...
Google_Verily coronavirus testing website

Trump jumps gun on Covid-19 triage website

March 17, 2020 | Heather Wright

Google’s beta coronavirus screening site immediately overwhelmed…

read more...
Wool exchange ransomware_Talman Software

Wool exchange hit by virus

March 12, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

Forget about coronavirus for a moment. Another kind of virus just struck the A/NZ wool industry…

read more...
UX design

Getting UX right

March 12, 2020 | Heather Wright

It’s not a ‘nice to have’ anymore…

read more...
Tech events worldwide cancelled_Coronavirus

Tech sector sweats Covid-19 as major events cancel

March 11, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

2020 the year of live streaming and webinars as organisers react to panic…

read more...
Facial recognition app_Clearview AI

Police cop flak over facial tech

March 11, 2020 | Heather Wright

Australian law enforcement among agencies using secretive system…

read more...
ICT exports pass wine exports

NZ raises a glass to ICT software and services exports

March 10, 2020 | Heather Wright

Overtakes wine for export sales and domestic is looking good too…

read more...
Vector smart meter

Vector adds IoT to smart metering

March 6, 2020 | Heather Wright

The emancipation of energy data…

read more...
Legal Counsel_HGM Legal

Lawyers’ role in tech disruption

March 6, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

Is the legal profession too conservative for the fast-moving world of tech?…

read more...
Clayton Christensen_father of disruptive innovation

We need a new word for disruptive innovation

March 5, 2020 | Stu Lloyd

Radical innovation, anyone?…

read more...
Remote working_Tips for businesses

Floods, fires, pandemics: Remote working hits the limelight

March 5, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

With large scale havoc impacting business, do you have a contingency plan in place?…

read more...

It’s time to bring your Accounts Payable into the digital era

March 4, 2020 | Cameron Mount

Kicking the AP blues – and the manual paper shuffle – to touch…

read more...
Citizens Advice Bureau report_Frustrated digital users

‘Digital is best’ push causing frustration, exclusion

March 4, 2020 | Heather Wright

CAB report a reminder not to forget non-digital citizens…

read more...
Watchdogs_ACCC_merger assessment

ACCC questions competition law framework

March 3, 2020 | Heather Wright

Is a new approach needed in the age of digital oligarchs?…

read more...
NZ digital council_Mitchell Pham

New Digital Council takes on abandoned CTO role

March 3, 2020 | Heather Wright

Govt spreads the CTO load with expert group…

read more...
Sage Business process ebook

eBook: Streamline your business operational process

February 27, 2020 | Sage

Discover how three technology trends can help you overcome today’s top four industry challenges…

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Sage_CFO 3.0 whitepaper

Whitepaper: CFO 3.0 – Digital Transformation beyond Financial Management

February 27, 2020 | Sage

Uncovering the gap between the perceptions and reality of digitalisation in finance…

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Sage exhibit

Sage Business Cloud

February 27, 2020 |

Sage is a global market leader for technology that helps businesses and non-profits perform at their best. Trusted by millions of customers worldwide to deliver the best cloud technology and support, with our partners, to manage finances, operations, and people.

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Coronavirus: Brace for high-tech shortages

February 27, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

As the COVID-19 outbreak rolls on, disruption and uncertainty is the name of the game…

read more...

IBM places bets on AI’s broad future

February 26, 2020 | Heather Wright

Local artificial intelligence boss talks (mostly) real-world AI…

read more...
Tips for managing your accounts

eBook: Seven tips for effectively managing your accounts receivable process in challenging times

February 26, 2020 | Esker

Adapt your collections strategy and come out on top…

read more...
Fonterra tech updates_HCL

Fonterra moves ICT contract to HCL

February 26, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

Costs will be cut and tech modernised as Fonterra overhauls (and outsources) its IT…

read more...
TikTok security

Is the countdown on for a social shakeup?

February 26, 2020 | Heather Wright

TikTok’s time is here…

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Tech security_Ponemon Institute report

Cybersecurity professionals engaging in risky business

February 25, 2020 | Heather Wright

IT security pros aren’t always following their own recommendations…

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Oracle NetSuite v20_1 Paul Farrell SuiteConnect

NetSuite lifts skirts on Oracle jewels

February 25, 2020 | Hayden McCall

Bank reconciliations and other plumbing on promise under Oracle’s updated cloud…

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ASX tech index

Bell rings for Aussie tech sector

February 24, 2020 | Heather Wright

All Tech Index opens doors for smaller companies to access later stage capital…

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Data disconnect

Who owns your company data?

February 20, 2020 | Heather Wright

Survey highlights data disconnect – and lack of senior exec buy-in…

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Industry 4.0_Deloitte survey

Tech, talent or strategy? What stands in the way of Industry 4.0?

February 20, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

A new survey finds C-suite execs optimistic about Industry 4.0 – but only in principle…

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Robots in retail

Robots eyeing up retail

February 19, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

Ready or not, it’s a bold new retail age of AI, automation and robotics…

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Accenture acquisition_Icon Integration

Accenture snaps up A/NZ SAP partner

February 19, 2020 | Heather Wright

Adds supply chain solutions and BI expertise to stable…

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Guide to Artificial Intelligence_EXL

Taking AI from sci-fi to real-world payoff

February 18, 2020 | Heather Wright

AI is hard. But PwC and EXL think they’ve got the plans to guide you…

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Accenture_Banking game

Winners and losers in the banking game

February 18, 2020 | Heather Wright

There’s a billion dollar opportunity for local banks if they’re prepared to adopt new tech and business models…

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World spend_Craig Shipman Callaghan

Kiwis transforming how the world spends

February 18, 2020 | Craig Shipman

Whether in supermarkets, salons, fast food outlets or churches, Kiwi innovation is making parting with money even easier…

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Wuhan China coronavirus

Fighting coronavirus with data, analytics, AI… and robots

February 17, 2020 | Heather Wright

In a global society, gaining insights into health threats is more important than ever…

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FarmRIght

More time for farming. Less time on Accounts Payable.

February 14, 2020 | Fujifilm

FarmRight now enjoys improved visibility, faster processing and a smaller AP team…

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Chorus billing process project

Chorus transforms billing engine

February 14, 2020 | Zag

Partnership with Zag delivers a fit-for-purpose billing system, independent from Spark…

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Innovation and emerging tech in focus

February 14, 2020 | Heather Wright

Local business more circumspect than global counterparts on emerging tech…

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AU gears up for Govt-wide ERP

February 13, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

End of support prompts move to SAP S/4HANA for GovERP…

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Porsche

How digitisation delivers speed to Porsche service documents

February 13, 2020 | Fujifilm

Revolutionised service documentation that has set a precedent for eliminating paper within the wider Giltrap Group…

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NZ Chile Singapore DEPA agreement

DEPA agreement looks to solve the big digital trade issues

February 12, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

What’s behind the new NZ/Singapore/Chile digital economy partnership deal?…

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Lemon Duck Malware targeting manufacturers

Manufacturers, IoT in sights of new malware campaign

February 12, 2020 | Heather Wright

This little yellow duckie is targeting IoT devices…

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Path of Exile_NZ gaming industry

NZ gaming industry hits next level

February 12, 2020 | Heather Wright

Tencent investments underpin rapid growth…

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Amazon christmas profits 2020

Amazon Xmas profits soar

February 5, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

A bumper holiday period has seen the global tech giant touch the $1 trillion mark…

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Lawbots

Lawbots approach the bench

February 5, 2020 | Heather Wright

They may not have the crisp turn of phrase or persuasive argument, but bots are taking on legal – and winning…

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Australian tennis open_Infosys AI

Infosys serves up AI for tennis, but it’s no grand slam

February 5, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

Aussie Open tech aims high but is let down by an app that fails to score…

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Data driven business

The data driven business

February 5, 2020 | Heather Wright

What’s it look like and how can you develop a data driven business strategy?…

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Execs Talking not Walking

Execs talking more than walking on digital

February 4, 2020 | Heather Wright

Every business might be a tech business, but are we really ready?…

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Okta desktop app usage

Okta’s app usage highlights software trends

February 3, 2020 | Heather Wright

Hello Github and Atlassian, goodbye LinkedIn and Twitter…

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E2 shop system_Shoptech

SME manufacturers get options with new ERP entrant

February 3, 2020 | Heather Wright

Shoptech hits local market with full SaaS offering…

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Tech KPIs_IDC report

Structured co-innovation, digital KPIs the new DX focus

January 31, 2020 | Heather Wright

Local businesses up their partnering for success…

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Top tech skills business are hiring

The most in demand IT skills

January 30, 2020 | Heather Wright

Spoiler alert: It’s not AI or blockchain…

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Open banking delays

What’s behind Australasia’s open banking delays?

January 29, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

And is it time for a New Zealand Consumer Data Right?…

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PwC’s Annual Global CEO Survey 2020

CEO pessimism reaches record high

January 29, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

PwC’s Annual Global CEO Survey 2020 reveals that more than half of all CEOs believe global GDP growth will decline…

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Funding startup investments

Golden start to year as local companies win big in investment

January 28, 2020 | Heather Wright

New year, new funding: US$40m here, NZ$14m there, $7m over there…

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Deloitte report_Innovation pillars

Macro tech forces: The pillars for innovation?

January 24, 2020 | Newsdesk

The painful tension of novel technologies and responsible investment…

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Cricket_HCL technologies

Why fostering digital first eco-systems will create sporting organisation winners

January 23, 2020 | Sachin Bajaj

It’s time for the sports industry to focus on delivering digital experiences that bowl supporters over…

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Tech Trends 2020

The world according to Alibaba, Gartner, Accenture et al

January 22, 2020 | Heather Wright

From data intelligence to hyper-connected manufacturing to the next generation of computation…

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Microsoft carbon negativity 2030

Microsoft vows carbon negativity by 2030

January 22, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

Supply chains face scrutiny as Microsoft goes carbon neutral – and then some – in a decade…

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Toshiba miracle algorithm

Toshiba hypes new miracle algorithm

January 21, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton

‘Simulated bifurcation algorithm’ could revolutionise logistics, finance, and even drug development, says tech multinational…

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Google removes cookies

Google’s cookie-killing plans

January 21, 2020 | Heather Wright

As the cookie crumbles, what’s the replacement?…

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Gartner forcasts business spend

Software spend key focus for local businesses

January 20, 2020 | Heather Wright

What Gartner’s latest spending forecast says about the changing face of business IT…

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AI at work_Oracle report

Most workers would prefer a robot manager

December 20, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

Forget the fear-mongering about AI taking over. Most of us would prefer to be managed by the algorithms…

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Fintech

Fintech glory for Australia, but a long way to go for NZ

December 19, 2019 | Heather Wright

Lessons to be had from Lithuania’s success…

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Gartner_Drones multiple use in 2020

Bushfires and volcanoes giving drones wings

December 18, 2019 | Heather Wright

Emergency services, surveillance and monitoring key use cases behind growing demand…

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Gartner_Data Analytics_Rita Sallam

The future of analytics is augmented

December 17, 2019 | Rita Sallam

Analytics is at an inflection point…

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Snowflake data warehouse

Delivering a data analytics program that delivers

December 16, 2019 | Peter O’Connor

Do you have the data warehouse to support a data driven future?…

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DTS-Community

Rising to the top with real-time data

December 16, 2019 | Abel Software

When divestment prompted leading NZ dairy solutions provider DTS to transform their systems, they turned to Abel ERP…

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Allblacks_Statistical modelling

Behind the All Black’s new AI-powered video analytics

December 12, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

Statistical modeling meets machine learning meets Kiwi know-how…

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Gartner_Moving to cloud

Cloud financials may not be cheaper than on-prem

December 11, 2019 | Heather Wright

And satisfaction isn’t a certainty either…

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SAP gun buyback data breach

SAP fronts up for NZ’s gun buyback data breach

December 11, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

Software giant SAP has ‘unreservedly’ apologised for unapproved changes that lead to the data leak…

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Ann-Marie Cavanagh

New deputy CDO for a digital public service

December 10, 2019 | Heather Wright

CTO may be a non-starter, but there’s a new deputy govt CDO…

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Coles_Woolworths loyalty cards

Loyalty scheme data grab raises ACCC ire

December 10, 2019 | Heather Wright

Industry on notice over data practices and payment card linking…

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Andy Jassy - AWS CLoud

Cloud in its infancy, but AWS works to grow it up

December 5, 2019 | Donovan Jackson

Seems crazy, but a three-hour keynote is pretty much standard fare for an AWS conference…

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KPMG Origins_Supply chain offering_

KPMG launches new supply chain offering

December 5, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

KPMG launches its own blockchain ‘track and trace’ platform to an increasingly competitive market…

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Gartner_Marketing personal targeting

Gartner: Personalised marketing on the out

December 5, 2019 | Heather Wright

Consumers rejecting brands overtures…

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Cyber security data sharing

Cyber stocktakes, a cybersecurity minister and another data breach

December 4, 2019 | Heather Wright

Australia calls for greater govt involvement in cybersecurity, NZ govt cops another big data breach…

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Unhappy workers worldwide

NZ/AU tech workers much unhappier than the global average

December 4, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

A happy workplace is a productive workplace. So why is everyone in tech so miserable?…

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Dubber_voice data recorded

Voice data going unheard in business

December 4, 2019 | Heather Wright

We’ve got the recordings, now what can we do with them?…

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AWS_Nestle coffee blockchain

Quantum computing and…blockchain

December 3, 2019 | Donovan Jackson

From tracing your morning bev to quantum computing…

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The rise of the cobots

Rise of the cobot

November 28, 2019 | Heather Wright

Enter the manufacturer’s new friend…

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Qrious_Stephen Ponsford_AI Inflection

Data and the future: we’re standing at an inflection point

Mobilising data onto cloud platforms is a key step in exploring data innovation for NZ companies…

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VIrtual reality_Pwc report

PwC says VR’s going to be huge but seeing is believing

November 27, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

You’ve heard it before, now hear it again: VR and AR are going to revolutionise everything. But when?…

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Huawei ban_Licenses issued to businesses

The curious case of the Huawei ‘ban’

November 27, 2019 | Heather Wright

Microsoft and 70+ companies granted licenses to trade…

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Ultrafast broadband rollout

NZ completes first stage of fibre rollout

November 27, 2019 | Heather Wright

A tale of two countries and their broadband efforts…

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AI Strategic scalers_IFS report

Businesses clamouring for AI

November 26, 2019 | Heather Wright

No scepticism despite AI hype and executive angst…

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AC2020_Sportfolio_n2 ERP

Sports merchandise outlet finds fast moving ERP

November 26, 2019 | First Software

RWC and America’s Cup retailer has found the perfect partner in First Software’s n2…

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Scitech

Scitech embraces Dynamics 365 for financial insights

November 25, 2019 | Empired

Australia’s leading STEM engagement organisation gets the upgrade that will help it empower kids to thrive in the 21st century…

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Unisys Cloud Fronde Serverless

Cloud’s next iteration: Serverless

November 22, 2019 | Heather Wright

Moving to higher order services to reap the cloud gains…

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Drones gone bad

When good drones go bad

November 21, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

As UAV tech and risks proliferate the counter-drone market is booming…

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EMF radiation exposure_5G

Telstra calls for govt help to combat 5G scare campaign

November 20, 2019 | Heather Wright

Where’s the truth in the wireless apocalypse claims?…

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Mike Rich_Attache Software

A/NZ financial software provider sold

November 20, 2019 | Heather Wright

UK’s Access Group eyes Australasian market entry on back of deal…

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Google leaked document

Tired of leaks, Google scales back its Friday meetings, says leaked document

November 20, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

Beset by scandals, leaks and employee discontent, Google scales back the transparency…

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Zuckerberg_Facebook Pay

Facebook goes fintech with new Pay offering

November 19, 2019 | Heather Wright

Because why not give them access to your financial data?…

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Rocket Lab_Rosie robot

NZ reaches new heights with space investment and innovation

November 19, 2019 | Heather Wright

New funding, new projects and greater launch capacity…

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The future of blockchain

The real future of blockchain, no BS

November 18, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

Juniper looks to have the final word (for today at least) on the future of blockchain tech…

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New Zealand Privacy Commissioner_John Edwards

Digital oligarchs deny responsibility for harm

November 14, 2019 | Heather Wright

NZ Privacy Commissioner says duty of care flouted by US social media firms…

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PYBAR mining

PYBAR migrates to the cloud with Azure solution

November 14, 2019 | Intergen

A need to replace its outdated on-premises infrastructure to be able to offer better redundancy and connectivity…

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Lumino the dentist

Digital disruption in the trans-Tasman dental industry

November 14, 2019 | Intergen

Taking the ‘pain’ out of dental care with the Lumino Dental Plan…

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Alex Henthorn-Iwane ThousandEyes VP

No cloud is created equal

November 14, 2019 | Heather Wright

Report highlights notable performance variations between public cloud providers…

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Work transformation

Is workforce transformation the catalyst for digital success?

November 13, 2019 | Heather Wright

It’s not a question of either/or as workforce and digital transformation entwine…

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iSanz winner 2019_NZME

Security in spotlight as industry honoured in iSanz awards

November 13, 2019 | Heather Wright

AI darknet sniffing startup among winners…

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Gordon Dam_Hydro Tasmania_Zag BlueWorx

Hydro Tasmania’s ‘DIY’ rollout of new mobile asset-inspection software

November 13, 2019 | Zag

Australia’s largest water manager liberated by intuitive asset-management app empowering technicians and planners…

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Singapore_tech startups

Which cities are tops for launching a tech startup?

November 12, 2019 | Heather Wright

It’s a fail for one A/NZ city in the latest study on the startup success…

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Robots future_Fuji Xerox

The rise of smart robots for smart business

November 11, 2019 | Heather Wright

It won’t happen overnight, but smart contracting, autonomous receivables, e-audit and AI-driven bots-as-a-service will happen…

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Underwater sub_marine mapping

Google Street View goes underwater

November 8, 2019 | Heather Wright

From search and rescue to building better ports and making mining safer…

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AU govt facial recognition_against human rights

Is it time for human rights to be digitised?

November 7, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

Privacy, transparency, ethics: What protects the population from scary government tech?…

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Business case for AR Automation

Building a business case for AR automation

November 7, 2019 | Esker

How to confront outdated processes and make your project a top priority…

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Not for profits DX pains

Not-for-profits feeling the DX pain

November 6, 2019 | Heather Wright

Infoxchange report highlights the manual process pain the sector faces meeting stakeholder demands…

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NZ Shopping frenzy before Dec 01 2019

Taxing times: ‘Amazon tax’ gets set to bite Kiwi consumers

November 6, 2019 | Heather Wright

But the early Christmas online shopper can avoid the GST charge…

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Aus top 20 take down social media platforms

Australia hits ‘take-down’ rankings

November 5, 2019 | Heather Wright

Makes top 20 list requesting platforms remove content, NZ not so bothered…

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TIN200 2019 Greg Shanahan

TIN200 on a mission for social good

November 1, 2019 | Hayden McCall

52,000 strong tech industry network effect aimed at changing the nation, for good…

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RPA_ Fuji Xerox_Alice and Leon

Winning at RPA

November 1, 2019 | Heather Wright

A matter of using robots and human intelligence when the hat fits…

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Airtree tech startup funds

Airtree brings superfunds, cash to downunder tech startups

October 31, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

AirTree Ventures has secured $275m to ‘double down’ on early stage Kiwi and Australian technology startups…

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Tech investment rising_Gartner

Local businesses spending up large on (some) tech

October 30, 2019 | Heather Wright

While others fall by the roadside…

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Tradie tool app

Simple tech to thwart a big tradie problem

October 29, 2019 | Heather Wright

And it’s not complicated…

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Rip Curl_Infor

Rip Curl stays ahead of the wave

October 29, 2019 | Infor

Doing business better in real time…

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NetSuite_Jason Toshack_Rethink planning

Why businesses need to rethink budget planning

Data might just be the key to helping you deploy capital efficiently and take advantage of increasingly fast-moving opportunities…

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Fuji Xerox acquires CSG

Fuji Xerox targets SMB, IT services in CSG deal

October 25, 2019 | Heather Wright

AU$140 million deal on the table…

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Predictive analysis_Deloitte

Transportation speeds down the IoT highway

October 25, 2019 | Heather Wright

Sensors in trucks was just the first step…

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Dunedin City council data assets

Dunedin City Council transforms its digital assets

October 24, 2019 | Infor

Transforming digital assets to power insight and security…

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algorithm charter_Govt Chief Data Steward

Chief Data Steward releases govt algorithm charter

October 24, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

Consultation on algorithms in the public sector is now underway…

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Jannat Maqbool - operations manager for CultivateIT

Fintech: More innovation, less me too please

October 23, 2019 | Heather Wright

While funding fails to hit the mark…

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Microsoft Awards 2019

Microsoft Partners shine light on technology excellence

October 18, 2019 | Heather Wright

Business, staff and environment among the winners…

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Ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock imagery to symbolise that it won't be an easy time for Imagr cracking the Japanese retail market beyond a trial.

Kiwi smart trolley wins big in Japan

October 17, 2019 | Heather Wright

Desperately seeking shopping trolley smarts…

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Councils under pump to deliver self service. Now.

October 17, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

New studies track a rapidly-changing local government tech landscape…

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Everything is a computer_Hypponen’s Law

Is IoT the ‘asbestos of the future’?

October 17, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

Just what is the cost of unfettered connected-device growth?…

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Deeptrace measures deepfake porn

Double trouble as deepfakes surge

October 16, 2019 | Heather Wright

But forget politics, deepfakes remain true to their roots with 96 percent being porn…

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Twitter signup two step authentification

Sorry! Twitter’s data laundering sparks grovelling apology

October 16, 2019 | Heather Wright

Twitter ‘inadvertently’ uses 2FA phone numbers, email for marketing…

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Three cute puppies in training as guide dogs play follow the leader with the lead puppy wearing a Blind & Low Vision New Zealand red jacket

Bringing online images into focus with #AltTextForAll

October 16, 2019 | Heather Wright

Adding accessibility, with SEO win as well…

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Social Cyber Institute_Cybercrime

Killing us with cyber incompetence

October 15, 2019 | Heather Wright

Can social science save tech – and all the innocents – from incompetence?…

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Digital tech’s role in UN Sustainable Development Goals

October 11, 2019 | Newsdesk

Can AI, big data and IoT help deliver a sustainable planet?…

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Shaun Maloney Seequent

Seequent continues upward climb with GeoSlope acqusition

October 9, 2019 | Heather Wright

Leapfrogging ahead with growth plans…

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Ardern_ScoMo_e-invoicing_PEPPOL

Readying up for PEPPOL

October 9, 2019 | Donovan Jackson

With government support, new EDI standard promises big rewards…

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Chrome password checker

New Chrome extension reveals all your compromised passwords

October 9, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

Google aims to plug password leaks with browser-based hacked credential checker…

read more...
AI buying frenzy_CB Insights

AI startups in acquisition frenzy

October 8, 2019 | Heather Wright

Big-tech targets the next big thing in AI…

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Intergen cloud security_Dirk Prinsloo

Data is your digital lifeblood. But who is responsible for securing it?

October 8, 2019 | Dirk Prinsloo

There’s a big misconception around security that threatens to trip up many companies moving to the cloud…

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Tu Ora Compass Health records breach

NZ health sector on notice after major data breach

October 8, 2019 | Heather Wright

Stress testing after one million records exposed…

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Hnry co-founders Richard Freestone, Claire Fuller and James Fuller

Kiwi gig-economy fintech raises $2.15m

October 4, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

Hnry finds investor interest in accounting admin platform for gig workers…

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Augmented technology_Gartner

The tech Gartner says you need to know

October 3, 2019 | Heather Wright

And there’s more to it than (yawn) blockchain, IoT and AI…

read more...
The eye of hurricane

CIOs uneasy about hybrid cloud complexity

October 2, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

Smarter diagnostics needed to unravel root causes across multiple platforms…

read more...
Westpac Little Ripper CrocSpotter

Reporting for work: Drones add croc-spotting to repertoire

October 2, 2019 | Heather Wright

Drones, AI, video surveillance and big hungry Queensland crocs…

read more...
Customer self-service

Self-service not satisfying customers – or businesses

October 1, 2019 | Heather Wright

Just nine percent of issues are resolved via self-service alone…

read more...
Inventory management

Whitepaper: How to pick an inventory management solution that scales with your business

September 26, 2019 | Oracle NetSuite

Learn how to pick a software solution that supports the mission of a growing company…

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Hash database_GIFCT

Platform companies unveil details on extremist content

September 26, 2019 | Heather Wright

Just how many moles are being whacked with online hate prevention tools?…

read more...
Future of finance in CFO hands

Whitepaper: The future of finance is in the CFOs hands

September 26, 2019 | Oracle NetSuite

Learn why CFOs should look at different ways to become more strategic…

read more...
Digital business survey_HBR

Harvard releases ‘ease of doing digital business’ rankings

September 26, 2019 | Heather Wright

A/NZ results highlight key areas of weakness…

read more...

WiFi 6: Faster internet, and a big boost for IoT?

September 25, 2019 | Heather Wright

And no you didn’t miss 1-5, it’s just 802.11 was feeling uncool…

read more...
Digital lawyer_Immediation

You’ll be hearing from my IT guy

September 25, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

Forget the courtroom, I’ll see you in the cloud…

read more...
Michael Whitehead_wherescape

WhereScape converts success to cash

September 24, 2019 | Heather Wright

Kiwi-made solution to join Idera’s data stable…

read more...
NZ Tech and Productivity report_barbed wire

Not enough technology a key factor in stagnant productivity

September 24, 2019 | Heather Wright

A/NZ businesses warned to step up their game…

read more...
Visa_COF_token credit card fraud ANZ

Credit card data loss gets new protector

September 19, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

New Zealand becomes one of the first countries to move to COF tokenisation for digital payments…

read more...
ICT collaboration

Capital markets players and govt told to collaborate on ICT

September 19, 2019 | Heather Wright

Capital markets review calls for better use of data and govt ICT plan…

read more...
Talking about Artificial Intelligence_8x8

Why it’s time to stop talking and start preparing for the AI revolution

September 18, 2019 | Brendan Maree

Even if your organisation isn’t ready to embark on a major AI initiative, it pays to be prepared says 8×8’s Brendan Maree…

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sarah_bowden_microsoft_nz

Microsoft unveils NZ Partner Awards finalists

September 17, 2019 | Heather Wright

Who’s who of Kiwi tech in the running for top awards…

read more...
Esker_Getting your invoices paid faster

AR Automation: The key to collecting payments faster

September 16, 2019 | Esker

Even a small improvement in DSO can have a big impact on a business’s financial health…

read more...
IoT_LED_streetlights

Smart cities and agribusiness driving IoT uptake downunder

September 12, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

Big IoT spend is on track for farming and ultra-connected cities…

read more...
Fuelling ransomware_Cyper-insurers

Are cyber-insurers fuelling ransomware?

September 12, 2019 | Heather Wright

The maths of extortion…

read more...
Major cloud providers under scrutiny

Call for more oversight of big cloud providers

September 11, 2019 | Heather Wright

‘Systemically important’ cloud providers lack oversight in financial markets…

read more...
2019 Gartner post classical hype cycle_Sir-Simon-Rattle

Gartner’s emerging tech hype: From Edge AI to flying cars

September 10, 2019 | Heather Wright

Classical gives way to postclassical in latest hype cycle…

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Roboat

Taking robots to the water for on-demand autonomous infrastructure

September 5, 2019 | Heather Wright

AI powered robotic boats hit the water – and create bridges…

read more...
Open source AI

Open sourcing AI

September 5, 2019 | Newsdesk

As AI moves increasingly open source, what does it mean for regulatory moves?…

read more...
David Morris_NOW consulting

Spark’s Qrious snaps up NOW Consulting

September 4, 2019 | Heather Wright

Acquisition another step in growing data as a service business…

read more...
uber driver stress_algorithms

Gig economy study: People hate being managed by algorithms

September 4, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

A study of Uber drivers in New York and London finds worker resentment and frustration with the company’s management-by-app approach to HR…

read more...
Digital imagery_Soar blockchain

Just like Google Earth…only better?

September 4, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

Using satellites, crowdsourced drone imagery and the blockchain, a new startup is looking to offer a high-res Google Earth alternative…

read more...
Huawei surviving USA bans

Huawei finds new ways to survive US bans

August 29, 2019 | Heather Wright

If you can’t access global standard platforms, create your own…

read more...
Email engagement surges_IBM Acoustic

Email engagement surges…thanks to the GDPR?

August 28, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

IBM spinoff Acoustic says email engagement is on the rise, with email opens and CTRs increasing everywhere…

read more...
GDPR_Privacy laws ANZ

Screws tighten on privacy regulation

August 28, 2019 | Heather Wright

GDPR controls head down under…

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LinkedIn scandals

LinkedIn avoids social media scandal

August 28, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

With well over half a billion users and nine billion content impressions every month, LinkedIn has certainly got the footprint. So where’s the drama?…

read more...
Digital quality of life_SurfShark

Australia wins digital Bledisloe (hands down)

August 27, 2019 | Heather Wright

Aussie tops rating despite dismal NBN, while affordability and cybersecurity drag NZ down…

read more...
5G Vodafone vs Spark

Huawei, Vodafone and the GCSB: Who owns NZ’s 5G future?

August 23, 2019 | Newsdesk

Commercial and security interests clash as telcos, tech giants, the Government, the GCSB – and maybe even the PRC – wrestle for control of NZ’s contested 5G ground…

read more...
The Instillery merge with Origin

Instillery Origin merger to drive cloud automation

August 23, 2019 | Heather Wright

Scale will open Tier 1 and Australian managed services prospects…

read more...
IDC_make code explainable

IDC: Make AI simple and explainable, please

August 22, 2019 | Heather Wright

Local survey shows we want AI and cognitive tools, but we want them our way…

read more...
IBM Watson predicts employee departure

How to predict who’s going to quit

August 21, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

It’s the next step in digital HR management – AI-powered employee flight-risk prediction. And yes, it’s available to regular schmoes too…

read more...
Milking cows with IoT

Milking IoT for supply chain efficiencies

August 21, 2019 | Heather Wright

Growing diary productivity and competitiveness with better milk supply forecasting…

read more...
Athina Kanioura_Accenture

Accenture buys Analytics8

August 19, 2019 | Heather Wright

Bolsters its applied intelligence unit with third Aussie buy…

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Low-code makes citizen developers of us all

August 16, 2019 | Newsdesk

The low-code/no-code movement sees business users creating their own applications and processes – no coding required…

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Global positioning SBAS system

SBAS opens opportunities with enhanced GPS

August 15, 2019 | Heather Wright

Agriculture a big winner with 10 centimetre accuracy…

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Digital banking_fintech

Digital banking set to transform market downunder

August 15, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

Fintech alternatives are set to leave a mark locally – whether traditional banks transform or not…

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Customer experience technology_KPMG

The rise of CX

August 15, 2019 | Heather Wright

We want it, but making it CX reality is harder than it looks…

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The Age of Industry Transformation_Infor

The enterprise goes postmodern

August 14, 2019 | Donovan Jackson

Advancing the Age of Industry Transformation calls for a fresh approach…

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Phishing_email scams

The great email scam renaissance

August 14, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

Email scams, ransomware and extortion – and enterprise is a prime target. What’s behind the resurgence of the internet’s most dangerous annoyance?…

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Elevating fiance_Adaptive Insights

Elevating the role of finance

August 14, 2019 | Heather Wright

Taking planning from static to active and having those strategic conversations…

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Spreadsheets are dead, right? Think again…

Driving an insight-driven organisation

August 13, 2019 | Heather Wright

Spreadsheets are dead, right? Think again…

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ehealth digital hospital programs

Is medicine finally getting smart?

August 8, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

eHealth holds great potential – and there’s more to it than glorified teleconferencing…

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Evolution of chief data officer

The CDO goes lean and project focused

August 8, 2019 | Heather Wright

From accessing data to living and breathing data…

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Margaret Brimle_KiwiNet awards

KiwiNet Awards highlight NZ’s top research innovation

August 8, 2019 | Heather Wright

Awards shine light on Kiwi commercialisation of innovation…

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Safety App_Checkmate_NFC Tag

Health & safety start-up closes inspection loop

August 7, 2019 | Newsdesk

Checkmate is a safety compliance app on a mission – actual safety…

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Future of work

The future of work: Dynamic, adaptive and home to personal data twins

August 7, 2019 | Heather Wright

It’s the future Jim, but not as we know it…

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iStart ERP Buyers Guide 2019-20_ERP innovation

Where to now for innovation in ERP?

August 7, 2019 | Hayden McCall

Our 2020 future looms and for ERP vendors that means staying true to the promises upon promises that they have made to keep relevant. Are they on track for lift-off?…

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Voice shopping

Sounding out voice commerce

August 7, 2019 | Heather Wright

Hey Alexa, can I really trust you with my shopping?…

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Artificial Intelligence regulation

Do we need a national AI strategy?

August 6, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

Academics say we need a government-level plan to cope with the ramifications of AI. But are we at risk of stifling innovation?…

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Dynamics Inner Circle run continues for Empired and Intergen

August 6, 2019 | Heather Wright

Company continues winning run in top one percent of Microsoft Dynamics partners…

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Automation of collection process

Automating the collections process

August 2, 2019 | Esker

Reducing working capital to accelerate growth…

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Retailers leverage cloud

Reporting season for cloud players

August 1, 2019 | Heather Wright

The winners and winners as cloud booms…

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Anonymised data_UCLouvain

The myth of anonymised data – and data privacy

July 31, 2019 | Heather Wright

Research shows anonymised data isn’t really anonymous…

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Robotic automation_Juniper report

Lower costs and happier customers? Can RPA live up to its promise?

July 31, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

A new report on robotic process automation looks at the opportunities and shortcomings of the emerging tech…

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ACCC digital platform inquiry

Australia recommends sweeping reform to reign in social giants

July 31, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

ACCC digital platforms inquiry report makes plenty of suggestions, but what does the Govt intend to do about them?

read more...
Data Literacy project

Getting literate with data to drive business value

July 30, 2019 | Heather Wright

How can you instil data literacy in your business?…

read more...
Daiken MDF manufacturing

Data sync manager provides fast and secure build of new SAP system

July 30, 2019 | Zag

NZ manufacturer leverages EPI-USE Labs’ landscape solution to get a new business up and running, with no downtime…

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Two birds brewing

Australia’s first female-founded brewery finds recipe for success

July 29, 2019 | Oracle NetSuite

Meet the women who brew beer with peas, cucumber, mint, rhubarb, and win international awards for doing it…

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Thales report_cyberattacks

The threats keeping IT execs up at night

July 25, 2019 | Heather Wright

Are IoT and cloud apps making your business a cyberattack target?…

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Signs your business has outgrown its accounting software

Whitepaper: Five tell-tale signs your business has outgrown its accounting software

July 24, 2019 | Suzanne Myerson

If you rely on a basic accounting package to run your business, now might be the time to consider other options…

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Global privacy_Forrester

Global privacy regulation juggernaut rolls on

July 24, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

It’s an increasingly complex regulatory environment but there’s more to come, says Forrester…

read more...
Drones in NZ

NZ eyes $7.9b boost from drones

July 24, 2019 | Heather Wright

Will regulation help or hinder?…

read more...
USA cities_payout ransomware price

Paying the ransomware price

July 24, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

As some public sector victims give in to hackers’ demands, organisations downunder should take note…

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SAP financial results

SAP talks up cloud, XM as US-China trade war bites

July 24, 2019 | Heather Wright

Cloud under close watch, while experience rules…

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Ballance Agri-nutrients

Ballance Agri-Nutrients maps path to increased revenue

July 23, 2019 | Zag

Driving business performance and sustainability on the connected farm…

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Stockholm syndrome - database management

The forecast for database management is cloudy

July 22, 2019 | Heather Wright

But mind that DBMS Stockholm Syndrome…

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GMHBA healthcare

Personalising healthcare funding: Better services, brighter future

July 22, 2019 | Intergen

Gaining competitive differentiation through individualisation…

read more...
Agile worplace_Vuca world_KPMG

Agility key in Vuca world

July 17, 2019 | Heather Wright

It’s a case of agile or irrelevant as the c-suite reboots for resilience…

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Customer trust in digital services

The perilous state of customer trust in digital services

July 17, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

Customers aren’t trusting business to protect their data – and they’re prepared to punish companies for failing to do so…

read more...
Gavriella Schuster_Microsoft partner awards

Intergen tops for digital marketing among Microsoft’s A/NZ partners

July 16, 2019 | Heather Wright

Gains place on annual Top 50 Microsoft Partners report…

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GIS Systems_SAP and Zag

Zag maps new path with spatial services development

July 16, 2019 | Heather Wright

New spatial services team comes on back of GIS-SAP integration demand…

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Data identity_Juniper research

Behind the rising digital ID market

July 16, 2019 | Newsdesk

The perfect storm is brewing for the digital ID market as analogue thinking finally starts to get a digital makeover…

read more...
Data insights_Tableau

The five things that impede data culture

July 15, 2019 | Mac Bryla

So you’re onboard with data analytics; now to deal with the blockers…

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NZ Education_Microsoft Edsby software

Canadian Edsby wins MoE deal and Microsoft award

July 12, 2019 | Heather Wright

Te Rito: One school system to rule them all begins rollout…

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Customer loyalty cards

Making customer loyalty work

July 11, 2019 | Heather Wright

Time to right the data value-exchange…

read more...
smart city awards

NZ and City of Newcastle win big in smart cities

July 11, 2019 | Heather Wright

NZ takes three gongs, Newcastle two in APAC awards…

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Digital twins_DHL trends

Are digital twins coming of age?

July 11, 2019 | Heather Wright

Twinning technology finding its feet in business…

read more...
Edge computing

Edge computing: IT’s next big thing

July 10, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

Is this the final piece of the IoT/cloud tech puzzle?…

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Modern data centres

Compute accelerates to a 5G edge

July 9, 2019 | Heather Wright

2025 data centre research highlights IoT impacts, lack of greening…

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Veolia_environmental waste

Charting a journey to operational excellence

July 9, 2019 | Infor

Giving Veolia the ability to deliver requirements at short notice and improve their overall processes…

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On demand bus

The new face of public transport: On-demand and algorithm-driven

July 5, 2019 | Heather Wright

Algorithms are gonna get you there more easily…one day…

read more...
IaaS and PaaS cloud offerings

When IaaS becomes PaaS

July 4, 2019 | Heather Wright

A/NZ the same, but different when it comes to latest cloud adoption…

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CAANZ dis the Digital tax proposal

Accountants dis DST as unworkable

July 3, 2019 | Heather Wright

Retaliation fear cools interest in ‘Facebook tax’…

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Airwallex foreign money exchange

Aussie forex disruptor one to watch

July 3, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

The Melbourne-founded fintech has big expansion plans following its US$1b valuation…

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Facebook independent board

Facebook’s new ‘independent’ oversight board

July 2, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

Why is content moderation being driven by Facebook? (Where’s the UN, the G20?)…

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APIs killing your website

Excessive APIs are killing your website and app

July 2, 2019 | Will Barrera

How many API calls and microservices is too many?…

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PDF Invoicing_Esker

Preparing your business for PDF and EDI invoicing

July 1, 2019 | Emmanuel Olivier, Esker

Managing EDI is now mandatory, but pdf remains a necessity…

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CSIRO Data61 AI Vaccine

CSIRO doses AI with viral protection

June 28, 2019 | Heather Wright

‘Vaccine’ to protect algorithms against attack…

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Real time bidding

Real time bidding and adtech under privacy scrutiny

June 27, 2019 | Heather Wright

UK data protection regulator slams RTB, tells industry…

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Markeplaces - ecommerce shopping online

E-commerce market: 2019 update

June 27, 2019 | Heather Wright

Marketplaces and buy now pay later drive surge to online…

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Unisys Survey Police social surveillance

Mosque terror shunts cybersecurity to back seat

June 26, 2019 | Heather Wright

NZ security report gives social media companies – and police – mandate for further action…

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Afterpay_Austrac_AML_retail

AfterPay faces AU watchdogs and NZ regulators

June 26, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

Buy now, pay later company’s dramas reveals an industry in upheaval…

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QR code payments_Juniper report

QR codes open gateway to EFTPOS-less payments

June 26, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

The new way to pay. No it’s not Facebook’s Libra…

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Force Technology

Sprinting into better e-commerce with engaged users

June 26, 2019 | Intergen

Force Technology digitally transforms with improved e-commerce capability…

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Nulon motor oil

Nulon lubricates supply chain efficiency

June 25, 2019 | Infor

Automotive manufacturer zooms into the industrial cloud…

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Paul Littlefair

Switched on CIO: Paul Littlefair NZ CIO of the Year

June 20, 2019 | Heather Wright

A down-on-the-farm focus on execution has changed the role of technology for LIC…

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Mary Meeker internet report

Winning on the internet: Mary Meeker’s 2019 insights

June 20, 2019 | Heather Wright

Pictures, pricing and privacy key takeaways from latest Internet report…

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Race to the cloud_Infosys

Who dares wins: A/NZ leads on global cloud adoption

June 19, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

According to a new report, New Zealand and Australia are world leaders in enterprise cloud adoption…

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Uber Air_Melbourne

Melbourne secures Uber Air trial for 2020

June 19, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

The publicity-prone ride-share company vows it will debut flying taxis next year…

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Marc Benioff_salesforce acquires Tableau

Salesforce takes on Tableau

June 18, 2019 | Heather Wright

On the back of Google lapping up Looker, the power plays are under way in data and analytics land…

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Zag_Best workplace

Here’s how culture makes bacon ‘n’ eggs of strategy

June 18, 2019 | Donovan Jackson

Zag’s impressive growth depends on taking its people on the journey…

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Tracking AP KPI's

Whitepaper: Five Accounts Payable KPIs worth tracking

June 18, 2019 | Esker

WIth infinite KPI’s to track, which ones are the most important to track?…

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Disruption of CIO_KPMG survey

CIO role under disruption threat

June 17, 2019 | Heather Wright

Crisis of influence as board reputation down, business managed IT up…

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Digital-id_DINZ

Challenging the boundaries of digital identity

June 14, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

In the age of identity theft, deep fakes and endless security breaches, proving you’re you – and keeping your data private – is new Catch 22…

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Social shopping

Getting social with selling

June 13, 2019 | Heather Wright

When eBay and Instagram have a baby…

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CIO of the Year Paul Littlefair

2019 New Zealand CIO Awards: And the winners are…

June 12, 2019 | Heather Wright

IDC and Conferenz congratulate this year’s winners at the CIO Awards held last night in Auckland…

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Securing public wifi Trend Micro

Public Wifi security hole plugged

June 12, 2019 | Heather Wright

Making public hotspots secure with Wifi protection…

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Microsoft_Oracle multi-cloud deal

Best of both clouds: Microsoft and Oracle announce multi-cloud deal

June 12, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

The new direct connectivity between public clouds lets users combine the technology of both services seamlessly…

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Pegasystems empathy tool

Adding empathy to the metrics mix

June 12, 2019 | Heather Wright

AI empathy tool to guide ethical business decisions…

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Infor_manufacturing wearables Nick Castellina

Wearables finding roles in manufacturing

June 7, 2019 | Nick Castellina

Use cases being driven by real time data and mobility to enhance insights…

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Deloitte report_Board Tech knowledge

The elephant in the boardroom

June 7, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

IT governance is way more than a cybersecurity check list…

read more...
Global Skills Index

Global skills rating leaves room to improve

June 6, 2019 | Heather Wright

NZ and Australia get a pass mark for business, so-so for tech and data science…

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Owen Key_CIO Summit 2019

Owen Key: The Auckland cop securing Calgary city

June 6, 2019 | Heather Wright

Chief security officer shares lessons from the original supercity…

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Smart city_IDC awards

A/NZ make another strong showing in IDC Smart Cities awards

June 6, 2019 | Heather Wright

But are our smart cities really smarter?…

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Fake news gets a new ally: Deep fakes

June 6, 2019 | Heather Wright

New trend has the legal fraternity in a quandary…

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2019 Wellbeing budget

Budget ’19: A win for tech-hungry manufacturers

June 5, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

It’s been a chaotic lead up, but Labour’s new budget seems to hit both its social and industrial marks…

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NZ budget 2019

Budget news: $300m fund for Kiwi startups

May 30, 2019 | Heather Wright

But should taxpayers really be chipping in and picking winners?…

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Dirty pretty things: Can blockchain end the conflict diamond trade?

May 29, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

The end of conflict diamonds? Or just more blockchain fever? The race to track diamonds from mine to matrimonial token…

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Local govt_smart cities_Datacom

Datacom takes on TechOne with new council ERP

May 29, 2019 | Heather Wright

New ERP system at heart of local govt push…

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Neville Richardson Gallagher

Switched on CIO: Gallagher’s Neville Richardson

May 23, 2019 | Heather Wright

Transformation comes from the DNA, not the IT…

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Combating the dark side of extending reality

May 23, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

It’s all fun and games at the moment but the the risks of VR, AR and all the rest are real says a new report…

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Apple vs Pepper Supreme court lawsuit

The People vs Apple’s dodgy logic

May 23, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

When is an Apple App store customer not an Apple customer?…

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Platform providers offer anti-terrorism ‘actions’

May 22, 2019 | Heather Wright

Christchurch Call signatories pen their response – but is it all just virtue signalling?…

read more...

‘Tidal wave’ of enterprise software spend

May 21, 2019 | Heather Wright

Big spending, integration woes and the rise of enterprise-grade shadow IT…

read more...
Zag_CIO Award finalists

CIO Awards finalists unveiled

May 17, 2019 | Heather Wright

Who’s who in the running for top IT awards…

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John Scott

Self-service payment provider eyes further growth under new boss

May 16, 2019 | Heather Wright

As Gavin Lennox steps down and John Scott takes on CEO role, company eyes AU market…

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Veritas

The real cost of data mismanagement

May 16, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

Sloppy data management continues to hinder productivity and profitability. So what’s to be done?…

read more...
Startup ecosystem_Genome report

Highlighting the science of startups

May 16, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

Edutech, fintech and agtech setting A/NZ apart…

read more...
Economist Intelligence Unit_DX skills

Digital competency concerns plaguing business

May 15, 2019 | Heather Wright

But is it just a sign we’re winning in the DX game?…

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Google AI social good

Google’s US$25m AI for social good boost

May 15, 2019 | Heather Wright

AI ethics is off the agenda, but Google digs deep for AI fund…

read more...
Blockchain fatigue_Gartner

Blockchain fatigue hits 90 percent of supply chain projects

May 14, 2019 | Heather Wright

Still a solution looking for a problem…

read more...
https://istart.co.nz/nz-case-studies/trustpower-fuji-xerox-robot-workforce/

Meet Trustpower’s robot workforce

May 10, 2019 | Fujifilm

Process automation relieves staff from boring repetition…

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Video analytics

Analyse this: Video analytics opening new insights

May 10, 2019 | Heather Wright

From retail to robotic analysts on the prowl…

read more...
Invert Robotics

Wall-climbing robots take on hazardous inspections

May 10, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

Climbing robots might have a sci-fi feel, but they’re just as real as the $8.8m in funding just secured by makers, Invert Robotics…

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Dark patterns

When psychology meets technology

May 9, 2019 | Heather Wright

Use of ‘dark patterns’ under new scrutiny…

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Apple smartphone sales fall_2019

Huawei takes big bite out of plunging Apple market share

May 9, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

Chaos reigns in the smartphone market with Huawei up, Apple down and Samsung fighting to hold onto its market lead…

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Robotic process

RPA: The biggest symptom yet of IT’s failure?

May 8, 2019 | Heather Wright

Business panacea or short term bandaid?…

read more...
Bitcoin tax evaders_ATO

ATO issues warning to crypto tax evaders

May 8, 2019 | Heather Wright

But can the transactions really be unravelled?…

read more...
MYOB takeover by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

MYOB takeover to go ahead

May 2, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

It’s a done deal – despite key shareholder’s objections…

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Industry 4.0 success

Shining a light on Industry 4.0 success

May 1, 2019 | Heather Wright

Pilot purgatory awaits many, but lighthouse examples guide the way to success…

read more...
Intuition vs Instinct_Tableau Software

Hardening our hunches

May 1, 2019 | Francois Ajenstat

Intuition often breeds innovation, but so too does data…

read more...
Facebook data collectors

Is Facebook finally cracking down on its dodgy data collectors?

May 1, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

Facebook is banning data-hungry – but otherwise useless – apps from its platform as it looks to plug its data leaks. But is it enough?…

read more...
Bridging a DX gap_Deloitte report

From DX to digital maturity: Seven keys to success

April 30, 2019 | Heather Wright

Closing the gap between DX investment and KPIs…

read more...
What AR Automation can do

Whitepaper: Thankfully, there’s more to accounts receivable than ERP

April 30, 2019 | Esker

If you’re ready to automate what should be automated in the AR process, this workbook’s for you…

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Reinventing_omnichannel_retail

Reinventing retail: Tech’s helping hand

April 17, 2019 | Heather Wright

In an omni-channel retail world, tech rules…

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ANZ e-invoicing dreams

The $30 billion e-invoicing dream

April 17, 2019 | Hayden McCall

High hopes for ‘new’ trans-Tasman B2B messaging standard…

read more...
Gig economy

Gig economy flourishes, but for who?

April 17, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

New research reveals employers aggressively enthusiastic about gig economy…

read more...
Digital census

Digital census great in theory – so where’s it going wrong?

April 17, 2019 | Pat Pilcher

NZ Statistician fesses up on census issues. After #censusfail in Aus questions need answering…

read more...
Uber IPO

Uber IPO: What you need to know

April 17, 2019 | Pat Pilcher

And just how did it rack up those billion dollar losses?…

read more...
Farm transformation_MBIE report

Tech for farm transformation? Maybe not says MBIE report

April 16, 2019 | Heather Wright

Tech just a tool for improving existing practices, not transformation…

read more...
NZ Drinks

A thirst for automation speeds up success

April 15, 2019 | Abel Software

Automating its supply chain was required to succeed in the demanding retail grocery industry…

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Callaghan report_NZ startups

NZ breeds unicorns, but poppy cutters persist

April 12, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

We’ve got 34 billion reasons to celebrate but behind the big numbers is a culture confused, suggests a Callaghan report…

read more...
Chris Quin_Foodstuffs

Foodstuffs’ menu for e-commerce innovation

April 12, 2019 | Heather Wright

From customer-driven business to IoT as a design language…

read more...
ROX buzzword_satisfy customer_PwC study

Your new performance metric: ROX

April 10, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

Another day, another nebulous business acronym, but this one may have some wisdom behind it…

read more...
Artificial Intelligence recruitment

How AI is helping businesses hire smarter

April 10, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

Does AI have a role to play helping recruiters’ hardest job?…

read more...
Rocket Labs photon platform

Rocket Lab launches satellite build service

April 10, 2019 | Heather Wright

Frees small satellite operators from building hardware…

read more...
Tech projects projects_Oracle

Innovation winter as projects fail to meet reality

April 10, 2019 | Heather Wright

How are Australia and NZ faring?…

read more...

The delicate state of trust in A/NZ banking sector

April 9, 2019 | Heather Wright

Royal Commission into bank misconduct has impacted consumer trust…

read more...
Rocket Lab_R3D2 DARPA mission

Rocket Lab fires up for new space-based internet

April 5, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

Launch of DARPA tech raises questions about military payloads and the internet of the future…

read more...
Live streaming_Brightcove

Spark Sport launches – and sputters

April 5, 2019 | Pat Pilcher

Sudden CEO departure puts pressure on for true test that is RWC 2019…

read more...
McDonalds invests in Plexure

McDonald’s takes bite of NZ’s Plexure

April 5, 2019 | Heather Wright

First investment in mobile app vendor for fast food giant…

read more...
Vodafone IoT barometer report

APAC businesses leading way with IoT

April 4, 2019 | Heather Wright

Returns proven but still lacking full scale and sophistication…

read more...
Cost of cybercrime_Ponemon Institute

Security spend is up, but so too are breaches

April 4, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

We’re spending more on security than ever, so why do breaches keep rising?…

read more...
Fisheries NZ_fish monitoring

Moana Fisheries signs on for digital reporting platform

April 3, 2019 | Heather Wright

Mandatory requirements bring high tech to the high seas…

read more...
ScoMo social media laws G20 Trump

Aussie social media law needs G20 teeth

April 3, 2019 | Hayden McCall

Powerful global forum need only focus on changing one word…

read more...
Customer culture_Pivotal Software

If you think DX is about tech, you’re wrong

April 1, 2019 | Roz Gregory

Rethinking data, apps and staff choice…

read more...
FAcebook advertising

Advertisers ctrl+alt+dlt social spending in Christchurch wake

March 29, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

In the aftermath of the NZ terrorist attack, Cantabrians, countrymen and corporates alike are taking a stand…

read more...
Robotic apple picking_Abundant Robotics

Apple orchardists pick robotics to ease harvest woes

March 28, 2019 | Heather Wright

‘World first’ robotics hit Hawkes Bay orchards…

read more...
Lloyds Bank_Leigh Smyth_DX2019

Taking digital transformation beyond business

March 28, 2019 | Heather Wright

Call goes out for companies to look at DX beyond their own business…

read more...
IBM blockchain

IBM’s World Wire blockchain: folly or foil?

March 27, 2019 | Newsdesk

IBM has released BWW, either world-beating payment network or outrageous folly (depending on who you ask)…

read more...
Strategic Science Investment Funding for big data

Big data gets big bucks from NZ Govt

March 27, 2019 | Pat Pilcher

Could this be a game changer?…

read more...
Lucrative tech jobs

Are these the most lucrative jobs in IT?

March 27, 2019 | Heather Wright

Wait, I have to do what?!?…

read more...

NZ businesses share automation lessons

March 26, 2019 | Heather Wright

Perpetual Guardian, ADHB and Westpac serve up lessons on automating…

read more...
Drone noise_Google Wing

Drone noise drowns out PR buzz

March 26, 2019 | Pat Pilcher

Delivery trial raises Canberra’s ire, but will Google listen?…

read more...
Christchurch Facebook blocked video content

The tech that could have blocked Christchurch video

Where there is a will, there is always a way…

read more...
Mergers and acquisitions_Deloitte report

Tech a poor cousin in M&A due diligence

March 21, 2019 | Newsdesk

M&A failure rates linked to IT system integration…

read more...
Google People also Ask a question_SEO tips

People Also Ask…

March 21, 2019 | Heather Wright

But A/NZ companies are not providing answers for Google’s answer engine…

read more...
Tax credits_Callaghan growth grants

Who wins with new tax credits?

March 21, 2019 | Heather Wright

Kiwi R&D is up, but will trend continue under new scheme…

read more...
social media_Christchurch murders

Social media under fire in Christchurch

March 21, 2019 | Heather Wright

This time, the platforms need to face up to being part of the solution…

read more...
GPS week number roll-over

Are we too reliant on tech?

March 21, 2019 | Pat Pilcher

As April 6 and a supposed GPS meltdown looms, is it time to rethink our reliance on tech?…

read more...
Digital twins

The rise and rise of digital twins

March 19, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

Big growth predicted for digital twin tech, as IoT, data analytics and efficiency come together…

read more...
Canterbury Transport Spares

Right part, first time for Commercial Transport Spares

March 18, 2019 | Velocity Global Ltd

When company growth and an ageing financial system began to impact customer service, CTS turned to Velocity Global to help keep New Zealand’s transport fleet trucking…

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Takeaways at DX2019

Key takeaways from DX2019

March 15, 2019 | Heather Wright

Minimal viable teams, outcomes and culture…

read more...

All about DBaaS

March 15, 2019 | Pat Pilcher

The sky’s the limit when it comes to cloud database solutions…

read more...
VR_Students at Auckland university

Virtual reality earns its chops as training tool

March 15, 2019 | Heather Wright

Taking the danger out of training – for you and me…

read more...
ChristchurchNZ_Intergen_Microsoft Business Central

ChristchurchNZ takes on cloudy financials

March 14, 2019 | Intergen

City promoter’s journey to the cloud lays down some important lessons in resilience…

read more...
Mobi2Go_food delivery app

Mobi2Go gets cash boost for online menu platform

March 14, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

Wellington-based Mobi2Go secures NZ$5m to help compete in the dinner-on-demand industry…

read more...
Celo messanging app_Canterbury Health

Health messaging app launches global push

March 13, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

After passing NZ trials, Celo takes secure clinical messaging to the world…

read more...
NZ Fintech market

Driving New Zealand’s fintech opportunity

March 8, 2019 | Heather Wright

New Zealand’s fintech sector is well placed to succeed, but needs investment…

read more...

Kiwis lag behind Aussies with 5G

March 8, 2019 | Pat Pilcher

Australia ranked as a ‘leader’ in 5G, New Zealand yet to allocate spectrum…

read more...

Salesforce pumps A$70m into Aus ecosystem, shuns Kiwis

March 8, 2019 | Heather Wright

Australian fund misses a trick with parochial play…

read more...

Consumer ambivalence to data sharing reality

March 7, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

Everyone gets the logic: More shared user data, cooler toys. So why are people so weird about privacy?…

read more...

Digital ID unlocks ‘real economic gains’

March 7, 2019 | Heather Wright

But the risk remains for schemes to be abused…

read more...

Intergen inks 4,500 user Oranga Tamariki deal

March 7, 2019 | Heather Wright

Eyes 1.8m user Australian public sector market opportunity…

read more...

Zoho ramps up A/NZ push

March 1, 2019 | Heather Wright

Opens offices and data centres across A/NZ…

read more...

Automating the money (collection) business

February 28, 2019 | Heather Wright

Chasing late payments a cashflow and productivity drain…

read more...
DARQ digital days_Accenture

DARQ days ahead as business enters ‘post-digital’ world

February 28, 2019 | Heather Wright

New rules apply as privacy and individualism take centre stage…

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AU_NZ joint productivity commission report

Inside the joint A/NZ Productivity Commission report

February 28, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

We’ve got a trans-Tasman framework for e-invoicing and the opportunities to cooperate – and prosper – are myriad, says report…

read more...
Drones on farms_AgritechNZ

NZ agritech hits world stage at evokeAG

February 27, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

It’s agriculture 4.0, but what will it take for the great Kiwi agtech project to bear fruit?…

read more...

Five key themes from Mobile World Congress 2019

February 25, 2019 | Pat Pilcher

Faster, bigger and smarter at #MWC2019…

read more...

Five ways businesses can take advantage of Industry 4.0

February 25, 2019 | Robert Sinfield

From prioritising data analysis to using ERP to break down silos…

read more...
NZ beats Australia_NBN_UFB_10GBPS

Trans-Tasman broadband gap to become a chasm

February 20, 2019 | Pat Pilcher

10Gbps fibre diets on the way for Kiwis, but at what cost?…

read more...
BNZ kiwi online shopping report

Local retailers up their digital game

February 20, 2019 | Heather Wright

Thumbing noses in face of Amazon, Alibaba et al threat…

read more...

LinkedIn goes to the dogs

February 20, 2019 | Heather Wright

Can doggie pics save us from hiring bias?…

read more...

BI buyers seeking more magic says Gartner

February 20, 2019 | Heather Wright

Magic Quadrant predicts augmented analytics will be key driver…

read more...
Xero data capture_Hubdoc

Xero launches data capture solution in NZ

February 20, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

Automation to remove the mundane, but will business benefit?…

read more...
Callaghan 2040 Innovation Rocket Lab

NZ 2040: From No. 8 wire to blue sky innovation

February 18, 2019 | Heather Wright

Is NZ over-talking and under-doing?…

read more...
Theta acquires Designertech

Theta acquisition pushes NZ Inc

February 14, 2019 | Heather Wright

Theta Digital adds .NET & infrastructure to strengthen company’s analytics play…

read more...

Q&A with Malwarebytes: Malware continues to bite

February 14, 2019 | Pat Pilcher

Businesses in the crossfire in 2019…

read more...
Deloitte Assist_Prince of Wales hospital

Deloitte trials voice tech with patients at CDHB

February 13, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

Are patients and nurses ready?…

read more...
Tom Cochrane_DX2019 conference

Obama administrator shares DX lessons

February 13, 2019 | Heather Wright

You can’t buy a culture that accepts change…

read more...

G Suite gains on O365 in race for enterprise

February 13, 2019 | Heather Wright

Identity verification dominates fastest growing segment…

read more...
Trust data collected on employees_Accenture

Putting trust to work – Unlocking value in the digital workplace

February 11, 2019 | Justin Gray

How to harness workforce data, and keep your staff onside and happy…

read more...

Technology innovation spend up, ROI down

February 7, 2019 | Heather Wright

It’s not how much you spend, but what you spend it on…

read more...
Businesses dont trust social media

Digital: The more we use it, the more we distrust it

February 7, 2019 | Heather Wright

Surprise, surprise, Kiwi consumers don’t trust social media for business…

read more...

If you don’t want to be breached, use paper

February 7, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

Could there actually be a case for not digitising your data?…

read more...

SAP restructures, aims for the clouds

February 7, 2019 | Pat Pilcher

4,400 employees may be affected…

read more...

Snopes quits $100K Facebook fact checking partnership

February 7, 2019 | Pat Pilcher

Could we end up with Fakebook?…

read more...

NZ loses top spot, AU stalls on global corruption index

February 5, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

NZ and AU find themselves in troubling trend as high anti-corruption scores are replaced with decline…

read more...
Fuji Xerox printer

Fuji Xerox focuses on security and workflow with new devices

February 5, 2019 | Fujifilm

User-friendly, digital-first demand the drivers behind redesign…

read more...

IoT PoCs throwing up new challenges for A/NZ business

February 1, 2019 | Heather Wright

Proof of concept is just the start…

read more...
Kowhai farm agritech IoT trials

IoT, agritech under spotlight with new Kiwi pilots

February 1, 2019 | Heather Wright

Environmental benefits drive collaboration on agritech research…

read more...
Soul Machines human chatbot upgrade

Soul Machines tool creates human chatbots in minutes

January 31, 2019 | Pat Pilcher

Using digital DNA to serve up virtual humans – blemishes and all…

read more...

Calls for AI regulation heat up

January 31, 2019 | Pat Pilcher

Aussie business leaders join calls for ethical oversight into AI…

read more...
WTO e-commerce cleanup

Breakaway WTO countries vow to clean up e-commerce

January 30, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

Impatient with the WTO’s e-commerce inaction, members including AU and NZ, are negotiating a new global framework…

read more...

Is now the time for a ‘Cyber CFO’?

January 30, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

When financial risk is a cyber risk, should CFOs be taking greater responsibility for security?…

read more...

Autonomous vehicles to drive the economy?

January 29, 2019 | Heather Wright

Public transport routes will go autonomous within three years says Kiwi developer…

read more...

The AI data conundrum

January 28, 2019 | Dion Williams

Will the wait for large amounts of ‘clean’ data stymy your AI plans?…

read more...
NZ tech cloud moves_IDC report

NZ tech sector takes on cloud risks

January 24, 2019 | Jonathan Cotton

NZ entering a $4b IT services boom but service providers had best prepare for change…

read more...

Future of Work = massive skills upgrade

January 24, 2019 | Heather Wright

New reports demand major re-think on education…

read more...

CEOs: We’ve got the data, but not the actionable intelligence

January 23, 2019 | Heather Wright

Mind that information gap – it’s hampering business and AI uptake…

read more...
Enlive water treatment global award

Kiwi IoT vendor in running for global award

January 23, 2019 | Heather Wright

KotahiNet only finalist from outside Europe and North America…

read more...

Automation boosts margins and efficiency

January 22, 2019 | Abel Software

The first step for this leading provider of high-tech equipment, GTech Bellmor was to focus on driving efficiency in their front-end processes…

read more...

Dr Gartner prescribes digital detox, play and daydreams

January 22, 2019 | Heather Wright

2019 CIO resolutions recommend creative pursuits…

read more...
Ruralco farmers supplies

Accelerating accounts payable with automation and AI

January 21, 2019 | Esker

Canterbury farm supplier Ruralco, needed to reduce their finance staff and the mountain of paper…

read more...
Blockchain_opportunities in NZ

Callaghan takes bold view on a blockchain future

December 20, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

It may be hyped to the hilt, but a new report says the blockchain promise is real and set to disrupt NZ industry…

read more...
Auckland elections remain postal

NZ’s online voting plans scuttled

December 20, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

Turns out online voting is a harder proposition than it may at first appear…

read more...
Gerard Naish_Ports of Auckland

Switched on CIO: Gerard Naish on automating Ports of Auckland

December 19, 2018 | Heather Wright

With analytics, integration and blockchain along for the ride…

read more...

Robots delivering coral babies to Great Barrier Reef

December 18, 2018 | Heather Wright

BabyBots to the rescue in ‘world first’ – and it’s not at all fishy…

read more...

$160k software piracy settlement paid

December 18, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

BSA says using snitches is paying dividends…

read more...
MYOB report_Kiwi SMB

Are Kiwi SMBs ‘tech-oblivious’?

December 13, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

MYOB takes Kiwi SMBs’ temperature and finds ambivalence about transformation, and skepticism about emerging technologies…

read more...
Christchurch council_IoT sensors

Can sensor tech turn Christchurch into the smart city of the future?

December 13, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

The $4b rebuild sees Christchurch emerge as New Zealand’s busiest testbed for sensor tech…

read more...
Rocket Lab NASA ELaNa19 mission

Australia and NZ space efforts move to next level

December 12, 2018 | Heather Wright

Another NZ satellite launch, and a new home for the Aussie Space Agency…

read more...

All the tech that wasn’t: 2018’s over-hyped, under-delivered tech

December 11, 2018 | Hayden McCall

Just how much hype from 2018 will make it to 2019?…

read more...

Are you protecting the right data?

December 11, 2018 | Heather Wright

Not all data is equal. Is your company protecting your most valuable data?…

read more...

Five key takeaways from St John’s digital transformation

December 11, 2018 | Heather Wright

Transforming inside and out is much like an episode of Grand Designs…

read more...

Ethics and algorithms: Can machine learning ever be moral?

December 6, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

New research suggests the human touch might be the solution to the excesses of the big data deluge…

read more...
Digital identity

NZ enters the national digital ID movement

December 6, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

As NZ moves to roll out a national digital ID solution, what’s to be gained? And what are the risks?

read more...

Marriott breach highlights local issues

December 5, 2018 | Heather Wright

Notification thresholds, fatigue raise questions…

read more...
5G Huawei Data security

Where to now for 5G?

December 5, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

Definitely not cheaper and unlikely any more secure…

read more...

Humans + bots a CX winner says MIT report

December 4, 2018 | Heather Wright

Tangible results being seen as customer ‘intimacy’ drives A/NZ AI adoption…

read more...

Switched on CIO: Andrew Goodin goes for gold with Zespri

December 4, 2018 | Heather Wright

Data lakes, traceability and partnering key…

read more...
Cloud computing in NZ_Accenture

What’s next for cloud computing in New Zealand

December 3, 2018 | Suraj Sowki

The foundation is in place, so where to next for Kiwi companies and the cloud?…

read more...
Andrew Hampton_GCSB

GCSB folds under five eyes pressure

November 29, 2018 | Heather Wright

Spark, Huawei, you and I pay price for political expediency…

read more...

Is digital marketing in crisis?

November 29, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

Facebook and Google, Google and Facebook. What lies beyond the digital marketing duopoly?..

read more...
Insite AI_Retail innovation

Insite AI adds silicon smarts to retail

November 28, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

Kiwi can-do to save retailers big bucks…

read more...

Future of work: A/NZ leaders starkly unprepared

November 28, 2018 | Heather Wright

Oceania leaders see less disruption ahead than other APAC countries…

read more...

Biometric ID tech’s growing acceptance

November 28, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

The consumerisation of biometrics is seeing the selfie elevated to trusted identity authenticator…

read more...
Snowcentre n2 First_Software

Snow sports retailer chooses cool business software

November 27, 2018 | First Software

Snowcentre implements n2 ERP, moves into the modern world…

read more...

Are e-retailers too complacent about Christmas?

November 23, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

Judging by the buoyant mood you could be forgiven for thinking Amazon’s retail revolution has been called off. But not so fast…

read more...
Workday ERP nips at SAP Oracle heels

Workday snapping at Oracle and SAP’s heels

November 23, 2018 | Heather Wright

Company starts talking up its ERP credentials…

read more...

Excuse me: IoT in the bathroom

November 22, 2018 | Heather Wright

The results are in, and the benefits go beyond water efficiency…

read more...

Is it time for an IoT crack down?

November 22, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

Security vendors will always find something to make us paranoid, but for IoT, some sort of policy framework is surely the order of the day…

read more...

TIBCO brings AI to BI

November 21, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

Acronyms abound!..

read more...
Money laundering within real estate agents

Real estate ready to wash money laundering from industry

November 21, 2018 | Heather Wright

But there is a cost for agents…

read more...
Aotearoa tech union

NZ tech sector gets unionised

November 20, 2018 | Heather Wright

Aotearoa Tech Union launches, and yes, it really is a union…

read more...

Putting superior user experience at the heart of transformation

November 19, 2018 | Empired

Empired helps create industry-leading workers’ compensation portal…

read more...

Rocket Lab reaches for the stars

November 16, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

Successful commercial launch is the ultimate combination of technology and business…

read more...

Switched on CIO: Kevin Drinkwater moves Mainfreight beyond trucking

November 15, 2018 | Heather Wright

Throwing light on supply chain black holes…

read more...

Below and beyond: The underground drones are coming

November 15, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

Drone technology is rapidly taking off – but there’s action happening closer to ground…

read more...

Alibaba’s massive numbers highlight growth op for A/NZ business

November 14, 2018 | Heather Wright

It’s not just fancy numbers for a foreign company…

read more...
ANZ receives Best Security Campaign Award

GCSB, ANZ bank, Aura among iSANZ 2018 winners

November 14, 2018 | Heather Wright

NZ security awards highlight Kiwi cybersecurity efforts…

read more...

Taking intelligence to the edge

November 9, 2018 | Heather Wright

A/NZ companies step up to the edge as IoT takes hold…

read more...
ASB opens export window

ASB opens export window

November 9, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

ASB treads with caution into blockchain with new trade solution…

read more...
PredictHQ_seriesA_US10m

PredictHQ gets US funding for prediction intelligence

November 9, 2018 | Heather Wright

Uber, Dominos, Booking.com and US$10m under the belt for Kiwi start-up…

read more...
Artificial Intelligence in NZ Health sector

AI presents possibilities for health sector

November 8, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

AI holds great promise for the Kiwi health sector, but the prognosis for uptake? not so healthy…

read more...

Aussie banking open for digital with #2 rank

November 8, 2018 | Heather Wright

With Aussie banking’s little brother (NZ) sitting in fourth…

read more...

Taxing robots – You’re kidding, right?

November 7, 2018 | Heather Wright

And what even is a robot anyway?

read more...

Kiwis to join Huawei ban? Bad politics over good sense

November 7, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

There are good reasons for not banning Huawei…

read more...
Digital assistants

NZ Govt gets digitally assisted

November 6, 2018 | Heather Wright

Uncanny belief that uncanny interactions will simplify anything…

read more...

Unpicking augmentation

November 6, 2018 | Mac Bryla

Human overseers still needed in a world of automation…

read more...
Cybercrime

Combating cybercrime all about people

November 6, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

Focus less on tech and more on people says PwC…

read more...

Switched on CIO: Pieter Bakker juices up DX at Frucor

November 2, 2018 | Heather Wright

Digital builds momentum for FMCG drinks brand machine…

read more...

Aussie space startup takes to orbit with Rocket Lab

November 2, 2018 | Heather Wright

‘Yeah nah we’ve got room in the boot, chuck her in, she’ll be right no worries, cheers’…

read more...

Mixed reality revolution finally gets underway downunder

November 1, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

Australiasian VR, AR and mixed reality on the cusp of broad adoption…

read more...
Telecos new business offerings

What will telco digital services bring Kiwi business?

November 1, 2018 | Heather Wright

Or are telcos neglecting Kiwi business in their rush to consumer-focused streaming?..

read more...

Big Blue chases cloud market with US$34b Red Hat acquisition

October 31, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

IBM’s proposed acquisition of open source cloud software company Red Hat will create the world’s largest open source software portfolio…

read more...
Artificial intelligence research in NZ

Can NZ catch the AI Express?

October 30, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

With 54 b-b-b-billion dollars the supposed prize, we’d better…

read more...

Who lives, who dies, when AI is behind the wheel

October 30, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

Humans decide in order to teach the machines…

read more...
TIN Tech 2018 awards

TIN200 reports $1b+ in tech sector growth

October 25, 2018 | Heather Wright

Industry trajectory has number one in its sights…

read more...
Lime electric scooters

Lime’s e-scooters come to NZ

October 25, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

Zero emissions, quiet and perfect for the suit-and-tie-brigade, is micro transport the future of urban transport?..

read more...

Back to the future? E-invoicing sounds a lot like EDI

October 25, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

Trans-Tasman initiative re-invents the wheel…

read more...
REANNZ Hawaiki cable live

REANNZ re-groups, switches on Hawaiki capacity

October 25, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

Bigger, stronger, faster? (and cheaper)…

read more...
T3W Barry Soutar Te Tira Toi Whakangao

T3W talks up Maori tech deals

October 24, 2018 | Heather Wright

NZTE offshoot has big plans for sector…

read more...
SwipedOn sold

NZ’s SwipedOn bought for $11m

October 18, 2018 | Heather Wright

While Soul Machine garners new investment…

read more...

AI investment shows bang for buck

October 18, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

Gartner finds majority of AI projects are very successful – for e-commerce…

read more...
AirNZ_Fact and Fantasy augmented reality

Air New Zealand launches augmented reality game

October 18, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

Augmentation more marketing gimmickry than user reality…

read more...
Cowan_Pettigrew KPMG

Switched on CIO: DX, robots, failing CIOs and FAANG lessons

October 17, 2018 | Heather Wright

KPMG CIO Cowan Pettigrew talks digital strategy and the role of the CIO…

read more...

Open office findings counter-intuitive

October 17, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

The science is out: why open offices don’t foster collaboration…

read more...
Research_Development tax scheme

R&D tax scheme well-received, but issues still to be ironed out

October 12, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

Lower base, higher rate, tech inclusions…what’s not to like?

read more...

New world order: Is it time for Internet 2.0?

October 11, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

Goodbye passwords, logins and data-hungry tech giants. The net’s future might just be on a USB…

read more...

A fascination with the future of work

October 11, 2018 | Donovan Jackson

It’s closer than you think. In fact, it’s here and now…

read more...

Australia and NZ to take leadership roles in (some) open banking

October 11, 2018 | Heather Wright

Europe may have the jump on open banking, but A/NZ might just get it right…

read more...

When will online voting come to Australasia?

October 10, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

With voter numbers dropping, postal services on the decline and booth-voting pure misery, is it time for a digital solution?..

read more...

Robots, automation…and longer holidays

October 10, 2018 | Heather Wright

Forget robots stealing our jobs – can they help make the four-day work week a reality instead?..

read more...
Fuji Xerox_Finance NOW

Finance Now streamlines consumer lending digital process

October 9, 2018 | Fujifilm

We have higher accuracy for compliance purposes and audibility which comes with a system that allows visibility throughout all touch points…

read more...
Pasta Vera fresh pasta

Traceability is the star ingredient for pasta maker

October 9, 2018 | Abel Software

After a mislabelled product exposes a critical business risk, a leading pasta manufacturer needed to safeguard its fast-growing business…

read more...
Realforms paperless e-witness

Real estate agreements go digital

October 5, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

World’s first paperless property deal completed. In NZ…

read more...

AgTech meets RegTech in health and safety apps

October 4, 2018 | Heather Wright

And now insurance is about to join the party…

read more...
Victoria University_Wellington

It’s all smooth printing for Victoria University of Wellington

October 4, 2018 | Fujifilm

Fuji Xerox devices and oversight has eliminated frustrations right across campus…

read more...

Commercial drones take flight

October 4, 2018 | Heather Wright

But regulation is yet to catch up…

read more...

Midmarket ERP a race to the cloud

October 3, 2018 | Hayden McCall

iStart’s latest release of the ERP Buyer’s Guide shows that it’s cloud or nothing for ERP vendors, but in a hybrid world is purer better?…

read more...

Finance failing to keep pace with digital transformation

October 3, 2018 | Heather Wright

Too much siloed data continuing to hold finance back…

read more...

Deloitte says CIOs need to adapt or perish

October 2, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

In the age of change, just what does the role of the CIO entail?..

read more...
TIN200 2018 report

CTO be damned, tech sector forges ahead regardless

October 1, 2018 | Heather Wright

Kiwi tech profitability up and exports on track to hit $10b in three years…

read more...

Reskilling the older generation to finish their careers in tech

October 1, 2018 | Keiran Mott

Having no prior tech experience shouldn’t stop us reskilling older, non-tech workers…

read more...

Google cranks up enterprise cloud ambition

September 28, 2018 | Donovan Jackson

The company used daily by just about every connected person on the planet steps up its play for the enterprise…

read more...
Anti-money laundering legislation

Anti-money laundering legislation has a few hooks

September 27, 2018 | Heather Wright

New AML requirements will place new demands on Kiwi businesses…

read more...

Improving Search for the next 20 years

September 26, 2018 | Ben Gomes

Google celebrated its 20th birthday this year with the company outlining its AI and neural Search plans…

read more...

BigTech is coming for unhappy banking customers

September 26, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

A new banking sector survey reveals low customer satisfaction levels and an industry ripe for upheaval by Google, Amazon and the like…

read more...

Stripe, Slack, Canva… Cloud’s dominance grows

September 26, 2018 | Heather Wright

Forbes announces top 100 private cloud companies…

read more...

Are younger devs better devs?

September 26, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

Add ageism to prickly issues to avoid in your dev team…

read more...

Shipping News: blockchain arrives for freight

September 24, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

IBM’s TradeLens hypes a step toward ‘one-touch’ international shipping…

read more...
cyber attack trigger next financial crisis

Could a cyber attack trigger the next financial crisis?

September 21, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

Just how safe is the global financial system from the bad guys?…

read more...

There’s big money in RegTech

September 20, 2018 | Heather Wright

And it isn’t just about the banks…

read more...

MicroStrategy puts governance back into data

September 20, 2018 | Newsdesk

Because citizen data scientists can cause new headaches for IT…

read more...
Vodafone rural broadband Panu

Forget RBI, Pāmu and Vodafone serve up connectivity to farms

September 20, 2018 | Heather Wright

Rural Connect pumps connectivity out to 300,000ha of farmland…

read more...
Cyber Insurance_Delta Insurance

When cyber-crime strikes

September 19, 2018 | Heather Wright

Insurance moves from tangible to intangible assets, but who’s buying?…

read more...
Ministerial registrations_No CTO appointed

Breaking Bad: Tech sector needs rethink on CTO

September 18, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

Ministerial resignations, $107k compensation, and did we really need a CTO anyway?…

read more...

From Henry Ford to advanced manufacturing

September 17, 2018 | Cincom

The changing world of manufacturing and CPQ…

read more...

Esker drives AP performance at European Motor Distributors

September 17, 2018 | Fujifilm

Relying heavily on paper-driven processes made progression difficult for EMD…

read more...
Capturing data_New Zealand ai

Data, data, everywhere…

September 14, 2018 | Heather Wright

Data disarray a big stumbling block for Kiwi AI uptake…

read more...

Smart City 3.0: Are we ready?

September 14, 2018 | Heather Wright

From city smarts to integrated city-building-vehicle smarts…

read more...

Empired’s Intergen scoops up multimillion Kiwi govt win

September 12, 2018 | Heather Wright

Intergen to help DIA ‘reimagine’ Kiwi access to govt services…

read more...

Measuring people performance with ML

September 12, 2018 | Michael Devlin

Eek!  A machine is going to tell me I’m not good enough?…

read more...
Xerox Open banking API

Xero Open API hooks into banks

September 11, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

Faster, quicker and easier says Xero…

read more...
Seequent equity deal

Kiwi software company gets cool $100m cash injection

September 11, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

Deal adds business expertise and networks to new global markets…

read more...

MYOB Advanced used to manage finances at national heritage site

September 10, 2018 | MYOB

To modernise their business MoAD needed to streamline their financial management…

read more...

Speech, smarts & Bots – Gartner’s 2018 hype cycle

September 7, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

Smart Bots, whatever next?…

read more...

TIBCO Now kicks off with news aplenty

September 6, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

IoT, Machine Learning, The Cloud… I need a cup of tea and rest…

read more...
Agritech NZ funding_Farm 2050

Global venture capital turns spotlight on Kiwi agritech

September 5, 2018 | Heather Wright

New Agritech NZ deal offers access to millions in Series A funding…

read more...

They have ways of making us talk

September 5, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

Five Eyes talks tough on encryption (or non-encryption) rules…

read more...
Emirates NZ AC75_SparkNZ

Spark NZ, 5G take to water with Emirates Team NZ deal

September 4, 2018 | Heather Wright

5G will be a key enabler in ‘technology arms race’ that is the America’s Cup…

read more...

AI-driven automation providing lifeline for health sector

September 4, 2018 | Esker

Cloud-based collaboration platform and AI offer productivity panacea…

read more...

Data science for the people

September 4, 2018 | Heather Wright

You don’t need a PhD to discover the value of data…

read more...
Trademe Ping secure payment

Is Trade Me Ping secure?

August 31, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

Is Trade Me’s new payment service just too ‘convenient’…

read more...
Salinas_NZAgTech_Western Growers deal

Agritech NZ partners with US growers

August 31, 2018 | Heather Wright

New deal sows seeds for further growth…

read more...

Logistics gets smarter with IoT

August 30, 2018 | Heather Wright

But traffic lights… that’s another story

read more...

Self-driving dreamers

August 30, 2018 | Newsdesk

What needs to happen before it happens…

read more...

Are you really getting your collaboration tools right?

August 30, 2018 | Heather Wright

Employee engagement: Is there an app for that?…

read more...
NZTech_Muller_Cybersecurity

Taking cybersecurity to the board

August 30, 2018 | Heather Wright

Forget the bandaids, your company needs a security culture…

read more...

Congratulations… it’s a (digital) twin

August 29, 2018 | Heather Wright

Digital twins are allowing companies to be bold with a virtual world…

read more...

A World Challenge?

August 29, 2018 | MYOB

MYOB Advanced is up for it!…

read more...

Easy-to-use member portal

August 29, 2018 | Empired

Empired helps Central Purchasing Services deliver an easy-to-use member portal with real-time data…

read more...

Think you’re paying too much for ERP?

August 28, 2018 | Donovan Jackson

Low-profile vendor says yes, you probably are…

read more...

The cameras are getting smarter

August 28, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

Facial recognition opens an ethical dilemma…

read more...

Forget the chatbots, ‘virtual assistants’ are taking over now

August 24, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

The psychological and technological come together in the race for CX AI supremacy…

read more...
Nearmap Auckland_Esri Conference

Seven key takeaways from the NZ Esri User Conference

August 23, 2018 | Heather Wright

Some interesting uses of GIS, storytelling winners and a new aerial imagery option…

read more...

AI and ML transforming supply chain management

August 23, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

Changes are driving further demand for human workers with a digital engineer’s skill set…

read more...

Mapping a road to saving cash

August 22, 2018 | Heather Wright

Esri user conference demonstrates the value that a simple map can deliver…

read more...

Back to the future: The power of predictive analytics

August 21, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

Who needs a crystal ball when you’ve got a better mouse-trap?…

read more...
Massey University

Massey University and SAS bolster NZ analytics training

August 21, 2018 | Heather Wright

Health and public policy analytics join business analytics in Massey Uni lineup…

read more...
NZ Digital skills shortage

Digital skills shortage: Whatcha gonna do?

August 17, 2018 | Heather Wright

Yup, there’s a skills shortage. But what are tech companies doing to help?…

read more...

Right info, right channel = happy B2B customer

August 17, 2018 | Heather Wright

Gartner’s latest research into B2B buyer behaviour highlights nearly unnavigable info overload…

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The changing face of HR

August 16, 2018 | Heather Wright

Forget robots stealing jobs, technology is changing the face of HR…

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Stuff NBR Paywall

Is Stuff Stuffed?

August 16, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

Media mergers pose a much bigger question – who will pay?…

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Road mapping the way to digital transformation

August 15, 2018 | Zag

Two years into executing its digital roadmap, Ballance Agri-Nutrients is globally recognised with the ‘Best Run’ SAP Innovation Award…

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Help wanted: National digital leaders apply within

August 15, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

The government has its fair share of challenges when it comes to digital and data – and finding competent leaders is one of them…

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Access to dead people’s data under examination

August 15, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

It’s trickier than it sounds…

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NZ Govt marketplace

Govt marketplace opens doors for smaller, emerging providers

August 14, 2018 | Heather Wright

But will agencies embrace ‘buy Kiwi’?…

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SAP vs Oracle vs Microsoft Dynamics: Six ERP evaluation criteria

Selection an ERP solution is one of the most important decisions a business can make. Panorama offers up some evaluation criteria…

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AI caramba: Opening AI’s ‘black box’

August 10, 2018 | Heather Wright

Trust is a must with all technology, but will AI legislation stymie innovation?…

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Money, money, money: Cashing in on e-commerce

August 10, 2018 | Heather Wright

But how can A/NZ companies compete in the growth market?…

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Censorship be damned: Google & Co go for China

August 9, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

Open internetter’s outrage won’t stem FAANGs wanting a piece of the PRC…

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3D printing gets the industrial treatment

August 9, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

3D printing is here, it’s awesome, and it’s going to revolutionise manufacturing…

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Epic developer hits back at Google

Fortnite launches Android attack

August 8, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

Local game industry looks on in awe, announces stellar predictions…

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Virtual reality_Medical Coaching

Reality arrives for virtual

August 8, 2018 | Hayden McCall

Next level VR opens up world of possibilities…

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Huawei takes bite out of trillion dollar Apple

August 7, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

Being a trillion dollar company doesn’t make you top dog…

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Whitepaper: The AI advantage

August 3, 2018 | Esker

A simple guide to elevating your business using human & machine intelligence…

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Microsoft’s cloud business grows like topsy

August 3, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

Azure almost doubles revenue in hot cloud market…

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Industry 4.0 ‘revolution’ yet to fire up?

August 2, 2018 | Heather Wright

Is there a disconnect between IT ambitions and industry reality?…

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Why Oracle users must seek third party licence assurance

August 2, 2018 | Donovan Jackson

Software is big business, with most corporations spending millions every year on the technology which keeps things humming…

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DX stalling? Blame it on your culture and cybersecurity

August 1, 2018 | Heather Wright

It’s not about the technology – unless it’s security, that is…

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Data Literacy: Finding information in the data

July 31, 2018 | Heather Wright

Just as we had to become digitally literate, now the onus is on to become data literate…

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Facebook maths: fake news + privacy breaches = $110b gone

July 30, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

Does Facebook’s dramatic share value slump simply reflect the numbers or are deeper trust and confidence issues at play?…

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Spoiler alert: “Your spreadsheets are holding back your business”

July 30, 2018 | Avi Troub

With so many alternatives available today, businesses still clinging to the all too familiar spreadsheet need to jump ship if they want to dive into (and stay afloat in) the digital age…

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Choosing a future-proofed foundation for growth

July 27, 2018 | Zag

Improving system performance and production planning in forestry with SAP HANA and Cloud…

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Google fined gazillions: Do they care?

July 27, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

Google forced to cough up big bucks in action reminiscent of Microsoft anti-trust case, but will it have any impact?…

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AWS Transformation day

Key takeaways from AWS Transformation Day

July 27, 2018 | Heather Wright

AWS NZ builds ‘field of dreams’ for Kiwi customers…

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Agility, the workplace of the future and UCaaS

July 26, 2018 | Heather Wright

As unified comms-as-a-service grows, it’s embracing all today’s key catch cries…

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Biotech synthetic beef

Biotech: NZ’s high-tech cash cow

July 26, 2018 | Hayden McCall

US-grown, genetically engineered Impossible Burgers grab headlines, ignore facts…

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Vodafone NZ calls on Watson for AI

July 26, 2018 | Heather Wright

New deal with IBM as Vodafone NZ goes Agile for automation and AI…

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Cisco’s backdoors abound

July 24, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

With five backdoors discovered in Cisco gear since 2013, perhaps Australia might want to apply the same standards used on Huawei with Cisco?…

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Dynamics Inner Circle beckons again for Empired and Intergen

July 24, 2018 | Empired, Intergen

Golden run continues for the Microsoft partners…

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NZ UFB Chorus vs 5G

UFB vs 5G: Fight!

July 20, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

Will 5G signal a death knell for UFB…

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Leadership and operations stymieing DX success

July 19, 2018 | Heather Wright

Capgemini survey shows change management still a major constraint…

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Whatever happened to Green IT?

July 19, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

A few years ago it was the word on every CIO’s lips: Green or bust. Where did those good intentions go?…

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IoT Down Under: The deals, the dollars and what’s coming next

July 18, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

New research – not to mention a slew of new deals – shows IoT tech finally justifying its ‘next-big-thing’ reputation…

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Microsoft: It’s time to regulate facial recognition

July 17, 2018 | Heather Wright

Because tech companies just can’t be trusted to do it right…

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Microsoft MIE Hui teaches tech

Microsoft MIE hui teaches tech to teachers

July 17, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

Is it what’s needed to fill a growing tech sector labour gap?

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The art of (business) storytelling

July 17, 2018 | Heather Wright

CFOs must pick up where CIOs have failed…

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Hawaiki goes live, three universities quit REANNZ

July 13, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

$550m investment’s anchor tenant on shaky ground…

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Fasten your seat belts, the smart car race has started

July 12, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

If the investment is anything to go by, the self-driving car market looks set to err, accelerate…

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Maori business entrepreneurs

Digital sign language, cannabis and te reo as Kiwi startups take flight

July 12, 2018 | Heather Wright

Māori entrepreneur accelerator program helps redefine business success…

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Qantas/Sydney international airport embrace biometrics

July 12, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

Facial recognition at airports – is its beauty skin-deep, or ugly all the way to the bone?…

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The eyes of the IoT

July 12, 2018 | Bjørn Skou Eilertsen

Machine intelligence + human judgement = an IoT video data win…

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Introducing Apple Maps 2.0: Has Google met its mapping match?

July 11, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

Sure, we laughed at the disastrous Apple Maps launch in 2012, but the tech giant hasn’t given up on its plans for cartographic dominance…

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Kiwi tech company investment at record highs

July 10, 2018 | Heather Wright

Companies humming all the way to the bank…

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NZ agtech using IoT

M. bovis, IoT and the rise of NZ AgTech

July 6, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

With a little will and some clever new tech, New Zealand’s agricultural sector may be on the cusp of a tech revolution…

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Surviving Amazon: What’s a retailer to do?

July 6, 2018 | Heather Wright

Locals must ‘lead or leave’ the market, analyst says…

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Auckland city council data usage

Auckland goes big on data

July 6, 2018 | Heather Wright

City maps out a smart future where your every move is tracked…

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Slap a tail on it and call it AI

July 6, 2018 | Heather Wright

Is it machine learning and artificial intelligence, or just good IT?

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The internet of hype?

July 5, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

IoT overhype? The answer is not quite so clear-cut…

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Z Energy data breach

Z Energy vulnerability highlights hole in NZ data breach laws

July 3, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

Data breach reporting to become mandatory in New Zealand, could Z Energy have handled things better?

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NZ Tech women

NZTech to display 100 Tech Women

July 3, 2018 | Heather Wright

If the girls can see them, will they come?…

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Open banking: A solution looking for a problem to solve

July 2, 2018 | Phil Kernick

Will open banking wither and die quick smart? Phil Kernick argues the case…

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Microsoft ices heated developers

June 29, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

GitHub activists rattle their new cage…

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Uber Air eyes up A/NZ sites for pilot

June 28, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

It’s still up in the air, but the future could have wings, says Uber…

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If you can’t back it up, don’t say it

June 28, 2018 | Commerce Commission

Significant fines can result if businesses don’t back up the claims they make, and a Commerce Commission video is intended to help traders do exactly that…

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A/NZ tech laggards losing staff

June 27, 2018 | Heather Wright

We don’t like working with old tech – and we’re not afraid to leave…

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Less time behind a keyboard, more time on the water

June 26, 2018 | Intergen

Office 365 and SharePoint bring collaboration and a single source of truth into an easy to use system, used across 25 locations…

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Gloves off as Teradata files lawsuit against SAP for IP theft

June 26, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

Alleged theft of trade secrets used to create HANA…

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Road transport ransomware attack

To pay or not to pay…the ransomware cost

June 25, 2018 | Heather Wright

Road Transport Forum fesses up to paying up after ransomware attack…

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Tectonic shifts in Aussie telco market

June 22, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

‘Radical, bold’ reset sees Telstra slash 8,000 jobs…

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Drones for farming sector_MYOB

Rural sector eyes robotics and drones for productivity

June 22, 2018 | Heather Wright

As long they can get some connectivity first…

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Microsoft Partner awards 2018

Microsoft partners celebrate customer success

June 22, 2018 | Heather Wright

Intergen leads new focus on customers for restructured Awards ceremony…

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Google Maps API change hits company pockets

June 21, 2018 | Heather Wright

3,000 percent cost increases reported…

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TechLeaders_digital_divide

Kiwi TechLeaders ‘digital principles’ a beginner’s guide

June 21, 2018 | Heather Wright

Digital leaders post advisory to laggers to address growing divide…

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Spark NZ stands behind Agile

June 21, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

Agile delivers results, and excuses, for Spark moves – and now Telstra’s following Spark’s lead…

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Spark RWC 2019_Optus World Cup

Is Optus World Cup SNAFU a sign of things to come for RWC 2019?

June 20, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

Spark, and TVNZ, should be taking note of the Optus World Cup debacle…

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Legal issues likely to dampen AI/ML uptake

June 20, 2018 | Heather Wright

When machines are making the decisions, they’re not always black and white…

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Understanding social top tasks: what Cisco learnt

June 18, 2018 | Gerry McGovern

Gerry McGovern shares the story of an exercise he did with Cisco on why people used their social media pages across a number of platforms…

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Delivering a superior buyer’s journey with AWS cloud

June 18, 2018 | Zag

The InterCity Group develops a world-class cloud environment, fit for leading customer experiences, with AWS and Managed Services Partner Soltius…

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Huawei’s Aussie 5G ban

June 18, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

US intelligence agencies add to Chinese tech giant’s conspiracy theories…

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Callaghan Innovation phased out

R&D funding, 2018: Goodbye Callaghan, hello tax credits

June 15, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

Will the government’s decision to abandon R&D grants kill NZ’s startup tech sector?…

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2018 CIO Awards winners revealed

June 14, 2018 | Newsdesk

The winners have been announced at a glittering gala dinner, recognising leadership, innovation and foresight in New Zealand ICT and business…

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IoT at the edge: 50b devices to connect by 2022

June 14, 2018 | Newsdesk

Get ready to connect that fridge – and factory and farm – to the internet, because the IoT revolution is here…

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Gartner middleware AIM survey

Gartner: NZ middleware market grows strongly on APIs

June 14, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

Cloud applications driving uptake of integration management solutions…

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Data centres under water? Project Natick goes deep

June 13, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

Data centres are the unsung heroes of our age. Every time we use cloud apps or utter “OK Google” a data centre is doing all the legwork…

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Digital reinvention, business and the productivity paradox

June 12, 2018 | Newsdesk

While the digital revolution can indeed improve productivity, we’re not there yet suggests new research from McKinsey…

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Amazon pokes the Koala

June 8, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

Amazon takes exception to Aussie tax changes, are Kiwis next?…

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Kogan_Vodafone_MVNO

Kogan to enter the NZ mobile market

June 8, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

Will the Aussie e-commerce disruptor deliver cheaper mobile?

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Microsoft Partner awards 2018

Finalists announced for Microsoft NZ Partner Awards

June 8, 2018 | Newsdesk

This year’s awards are more focused than usual, with the number of categories cut down from 26 to just eleven…

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Top 4 takeaways from the Mary Meeker internet report

June 7, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

It’s Silicon Valley’s favourite slide deck, but at a whopping 294 slides, Mary Meeker’s 2018 Trend Report is well and truly death by Powerpoint. But despair not: we’ve separated the wheat from the chaff on your behalf…

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Touch and grow: Visa claims sales growth

June 6, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

Data analysis points to payment method helping increase sales for merchants…

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FinancialForce expands partner ecosystem with Appirio deal

June 6, 2018 | Newsdesk

ERP cloud vendor FinancialForce has announced a new sales and implementation partnership with Indianapolis-based CX company Appirio…

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The future is now: Welcome to the data century

June 5, 2018 | Steve Singer

Economic empires have been built on data, but at what cost, asks Steve Singer, ANZ Country Manager at Talend…

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The bleeding edge: Why driverless auto-tech must recover from its PR nightmare

May 31, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

Self-driving Ubers may be a hazard to pedestrians but the wheels are still turning for the driverless future – and that’s a good thing…

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Aotearoa’s mid-market: In urgent need of transformation

May 31, 2018 | MYOB

Medium-sized businesses around New Zealand are facing barriers to growth and it could seriously impact our nation’s economy, says MYOB general manager Carolyn Luey…

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Ballance Agri-Nutrients wins global innovation award

May 30, 2018 | Newsdesk

The new tech lets farmers order and manage their nutrients online, turning raw data into useful information…

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What you need to know about GDPR

May 29, 2018 | Paul Matthews

GDPR went live on 25 May – but how does it affects you?…

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Transitioning to agile? First prepare your environment

May 29, 2018 | Owen McCall

It may well be the corporate buzzword of the decade, but proper business agility is all about setting the foundations say Owen McCall…

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How IoT can enhance customer experiences

May 28, 2018 | Jonathan Stern

In today’s competitive landscape, businesses need to provide an exceptional customer experience that stands out in the marketplace…

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2018 NZ Tech awards

2018 Hi-Tech Awards winners announced

May 28, 2018 | Newsdesk

The full list of winners from the year’s most prestigious technology awards…

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Too smart for our own good: Tackling the thorny issues of ethics and AI

May 25, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

AI keeps getting smarter and governments find themselves asking: Just where is the boundary that makes AI ethical?…

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Fusion5 think outside the box with Jemini

May 25, 2018 | Pat Pilcher

The power of nine helps bring three years of HCM software development to market…

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Datacom’s local govt/community engagement app goes live

May 24, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

Citizens can now report potholes, offer suggestions and complain at will – all digitally – thanks to Datacom’s new app…

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Get the most from your data

May 24, 2018 | Pat Martin

Collecting the stuff is one thing. Doing something useful with it, quite another, writes Pat Martin…

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TechWeek in NZ

Why a NZ connection helps our tech innovators stand out from the crowd

May 23, 2018 | Sarah Morgan

As TechWeek rolls on, NZ Story Group’s head of engagement, Sarah Morgan, shares three ways being from New Zealand can be a catapult for tech entrepreneurs…

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Digital transformation, incumbents and the business model conundrum

May 23, 2018 | Owen McCall

What Uber, Amazon and the Fosbury flop can teach us about innovation…

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Open banking comes to Australasia: Why it matters

May 18, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

Fintechs are delighted – the big banks, not so much – as open banking arrives downunder…

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CIO awards

Finalists named for 2018 CIO Awards

May 17, 2018 | Newsdesk

Winners will be announced at a gala dinner on 13 June in Auckland…

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Whitepaper: How to digitally transform business operations

May 17, 2018 | Esker

By embracing digital transformation, organisations can cut out inefficiencies and create effective practices…

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FinancialForce and Agilyx deal brings more cloud ERP down under

May 16, 2018 | Newsdesk

Agreement will add local partner to deliver financial management solutions in A/NZ…

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Property broker nails AP with cloud-based automation

May 16, 2018 | Esker

Real estate agency gains efficiencies using Esker cloud…

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Robotics Plus signs global deal for automated apple packing tech

May 16, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

What seasonal worker shortage? New robotic tech may help ease agricultural labour woes…

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FinancialForce & Agilyx Group join forces to bring more cloud ERP to A/NZ

May 16, 2018 | Newsdesk

Agilyx and FinancialForce have signed an agreement to deliver financial management and professional services automation tech to A/NZ…

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Esker

May 15, 2018 |

Companies use Esker’s document management software solutions to automate manual inefficiencies and low-value tasks in their order-to-cash (O2C) and purchase-to-pay (P2P) processes…

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The evolving role of the CPO

May 15, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

Talent worries, digi-tech fear and the collaboration imperative are the issues facing modern CPOs, says Deloitte. And something’s got to give…

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IT downtime – What are the risks & how to minimise costs

May 14, 2018 | Chris Dickinson

Whether the result of natural disasters or outright malice, IT downtime is more than an inconvenience: when mission-critical applications go offline, it can mean disruption and disaster…

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Welcome to the New Intelligence Era (courtesy of SAP)

May 10, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

SAP continues to target APAC with new Singapore Leonardo Centre launch. iStart was there to check it out…

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NZ tourism embraces tech_Millbrook resort

Report: The NZ tourism industry undergoes its big tech transformation

May 10, 2018 | Newsdesk

According to research by MYOB, technology is the trend du jour reshaping the local tourism sector…

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ServiceNow takes on next least popular department

May 10, 2018 | Hayden McCall

IT service management provider has HR in its sights to extend footprint…

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Intergen_GenTec_video

How upgraded ERP sows the seeds of success

May 10, 2018 | Intergen

Seed producer boosts operations with first Kiwi-led Dynamics 365 for Operations and Finance implementation…

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MYOB provides greater efficiency to aid dramatic rise of unique brewery

May 10, 2018 | MYOB

What started as a one-man’s passion project turned into an award-winning beer brand found all over New Zealand and overseas…

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The AI dilemma: What is AI’s role in customer service?

May 9, 2018 | Sreelesh Pillai

AI brings speed and cost efficiency to business processes. But what about empathy?…

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How DOC mobilised their in-the-field asset management

May 9, 2018 | Zag

DOC has become the first to implement BlueWorx, a world-class Mobile Asset Management solution by Zag, taking them a step closer to making New Zealand the greatest living space on earth…

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Gartner: Blockchain “massively hyped”

May 8, 2018 | Newsdesk

Despite the hype, most CIOs have no interest in the tech, nor any plans to develop it…

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Aeroqual and EPA air sensor research deal

Auckland Uni air sensor tech signs deal with EPA

May 8, 2018 | Newsdesk

Project will investigate new ways of providing low-cost measurement of outside air pollutants…

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How middleware eases enterprise software upgrades

May 8, 2018 | Newsdesk

Flow Software makes for smooth warehouse management system migration…

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The end of ownership: The subs economy booms

May 4, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

It’s not new, but then again, it kind of is. Goodbye pay-per-product – the subscription economy has come of age…

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Qrious buys Ubiquity. Ubiquity takes over.

May 3, 2018 | Newsdesk

Spark’s foray into big data analytics takes turn after CEO steps down…

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Six customer engagement tips when using chatbots

Chatbots just could be the game-changer for SMBs looking to compete against larger competitors…

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Breaking down the biggest worries of tech managers

May 3, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

The numbers are in: Complexity, lack of skills and lack of cloud visibility are the biggest headaches for those on the front line…

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In store and online integration plain sailing for water sports retailer

May 3, 2018 | First Software

When a burgeoning sporting goods retailer ran into some chop, it looked to First Software and its n2 ERP and ecommerce solution to smooth the waters…

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Why any cloud migration strategy should start with the data warehouse

May 3, 2018 | Peter O’Connor

Many Australasian organisations want to shift their IT infrastructure to the cloud, says Peter O’Connor, Snowflake Computing’s APAC VP of Sales. But where to begin?…

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AI meets CX: The ultimate test of…human patience?

May 3, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

The robot hordes are coming to manage the customer experience. Welcome to hell…

read more...
Tech marketing group

NZ needs to address its lack of tech marketing savvy

May 2, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

The Number 8 Wire approach just doesn’t cut it in the modern world says new tech marketing group…

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Building efficiency and better utilising Office 365 with SNAP 365

April 30, 2018 | Intergen

Needing to retire an end of life intranet and wanting to leverage their Office 365 investment, AsureQuality agreed SNAP 365 was the solution…

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New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art goes digital for the billions

April 27, 2018 | Donovan Jackson

Digital technology holds the promise of big global audiences for world-famous institution…

read more...

Cloud migration: Why ‘lift and shift’ is not enough

April 27, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

With Amazon, MS and Google all upping their enterprise cloud game, why do businesses so often fail in their great migrations?…

read more...

Forthcoming public cloud boom to be owned by the few

April 26, 2018 | Newsdesk

Latest Gartner forecast predicts public cloud revenue to surge, shared among a handful of major players…

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TAGS count on Smart Work Gateway to save time and effort

April 26, 2018 | Fujifilm

Looking for the best cloud technology, Glenn McTaggart went with Fuji Xerox ApeosPort for saving and retrieving customer documents…

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Artificial Intelligence conference_Auckland

Rave about the machine: Auckland to host AI conference

April 24, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

Auckland has won the bid to host a top international artificial intelligence get-together in 2020…

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Public Trust NZ

A bold move into the future with Dynamics and Cohesion ECM

April 20, 2018 | Intergen

With a rapidly digitising environment and soaring customer expectations – but chained to outdated legacy systems – Public Trust had a sweeping modernisation project on their hands…

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NZ Telecoms

This week in Kiwi telcos

April 20, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

Sporty Spark also extends into infosec-as-a-service and ComCom lays charges against Vodafone – it’s just another week in telco 2.0…

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IoT and the transformation of the pharmaceutical industry

April 19, 2018 | Newsdesk

Clinical trials to manufacturing, supply chain to remote monitoring, IoT is dragging the pharma industry into the 21st century…

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EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel

Digi-tech provides fertile ground for developing nations

April 19, 2018 | Newsdesk

EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel says Europe is dedicated to helping Africa build a single digital market, paving the way to better jobs on the continent…

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Fuji Xerox passes the CES efficiency test with Smart Work Gateway

April 19, 2018 | Fujifilm

The introduction of Dropbox has cut down the number of processes, giving us more time to spend on other tasks including accounts…

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Digital Acceleration_CIO summit_IDC

Digital acceleration presents new challenges

April 18, 2018 | Donovan Jackson

IDC research reveals organisational challenges to melding digital transformation into business-as-usual…

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Is CRM the largest software market in the world?

April 17, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

According to Gartner it is, but it’s more about the rise of martech and CX than core CRM rollouts…

read more...

B2B starts with a …C

Creating value from B2B digital channels starts with customer discovery says Accenture’s Elle Bell…

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Youth in revolt: Google employees protest Pentagon drone work

April 12, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

Brave stand or naive youth grandstanding? 3,000 Google employees say ‘no’ to military drone tech…

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CIO summit 2018

Tech and disruption lead agenda for 2018 CIO Summit

April 12, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

Top international tech experts will descend on Auckland this June to show just how CIOs can drive digi-tech disruption…

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The stalled Oracle DHB ERP project: Time to review the review?

April 11, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

Yes, there’s a conflict of interest but no, nothing to see here, says Minister for Health David Clark…

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IoT cleans up Sydney Fish Market (among other things)

April 11, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

Clever tech is changing the way Australasia catches, monitors and markets its seafood…

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Why digital transformation must be value-led

April 10, 2018 | Donovan Jackson

There’s a few things to note about succeeding with digital transformation…

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techweek - #goodfortheworld

Techweek ’18 hits the country next week

April 9, 2018 | Newsdesk

Techweek is back with its compelling mix of tech ecosystem events, feel-good distractions for the kids and hearty self-congratulation for Kiwi innovators…

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IRD systems upgrade

How back office transformation drives IRD efficiency

April 6, 2018 | Donovan Jackson

With the Inland Revenue Department undergoing a massive systems upgrade, transformation of the back office is among the central raisons d’etre…

read more...

iPod laws in a smartphone world: Will we ever get copyright right?

April 5, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

Innovation-unfriendly laws prevail as A/NZ lawmakers struggle to keep pace with technology…

read more...

New Canberra Azure regions target high-security and govt data

April 5, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

The MS megalith continues to spread its high-specced tentacles across Australia and the globe…

read more...

Finalists in the 2018 New Zealand Hi-Tech Awards announced

April 4, 2018 | Newsdesk

According to the judges, this year’s awards will also celebrate high diversity…

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Championing the ‘why’: Securing business buy-in for change

April 4, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

Cigna CIO says when the business understands the rationale behind strategic decisions, execution gets a whole lot easier…

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In the realm of the sensors: Oil and gas industry gears up for transformation

March 28, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

Data is the new Texas-tea as a conservative industry wakes up to the value of IoT…

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B2B fintech: The $216 trillion opportunity

March 28, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

In the latest from our ‘whoa-that’s-a-big-number’ dept, Juniper predicts boom times in burgeoning B2B payment industry…

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Facebook and the age of data enlightenment

March 27, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

With #DeleteFacebook trending, the creepiness of the social giant’s data-enabled reach is beginning to hit home…

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A case in point: The value of back office transformation

March 27, 2018 | Donovan Jackson

What’s the value in a more efficient, automated back office?…

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Data to fund the Crusaders’ ‘Field of Dreams’

March 23, 2018 | Hayden McCall

Follow-no-one Super Rugby franchise lesson in sports sponsorship…

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Salesforce buys Mulesoft for US$6.5 billion

March 22, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

The CRM giant pays top dollar for the integration specialist in its bid to tempt new customers…

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Transforming manufacturing – A survival guide

March 22, 2018 | Epicor

Embedding data, analytics, and sensor technology is crucial for manufacturers who want to get fit for growth…

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Microsoft dominates Gartner’s BI & Analytics list

March 21, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

MS continues to outperform BI peers with slick product, great iteration and an attractive price point…

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MYOB frees the data with AI-powered advisory dashboard

March 21, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

As accountants and bookkeepers wade deeper into advisor territory, MYOB looks to advise the advisors with free data crunching tool…

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ITP steps up to qualify ICT immigrants

March 21, 2018 | Hayden McCall

New Zealand’s IT Professionals association to provide qualification recognition…

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Space downunder the final frontier

March 20, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

The Southern skies are set to be busy as governments open space for business…

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Lather, rinse, repeat: Why design thinking is great for business

March 20, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

Design thinking evangelical says that a human-centred approach is the key to lightning-speed iteration and ultimately wild business success…

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Empired Group receives Episerver partner award

March 15, 2018 | Newsdesk

Two awards in 2017 showing Empired is a valuable partner to Episerver…

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9 Spokes signs with BNZ to offer SME dashboard

March 15, 2018 | Newsdesk

The platform will integrate bank data and provide accounting, inventory, and payroll to SME customers…

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Report: ERP implementations grow more popular, expensive and problematic

March 15, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

A new report finds that while ERP implementation numbers have surged since last year, customer expectations around costs, time and the overall human impact are way off…

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Australasian manufacturing is going to be great again

March 15, 2018 | Hayden McCall

Industry 4.0 will do more for a resurgence in Western manufacturing than any D.J.T. slogan…

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Reengineering tech: A new approach to IT delivery

March 15, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

Deloitte offers big thinking for beleaguered CIOs looking to influence but feeling the weight of a raft of new responsibilities…

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Industry 4.0: Welcome to the factory of the future

[Resource library] For manufacturers, staying competitive is critical to success, and technology leadership is a core capability to embrace Industry 4.0…

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Property Brokers make a smart financial move to Esker

March 14, 2018 | Fujifilm

With paper-heavy AP processes slowing down admin and introducing unnecessary risk, Property Brokers knew it was time to modernise its system…

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Mac attack: Malware targeting Macintosh computers soars 270 percent

March 13, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

Apple users aren’t looking so smug as almost undetectable malware threats to Macs go through the roof…

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Travel and tourism’s big tech makeover 2018

March 13, 2018 | Newsdesk

AI, IoT and Wi-Fi everywhere: How the travel industry is embracing new technology to secure a bigger slice of the tourism pie…

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CFOs: Your company’s newest data specialist? Or back room bean counter?

March 13, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

It’s supposed to be a heady new high-tech world for CFOs, industry’s most transformed role. So where’s the tech?…

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CFOs need to think about the hole, not the digger

March 8, 2018 | Donovan Jackson

Underpinned by data, services and customer-centricity, the role of the CFO is evolving…

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Online census

Govt rides success of recent digital-first initiatives – where to next?

March 8, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

With online census success, new digital petitioning and a fresh commitment to open data, some think NZ might just turn out to be a global GovTech leader…

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Eating the elephant: Why iterative development is key to data warehouse success

NOW Consulting’s CTO Martin Norgrove advises on how to approach big data projects…

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Fonterra VCR training

Fonterra debuts new VR training tech

March 8, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

The dairy co-op has developed possibly the hippest risk reduction training in the country: virtual reality H&S…

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NZ at risk cyberattacks

NZ makes the at-risk ‘Cyber Five’ list

March 7, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

Geographic isolation doesn’t count for much in the cyber stakes – so why are we unconcerned?

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Whitepaper: Are you a future-ready manufacturer?

The next generation of manufacturers can’t afford to sit on the sidelines. They’ll need to be aware of how the world is changing…

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Predictable disruption: How to expect the unexpected

March 5, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

Disruption is, by its very nature, unpredictable, right? Well, not so fast. According to Accenture, that ain’t necessarily so…

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How not to suck at digital transformation

March 2, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

Why do the best laid digital plans of so many companies go awry? Research company McKinsey offers its two cents…

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New ‘ERP’ slices into tough SME market

March 2, 2018 | Donovan Jackson

Queensland software startup Kradle hopes its blades will carve out a niche…

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World FinTech Report: Big or small, collaborate or perish

March 1, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

While fintechs and legacy players battle over customers, they might just be missing the real opportunity: cooperation…

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Why efficient data access is vital in today’s business world

March 1, 2018 | Steve Singer

In an increasingly digital and interconnected world, data has become the oil that keeps business humming, writes Talend’s Steve Singer…

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Five points to consider when moving to cloud ERP

February 28, 2018 | Jeff Arnold

Cloud ERP has multiple attractive propositions – but is it right for your organisation, ponders Unit4’s Jeff Arnold…

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Solid financial results, record online subscriber growth for MYOB

February 27, 2018 | Newsdesk

Enterprise solutions make growing contribution to software vendor’s success…

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Wi-Fi service gets speed boost with Advanced

February 23, 2018 | MYOB

High speed success GX2 Technology is regarded as one of the industry’s ongoing success stories…

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Digital Nations 2030: Minister outlines crucial connectivity role

February 23, 2018 | Donovan Jackson

Minister Curran sees digital inclusion as top of the agenda…

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Baby X grows up (a bit)

February 23, 2018 | Donovan Jackson

NatWest begins testing ‘digital human’, claims banking first…

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NZ want access govt online

It’s 2018 and we want online government engagement

February 22, 2018 | Newsdesk

Unisys survey confirms what everyone suspects: online is the way to go…

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Connected vehicles: Driving to an insecure future?

February 21, 2018 | Kevin Bocek

The machines can’t be trusted says security strategist Kevin Bocek…

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Chatbot_Gartner

Chatbots: friendly, frustrating and coming like it or not

February 21, 2018 | Newsdesk

Gartner says ‘virtual customer assistants’ are set to proliferate…

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Unlocking the true value of organisational information

February 21, 2018 | Intergen

Powerful Cohesion platform helps promote New Zealand education on the global stage…

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CIO summit 2018

How to be a great CIO: Focus on the basics

February 20, 2018 | Donovan Jackson

When it comes to running the IT side of things, it’s easy to be seduced by all the whiz-bang going on today…

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Failure to complete digital transformation will cost plenty

February 19, 2018 | Newsdesk

Integration vendor identifies integration as a major contributing issue…

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Solid ERP puts a sound roof over many heads

February 19, 2018 | MYOB

Global roofing manufacturer relies on MYOB Greentree to weather challenges…

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Foodstuffs digital trolleys

Foodstuffs to trial digitised shopping trolleys

February 15, 2018 | Donovan Jackson

But history of failed ‘revolutionary’ checkouts casts long shadow…

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‘Half of CIOs’ plan AI deployments

February 15, 2018 | Newsdesk

Advice from Gartner on how to successfully get projects across the line…

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MYOB’s Christchurch ‘office of innovation’

February 15, 2018 | Newsdesk

New Christchurch building reflects focus on spaces promoting collaboration and innovation…

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PwC Robots steal jobs

New Zealand well prepared for coming waves of automation

February 14, 2018 | Newsdesk

No, the robots (probably) aren’t going to steal our jobs…

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Are data assets on your balance sheet?

February 13, 2018 | Donovan Jackson

Probably not – and that’s likely because you don’t know what, or even where, it is…

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The Modern CFO: Using the cloud to deliver true business value

Why did Oracle choose to write its cloud applications from the ground up? It came down to customers’ ability to deliver innovation and transfer risk…

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Agilyx_IRD_payday_reporting

IRD payday reporting next step toward seamless tax collection

February 9, 2018 | Donovan Jackson

Digitisation and automation are driving efficiency in tax compliance…

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Modifying democracy with the blockchain

February 8, 2018 | Donovan Jackson

Lofty goals of Australian start-up tied to political belief that ‘the system is broken’…

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Introducing your exciting new security headache: IoT

February 7, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

When it comes to the world of IoT, what you don’t know can hurt you…

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Forget AI for a minute: The focus is on the basics

February 7, 2018 | Newsdesk

Organisations slow to advance in data and analytics…

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How chatbots are revolutionising marketing

February 7, 2018 | Aaron Everingham

Chatbots are making an impact on multiple industries, including marketing. Aaron Everingham explains how…

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Analytics and millennials: The future of retail

February 2, 2018 | Donovan Jackson

Data driven insights and automated offers tempt penniless smashed avo generation…

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Data-centric culture and the democratisation of BI

February 1, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

Nebulous though the term may be, the benefits of a ‘data-centric culture’ are manifold. But just how do businesses empower their data-savvy workers?…

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Robots are here to manage your money. But should they?

January 31, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

The rise of the roboadvisor is upon us and they’re coming for your assets (or the management thereof at least)…

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How distribution benefits from the next evolution of automated document processing

January 31, 2018 | Steve Smith

When you hear talk about robotics in the distribution centre, you may envision some of the innovations Amazon is using to streamline operations…

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NZ Hi tech awards

Top achievers to judge talent at NZ Hi-Tech Awards

January 31, 2018 | Newsdesk

Bill Reichert, Dr Rosie Bosworth and Rebekah Campbell join international judging panel…

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By the numbers: Cybercrime in 2017

January 30, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

What happened, what’s coming next and what you can do about it…

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Don’t panic: Here comes ‘Industry 4.0’

January 30, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

We’re on the cusp of a new technological revolution and we’re woefully unprepared, says Deloitte. But that’s okay…

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How data consolidation delivers a better supply chain

January 30, 2018 | Jim McParlane

In an increasingly competitive marketplace, businesses constantly hunt for ways to drive operational efficiency, writes Anaplan’s Jim McParlane…

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World’s top IT companies tackle Industry 4.0 – with free education

January 24, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

Tech giants come together to train world’s workers to survive Fourth Industrial Revolution…

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2018: The year of zero-login, smart cars & the biometrics of things

January 24, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

What’s your mother’s maiden name? Don’t ask…

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BI: In 2018, it’s all about the usability

January 24, 2018 | Donovan Jackson

Xero data innovation boss says much more should be made of the data stored and not used…

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Turning digital transformation from vision to reality in 2018

January 23, 2018 | David Rosen

This is the year digital transformation evolves from vision to reality, writes TIBCO’s David Rosen…

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IBM digitises global shipping supply chain

January 23, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

Big Blue and Maersk look to reinvent logistics using blockchain…

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Paperless processes_MYOB

Cloud overtakes on premise, driven by finance function

January 22, 2018 | Newsdesk

Paperless processes, automation and efficiency gains hard to ignore…

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Five manufacturing trends and predictions for 2018

January 22, 2018 | Andrew Mellor

The manufacturing industry is expanding faster than ever, wires Oracle NetSuite’s Andrew Mellor…

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Timber! How collaboration powers industry disruption

January 19, 2018 | Donovan Jackson

Trans-Tasman vendor collaboration enables pure-play online hardware retailer…

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The honeymoon’s over: Bitcoin topples

January 19, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

Panic in Asia spreads to rest of the world as South Korean government vows to get tough…

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eBook: A manufacturer’s guide to growing profitably

January 18, 2018 | Epicor Software Corporation

Download the eBook now to get your business on the right growth path…

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2018: The year of social payment wars

January 18, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

P2P payments take off as Apple, Google and Facebook all start vying for that sweet, sweet social dollar…

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Data quality: why businesspeople are from Mars, IT people from Venus

January 18, 2018 | Michael Whitehead

WhereScape’s Michael Whitehead says data quality is a business problem, not a data one…

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eBook: Factory of the future

January 17, 2018 | Epicor Software Corporation

This eBook, will show you how to take on business-changing megatrends with new technology, that will ultimately enable you to improve efficiency, reduce cost & deliver greater value to your customers…

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eBook: Digital transformation in manufacturing

January 17, 2018 | Epicor Software Corporation

This ebook outlines what’s needed to define your growth strategy and the role digital technology plays in achieving your objectives…

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Why Soltius went to CES 2018 (and what it discovered there)

January 17, 2018 | Donovan Jackson

What is an enterprise solutions company doing at the biggest consumer electronics show in the world?…

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IoT deployment projects

IoT deployments surge through 2017

January 17, 2018 | Newsdesk

Double the number of implementations as IoT goes from hype to reality…

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Government IT spending: Priorities (and where the money’s going)

January 17, 2018 | Newsdesk

Cloud, cybersecurity and analytics hot for 2018…

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How AI and automation will power your new ‘no-collar’ workforce

January 16, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

With hybrid human/machine roles becoming a reality, one thing’s for sure: HR and IT departments – not to mention low-skilled workers – are in for some big changes…

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eBook: A manufacturer’s guide to growing profitably

January 16, 2018 | Epicor Software Corporation

Download the eBook now to get your business on the right growth path…

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Why an API strategy is critical for your DevOps environment in 2018

January 11, 2018 | Will Bosma

As organisations plan their IT strategies for 2018, increasing attention is being given to DevOps, writes Will Bosma…

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Economic downturn? Keep on collaborating

January 11, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

New research indicates that recessionary thinking has all the hallmarks of a self-fulfilling prophecy…

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NZ tech industry

New Zealand’s IT industry in 2018 and beyond

January 10, 2018 | Newsdesk

IDC tips ascent of the ‘Digital Native Enterprise’…

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Introducing your new workplace headache: Gen Z

January 10, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton

The new (est) breed takes a different approach to tech than their Millennial predecessors…

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Automated wealth management tipped for big things

January 9, 2018 | Donovan Jackson

The roboadvisers are expanding, with revenues to reach US$25-billion in 4 years…

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Forget cryptocurrency for a moment as new blockchain use cases emerge

January 9, 2018 | Donovan Jackson

Fishy business just the start of a potential deluge of distributed digital records management…

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New year, new Epicor ERP

January 9, 2018 | Newsdesk

Strong focus on BI, visual analytics in the cloud…

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All I want for Christmas is a new EV

December 22, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Futurist reckons ICE cars will be obsolete in under a decade. He might just be right…

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Turns out marketers are just guessing

December 19, 2017 | Jonathan Cotton

If you ever get the feeling your marketing person is a little full of it, you may have been onto something…  

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How clever is this: AI will create 2.3 million jobs by 2020

December 14, 2017 | Newsdesk

While eliminating 1.8 million less demanding ones…

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Taking conservation rangers further with Neptune

December 14, 2017 | Zag

Department of Conservation innovates mobile strategy with Neptune Software Gold Partner Soltius, improving data quality for Maintenance Planning and funding…

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Cincom powers organic growth for fruit and vegetable supplier

December 14, 2017 | Cincom

Software vendor prioritises T&F All States’ connection to freshness…

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Can too many experts hurt your venture? Experts say ‘yes’

December 14, 2017 | Jonathan Cotton

You may think stacking your business-deck with brains is crucial to innovate, but new research indicates the opposite may be true…

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Spark LoRa network

Spark fast-tracks long-range IoT network, use cases emerge

December 13, 2017 | Newsdesk

From buzz to honey as local IoT rapidly matures…

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Gartner CIO agenda 2018: CIOs must ‘remix’ their role beyond IT

December 13, 2017 | Jonathan Cotton

Controlling costs, improving processes, exploiting data, driving revenue, scaling digital: the modern CIO must master it all…

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Enterprise Tech in 2018: What’s on the horizon

December 13, 2017 | Dan Ussher

We are in a period of transition, says Unit4’s Dan Ussher, moving away from ownership of assets and instead consuming services…

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Why most cybercrimes are motivated by fraud…and what you can do about it

December 11, 2017 | Ken Pang

Cybercrime’s a business – and business is booming, writes Content Security’s Ken Pang…

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Seven key security predictions for 2018

December 11, 2017 | Sylvain Lejeune

WatchGuard’s Sylvain Lejeune looks ahead for the cybersecurity trends likely to take hold in the New Year…

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Four supply chain predictions for 2018

December 11, 2017 | Newsdesk

Connected planning software vendor Anaplan looks ahead to the New Year…

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CDOS deliver business impact, enable digital transformation

December 8, 2017 | Newsdesk

By 2021 ‘CDO’ will be the most gender diverse of technology-affiliated C-level positions…

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Accounting for the regions

December 7, 2017 | MYOB

Rural accountants move beyond ‘doing the books’, advising farmers on technology to run business…

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NEM dangles blockchain millions

December 6, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

NEM.io Foundation tours A/NZ to promote business blockchain use and grab developer attention…

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Govt to mandate open banking data access

December 6, 2017 | Jonathan Cotton

New legislation will shift the control of users’ data from the bank to the customer (and may just supercharge the fintech sector)…

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Major diversity focus for 2018 NZ Hi-Tech Awards

December 6, 2017 | Newsdesk

Entries open with new categories, diversity promoted…

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Cloud vendors increasingly perceived as IT service providers

December 6, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

IDC study shows end users view vendors in new light…

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Dimension Data’s top IT trends in 2018

December 5, 2017 | Ettienne Reinecke, Scott Gibson

Ettienne Reinecke, Chief Technology Officer, and Scott Gibson, Group Executive, Digital Practice, share their thoughts on the forces that will re-shape digital business in 2018…

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Top 10 tech trends for 2018: IoT #1

December 5, 2017 | Newsdesk

Smart object storage, analytics and AI, and extension of agile methodologies across the enterprise will play key roles in coming year…

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Digital transformation is dead

December 4, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Long live digital transformation…

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Coconut juice goes bananas with Advanced

December 1, 2017 | MYOB

Strong customer demand puts pressure on Raw C to keep its systems up…

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re:Invent insights – bringing home the AWS bacon

November 30, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Soltius attendees translate news fresh from Vegas partner event…

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Fake news and cyber security

November 30, 2017 | Donovan Jackson, Jonathan Cotton

Why thinking clearly about security is so hard…

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Telecoms, banking ‘most advanced’ in digital transformation

November 30, 2017 | Newsdesk

Less than 10 percent of enterprises have achieved their digital transformation goals…

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Jade Logistics Master Terminal software

‘Ported’ software and niche dividends: Jade Logistics’ 22 in 2017

November 29, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Specialisation underpins success for Christchurch-HQ’d vendor…

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Digital Experience: Corporate Australia lifts game, Kiwis lose ball forward

November 28, 2017 | Newsdesk

Report shows Amazon effect improves matters for customers…

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Uber not above dodgy dealings

November 23, 2017 | Jonathan Cotton

It may be a year old hacking scandal but as Uber starts to come clean it just gets worse and worse…

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Productivity bites tech sector

November 23, 2017 | Newsdesk

Tech companies urged to ‘eat more of their own dog food’ when it comes to selling…

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Techweek

Techweek looks to import VIP contingent

November 22, 2017 | Jonathan Cotton

It seems in 2017 every country wants to rebrand itself as an innovation hotspot, and New Zealand is no different. But what are we doing about it?…

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HPE further advances data centre automation with AI

November 22, 2017 | Newsdesk

More evidence of the IT industry clever-clogs doing their co-workers out of a job?…

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DevOps, disruption and Tesla doing business the old fashioned way

November 21, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

All the awesome tech in the world still superseded by the basics…

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Heating up the Australian market…

November 21, 2017 | Abel Software

Devex Systems wanted a system that could power their complex business functions…

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The RFP is dead

Business owners: ERP software selection starts (and finishes) with you

November 20, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Rushing into an RFP process wastes everyone’s time…

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ASB Plus mobile app

Bank differentiation: Well that’s a plus

November 20, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Mobile app does more than watching the accounts…

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Mobility and the NZDF’s march of progress

November 16, 2017 | Zag

New Zealand Defence Force takes control of inventory with Neptune Software and Soltius…

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MYOB pays a premium for Reckon division

November 16, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

‘Connected Practice’ strategy announced to drive A/NZ growth…

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The robot accountants have arrived, and they mean you no harm

November 15, 2017 | Ann Furlong

Ask not what you can do for the robots – ask instead what they can do for you, contends BlackLine’s Ann Furlong…

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Oracle primes ‘XaaS’ offerings

November 15, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Throws open doors to Sydney Digital Hub, focuses on net new…

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Hollywood’s eyes wander down under

November 14, 2017 | Jonathan Cotton

MPAA has come out swinging against Australian copyright laws, Kiwi piracy…

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Whitepaper: How to successfully select an ERP system in eight simple steps

November 11, 2017 | Epicor Software Corporation

Eight steps and then you should be able to select an ERP solution based on how well it met your selection criteria…

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From Russia with Like

November 9, 2017 | Jonathan Cotton

What to do when your platform is loved by users and Russian propagandists alike?

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The data-driven advantage for CFOs

How leading CFOs can gain a significant competitive edge by utilising data from multiple sources to predict market trends ahead of competitors…

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Spark internet of things network

Internet of Things gathers pace as infrastructure falls into place

November 7, 2017 | Newsdesk

Spark enhances network capability with new trial…

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Cloud proliferation drives OpenStack integration woes

November 7, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Just because it’s open, doesn’t mean it’s integrated…

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Convergence: How technology actualises vision

November 6, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Intergen conference demonstrates leading local and international digital strategy success…

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From small to medium and beyond: Navigating the ERP battlefield

November 6, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

The double-edged sword of right-sizing your systems…

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Beyond the banner: Is display advertising about to go bust?

November 2, 2017 | Jonathan Cotton

Online ad spend across Asia/Pacific continues its upward trajectory but that may be about to change…

read more...

APAC leads adoption, struggling to scale disruptive tech

November 2, 2017 | Newsdesk

Gartner survey shows APAC CIOs on steep technology curve…

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Goodbye legacy systems, hello ‘Composable IT’

October 31, 2017 | Paul Haverfield

Remember how much fun it was to build stuff with Lego blocks? HPE CTO Paul Haverfield does…

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March of technology targets accountants, tech workers

October 31, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Trades looking increasingly attractive as a career option for a prosperous future…

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Revera launches digital health practice

October 30, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Cloud services provider Revera is launching a digital health practice led by newly-appointed digital health expert and hospital doctor Dr Will Reedy…

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How machine learning can raise the bar in customer service

October 27, 2017 | Eric Bussy

Using AI to power the next decade of customer experience will reduce errors in sales orders says Esker’s Eric Bussy…

read more...

NBN CEO: ‘Stop comparing Australia to NZ’

October 26, 2017 | Jonathan Cotton

Bill Morrow leaps into print to defend NBN rollout from Kiwi comparisons (but fails to nail the landing)…

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Study shows Australia (and NZ) lead world on automation and machine learning

October 26, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

What’s behind high levels of new technology adoption?…

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Business transformation driving new SaaS and PaaS appetite

October 26, 2017 | Jonathan Cotton

Huge opportunities for vendors as enterprises look to modernise legacy systems (and have the budgets to match)…

read more...

The technology shaping digital business

October 25, 2017 | Newsdesk

Blockchain leads the charge of technologies which will change the world…

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Here’s where the real growth is: RegTech

October 25, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Billions to be made saving banks from themselves…

read more...
Digital transformation hype_Flow Software

Digital transformation – peel away the hype

October 24, 2017 | Newsdesk

Focus instead on creating business value…

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Aon insurance

Cut the paperwork and insurance soars

October 19, 2017 | Fujifilm

How Fuji Xerox worked with Aon to digitise key field processes, improve customer service and drive better results…

read more...

The new best job in the world: Data Scientist?

October 19, 2017 | Jonathan Cotton

Why the data guy just might be your company’s most valuable asset…

read more...

Spreadsheet anathema behind planning software unicorn

October 19, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Billion-dollar Excel buster steps up APAC activity…

read more...
EzyBuild_First Software

How First Software released manufacturer from custom software nightmare

October 18, 2017 | First Software

Tied into expensive, poorly functioning systems, EzyBuild found a better way with n2 ERP…

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TIN200 NZ tech growth

New Zealand tech sector passes $10 billion revenue

October 18, 2017 | Newsdesk

Regions shine, high value jobs created as TIN200 tech companies produce equivalent of 10 percent of New Zealand exports…

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MYOB’s path to mid-market dominance

October 18, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Rapid sales growth for Advanced secures segment for mid-market newcomer…

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Good bot, bad bot: find the attributes that please

October 17, 2017 | Dan Ussher

As the hype around bots builds to a crescendo, Dan Ussher, Unit4 ANZ Sales Director, ponders good and evil, bad and better…

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Public cloud revenue

Double digit growth for public cloud revenue

October 17, 2017 | Newsdesk

SaaS and IaaS drive growth, big players dominate…

read more...

ATP Science gets fit for growth

October 16, 2017 | MYOB

MYOB Advanced adds some much needed muscle to a growing nutraceutical company…

read more...

The CFO of tomorrow

The modern CFO role is rapidly transforming. It’s defined by change, and the driving force behind that change is innovation as a generational shift unfolds…

read more...
Metservice

Meteorologists look to IoT for new advantages

October 12, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

More observations offer potential for better forecasts…

read more...

Bitcoin 2017: A Guide for the Slightly Baffled

October 11, 2017 | Jonathan Cotton

Bit what? Coin who? What you need to know about the state of bitcoin, here and now…

read more...

Xero’s machine learns, more

October 11, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Automation of codes rolling out to all users…

read more...
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CDO vs CIO: The real digital divide

October 11, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Keeping the lights on still consumes most of the IT budget…

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Small business growth_MYOB

Small business growth ‘steady’

October 10, 2017 | Newsdesk

Purple patch for SMEs set to continue, but political machinations could put spanner in the works…

read more...

Digital transformation: Delight or Disaster?

October 9, 2017 | Mark Hurley

‘Doing it’ is one thing. ‘Getting it right’ is quite another, writes Little Giant’s Mark Hurley…

read more...
snappernet_First Software

Video/ERP integration solves packing query challenge

October 6, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

How an hour of development eliminated pesky manual labour…

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Australia’s Agilyx Group spreads wings

October 5, 2017 | Newsdesk

Another international acquisition expands strategy and delivery capabilities in UK and Ireland…

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IT spending sluggish, enterprise software and services shine

October 4, 2017 | Newsdesk

Global spending to increase a modest 4.3 percent; digital transformation a factor…

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AU-NASA ready for launch

October 3, 2017 | Jonathan Cotton

With NZ ahead, the Turnbull Government commits to creating a national space agency…

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Microsoft adds ‘first-line’ workers to target market with new 365 deal

October 2, 2017 | Newsdesk

Microsoft releases its F1 ‘everything’ subscription plan, urging digitisation of frontline workers…

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Why CIOs must master the S-Curve

October 2, 2017 | Owen McCall

Thanks to Moore’s Law the S-Curves in technology are frighteningly short, writes Owen McCall…

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Electric dreams and vacuum power

October 2, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Can James Dyson produce an electric car in record time?…

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A tech insider’s digital transformation journey

September 29, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

It doesn’t just happen to other industries – technology vendors and partners are affected, too…

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RegTech 101: What you need to know about FinTech’s buzzword du jour

September 26, 2017 | Jonathan Cotton

RegTech has arrived and it’s going to solve all your compliance problems…right?…

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Ride sharing numbers to double despite Uber-hate

September 26, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Uber’s travails are yet to impact the company where it counts as market flourishes…

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Fastest fintechs revealed

September 26, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Xero named among A/NZ’s top 10 wallet busters…

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Everybody loves the cloud

September 25, 2017 | Jonathan Cotton

Turns out we’re just not very good at using it…

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IOT hype_IDC_Vernon_Turner

IDC: Ignore the hype as IoT ecosystem falls into place

September 21, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Don’t be drawn by the numbers. Focus on the value behind them…

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Election 2017

Election 2017: Uncertainty hurting some small companies

September 20, 2017 | Newsdesk

Two fifths of SMEs report negative impact on trade – but business is good for some…

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How streaming analytics won in Singapore

September 20, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Decision support ‘in the now’ plays a part in Formula One win…

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Cloud data warehousing comes of age

Cloud computing is hardly new, but with data warehousing structural challenges and maturity limited widespread adoption. Until now, writes NOW Consulting’s Martin Norgrove…

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CRM Buyer’s Guide

September 19, 2017 | iStart

Each year iStart publishes the CRM Buyer’s Guide providing comparison and evaluation of the leading CRM vendors and their products, along with local A/NZ reseller or implementation partner contact details…

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BI & Analytics Buyer’s Guide

September 19, 2017 | iStart

Each year iStart publishes the BI & Analytics Buyer’s Guide providing comparison and evaluation of the leading business intelligence, big data and analytics vendors and their products, along with local A/NZ reseller or implementation partner contact details…

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And the blockchain leader is…IBM

September 19, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Four in ten cited Big Blue as top player in a technology which could be crucial to its future…

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Of trees, woods and Hadoopable problems

September 14, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Structured, unstructured and lots of it – but does more data translate more sense?…

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Why the time for digital transformation is now

September 14, 2017 | Rajesh Ganesan

Overcoming legacy pain just one step on the journey…

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New partnership ‘drives digital transformation’

September 14, 2017 | Newsdesk

Data governance at the centre of new business models…

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Five ways to botch your RPA rollout

September 13, 2017 | Jonathan Cotton

A software robot army, ready and willing to do your bidding? Not quite…

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Male, pale and stale

September 12, 2017 | Fiona Hanlon

The tech industry consciously confronts its bogeyman…

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Digital transformation gives birth to consulting business

September 12, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Former Intergen staffer fires up ‘profitable from week 3’ company…

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ERP Benefits echo through sonar manufacturer’s back office

September 12, 2017 | Cincom

Cincom raises the bar on flexibility, integration, and future functionality at Thales Underwater Systems…

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Cyber insurance booms as no one quite knows what they’re talking about

September 12, 2017 | Jonathan Cotton

As threats from cyber criminals mount (or at least the perception of it), insurers prepare for boom times…

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Service management_Government tech

Citizen service management: More convenient, better dealings with government

September 8, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

It might be all upheaval in yet another election year, but happily the civil service is either beneath or above the machinations of political parties…

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Out of Office: Meet your new agile workforce

September 7, 2017 | Jonathan Cotton

Staying connected while working remotely has never been easier. So why are you all still in the city?…

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‘Je suis millennial’: Prepare for the next generation of customers

September 6, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Generational upheaval means expectations are changing…

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Akarana Timbers

Truss plant nails quoting system

September 6, 2017 | Fujifilm

Frame and truss manufacturer Akarana has successfully transformed its quotation system with some Fuji Xerox smarts…

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Mid-market ERP software: who’s buying?

September 6, 2017 | Martin Olsen

Mid-market companies do not switch ERP software. So how do you explain vendor growth? Martin Olsen steps up…

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Combative sales tactics a no-win for ERP vendors

September 5, 2017 | Martin Olsen

Any vendor looking to poach the clients of a competitor is wasting its time, writes Martin Olsen…

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Cryptocurrency transactions expected to exceed US$1 trillion

September 5, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

No longer the new kid on the block, volumes and values soar…

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Drop the ‘digital’ – these days it’s just ‘experience’

September 5, 2017 | Keith Buckley

An increased focus on digital requires your entire business to understand they have a role to play in enhancing user experience, writes Keith Buckley…

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AI on the prize: Biz leaders prepare for ‘leap of faith’

September 4, 2017 | Jonathan Cotton

As AI takes hold where are the likely market opportunities?…

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The ten habits of customer-centric digital organisations

September 4, 2017 | Olive Huang

Technology innovation offers organisations new opportunities to engage with customers as they build a digital business, writes Olive Huang…

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Start-up accelerators, incubators, and mentors are epic fails

September 4, 2017 | Ajeet Khurana

Experienced Indian angel investor, advisor and mentor Ajeet Khurana makes harsh criticisms and valuable observations which resonate in Australasian markets…

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Powering up sales and service

August 31, 2017 | Abel Software

As a multimillion-dollar supplier of DC power products, Australia’s Helios Power Solutions turned to Abel ERP to drive the automation, flexibility and efficiency needed to strengthen its expanding international business…

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Facilities_Integrate_Precinct_Warren_Mahoney

Facilities management on verge of an IoT revolution

August 31, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

But to get off it, all that data must be harnessed says Precinct…

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Tech savy agrifood group

Tech-savvy, but agrifood sector not ready for disruption

August 30, 2017 | Newsdesk

Report finds New Zealand farmers quick to adopt smart farming techniques, but unprepared for major technological disruption…

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Preparing for what’s next in the age of Future Shock

August 30, 2017 | Jonathan Cotton

The ultimate DIY: Be your own futurist…

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digital workplace

The eight critical components of a digital workplace

August 30, 2017 | Newsdesk

Ummm aren’t we digital already?…

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The future benefits of AI are bigger than you can imagine

August 30, 2017 | Steve Singer

It’s currently one of the hottest topics in the technology sector and, if experts are right Steve Singer says AI’s impact will be as big as the silicon chip…

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Digital technology insights_Intergen

Convergence: Practical insight on digital technology

August 29, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

You’re not going to see any presentations on the latest version of a software product at Intergen’s Convergence events…

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Beef+Lamb + Jet Reports

Jet boost for Beef + Lamb finance

August 28, 2017 | insightsoftware

For any business, accurate financial reporting provides the basis on which to make decisions and track performance over time…

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Security culture_Conferenz

Contact Energy: Building a cyber-secure culture

August 25, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Humans beat sensors when it comes to sniffing malicious links…

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digital convergence

Something for everyone: Digital Convergence

August 24, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Product demos are off the agenda at Intergen’s upcoming ‘real world’ events…

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Digital transformation

Digital transformation – it’s not for everyone

August 24, 2017 | Newsdesk

Alternate view points out for some companies, digital evolution is a natural process…

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Genoapay payments

Is this New Zealand’s next big payments success?

August 23, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Genoapay secures investment, sets sights on the USA…

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The participation trophy myth: The real secrets to managing millennials

August 23, 2017 | Jonathan Cotton

Hiring staff between now and 2030? here’s what you need to know…

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Can AI replace data scientists? This startup thinks so

August 22, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

And it has A$16 million to prove it…

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Innovation drives fresh success for global leader

August 18, 2017 | Abel Software

A global leader in textile rentals, Alsco Inc. chose Abel ERP to automate and manage a fast-growing business…

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Promapp named ‘Hot Vendor’ in Business Process Management

August 18, 2017 | Newsdesk

A stonking year for Auckland-HQ’d BPM vendor continues…

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Jennifer Rutherford

Jennifer Rutherford appointed chair of NZ Hi-Tech Trust

August 17, 2017 | Newsdesk

Building on the record success of this year’s Hi-Tech Awards, which saw a record number of entries from right around the country, the 2018 Awards programme readies for further growth…

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On 500 Startups, Google, diversity and tech culture

August 16, 2017 | Jonathan Cotton

Unconscious bias maybe, but true value lies in a diversity of ideology not collective indignation…

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Tech hype cycle: from obscure to…transparently immersive

August 16, 2017 | Newsdesk

Annual Gartner update illustrates looming risk of disillusionment…

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Analytics, chatbots and the mass personalisation challenge

August 16, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

From banking to botrytis, new ways of doing business better are an ongoing experiment…

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Call of duty video game

Call of duties be damned: gaming at work is all good

August 14, 2017 | Newsdesk

Gamers (and real people) reckon video games make you see better, remember more and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound…

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startupland MYOB

A closer look at Kiwi startupland

August 11, 2017 | Newsdesk

MYOB report shows NZ is a top spot to start a business – but ‘more can be done’ to support start-up ecosystem…

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Data science

From counting fish to Wynyard woes

August 10, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

New data-science-as-a-service provider talks data, drudgery and why software isn’t the answer…

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Trademe trust

Trust Me: NZ’s top trader explains the foundation of online business

August 9, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Trust is central to Trade Me’s operations. What role does it play in yours?…

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EMDA_ Coast to Coast

How an ERP company looked within to tackle the Coast to Coast

August 9, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

EMDA’s multisport achievement taken on with project discipline (and a dose of the usual pain)…

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The smart future of manufacturing

August 9, 2017 | Jonathan Cotton

Artificial Intelligence and the production floor revolution…

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Vorco speedtest result

Fibre speed not a given

August 8, 2017 | Vorco

Tips to get the most out of your fibre connection…

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Wellington city council

Wellington is a Smart City of the future

August 4, 2017 | Sean Audain

The smart city experience is revolutionising the relationship between professional and city, writes Sean Audain…

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Oracle ERP Cloud has the magic says Gartner

August 4, 2017 | Oracle

‘Financial management cloud suites’ an evolving market; Gartner picks leaders, offers cautions…

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‘This is a terrible time to buy ERP’

August 3, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Hold on to those purse strings, says ERP expert…

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Sales conversation

Seven ways to get to YES on IT deals

August 3, 2017 | Brian O'Doherty

Whether you are on the buy- or sell-side of software/services deals, the ability to cut through the sales BS is vital to a successful deal says Brian O’Doherty…

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Tech sector job contributions

New Zealand’s IT renaissance and the parable of the broken window

August 3, 2017 | Igor Matich

Are jobs really disappearing? Not so, argues Igor Matich; we just don’t notice the new ones…

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Employee anxiety in the age of automation

August 3, 2017 | Jonathan Cotton

Automation likely to be next decade’s major labour market disruptor…

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AI_machine learning_Xero

Xero AI: Sweating the small stuff for big gains

August 2, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Grand plans for AI, machine learning and automation starts with minor improvements…

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Qrious tourism app

LoQalising big data SaaS for tourism

August 1, 2017 | Newsdesk

Qeyboards suffer again as Qrious expands product offering…

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Ready up for ‘ubiquitous AI’ (but beware ‘AI washing’)

July 31, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Here we go again, as its AI’s turn for a massive hype…

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APIs are taking off, big time

July 28, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Just how important are APIs in your business?…

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Attention Slackers: Don’t expect privacy around the digital watercooler

July 27, 2017 | Jonathan Cotton

Report charts rise of office messaging tools, reveals troubling privacy assumptions…

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NOW Consulting_data modelling

Data Vault: All the data, all the time

July 27, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

NOW Consulting adds data modelling alternative to address rapid change use cases…

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What’s next for the sharing economy

July 27, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Predictions on where disruptive business models will strike next…

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SkyCity heads into the cloud

July 25, 2017 | Intergen

Intergen lands major deal for new Microsoft CRM/ERP solution…

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Convenience and customer service drive travel AI

July 24, 2017 | Ross Fastuca

Once portrayed as an idea of the future, AI is travel-ready today…

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FinancialForce: Plugging the services gap

July 24, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Newcomer ERP vendor targets lucrative niche…

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Nine steps to an effective cyber security plan

July 21, 2017 | Kyle Taege

Your guide to security planning, attack mode and the aftermath…advice for SMB by Kyle Taege…

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Australians, Kiwis wary about sharing data…and no wonder

July 20, 2017 | Jonathan Cotton

With continual high-profile data breaches, people are rightfully selective about info sharing…

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This week in fintech: All is flux

July 20, 2017 | Newsdesk

Bitcoin instability, under reporting of dodgy activity and ongoing malware mayhem are the order of the day in global fintech…

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IRD Job cuts

The few and the many: What the IRD’s job cuts reveal

July 19, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Why bureaucratic job cuts are good news for all citizens…

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Integration at the heart of enterprise digital transformation

July 19, 2017 | Robert Merlicek

As digital technologies become all pervasive in the world of business, ensuring they are seamlessly linked is becoming increasingly important, argues Robert Merlicek…

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Digital transformation more difficult for risk averse companies

July 18, 2017 | Newsdesk

MIT SMR and Deloitte backs obvious conclusions with research…

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Walking in the shoes of the CIO

July 18, 2017 | Intergen

Jucy and Sleepyhead CIOs share their insights on real world challenges…

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Worldwide IT spending to grow 2.4 percent in 2017

July 17, 2017 | Newsdesk

Driven by enterprise software – and Australia and New Zealand outstrip global average…

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Chatbots: The cheap way to irritate your customers

July 14, 2017 | Jonathan Cotton

How much does a chatbot for your site cost? More than you might think…

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Digitisation for beekeepers

Digitisation could deliver big buzz for beekeepers

July 13, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Spatial intelligence and more seeks sweet spot with honey producers…

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Good news, everyone! Your tax just got harder

July 13, 2017 | Jonathan Cotton

Eliminating ‘unfettered averaging’ one of the goals of new accounting standards…

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Hawkins-building

Constructive intelligence at Hawkins

July 13, 2017 | Intergen

How accurate and insightful analysis delivers a performance boost…

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NZ Digital economy

More digital good news for NZ Inc

July 12, 2017 | Newsdesk

Digital economy rated among the world’s best…

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From Kiwi government to the world

July 11, 2017 | Newsdesk

Empired launches trans-Tasman cloud ECM…

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NZ energy providers

Electricity retail, customer satisfaction and the digital dividend

July 11, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Incumbents fail while digital upstarts surge ahead, Consumer NZ survey finds…

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Silicon Valley’s sexual harassment epidemic

July 11, 2017 | Jonathan Cotton

We chew over the recent wave of sexual harassment complaints coming out of the centre of the tech universe…

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AI dubbed ‘face of innovation’

July 7, 2017 | Newsdesk

PwC report fingers AI and IoT as ‘most advanced’ emerging technologies in New Zealand…

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Abano-dentists

Three in one: Taking on the Dynamics upgrade challenge

July 6, 2017 | Intergen

Intergen takes Abano Healthcare through multiple versions of Dynamics NAV…

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NZTA agile licensing

Agile approach rapidly puts new laws into action

July 5, 2017 | Newsdesk

How NZTA cut the production systems development cycle…

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Australian company edges NZ Post further towards efficiency

July 5, 2017 | Newsdesk

Journey to transformation sees ‘NZ first’ implementation of Oracle cloud technology…

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LPWAN technologies

Competing standards emerge as IoT interest ramps steeply

July 4, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Spark, Vodafone ready to scale deployments on different LPWAN technologies…

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How APIs can help extract maximum value from DevOps

June 30, 2017 | Brad Drysdale

When it comes to developing software to create innovative experiences for customers, organisations can choose one of two paths, contends Brad Drysdale…

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Qrious big data

Productisation eases access to big data

June 28, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Qonnect provides platform to make big data easier to qonsume…

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How open source is driving the big data market

June 28, 2017 | Steve Singer

There is a clear split between legacy and next- generation approaches to software development, writes Steve Singer…

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NZTech_Muller_Skills_shortage

Skills shortage? What skills shortage?

June 27, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Despite own evidence to the contrary, NZTech CEO finds it hard to believe…

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Double digit growth for supply chain management

June 27, 2017 | Newsdesk

Driven by SaaS, SME deployments…

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MYOB IT challenge

Students solve business problems in MYOB IT Challenge

June 27, 2017 | Newsdesk

An online marketing chatbot and a cloud-based cybersecurity advisor…

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Sad? Dodgy video to blame

June 23, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

‘Filmed with a potato, streamed over 56k modem’…

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Tech support demonstrates that visualisation rules

June 23, 2017 | Dr. Paul Duignan

Strategy visualisation specialist Paul Duignan finds it hard to take when people don’t get it…

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Tech companies outside Auckland

Tech companies don’t have to be in Auckland

June 22, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Small scale ‘tyranny of distance’ can easily be overcome…

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Manufacturing_on the boil_Abel

Kiwi manufacturing ‘on the boil’

June 22, 2017 | Newsdesk

Perspectives from specialist trans-Tasman ERP vendor…

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Busting the ‘end-to-end’ myth

June 22, 2017 | Newsdesk

Think business is efficient and systems connected? It isn’t and they aren’t…

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Banking: Open for the future

June 20, 2017 | Newsdesk

Incumbents must embrace and lead the evolution into ‘open banking’ or risk disintermediation…

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NZTE CIO

People plus cloud make the 2017 CIO of the Year

June 19, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Top CIOs define themselves as motivators, leaders and inspirers of teams…

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NZ_government_CTO

Citizen-driven and tech enabled: New Zealand’s very civil service

June 19, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

How government service providers are transforming themselves for me. And you…

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Why Rimini Street is ‘the enemy’

June 16, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Scuttlebutt from the floor of the CIO Summit…

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An artificially intelligent breakfast with Chef Watson

June 15, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

But what did AI-led menu design taste like…

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Richard Kay CIO of the Year

Richard Kay named CIO of the Year

June 15, 2017 | Newsdesk

With the CIO Summit Awards taking place last night in Auckland, the top gong went to a government CIO…

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Get social and get cred: Engaged CEOs improve perceptions

June 14, 2017 | Newsdesk

Study reveals companies with ‘social executives’ perceived 23 percent more positively than those without…

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Qrious adds Ubiquity

Marketing automation heats up as Qrious looks to productise

June 13, 2017 | Newsdesk

Qrious adds Ubiquity, advances combined analytics/marketing automation value proposition…

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Businesses focusing on outcomes

Local businesses focusing on outcomes rather than technology

June 12, 2017 | Newsdesk

IDC says perception of IT has changed…

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Ready up for a ‘post-ERP world’

June 8, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Subscription business heralds a new era, if subscription software vendor is to be believed…

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Smart meter data

Making better use of smart-meter data

June 8, 2017 | Newsdesk

BI platform leverages anonymised smart meter data to deliver new tools for the electricity sector…

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Why the death of on-premise ERP is greatly exaggerated

June 7, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

It’s curtains for on premise ERP software, right? Not quite; the situation is a little more nuanced…

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Enterprise architecture

Beyond enterprise architecture: How critical thinking drives success

June 6, 2017 | Newsdesk

‘Critical thinking’ seems a lot like ‘common sense’. But it’s just as rare…

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NZTech sets up AI Forum

NZTech sets up AI Forum

June 6, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Claims artificial intelligence is ‘world’s fastest-growing disruptive tech’…

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How AI might make ERP friendlier

June 6, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Anything that makes logging into your ERP a happier moment has to be a good thing…

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Chasing the ERP pot of gold

June 2, 2017 | Denise Ganly

Getting value from ERP investments continues to challenge most organisations – but postmodern ERP strategies offer new opportunities, writes Denise Ganly…

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ERP Market Commentary: 2018 a user odyssey

June 2, 2017 | Hayden McCall

Upon release of its 2017-18 ERP Buyer’s Guide, iStart reflects on factors influencing the market…

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IDC Smart City awards

Kiwi cities rank highly in IDC ‘Smart City’ awards

June 2, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Public gets a say in determining how well cities use information and communication tech…

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The big, big cost of cybercrime

June 1, 2017 | Newsdesk

Nearly 3 billion customer data records expected to be stolen in 2017 alone…

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Finance function value lost in reams of reporting

June 1, 2017 | Michael Schmitt

Finance should be about modelling and predicting performance, writes Michael Schmitt…

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Lego, IBM Watson for lunch…and an astronaut

May 30, 2017 | Newsdesk

Eclectic insights on the menu at Accelerate 2017 event…

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DoView software vendor

Quiet Kiwi software vendor now officially cool

May 30, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

A software vendor which isn’t even really a software vendor has popped up and been named ‘Cool’ by none other than Gartner…

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Why are CFOs holding up decision making?

May 29, 2017 | Newsdesk

Report points to poor adoption, use of analytics for insights…

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The robots are here. Can new technologies help us be more human?

May 29, 2017 | Adam Howatson

Technology has consistently made life better for people; it’s not going to be different this time, writes Adam Howatson…

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‘Cloud first’ – so good it’s worth another look

May 26, 2017 | Sean Kopelke

Cloud is hardly new…nor is ‘cloud first’. But just in case the benefits haven’t hit home, Sean Kopelke gives them another once over…

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NZ CIO Summit_Cake_Boss

Insights from the IT Boss at the Cake Boss

May 26, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Swept to international reality TV attention, Carlo’s Bakery digitised rapidly…

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Ministry of Future

Ministry for the Future mooted

May 24, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

And that’s not the only startling thing in overreaching tech industry manifesto…

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Vorco exhibit

Vorco

May 23, 2017 |

Vorco provides business class internet, voice and data services and aims to be the best boutique telecommunications provider.

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workday invests in NZ

Workday’s big NZ investment: Not a contact centre

May 22, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Cloudy HR/financials company opens Global Support Centre in Auckland…

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NZ multinational businessees_fair tax

Kiwi businesses want multinationals to ‘pay fair share’ of tax

May 22, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Looking for a reduction in their own tax bill at the same time, too…

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Artificial Intelligence is just plain dumb

May 20, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Google’s time machine reveals AI in service management is far from new…

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Autonomous vehicles set to take off ‘eventually’

May 18, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Self-driving cars creep closer as Vehicle-to-Vehicle technology introduced…

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introduction of new technology_DWCNZ

‘Transforming’? Be sure to bring your people along for the ride

May 18, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

With the introduction of new technology, a focus on people is the key to success…

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WannaCry: the most exciting thing to happen in cybersecurity for ages

May 16, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Massive ransomware attack kicks PR machines into overdrive…

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Artificial Intelligence: The end of life as we know it (and why that is a good thing)

May 15, 2017 | Adam Hosker

With 2017 set to be the biggest year yet for Artificial Intelligence, Adam Hosker ponders the future and finds it bright…

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investment in nz tech

New guide, policies to drive investment in tech sector

May 13, 2017 | Newsdesk

Government commits to boosting interest in NZ’s 3rd biggest industry…

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Cracking the onboarding nut

May 12, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

New software could have positive unintended consequence…

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Digital a big deal down under

May 12, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Forward-looking tech leaders ahead of the curve – but will they stay there…

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cio awards finalists named

CIO Awards finalists named

May 12, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Recognition for individual and team leadership, innovation and foresight in ICT and business…

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How ‘servant leadership’ drives success

May 10, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Who is the most important person in any company? It’s not the CEO…

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Chatbots a ‘game changer’ for healthcare, banking

May 10, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Juniper Research says traditional call centres are under threat…

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London global crisis

Winning in a changing world: The upside of the downturn

May 9, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

How the Global Financial Crisis provided impetus to launch fintech industry…

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NZ Tech Week 2017

258 tech and innovation events mark ‘biggest ever in NZ’

May 8, 2017 | Newsdesk

New Zealand Techweek rolls out nationwide…

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Will they bend or break? Avoid contorting knowledge workers

May 4, 2017 | Hayden McCall

Data guru Donald Farmer channels Bruce Willis to draw analogies with security and governance…

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The interface of the future could be no interface

May 4, 2017 | Newsdesk

Bots could make working with ERP a more chatty affair…

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Theta_analytics business intelligence

Why Theta’s putting the big bucks into BI

May 4, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

With arguably the biggest analytics competency in New Zealand, privately held company Theta is staking its claim…

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Artificial data barriers cost national economies dear

May 2, 2017 | Newsdesk

The unintended consequences of ‘data sovereignty’ laid bare…

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Holidays Act

Make sure your systems don’t suffer the holiday blues

May 2, 2017 | Newsdesk

After a spate of glorious public holidays, Kiwis across the country are doing their best to get back into the swing of things…

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It’s just data – and given good tools, watch how people will use it

May 1, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Hadoop inventor pegs ‘big data’ back to ‘modern data infrastructure’…

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JobDone farming

Getting the JobDone: How software helps top farmer boost operations

May 1, 2017 | JobDone

Easy to use mobile solution keeps farmer and workers connected…

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JUCY: How a platform approach drives digital transformation

May 1, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Business innovator takes a ‘whole of stack’ approach to its use of Microsoft technology…

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‘Massive global expansion’ for NetSuite

April 27, 2017 | Newsdesk

This is what the Oracle ‘big brother’ really means for cloud ERP vendor…

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Now big data threatens to ‘save the planet’

April 27, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Faster than a speeding bullet, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, and now capable of solving the biggest ‘challenge’ of our time…

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Win 10 looking good for business

April 26, 2017 | Newsdesk

Dull but important reason for faster migration to more recent OS…

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SaaS is an intermediate step – Unit4 CEO

April 26, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

In time, businesses will buy outcomes, not software…

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Shadow IT: Not a new thing and nor is managing it

April 26, 2017 | Owen McCall

Many IT organisations are strong on wanting a mandate as a way of eliminating shadow IT – but it won’t work, says Owen McCall…

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ERP trends that affect software selection

April 22, 2017 | Dylan Persaud

Dylan Persaud looks at the most important trends influencing ERP decision-making today…

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Eye-BM uses deep learning for disease detection

April 21, 2017 | Newsdesk

How automation will help solve health challenges of the future…

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westpac stadium tech

Westpac Stadium gets tech overhaul

April 20, 2017 | Newsdesk

Will also need name overhaul if SBW is to play there…

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Women working tech jobs

More support to entice women into tech jobs

April 20, 2017 | Newsdesk

Shadow Tech Days to give schoolgirls IT insights…

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Orion Health contract Dorset

Good news for embattled Orion Health

April 20, 2017 | Newsdesk

Under pressure software vendor lands UK contract…

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What millennials really want

April 19, 2017 | Newsdesk

The short answer: a smartphone and an internet connection…

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Microsoft awards

Microsoft celebrates industry excellence at 2017 Partner Awards

April 13, 2017 | Newsdesk

Vendor dishes out a gaggle of gongs…

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Airways_Intergen

Airways takes off into the cloud

April 12, 2017 | Intergen

Aviation industry leader looks to Intergen for a steady, secure migration of selected business services…

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Digital transformation competitiors_Alibaba

Why digital transformation matters: ‘Anyone is a competitor’

April 12, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Whether in private business or the public sector, the potential threat and reward of digital transformation is a reality for every organisation…

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stuff fibre

Stuff Fibre: automate or fail in cut throat game

April 12, 2017 | JAVLN

Agile and ambitious fibre-only ISP chooses JAVLN to underpin customer experience…

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Digital transformation is whatever you want it to be

April 12, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.”…

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tech skills demand_Looksee

Imported bods aren’t enough to meet rampant skills demand

April 12, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Shortages demonstrate propensity for tech industry to create rather than destroy jobs…

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ERP business systems change

Signs that your business is ready for a new system

April 11, 2017 | Jess Covich

You know that for your business to grow and succeed your business needs technology that keeps you across everything going on…

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Global IT spending slows – Gartner

April 11, 2017 | Newsdesk

Rising USD puts a damper on tech investments…

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From proof of concept to production

April 10, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Is blockchain ready for prime time?…

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GroupCram_Microsoft Imagine cup

Imagine Cup winners: Is this really the pinnacle of Kiwi innovation?

April 10, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Yet another collaboration app enough to bag Microsoft’s Imagine Cup…

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Soltius named AWS Specialised Partner of the Year

April 7, 2017 | Zag

Strong performance continues with major partner accolade…

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ITSM moves out of the basement, into the house

April 6, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Service management principles apply anywhere service is delivered…

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UXC into CSC into DXC

April 5, 2017 | Newsdesk

Mega-corporation the culmination of a long process of consolidation…

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CX standing in the way of digital transformation

April 5, 2017 | Newsdesk

Organisations around the world are failing to implement effective digital customer experience (CX) strategies…

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‘When I grow up I want to work in IT’

April 5, 2017 | Angela Barnett

Said the young girl never…

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Automation: The fear is real (but there are bigger fish to fry)

April 3, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Technologists and politicians face off on automation, the future of work and, err, climate change…

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flux accelerator

‘Flux Accelerator’ looks to boost selected start-ups

April 3, 2017 | Newsdesk

First intake in new programme attracts $500,000 in seed funding…

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Dropping in on MYOB’s journey upmarket

March 30, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

It has been a busy time for MYOB, the onetime provider of the most popular accounting package in New Zealand and Australia…

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Finding your driverless tractor about to get easier

March 28, 2017 | Newsdesk

Precision agriculture among latest geospatial initiatives at digital earth symposium…

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FintechNZ startups

British invasion but FintechNZ claims UK beachhead

March 28, 2017 | Newsdesk

‘Opens doors’ for hundreds of Kiwi businesses seeking to trade with United Kingdom companies…

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How bizarre: Here’s how to identify DT need

March 28, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

These are the commonplace business processes which should kick digital transformation into gear…

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Salesforce

March 24, 2017 |

Salesforce began in 1999 with a vision of reinventing Customer Relationship Management (CRM). Since pioneering the use of cloud computing they have revolutionised the way enterprise software is delivered and used, changing the industry forever.

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Little AI takes centre stage

March 23, 2017 | Anthony Caruana

Salesforce futurist Peter Schwartz makes his calls on what artificial intelligence won’t look like…

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Locksmiths find key to ERP value

Tech-savvy company modernises for more efficient distribution…

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Concur launches ANZ App Centre

March 22, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Plug in a few of your favourite business services…

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managing tech risk_Agilyx

Leave ‘failure is OK’ aside, accept that ‘risk is OK’

March 21, 2017 | Newsdesk

Changed perceptions of failure don’t always translate into willingness to take on risk, especially when modernising existing systems…

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Becoming cognitive

What underpins the increasingly in-vogue concept of cognitive computing? Wayne Thompson, Hui Li and Alison Bolen provide a quick start guide…

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‘Every business in NZ needs world class IT’ – Winston Fong

March 20, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Being competitive in NZ means being competitive anywhere…

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Shades of Pets.com?

March 20, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Whole world goes crazy over Visa in sunglasses…

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NZTech_IoT type technologies

NZTech probes the case for IoT

March 20, 2017 | Newsdesk

‘Things’ that could hold the key to boosting Kiwi productivity and prosperity…

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Yellowfin

March 17, 2017 |

URL: https://www.yellowfinbi.com/ Address: Sydney, Melbourne Telephone(s): +61 3 8617 4954 or +61 3 8593 8938 Contact This Vendor Yellowfin Yellowfin is a highly intuitive 100 percent web-based reporting and analytics solution. Yellowfin is a leader

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BI and analytics spend rises as data volumes explode

March 17, 2017 | Anthony Caruana

High volume data processing and real time analytics on the shopping list for CIOs drowning in a data (and vendor) soup…

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CIO summit

On the agenda: CIO Summit 2017

March 16, 2017 | Newsdesk

Quality hobnobbing, national and international speakers, masterclasses and round tables…

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Technology required for growth to serve ageing Australians

Longstanding, not-for-profit aged care provider trusts Epicor SLS to help serve communities with stability and professionalism…

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How subscriptions spur technological development

March 15, 2017 | Steve Singer

Subscription business models are driving continuous innovation, writes Steve Singer…

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Microsoft

Microsoft Power BI

March 15, 2017 |

URL: https://powerbi.microsoft.com Email: info@microsoft.com Address: Auckland and Sydney Telephone(s): NZ: 0800 800 004 or 0800 864 384 Contact This Vendor Microsoft Power BI Power BI is a SaaS offering that enables anyone and everyone to easily con

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How to annoy (good) hackers

March 15, 2017 | Anthony Caruana

We’ve all heard the usual security spiel; make life hard for the hackers, layered security, complex passwords, blah, blah, blah…  

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Does IT mean ‘digital’? Not with these five key differences

March 15, 2017 | Lee Stevens

Digital is in danger of becoming an arbitrary, meaningless term as it continues to be overused, writes Lee Stevens…

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xero machine learning

Machine learning gets real (for a select few)

March 14, 2017 | Newsdesk

Xero reckons it is walking the talk…

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Microsoft_digital transformation gap

Dammit, New Zealand businesses, transform already

March 13, 2017 | Newsdesk

Research suggests local operators are all mouth and no trousers when it comes to the DTs…

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Digitoil: Get on page one of Google

March 13, 2017 | Sharron Martin

Six tips to get your website on page one…

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‘Democratised data’ drives customer awareness

March 10, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Customers expect to engage and receive resolution for issues from any device, anytime and anywhere…

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Chatbot judeio

Cognitive computing and a better customer experience for all

March 10, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Chatbots can revolutionise how we interact with everyday services…

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Ecommerce_OneClick

Whitepaper: Ecommerce Conversion Killers

March 10, 2017 | Sharron Martin

This research paper identifies the six culprits that result in high bounce rates and abandoned shopping carts on ecommerce websites…

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RubberTree automotive solutions

Boosted by effective ERP, Kiwi SMB aces growth spurt

March 9, 2017 | First Software

RubberTree finds local solution which accurately meets requirements and growth ambition…

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VR transforming healthcare

How VR is transforming healthcare

March 9, 2017 | Anthony Caruana

Multiple applications for lifelike simulations…

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GitHub shifts from tool for nerds to business collaboration platform

March 9, 2017 | Anthony Caruana

GitHub might sound like a silly name but it has become a trusted tool for developers, and now other business people, to store and share information…

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Which vendors come short when measuring up the big boys of ERP?

March 8, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Panorama Consulting’s ‘Clash of the Titans 2017’ report compares SAP, Oracle, Dynamics and Infor…

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Demand for ‘intelligent automation’ accelerates

March 8, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Vendor strengthens in-country representation as service management catches on…

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Social media entrepreneurs drive audience numbers

March 7, 2017 | Newsdesk

Kiwi tech set to revolutionise live event ticket sales…

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How to know if your ERP solution is compatible with your growth plans

A guide for manufacturing and distribution companies in Australia and New Zealand…

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Field service at the sharp end of digital transformation

March 3, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Doing the same thing again and expecting a different result is, apparently, at least one definition of insanity…

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Collab about more than apps (and potentially less about hot-desks)

March 2, 2017 | Anthony Caruana

It’s clear office workspaces are changing. The days of the private office are behind us, replaced by open-plan offices where people are placed in corrals that often make us feel more like farm animals than workers…

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‘Don’t panic’ as AWS goes down

March 1, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

There’s a broader lesson in the downing of Amazon Web Services’ S3 service in North America and that is simply ‘don’t panic’…

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Why data analytics is set to slay corporate data silos

March 1, 2017 | Maurizio Canton

Backed by accessible analytics, it is about what and not who you know, writes Maurizio Canton…

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PK Furniture

Integrated systems transform business for top retailer

February 28, 2017 | First Software

PK Furniture dramatically transforms operations with n2 ERP…

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Word soup with new name, expansion for SAP PaaS

February 28, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

In SAP-land, everything good is called HANA. Except HANA Cloud Platform…

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Mariner insurance

Plain sailing as marine insurer shifts to the cloud

February 28, 2017 | JAVLN

Mariner Marine Insurance selects locally developed back end system for a performance boost…

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Technology no panacea in delivering education

February 27, 2017 | Anthony Caruana

Much has been said about the use of technology in schools, writes Anthony Caruana, but some principles just don’t change…

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Have your employees got the best tools for the job? Probably not

February 27, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Less than half of respondents to a global study have the ‘latest technology’ to do their jobs…

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Soltius_Migrating to the cloud feature

Whitepaper: Six keys to successfully migrating enterprise workloads to the cloud

February 27, 2017 | Zag

A guide to help you transform your IT department from ‘fire fighters’ to ‘strategic force’…

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Gartner announces latest BI & Analytics contenders

February 24, 2017 | Hayden McCall

Zoomdata among new arrivals looking to disrupt established players…

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Fulcrum expands into Australia

February 23, 2017 | Newsdesk

New Zealand-based data startup Fulcrum launches on both sides of the Tasman, plans to tackle Asia and the US later this year…

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wine-searchers-cognitive computing

Like wine? You’ll love it more with AI

February 22, 2017 | Newsdesk

Finding the best tipple for any situation or drinker is made easier and better – thanks to the machines…

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Smart glasses tipped for big things, despite probably still making you look stupid

February 22, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Google Glass might be dead, but the segment in which it inspired a good deal of public opprobrium isn’t…

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BI & Analytics 2017: NZ to spend over $100m, Aus approaches a billion

February 21, 2017 | Newsdesk

Get chequebooks ready as BI and analytics continues growth spurt…

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M&A activity continues as Fusion5 and Myriad join forces

February 21, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Australasian business solutions company Fusion5 merges with Myriad IT…

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The Curse of Machinery

February 20, 2017 | Henry Hazlitt

Among the most viable of all economic delusions is the belief that machines on net balance create unemployment…

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Deloitte + AWS + HANA: It’s all about analytics. And the cloud

February 20, 2017 | Newsdesk

Professional services firm Deloitte has formed an AWS cloud shop which it said has 2,500 practitioners globally…

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Culture shift needed before transformation

February 16, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Fear of the machines is real, so focus on people first, then tech…

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‘Next Level MDM’: The diverging views of analysts and customers

February 16, 2017 | Evan Levy

What does the future hold for master data management? Evan Levy finds the chatter from those in the trenches isn’t aligned with analyst views…

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Strategic partnership heralds AI-driven service automation

February 15, 2017 | Newsdesk

For those to whom automation gives the willies, more frightening stuff…

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SnapperNet n2 ERP

Web-to-warehouse integration delivers the goods for disty

February 14, 2017 | First Software

ICT equipment distributor SnapperNet is seeing business-wide benefits with n2 ERP…

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ANZ spoilt for choice with more cloud options

February 14, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Oracle expands cloud coverage with PaaS, IaaS…

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Vendor management in a volatile world

February 13, 2017 | Anthony Caruana

Mergers, acquisitions and divestitures are a fact of life that make vendor management an ongoing challenge for today’s tech leaders…

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Collaboration giants LogMeIn and Citrix GoTo merge

February 10, 2017 | Anthony Caruana

After a six-month courtship, the marriage between Citrix’s GoTo business and LogMeIn has been consummated…

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Within five years, organisations will be valued on information portfolios

February 10, 2017 | Newsdesk

Just how valuable is information? According to Gartner, by 2021 the answer will become clear…

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Intergen new office

Intergen shifts into Press Hall

February 9, 2017 | Newsdesk

One of Wellington’s first ICT companies kicks off a new chapter in its 15-year growth…

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Outcomes don’t depend on where you begin

February 8, 2017 | Owen McCall

IT teams and professionals should focus on desired outcomes, rather than mire themselves in the problems of the day, says Owen McCall…

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The robots are coming (and they’re going to clean your house)

February 8, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Succour for those afraid of the robot invasion…

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MYOB beefs up portfolio with cloud payroll

February 7, 2017 | Newsdesk

Hot on the heels of its acquisition of Greentree late last year, MYOB continues to strengthen its hand in the business software market…

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DX Economy_IDC report

‘Digitally enhanced products’ and the dawn of the DX Economy

February 7, 2017 | Newsdesk

IDC peers into the future and insists on digital nativity for every enterprise…

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Air NZ Chatbot_Oscar

Chatbots take flight in New Zealand

February 2, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

But it is more Kitty Hawk than Cape Canaveral right now…

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Collaboration hots up as Slack boosts enterprise cred

February 2, 2017 | Anthony Caruana

Slack is a collaboration favourite for small workgroups – now it is targeting the big time…

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Ten points to consider for the future of cloud

February 2, 2017 | Patrick Elliott

How will your relationship with the cloud change over the course of the coming year, asks Oracle’s Patrick Elliott…

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Real-time data gets courtside

February 1, 2017 | Anthony Caruana

Tennis pros lift their game with analytics technology…

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Automation and the death of work

February 1, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

The end of the world will arrive through sheer indolence…

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Shift to the cloud as minnows nip at big energy retailers’ flanks

January 31, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

The big boys of the electricity industry aren’t taking this digital transformation malarkey lying down…

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Chatbots hit the perfect pitch

January 26, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

With bots taking over the world, isn’t it a good thing they are so friendly…

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Chorus_fibre

UFB going (more) places

January 26, 2017 | Newsdesk

Phase 2 rollout to put fibre within reach of most New Zealanders…

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Tennis serves up the fun side of analytics

January 25, 2017 | Newsdesk

IBM and Tennis Australia introduce deeper insights and new digital experiences at the 2017 Australian Open…

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Production planning hits the floor

January 24, 2017 | Epicor Software Corporation

Engineering shop drives quality and efficiency with Epicor cloud solution…

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Advanced Govt Technology summit

Productivity, technology and targeting NZ’s biggest IT spender

January 24, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

‘Technology is at the heart of improving productivity of government services’…

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Team Asparona_IRD management system

IRD signs deal for $25 million knowledge management system

January 20, 2017 | Newsdesk

In the pursuit of transformation, Inland Revenue waves fat chequebook around…

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Does software licensing equate to theft?

January 19, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Software vendors perpetuating a billion-dollar heist (or are they?)…

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Data science gets automated, but the devil is still in the detail

January 18, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

More than 40 percent of data science tasks will be automated by 2020 reckons Gartner…

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Digital technology rendering government redundant

January 17, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

‘Digital’ has replaced multiple devices, industries and ways of doing things. Could it see off government, too?…

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‘Over the top’ puts a hundred billion back in your pocket

January 16, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

A figure is put to internet protocol gains…

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BI: Project success depends on a hard focus on the soft issues

January 16, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Getting results from digital initiatives depends more on culture, appetite for change and willingness to embrace disruption than it does on technology…

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Patterns in toast: How algorithms make machine learning work

January 5, 2017 | Donovan Jackson

Ever seen Jesus in a piece of toast? How algorithms and machine learning mimic the mind…

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Digital transformation and the practice of law

December 24, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Here’s a transformation for you. Instead of scribbled bits of paper into a jar for Christmas suggestions, how about a digital version…

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Ten critical questions small manufacturers should ask before buying a cloud-based ERP solution

December 22, 2016 | Epicor Software Corporation

Looking at implementing new software or upgrading your current software?…

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Asia Pacific: A tale of two clouds

December 19, 2016 | Chris Chelliah

Cloud is a technology that’s come of age, delivering clear benefits to the organisations that opt for it. But are APAC businesses doing so effectively, asks Chris Chelliah…

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Evolving technology_ISIS Group

Everything you know is wrong: Radicalising IT

December 15, 2016 | Ian Apperley

He’s tackled the death of IT, now Ian Apperley muses about how IT should be ‘radicalised’ to stay relevant…

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‘Massive opportunities’ in subscription economy

December 15, 2016 | Anthony Caruana

Report says Aussies and Kiwis spend around AUD$660 per month on subscription services…

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NZ Techweek 2017

Techweek NZ’s ‘biggest ever tech event’

December 15, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

 Regions a focus for Techweek’17 scheduled for May 6 to 14 next year…

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Trends 2017: IoT and the emerging regulatory landscape

December 15, 2016 | Eve Maler

Internet of Things (IoT) momentum accelerated in 2016 and we can expect it to increase again in 2017, writes Eve Maler…

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First Software N2 ERP

First Software

December 14, 2016 |

If you sell online, have retail outlets, import and distribute, n2 Cloud ERP will take your business to the next level.  n2 Cloud ERP is an all-in-one Ecommerce, Financials, Distribution, Procurement, and Business Intelligence software application for Retailers and Distributors. We have been developing and supporting ERP Applications for over eight years on the Microsoft Platform.  n2 ERP also integrates to Xero for companies that want to continue to use Xero Financials.  n2 ERP is suitable for 3 to 100 plus users, and as its cloud base you’ll never need to upgrade again.

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Future BI will address multiple learning styles

December 14, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Better BI depends on taking cognisance of how people think and learn…

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Spending cash won’t make your company secure

December 13, 2016 | Newsdesk

Organisations spend an average of 5.6 percent of the overall IT budget on IT security and risk management, but that’s no measure of security…

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The reality of the AI revolution

December 13, 2016 | Steve Singer

Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the most evocative and confusing terms in technology. In making sense of it, Steve Singer says AI is an everyday reality with plenty more to come…

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Coldplay and customer intimacy

December 12, 2016 | Steve Scarbrough

What customer intimacy lessons, wonders Steve Scarbrough, can be learned from Coldplay?…

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Tech slowdown begs question ‘Where have all the buyers gone?’

December 12, 2016 | Anthony Caruana

Market reports from IDC and Gartner show flat or declining numbers for PC, tablet and smartphone sales…

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Subscription_billing engine

The subscription gig gets new tooling

December 12, 2016 | Anthony Caruana

The complexities of selling ‘as-a-service’ has driven a new category of software – the subscription billing engine…

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How API-led connectivity is boosting digital transformation

December 9, 2016 | Will Bosma

Many businesses across Australia and New Zealand currently have some sort of digital transformation project underway, muses Will Bosma…

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New tech buyers could include machines

December 9, 2016 | Newsdesk

Vendors need to incorporate new customer types into go-to-market strategies…

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MYOB Business Monitor

Good people (still) hard to find

December 8, 2016 | Newsdesk

Personnel problems highlighted in MYOB Business Monitor…

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Kicking the predictors in their crystal balls

December 7, 2016 | Anthony Caruana

December – the time for putting up the Christmas tree, counting down the days till holidays and trying to be nice to your work colleagues at the office party…

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Expect more elephants down under

December 7, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Open source big data vendor accelerates activity in Australasia…

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Better BI will decimate white collar jobs (but it won’t run your company)

December 5, 2016 | Anthony Caruana

Increased access to more data faster than ever before is driving a revolution that is completely changing the nature of business…

read more...

Crystal balls come out for 2017

December 5, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

It’s that time of year again, so ready yourself for the prognostications of, well, everyone…

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Techweek 2017

NZTech firms up Techweek for ’17

December 2, 2016 | Newsdesk

Week-long celebration of technology and innovation scheduled for May 2017…

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wellington earthquake_Soltius cloud

Ahead of disaster, more cloud is a good idea

December 1, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Disaster has once again thrown into stark relief the continuity challenges faced by businesses of all kinds in the event of the unexpected…

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ERP best vendor

Ever wondered which ERP vendor is best?

November 30, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Panorama Consulting Solutions ranks ERP vendors for 2017 and comes up with a winner…

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Kevin Mitnick and the human hacking business

November 29, 2016 | Anthony Caruana

Every industry has rockstars. For hackers and infosec, there’s probably no one more famous, or perhaps infamous, than Kevin Mitnick…

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Death of ERP_Ian Apperley

Everything you know is wrong – surviving the death of IT

November 28, 2016 | Ian Apperley

The last six months have seen rapid changes in the world of IT, giving Ian Apperley pause to consider the future…

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Enably drives customer success

November 28, 2016 | Newsdesk

Fast-growing Australian lender implements omnichannel solution for improved customer service…

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Smooth startup for ice cream maker

November 25, 2016 | Abel Software

When a master chef decided to start a business making premium soft-serve ice cream and dairy-free desserts, he chose Abel ERP…

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Landesk eyes the end-point

November 24, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Tools vendor sets sights on the sharp bit of information security…

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Heat turned up in cloud ERP space

November 24, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Growing demand, plenty of options for SaaS solutions…

read more...
MYOB carolyn luey

MYOB appoints new NZ GM

November 24, 2016 | Newsdesk

Business management software provider MYOB has appointed Carolyn Luey as the new head of Enterprise Solutions division and GM New Zealand operations…

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Intelligent avatar seeks situation vacant

November 23, 2016 | Newsdesk

‘BabyX’ leaves the lab and looks for a job as Soul Machines opens for business…

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NZ earthquake

Tech driven quake response and a silver lining

November 22, 2016 | Newsdesk

New Zealand’s skills in advanced spatial technology and geographic intelligence has underpinned much of the response to last week’s 7.8 earthquake…

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Microsoft Computational Thinking

CEO’s visit sparks storm of activity

November 21, 2016 | Newsdesk

Microsoft NZ announces co-development initiatives, awards grant for computer science education…

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Saas_BoozeBud

Entrepreneur announces the ‘as a Service’ we’ve all been waiting for

November 21, 2016 | Anthony Caruana

The industry is changing for the better with ‘beer as a service’…

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Satya Nadella_Microsoft NZ Developer Day

Microsoft CEO Nadella doesn’t whelm, he delivers

November 18, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Redmond’s top man appears at Auckland’s Developer Day…

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Smarter farming_Craige Mackenzie

Smarter farming could boost already respectable growth figures

November 17, 2016 | Newsdesk

Information technology could help agriculture exceed farming’s anticipated $6.4 billion contribution to 2025 GDP…

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powerlines and drones_IFS

Drones make light work of heavy lifting

November 16, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

ERP vendor delivers proof of concept for drone-powered automation…

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Collapse of trust and digital transformation

November 15, 2016 | Gerry McGovern

Globally we are facing a collapse of trust – and it is being driven by digitisation, writes Gerry McGovern…

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Fintech - Juniper

Social credit on the comeback in fintech

November 15, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Juniper Research said fintech platform revenues to support lending and financing are set to reach US$10.5 billion globally by 2020…

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Could CYOD give Apple an enterprise boost?

November 14, 2016 | Anthony Caruana

While BYOD has captured lots of attention over the last few years, companies supplying equipment chosen by employees is increasing in popularity…

read more...

Why hype is necessary to drive big data, analytics and AI

November 14, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Analytics, business intelligence, machine learning and artificial intelligence are all ‘exciting’ aspects of the technology industry…

read more...

Can service management change the way you work?

November 10, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

When it’s all about the experience, office applications aren’t good enough…

read more...
online security

Information sharing to improve online security

November 10, 2016 | Newsdesk

Automation for more meaningful cyber threat chats…

read more...

Announcements aplenty out of SAP TechEd

November 9, 2016 | Newsdesk

Top of the news coming out of SAP’s TechEd underway in Barcelona is a ‘next generation’ HANA Platform…

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Fuji Xerox digitistion highway

Transformation efforts should focus on digital onramps

November 9, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Smooth entry and exit needed onto the digitisation highway…

read more...

Webjet embraces blockchain to drive efficiency and better service

November 9, 2016 | Anthony Caruana

Blockchain has been perhaps the most hyped solution looking for a problem seen in the last decade…

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‘Personal automation’ – that’s a thing?

November 8, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

DIY integration for digital transformation at the individual level…

read more...

Fintech booms despite market concerns

November 4, 2016 | Anthony Caruana

Half of banking customers across the globe are using products or services of at least one fintech firm…

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What is ERP? (Enterprise Resource Planning)

November 3, 2016 | MYOB

So you’ve been in business for a while and, besides the usual start-up challenges, things have been running fairly smoothly…

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internet of things

IoT’s building blocks fall into place

November 3, 2016 | Fiona Hanlon

Networks and sensing devices set scene for proof-of-concept and production solutions…

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innovative health

Health IT sector ‘on the verge’

November 2, 2016 | Newsdesk

Opportunities and risks as hospital and healthcare industry stares down ‘digital breakthrough’…

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Say hello to Dell Technologies

November 2, 2016 | Anthony Caruana, Donovan Jackson

After doing the biggest deal ever done in tech, the combined ‘Dell EMC’ looks to the future…

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Dynamics 365 goes GA

November 2, 2016 | Newsdesk

Microsoft describes Dynamics 365 as ‘a cloud-based suite of purpose-built, intelligent business applications’…

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Access talent at home

November 1, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Skills shortages are a problem in many fast-changing industries…

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‘Consumable’ machine learning, AI a solved problem, and the home EEG

October 31, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Microsoft pushes the hot buttons as Ignite NZ rolled into town last week…

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Auckland Airport

BI taking flight at Auckland International

October 28, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Why customer experience matters at New Zealand’s major air transport hub…

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Engineering a competitive edge

October 28, 2016 | Abel Software

To bolster its competitive edge as a global contract manufacturer…

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HCBI

Disruption starts with people, first

October 28, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

The IT industry has a habit of banging on about new technology that will disrupt markets, but the reality is that it is humans that do the disrupting…

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Mitchell Pham

Mitchell Pham appointed NZTech chair

October 26, 2016 | Newsdesk

Rachel Kelly named deputy…

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Wynyard

Wynyard’s cautionary tale

October 25, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Going large easily said, but just not that easily done…

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Gartner: Notes on spending, digital evolution and Brexit

October 25, 2016 | Newsdesk

Ecosystems the next big thing; oh, and what’s happening with Brexit…

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Move over content, context is king

October 25, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Dynamics Day serves up a smorgasbord of Microsoft…

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Moneyball 2.0 – tech driven innovation in sports

October 24, 2016 | Anthony Caruana

Professional sports have traditionally been managed by former players leaning on years of experience…

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Painless data migration

Whitepaper: The big secret to painless data migration

October 22, 2016 | insightsoftware

The art of making old data mesh with new data structures and integrate with new data can be a dark one, but the experts at Jet Reports believe it doesn’t have to be painful…

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Advice for the C-Suite: Protecting your business from cyber attacks

October 21, 2016 | Anthony Caruana

The basics are still the best for information security…

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ASB_Waterfront_Moller_Facilities_Integrate

Waterfront theatre gets designer tech

October 19, 2016 | Hayden McCall

Architectural design and building software disciplines play nice in construction…

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HR performance

‘People analytics’ lifts the lid on HR performance

October 19, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Nascent BI discipline provides insights on a range of employee metrics…

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Apple Car – the rubber hits the road block

October 18, 2016 | Anthony Caruana

It seems that the car that never was will never be…

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Automation: A new frontier of human-machine partnership

October 18, 2016 | Anant Gupta

Think of the future of automation. What do you visualise, asks Anant Gupta…

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infosec security professionals

Why infosec is a top career choice

October 18, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

With a worldwide shortage of information security professionals, getting into this line of work is bound to be gainful…

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Parliament on blackberry

Parliamentary Services on BlackBerry

October 18, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

No, not the handsets, the back end MDM software…

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What Workplace means for business

October 17, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

With Facebook’s ‘Workplace’ entering the fray for social media at work, Deloitte NZ partner and digital specialist Grant Frear shares his perspectives…

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hololens

HoloLens soon to be available to local developers

October 13, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

What will you do with augmented reality…

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The fun and games of sales gamification

October 13, 2016 | Newsdesk

Making a game of your sales effort is not something to be toyed with…

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Whitepaper: How to elevate sales team performance

October 13, 2016 | CSO Insights

The Sales Relationship/Process matrix (SRP) is a proven method to measure and improve sales performance…

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Microsoft’s giant step forward for enterprise SaaS

October 12, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Big reveal for ‘as-a-service’ applications with built-in intelligence…

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NetSuite sizzle too pricey for down under

October 11, 2016 | Hayden McCall

Recent customer parade all about the steak, not the sizzle…

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Science fiction? Nah, business as usual

October 11, 2016 | Newsdesk

Value of human experience likely to increase on the path to 2040…

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Productivity boon (or bust) as Facebook launches Workplace

October 11, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Once a dirty word on the job, world’s biggest social network makes a play for the office…

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Having a crack at the ‘ERP for IT’ challenge

October 6, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Of all the major business disciplines, only IT lacks comprehensive management and automation software…

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internet of things

IoT experiments gather pace

October 6, 2016 | Newsdesk

Kiwis are on to it, but immaturity largely restricts deployments to proof of concept…

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Cloud computing_ govt taxation

Netflix tax: Why digital goods belong in the IRD’s net

October 6, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Taxing cloud computing is a problem which has long occupied the minds of tax consultants and those in government tasked with collections…

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Intergen and Pave Group

Fast-moving ERP for Pave Group

October 6, 2016 | Intergen

Distribution company chooses Intergen for challenging Dynamics NAV deployment…

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Microsoft spruiks trusted cloud conversation

October 5, 2016 | Beverley Head

Secure, sustainable and inclusive ‘cloud for good’…

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Orion health machine learning

New report demonstrates how machine learning will work in healthcare

October 5, 2016 | Newsdesk

Orion Health does some show and tell on the drive to precision medicine…

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Uncanny? Collaborative robots are on the march

October 4, 2016 | Newsdesk

‘Cobots’ the hottest growth segment in industrial automation…

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Intergen Dynamics Day

‘Relentless drive to service consumption’

October 3, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Ahead of Dynamics Day, Intergen contextualises transformation…

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NetSuite punts product but no mention of the war

September 30, 2016 | Beverley Head

Old picture of Larry Ellison only evidence of Oracle at NetSuite user conference..

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SAP invests large in IoT, big data

September 30, 2016 | Newsdesk

German ERP giant to spend €2 billion over five years…

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Machine learning - healthcare

Ahead of the curve, Orion Health looks to introduce machine learning

September 29, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Machine learning just starting Hype Cycle journey…

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Electronic enlightenment

Electronic enlightenment ploughs through uncanny valley

September 28, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Insights so good they might freak you out…

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Augmented reality is more than fun and games

September 28, 2016 | Newsdesk

Pokemon Go has all but disappeared, but billions await for business AR…

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Postmodern ERP: Still not sunshine and roses

September 27, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Beyond the hype and marketing schpiel, turns out enterprise software is still bloody difficult…

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Machine learning pushes new AI frontiers

September 26, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Cognitive computing depends on big data automation…

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Digitoil: Three simple tips towards improved SEO

September 24, 2016 | Richard Conway

Is the world of search engine optimisation (SEO) a mysterious place populated by snake oil merchants and incomprehensible jargon? Not necessarily, says Richard Conway…

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iot missing link_Facilities Integrate

Filling in the IoT’s missing link

September 22, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Billions of sensors to connect…to what?…

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Business shine through cloud

Whitepaper: How your business can shine through the cloud

September 22, 2016 | Epicor Software Corporation

Understand common deployment options and know which questions to ask…

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CFOs push ahead with shadow IT spending

September 22, 2016 | Beverley Head

The CFO’s role as an investor in shadow IT is expanding as the finance function transforms…

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Technology in farming

Technology’s role in the farms of the future

September 21, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Precision agriculture has a lot to offer – and that doesn’t mean rubber chicken…

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PureCloud_migration

PureCloud gaining momentum

September 21, 2016 | Newsdesk

Up-front costs have shifted from customers to vendors, but the long term benefits of cloud migration will be shared says Ian McLean…

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Application networks can address digital disruption challenges

September 20, 2016 | Brad Drysdale

Companies need to find ways to become more flexible to meet changing market and customer demands, writes MuleSoft’s Brad Drysdale…

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Cloud fuels ANZ digital disruption

September 19, 2016 | Beverley Head

Demand for cloud services growing at a fast clip with 1 million companies now on Amazon…

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Internet of things_conferenz

On the relative positioning of carts, horses and the Internet of Things

September 19, 2016 | Newsdesk

More of a concept than a reality right now, but don’t write off the IoT…

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A practical guide to surviving a ransomware infection

September 16, 2016 | Steve Victor

If the idea of a hooded youth in Kazakhstan corrupting your IT systems unless a hefty ransom is paid sounds scary, it should…

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Government data on spending

Enthusiast’s analysis lifts lid on government ICT spend per employee

September 15, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Consultant takes ‘open government’ data, gives back information…

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Social business

Business is social – but is your business socialised?

September 14, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

‘It doesn’t matter what business you’re in, you’re in the people business.’…

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Lack of tech investment could hinder growth

September 14, 2016 | Newsdesk

Businesses in emerging markets could steal a march on developed world operators…

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Infrastructure_Citrix

Infrastructure hampering digital performance

September 14, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Forget about innovation on the way to a digitally transformed organisation, because unless the infrastructure’s sorted, it isn’t going to happen…

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Technological development and a future of no-cost living

September 13, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Here’s an interesting idea: the cost of living is coming down so rapidly that it might become zero…

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How to select an ERP solution

How to select an ERP solution for your growing business

September 13, 2016 | Zag

Do you cater to specialist needs that will beat out the competition or enjoy a single source of the truth?…

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The right time to transition to ERP system

When’s the right time to transition to a new ERP system?

September 13, 2016 | Zag

The advantages are clear, but often businesses will delay making a decision suffering pain and chaos…

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Why blockchain could change the world

September 13, 2016 | John Jones

It may sound like something out of a B&D dungeon as blockchain emerges from the dark world behind Bitcoin, writes John Jones…

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Drivers behind ERP system

What are the drivers behind ERP change for a business?

September 12, 2016 | Zag

If you’re reading this article, chances are your business is coping with business system ‘pain’…

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Mint Payments gets fresh ERP

September 8, 2016 | MYOB

Frustrated with the limitations of an existing ERP solution, Mint Payments searched the market for a better way – and found it in MYOB Advanced Business…

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Advance security summit_Conferenz

Innovating? Don’t forget security

September 7, 2016 | Newsdesk

With all the talk around digital transformation today, organisations of every stripe are looking to information technology to innovate…

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digital business models

Bimodal IT: Keeping the lights on as important as innovation

September 7, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

In the rush to digitally transform, don’t neglect the basics…

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Ross Parker_Skinny Mobile

Skinny goes digital (but hedges bets)

September 6, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Prepaid operator Skinny has gone Janus and is no longer just Skinny Mobile…

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Genesys bids for Interactive Intelligence

September 5, 2016 | Beverley Head

Consolidation drives through contact centre sector…

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It’s blown the budget, but has enterprise IT failed?

September 1, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

The bigger the organisation – and the more public the results – the greater the risk of budget blowout and ‘failure’…

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‘Transformation’ isn’t about adopting technology

September 1, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Don’t get stuck on the bits and bytes in the march to digital transformation…

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Of love, hate and the Gartner Hype Cycle

August 31, 2016 | Owen McCall

They’re great and they’re awful – find out why Owen McCall is ambivalent about Gartner’s Hype Cycle…

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EROAD Satellite and cellular solutions

Making the IoT a reality offers cross-industry advantage

August 31, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Visibility and insights can transform performance, according to EROAD…

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Concerns aside, executives commit to digital business

August 31, 2016 | Newsdesk

Dipstick research from Unisys Corporation shows executives are going in boots ‘n all for digital business even though there are reservations…

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InternetNZ and auDA awards

Trans-Tasman raid as NZ shines in Australasia Internet Awards

August 31, 2016 | Newsdesk

Five New Zealand businesses received awards for online excellence at the Australia and New Zealand Internet Awards (ANZIAs) in Melbourne…

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Ballance Agri-Nutrients

Soltius delivers first S/4HANA client

August 30, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Ballance Agri-Nutrients goes live with ‘in memory’ ERP…

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Analytics: See the signals before the competition

August 30, 2016 | Rich Clayton

The ‘laboratory’ approach works as well today as it did in Thomas Edison’s times, writes Oracle’s Rich Clayton…

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Microsoft Dynamics Inner circle _ Intergen

Intergen joins grouping of top Microsoft Dynamics partners

August 29, 2016 | Newsdesk

Intergen is a new member of the Microsoft Dynamics Inner Circle 2016…

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Data insights go begging

August 25, 2016 | Beverley Head

A quarter of A/NZ businesses gather data but don’t analyse it…

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AU census fail

Transformation lessons from Australia’s Census

August 24, 2016 | James Riley

The 2016 Census and its steaming #CensusFail epitaph may yet prove useful to government…

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Eat meat or prefer veg?

August 24, 2016 | Beverley Head

Disruptors come in two flavours – carnivore and herbivore…

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Information security

Information security: Enable, don’t inhibit

August 24, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Complex and beset by FUD, a strategic approach to information security improves its efficacy and value…

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Information access: MYOB Greentree’s API makes the big connections

August 23, 2016 | MYOB

ERP system communication builds Comdain Infrastructure’s reputation for efficiency and customer service…

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Oracle_wins_DIA_NZ_deal

DIA: Oracle deal could save up to $30 million

August 23, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

The Department of Internal Affairs said it expects to save anywhere between $16 and $30 million over three-years…

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Quest for Digital transformation

Transformation: Put documents and processes in the crosshairs

August 22, 2016 | Newsdesk

Take a closer look at information management in the quest for digital transformation…

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People come first

Forget about things, put people first

August 18, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Customer experience is not about devices…

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CIOs sidestepped in software asset management strategy

August 18, 2016 | Beverley Head

Those responsible for technology are being taken out of the SAM loop…

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Oracle deal_nz govt

Red flags as Government signs on for Oracle deal

August 17, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Decision could cost ‘a massive amount of money’…

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Digital transformation - eBlueprint

Transform or die

August 17, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Put simply, digital transformation is a big deal for two very good reasons…

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Culture eats technology for breakfast

August 16, 2016 | Beverley Head

Forget getting advantage from technology alone – it’s a doomed strategy…

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predictive analytics

New Zealand ten years behind on predictive BI

August 15, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Local adoption lags, ‘big data’ a canard…

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HR / HCM Buyer’s Guide

August 12, 2016 | iStart

Each year iStart publishes the Human Resources Buyer’s Guide to provide those researching HR solutions with an evaluation of the leading HR vendors, and a comparison of features across their products, along with local reseller or implementation partner contact details…

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Shadows on the road less travelled to transformation

August 11, 2016 | Newsdesk

Learn from shadow IT rather than suppressing it, reckons Fronde…

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Datacom cracks the billion-dollar mark

August 11, 2016 | Newsdesk

Revenue up 13 percent, 25 percent increase in capex…

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Integration moves out to the edge

August 11, 2016 | Beverley Head

‘Digital reinvention’ demands more integration, intelligence…

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Employing IT staff

Good luck hanging on to IT staff

August 10, 2016 | Newsdesk

More than fifty percent those in tech jobs plan to move within a year…

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Industrial systems and IoT ignore security at their peril

August 9, 2016 | Beverley Head

Disclosure of industrial systems security breaches should be mandated…

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Cloud infrastructure

If it’s infrastructure, go 100% cloud

August 8, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Whilst deploying SaaS applications may not be clear cut, when it comes to hosting infrastructure it’s a no brainer says latest Kiwi AWS partner…

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mass personalisation fuji xerox

‘Multichannel, mass-personalised comms’ a step towards digital transformation?

August 5, 2016 | Newsdesk

There’s still plenty of process inefficiency when reaching customers…

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How fintech is turning analytics into dollars

August 4, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Looking for growth? It’s in the analytics as Juniper tips fintech for a revenue boost of 960 percent…

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How to navigate the disruption economy

Incumbents needn’t be victims of disruption if they recognise the crucial thresholds and act in time, write Chris Bradley and Clayton O’Toole (McKinsey & Company)…

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Waikato_Tainui_museum

Tainui Group Holdings lays a digital foundation for the future

August 3, 2016 | Zag

Tribal assets in good hands after implementation of SAP in the cloud…

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NZ digital nation strangled

Outgoing NZTech chair: Bureaucrats and vested interests choke NZ Inc.

August 3, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

The march to New Zealand becoming an efficient digital nation is being strangled by selfish interests, charges Bennet Medary…

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Digital transformation? It’s all about the customer

August 3, 2016 | Craig Beveridge

Don’t let digital transformation distract from customer focus, writes Craig Beveridge, GM Australia at Jade Software…

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Software as a service

Not so fast on the SaaS march

August 2, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

‘100 percent’ of companies moving to Software as a Service is far from a sure thing…

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MYOB buys Greentree “masochists”

August 1, 2016 | Beverley Head

Auckland based Greentree has been bought by Sydney’s accounting software group MYOB for $NZ28.5 million…

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A/NZ needs to get (more) serious with mobility

August 1, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Businesses had better start looking at mobility a little harder, because competitors certainly are…

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Agilyx buys prevero

Unit4 boosts BI capability with prevero buy

August 1, 2016 | Newsdesk

Analytics is an increasingly big deal for businesses of every kind and ERP vendors must satisfy that particular client urge…

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Oracle and Netsuite

Oracle’s ‘surprise’ NetSuite acquisition

July 29, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

As late as last week, at least one major local Oracle and NetSuite partner didn’t see it coming…

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DWCNZ Michael Sampson

Start with the tech, transform later

July 28, 2016 | Hayden McCall

Agnostic tosh is costing lost opportunities says Office365 protagonist Michael Sampson…

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Dirty software secrets and how ANZ is beating bloat

July 27, 2016 | Beverley Head

Smartphone users knows how easily apps bloat up – for enterprises the situation can be just as dire, leading to significant operational inefficiencies…

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Self-service: It’s coming for data preparation

July 26, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Is DIY the next big thing for BI?…

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When cybersecurity is just a game

July 26, 2016 | Beverley Head

Four out of five CEOs rank cyberattacks as one of the top three business threats – but few have first-hand experience of what it really means to be under attack…

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Society, change and challenge: Charting telecoms transformation

July 26, 2016 | Paul Budde

In a new report, respected industry analyst Paul Budde provides fascinating insights relevant to both sides of the Tasman…

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Microsoft’s ‘shocking’ shift to technology agnosticism

July 25, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

In a competitive world, interoperability is essential. And so is customer focus…

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One hundred percent SaaS?

July 25, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Forget about on-premise software. The advantages of software as a service are just too good to resist…

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Fusion5 beefs up NetSuite capabilities by acquisition

July 21, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Purchases competitor BPR Solutions…

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application networks

Application networks and why integration has gone strategic

July 20, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Digital transformation delivers a ‘second great boost’ for integration specialists…

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Sixtree merges with Deloitte across ANZ

July 20, 2016 | Beverley Head

Needing additional funds to grow, systems integration specialist Sixtree has instead sold to Deloitte…

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Vodafone Barometer Report

Pastures new revealed for IoT

July 20, 2016 | Clare Coulson

With more than two thirds of companies believing the Internet of Things is critical to future success, which industries are really benefitting?…

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Are ANZ companies doing enough to transform?

July 19, 2016 | Rob Stummer

Analysing the results of its Digital Transformation Survey, IFS ANZ MD Rob Stummer was surprised that only 50 percent of antipodean respondents had a clear strategy for digital transformation…

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digital delivery experience

Exposed: The secret to superior digital experience delivery

July 19, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

While the results of SAP’s New Zealand Digital Experience Report are multifaceted, the clearest finding is that digital transformation is a business imperative…

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Fight back against disruptors with this secret weapon

July 18, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

‘Know thy enemy’ in the digital disruption battle…

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Tech industry_Oracle

Pokémon Go (and how CFOs are rising to the digital occasion)

July 15, 2016 | Newsdesk

‘It’s never been a more exciting time for the technology industry’ – Oracle GM…

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Manufacturing growth takes many forms

July 14, 2016 | Clare Coulson

Traditionally conservative manufacturers are turning to tech to reinvent themselves says Epicor…

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David Jackman and Chad Gates

Long-standing Pronto MD retires

July 14, 2016 | Newsdesk

Outspoken Pronto COO Chad Gates is stepping up to the top job as long-term MD David Jackman retires…

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Failure is good. Yeah right!

July 14, 2016 | Owen McCall

Owen McCall says we should switch from ‘initiatives’ to ‘experiments’…

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Pokemon Go

Could Kiwi businesses be cashing in on Pokémon Go?

July 14, 2016 | Rory Moss

If you haven’t heard about it, Pokémon Go is an augmented reality game, that requires trainers to go outside and seek out digital monsters. Goody Card’s Rory Moss looks at the game’s business applications…

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Victoria MacLennan

ITx names Victoria MacLennan IT Pro of the Year

July 13, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Top award for Wellington information technology industry figure…

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Computer security ITX

Competitor got hacked? Don’t laugh, you’re next

July 12, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Information security, or indeed the lack thereof, has become so commonplace that it is a bit boring. Don’t let it be…

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Is it time to appoint an application undertaker?

July 12, 2016 | Andy Kyte

After 40 years of continuous acquisition of applications most large organisations have application portfolios that are bloated, expensive and slow to change. This is unsustainable writes Gartner Fellow Andy Kyte…

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Digital experience gap

Digital experience delivery NZ: Mixed results illustrate ‘disruption gap’

July 11, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Poor digital experiences closely tied to loss of customer loyalty, advocacy and insights…

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Software spending rises in Australia and New Zealand

July 11, 2016 | Beverley Head

Overall IT spending in Australia and New Zealand is tipped to rise by 2.8 and 1.9 percent respectively in 2016 compared to last year, while global investment is flat, even “lacklustre” year on year…

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Jet Reports and EMD

Jet-powered: The data-driven motor company

July 11, 2016 | insightsoftware

European Motor Distributors implements Jet Enterprise for operational intelligence…

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Timely scheduling software

Keeping trim: Timely’s quiet success

July 11, 2016 | Clare Coulson

NZ Hi Tech Awards finalist Ryan Baker, co-founder of Timely scheduling software, reflects on the differences in setting up two tech start-ups a decade apart and the impact of the VC market…

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Victoria secret and NZ technology

NZ’s ShapeShifter cutting it fine in LA

July 7, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

How global apparel manufacturers optimise resources with Kiwi technology…

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Bigpipe app no buffering

Bigpipe app bids farewell to buffering

July 7, 2016 | Newsdesk

ISP Bigpipe is offering new functionality with a ‘virtual pipe’ that allows users to prioritise internet traffic by type at the click of a button…

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From red to black – Fronde’s ambitious $100 million target

July 7, 2016 | Clare Coulson

After a NZ$3.35 million loss two years ago and the exit of long-time CEO Ian Clarke, Fronde’s new CEO Anthony Belsham talks company turnaround and his $100 million target…

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Cityhop car mobility as a service

Mobility as a Service: Could car ownership disappear?

July 6, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Could ‘everything as a service’ empty your garage? It’s an interesting concept, particularly with the advent of driverless cars and the extension of the ‘service’ model from computing and application resources to the requirement for transport…

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Ministry of Education tech in schools

Tech sector frustrated by Ministry of Education announcement

July 5, 2016 | Clare Coulson

Initial IT sector reaction to digital technology curriculum changes is one of frustration and missed opportunity…

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TUANZ enablement lags

Tech industry going great guns, but business sector lags

July 5, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

TUANZ says digital enablement delivers results, but SMEs have been slow to engage and leverage the opportunity…

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Boundaries blur between robots and real life

July 5, 2016 | Beverley Head

As robots emerge from laboratories and science fiction to take on roles in factories, transport systems, hospitals and households, humans are having to come to terms with them…

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Shaping up and shipping out: ERP on the high seas

Southern Spars leverages Epicor ERP for critical business decisions…

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Auckland council newcore go-live

Nothing to see here: Auckland Council hits another SAP milestone

June 30, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

40 percent of Auckland services are now being delivered on NewCore, with the project’s $157 million budget on track…

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Colluding not colliding: disruptive innovation in the public sector

June 30, 2016 | Evelyn Johnston

Innovative disruption is not something new. We have been innovating since our distant ancestors first learned to tame fire and some even attribute the first human disruption to the opposable thumb…

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Whanganui District Council

Whanganui aims for best broadband economy

June 29, 2016 | Clare Coulson

Whanganui District Council has missed out on the top award for broadband economies at the Intelligent Community Forum Summit, but its CIO Jason Simons is not disappointed…

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Cloud demand spurs growth for single focus PrimeQ

June 28, 2016 | Beverley Head

Cloud-only consulting business PrimeQ is so confident of demand across Australia and New Zealand that it is planning to double headcount to 100 by the end of the year, and 200 the following year…

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Oracle and NetSuite lose local heads

June 27, 2016 | Beverley Head

There’s been a changing of the guard in leading technology companies including the Australian subsidiaries of ERP giants Oracle and NetSuite…

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Better connectivity

Economic growth? It’s the internet, stupid

June 24, 2016 | Newsdesk

Connectivity key for NZ’s future…

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New CRM fresh on global market

June 24, 2016 | Clare Coulson

Tired of having to cobble together systems for its sales reps, SaaS business Freshdesk set about creating its own CRM system for ‘high velocity sales teams’…

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Microsoft and Rolls Royce

Dynamics takes to the field

June 24, 2016 | Clare Coulson

Microsoft’s CRM solution has been extended to handle field services, Rolls Royce on board with deployment…

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Ministry of Health CTO role

Expectations high for new Ministry of Health CTO role

June 23, 2016 | Clare Coulson

Chai Chuah, director general of the Ministry of Health, has thrown down the gauntlet to the tech sector as he searches for a CTO to take health digital…

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Security Password

Workplace security lifts, consumers’ sags

June 23, 2016 | Beverley Head

IT’s warnings about the need for greater vigilance about computer security is paying off – but Australian and New Zealand consumers are still playing fast and loose with their own protection…

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Corporate ‘no-cloud’ policies head for extinction

June 23, 2016 | Newsdesk

By 2020, a corporate “no-cloud” policy will be as rare as a “no-internet” policy is today, says technology analyst Gartner…

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NZ’s Tech Report

June 22, 2016 | Newsdesk

Comprehensive economic study shows the tech sector makes a significant and growing contribution to the economy…

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Personal tech poised to further disrupt enterprise

June 21, 2016 | Beverley Head

Gartner has identified five personal technologies it believes will deliver a fresh wave of disruption to the enterprise and IT operations over the next 5-10 years…

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How NASA landed a ton on Mars

June 16, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

The out-of-this-world power of collaboration…

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Ralf Wittgen

Promapp appointment reflects global expansion plans

June 16, 2016 | Newsdesk

The successful Kiwi BPM company has appointed a chief customer officer…

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Bottoms up to emerging raft of technologies

June 16, 2016 | Beverley Head

Imagine swiping your left buttock across a terminal to complete a payment; banking giant ANZ has – and it’s just the start of a massive change in the way humans and technology interact…

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Is the Internet Safe? Of course not!

June 15, 2016 | Owen McCall

The internet is not 100 percent safe, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be using it to support the growth of your business. Owen McCall says we should approach it more like driving…

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New Zealand’s digital divide

June 15, 2016 | Clare Coulson

Estonia may seem distant, but it provides lessons in what government digital leadership really looks like…

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Veteran ERP company changes its spots

June 15, 2016 | Clare Coulson

As purchasing power shifts away from the IT department, one business software vendor is launching an unlikely new service to get in front of the people who count…

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NZtech board

Nominations for NZTech Board close soon

June 14, 2016 |

The door is still open for those wanting to submit a last-minute nomination…

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Accelerating omnichannel in the public sector

June 14, 2016 | Newsdesk

SAP HQ has appointed local partner UXC Oxygen to build an app to enhance SAP’s public sector solution…

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Digital transformation projects backfire

June 14, 2016 | Clare Coulson

The insurance industry is counting the cost of digital transformation projects and others could also be at risk…

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When executives go bad: avoiding a Weldon

June 10, 2016 | Clare Coulson

Ending up with the wrong hire can be a painful exercise all round…

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Vodafone and Sky

Sky/Voda deal: Merger of the disrupted

June 10, 2016 | Craig Young

TUANZ CEO Craig Young considers the impact of the Sky/Vodafone merger on the New Zealand market…

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disruption

CIO Summit: Digital disruption shouldn’t come as a surprise

June 9, 2016 | Newsdesk

Here’s a thing: most of the technology that’s going to disrupt your business has been around for decades. It just hasn’t made its impact felt yet…

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Trustpower amps up digital transformation

June 9, 2016 | Fujifilm

How paperless became the norm…

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CIO Awards: Who is making a difference in NZ tech?

June 9, 2016 | Clare Coulson

More than 800 people crowded into the Grand Ball Room at the Langham, Auckland last night to celebrate the best of the best in the world of CIOs…

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Competenz

Information overload: Portal to the rescue

June 9, 2016 | Intergen

Intergen delivers effective information management solution for leading training solutions provider…

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CIO lead digital transformation

Who will lead the digital way?

June 8, 2016 | Clare Coulson

CIOs are perfectly placed to lead digital transformation and the CIO+ role being pioneered by Air New Zealand is an exciting development…

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Nicholas Birch

Dynamics: Former Koorb supremo onboards at UXC Eclipse

June 8, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Nicholas Birch appointed senior executive, New Zealand – and UXC says business is good…

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Pegasystems CEO warns enterprise of cloud risk

June 7, 2016 | Beverley Head

Pegasystems’ founder and CEO Alan Trefler has some harsh words for enterprises which slavishly adopt cloud based solutions…

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Senior ERP exec leads cloud-first strategy for Epicor in A/NZ

June 3, 2016 | Newsdesk

Epicor Software Corporation has appointed ex-NetSuite man, Vince Randall, to oversee the A/NZ region and strengthen its cloud-first strategy…

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Disruption: ‘A once in a decade opportunity’

June 1, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Being a CIO is all about focusing on what matters – and most of that isn’t about technology…

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WEL network

BI electrifies utilities company

June 1, 2016 | Zag

How WEL Networks applies analysis to get answers to key business questions…

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Can your project survive your culture?

May 31, 2016 | Gary Nelson

Not every project is lucky enough to start on fertile ground, as project management expert Gary Nelson explains…

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Deloitte Fast 500

NZ tech landscape: Fast companies, cool vendors

May 31, 2016 | Newsdesk

Two contradictory reports show how the New Zealand technology marketplace compares to the rest of the world…

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Salesforce rise in market

Salesforce leads, SAP slumps in CRM stakes

May 31, 2016 | Beverley Head

Salesforce is the world’s most popular CRM with SAP ranking second – but in Australia and New Zealand SAP ranks more lowly. What gives?…

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Budget’s tech impact buried

May 27, 2016 | Clare Coulson

It takes some reading between the lines to conclude that there is an underlying tech & innovation theme…

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CSC and HP

Digital transformation behind CSC and HPE mega-merger

May 26, 2016 | Newsdesk

Fresh on the heels of its recent takeover of Australasian services company UXC, CSC is looking to merge with Hewlett Packard Enterprise…

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Head in the cloud

May 25, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

It’s perhaps the ultimate integration: connect your brain directly to the cloud…

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ITx awards trophy

ITx 2016 conference details released

May 25, 2016 | Newsdesk

ITx conference creates melting-pot of technology-focused individuals…

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Analytics council

The case for an enterprise-wide ‘analytics council’

May 25, 2016 | Geoff Beynon

As analytics penetrate all parts of the business, analytics expert Geoff Beynon calls for a structured and centralised approach to its use…

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Contact centre

How the cloud and emerging technologies are disrupting the contact centre

May 25, 2016 | Brendan Maree

The power of exponential progress and increasing rate of disruption is very much in evidence in the contact centre, says Brendan Maree…

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kiwibank

Kiwibank CIO on beating IT bureaucracy, and that SAP project

May 25, 2016 | Clare Coulson

Dianna Taylor advocates for a less punishing IT department and says out-of-the-box will be what gets the SAP project over the line…

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Surf Life Saving

Microsoft rescues Surf Life Saving volunteers from admin duties

May 25, 2016 | Clare Coulson

A 19,000-strong volunteer membership comprised of all ages and walks of life demonstrated that change-management is pivotal to software project success…

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How NetSuite is powering growth in the sweet world of cloud ERP

May 24, 2016 | Newsdesk

Cloud ERP vendor growing rapidly, but no sign of profit…

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Hi-tech_VGL

Record Hi-Tech awards signal coming of age

May 24, 2016 | Hayden McCall

The hi-tech industry celebrates in style with record attendance on Auckland’s waterfront…

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Whitepaper: Eight considerations when choosing your ERP system

Whether you’re selecting your first ERP system or replacing an existing one, you need to conduct a thorough ERP selection process…

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business reorganisation

Change on the horizon for Fuji Xerox New Zealand

May 20, 2016 | Newsdesk

Company embarks on a business transformation programme to ensure optimal positioning to meet future client needs…

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Auckland city of the future

Crone proposes digital advisor for Auckland

May 19, 2016 | Clare Coulson

Mayoral candidate beats the tech drum on the hustings…

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Tibco Now: Connected everything, augmented intelligence

May 19, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Optimisation is out, innovation is back as Tibco ramps up focus on solutions for digital transformation…

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SAP and microsoft

SAP cosies up to Microsoft Azure

May 19, 2016 | Beverley Head

German software behemoth SAP is once again cosying up to other tech giants in a bid to expand the entire enterprise tech ecosystem and further entrench its market position…

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Process mapping supports forced amalgamation

May 19, 2016 | Beverley Head

New South Wales’ 19 forced council amalgamations could shave months off their merger timetables if they first map business processes…

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Unit4 plans to make waves in local market

May 18, 2016 | Newsdesk

Unit4 is setting out to disrupt the ERP industry à la Tesla and Uber, according to Chris Tithof, ANZ channel director for the ERP vendor…

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Customer experience ‘the new battleground’

May 18, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

In a world where mass personalisation is the norm, intelligent interactions with customers will define business success…

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Greentree Awards put customer implementations under microscope

May 17, 2016 | Clare Coulson

Awards programmes don’t just give a shiny gong to the winners, they help the host company to identify trends and see where its priorities should lie…

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What’s on the tech logistics radar for 2016?

May 16, 2016 | Clare Coulson

Driverless cars, drones, tube logistics and bionic enhancements – supply chain logistics has got decidedly sci-fi but underlying it all are two key concepts…

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Ethical hackers

Arming your ethical hackers

May 13, 2016 | Fiona Sweeney

Cyber-attacks are on the rise and although you might not be able to hire a team of ethical hackers a la Google, there is plenty you can do to help your IT department to help you…

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How effective ERP boosts medical research

May 13, 2016 | MYOB

Greentree solution frees scientists from drudgery, equipping them to concentrate on vital medical research…

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Unleashed Software raises $3 million funds break-even

May 12, 2016 | Beverley Head

The $3 million funding round that trans-Tasman business Unleashed Software just raised should take it to break-even point – but “something significant” is just 12-15 months away…

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Data security and privacy

Privacy laws & the data re-identification game

May 12, 2016 | Clare Coulson

The re-identification of anonymous data sets holds vast potential for enterprises wanting to better understand and target new customers, but should it be allowed?…

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The printer company which doesn’t print

May 11, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

How next-gen MPS aligns with and expedites digital transformation…

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NZ Tax refunds

WooHoo charity app cashes in on cashless giving

May 11, 2016 | Clare Coulson

The people behind WooHoo NZ Tax Refunds have launched an app that makes it easier to donate to charity and get your tax back, but has it missed a trick?…

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Bill and Tim’s excellent adventure: HANA goes native on iPhone

May 11, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Apple and SAP announce plans to deliver native apps for iOS on the SAP HANA platform…

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TRENZ trade show

Virtual reality is starting to get real

May 10, 2016 | Clare Coulson

New Zealand’s unique scenery has to be seen to be believed and virtual reality technology is helping that to happen, starting with the TRENZ trade show…

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Picking accuracy eliminates supply chain rework

May 10, 2016 | Infor

Seed, fertiliser and garden products company Tui Products has taken back control of complex stockholding by implementing Infor’s Warehouse Mobility solution…

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Spark and Vector Arena

Spark rename for Vector Arena

May 10, 2016 | Newsdesk

Spark Arena to be a showcase for new tech…

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NDA Group

Steel resolve: How sound ERP underpins growth ambition

May 9, 2016 | Zag

Growth meant disparate systems were holding back stainless steel fabricator NDA Group; SAP Business All-in-One provided a single, scalable solution…

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Innovation month

All Sparked up for Innovation Month

May 6, 2016 | Newsdesk

Spark Lab targets all businesses with a line-up of “international heavy-hitters” presenting at Innovation Month in Auckland…

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Exploit your hidden assets for sales success

May 5, 2016 | Manish Goel

Leveraging your corporate networks can boost your warm sales leads by 40 percent, says TrustSphere CEO, Manish Goel…

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Dynamics market heats up as Flintfox appoints Duncan Cox

May 5, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Former Adaptable Solutions supremo tasked with growing ERP consulting division…

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InternetNZ

MoU strengthens management of .nz domain name

May 4, 2016 | Newsdesk

InternetNZ enters into Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment…

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managed print services

From MPS to Content Management

May 4, 2016 | Newsdesk

As a mature offering, Managed Print Services has proven its value for organisations across the spectrum – but are New Zealand’s businesses taking full control of their content from end to end?…

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Augmented reality served on a golden Plattar

May 4, 2016 | Newsdesk

News Corp Australia has made its first ever seed investment and it’s in a technology firm that is bringing augmented reality and customer engagement to life…

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Liquidgas

Stepping on the gas: ERP for better business management

May 3, 2016 | Intergen

Eight-year journey from ‘greenscreens’ to the right information in the hands of the right people at the right time…

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cloud education

Cloud education needs a hurry-up

May 2, 2016 | Clare Coulson

Cloud computing might dominate the headlines but a significant number of users still don’t get the benefits…

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digital transformation

Half of CEOs expect ‘substantial or unrecognisable’ transformation

May 2, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Gartner research confirms digital transformation is happening…

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Where did you buy your software?

May 2, 2016 | Clare Coulson

The proliferation of software and apps has created its own need for farmers’ markets in cyber space, and they are hot property right now…

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Fruit exporter thrives with proven ERP solution

April 29, 2016 | MYOB

MYOB Greentree’s accuracy and ease of use bring major benefits for kiwifruit grower and post-harvest company Jace Group…

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streaming video market

Bunfight brewing in crowded streaming video market

April 29, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Geoblocking, new competitors, and foundering Quickflix – how much room for SVOD in New Zealand?…

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Digital technologies fulfil supply chain potential

Technical limitations have curbed supply chain ROI but the use of new digital technologies can dramatically improve supply chain performance…

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Cloud services the answer to IoT security

April 27, 2016 | Newsdesk

Half of all IoT implementations will use cloud security services of some description by 2020, but the market is currently immature…

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Companies ‘desperate’ for technology leadership

April 27, 2016 | Newsdesk

But tech-savvy millennials need not apply…

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Google runs insight platform on Amazon cloud

April 27, 2016 | Beverley Head

The fact that Google has bought Interactive Intelligence’s customer engagement solution, which runs on Amazon’s cloud, signals the growing IT spending power of business units…

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Spark NZ

Spark tweaks leadership

April 26, 2016 | Newsdesk

Tim Miles, Rod Snodgrass out as telecoms operator ‘strives for return to growth’…

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Machine learning and AI for more secure banking

April 26, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Turning data into real-time decisions to fight financial fraud…

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Rumoured Vocus/2degrees deal “will come down to price”

April 22, 2016 | Clare Coulson

Following the finalisation of the Vocus/M2 merger in February, rumours have surfaced that Vocus is already looking at further expanding, this time taking over 2degrees…

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Gartner dampens cloud enthusiasm

April 21, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Settle down about the cloud already. That’s the message coming from a Gartner A/NZ analyst who reckons local companies are a bit overly excited about the whole notion…

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Online voting gets veto, lost opportunities flagged

April 21, 2016 | Clare Coulson

Council elections to remain postal, but the real missed opportunity was the flag referendum (in more ways than one), says expert…

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Automation, robots signal Alsbridge entrance

April 20, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Consulting company sets up shop in ANZ, punts ‘robotic process automation’…

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driving growth

Whitepaper: Five signs your ERP is not up to the pace of change

The transition from product centricity to an ‘always on’ customer service orientation is a challenge for antiquated core systems…

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Wanted: part time data scientists

April 19, 2016 | Beverley Head

As organisational demand for data analytics increases, every organisation needs to hire or create a part time data scientist…

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The future calls for 2degrees

April 19, 2016 | Paul Budde

Amid speculation that Australian telco Vocus will soon acquire New Zealand’s 2degrees, telecoms analyst Paul Budde considers why 2degrees remains unprofitable and what its options are from here…

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The problem with projects: not fit to deliver value

April 19, 2016 | Owen McCall

What do IT projects and fitness regimes have in common? Owen McCall exercises his theory of the business value creation process…

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Intergen Digital Transformation

Digital transformation: A guide for Kiwi business

April 19, 2016 | Intergen

Kiwi companies can take some easy steps to get on the path toward digital transformation [Register to download]…

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Tech high-flyer Julia Raue joins Jade Software board

April 19, 2016 | Newsdesk

The technology specialist and ex-Air NZ CIO will bring “huge benefit” to Jade…

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Whitepaper: Best practices for ERP cloud migrations – a CFO guidebook

April 19, 2016 | Oracle

New whitepaper from Oracle sees the vendor walk the talk as it discusses best practice lessons learnt from its own cloud ERP implementation…

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Marketing ideas

Oracle Marketing Cloud helps simplify data-driven marketing

April 19, 2016 | Newsdesk

New innovations and integrations help direct-to-consumer marketers personalise the customer experience and optimise marketing spend…

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AUT IITP accreditation

Which computing degrees get the big tick?

April 18, 2016 | Newsdesk

New Degree Accreditation programme helps students and businesses to identify courses that will best prepare them for the real world.

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Cautious welcome for Government telco reforms

April 15, 2016 | Newsdesk

The Government has announced a number of high-level policy decisions on the future regulation of the telecommunications sector, in a bid to achieve its 2025 targets…

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Analyst rattles ERP cage

April 14, 2016 | Clare Coulson

ERP vendors are not selling anything, and nimble cloud-based transaction engines are going to eat their lunch…

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Chorus-Data-Cabling

Chorus and the invisible ERP solution

April 14, 2016 | Zag

After demerging from Telecom, Chorus established a separate ERP system and chose Soltius to help with the implementation…

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xero

Xero Signals big data on small business

April 14, 2016 | Newsdesk

Cloud accounting provider delivers insights across customer base…

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NZ cybercrime

Prepare for the worst: cybercrime versus innovation

April 13, 2016 | Clare Coulson

New Zealand is steadily making its way up the ranks of favoured destinations for cybercrime, but too much security can stifle innovation…

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NZ low productivity

‘Technology’ needed to help improve NZ’s low productivity

April 12, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

New Zealand’s productivity is low and not improving, but ‘new technology’ can change that…

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Lifting the lid on HR transformation

April 12, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

From transactional processes to increased value-adding activities…

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tuhua fund

New ICE Angels fund to invest extra $10m in Kiwi start-ups

April 11, 2016 | Newsdesk

Twenty-five Kiwi start-ups will gain more than just a financial injection from the new Tuhua fund…

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Greentree boots up in the cloud

April 8, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

From disparaging ‘sandal-waving zealots’ to members of the congregation…

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IT spend victim of fluctuating economy

April 8, 2016 | Newsdesk

Investment in business process optimisation needed to make digital businesses fly is proving a hard sell for CIOs…

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Develop on Office: Microsoft further lowers proprietary walls

April 7, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

The Microsoft Graph is a recent addition to the vendor’s portfolio which it said ‘offers developers access to insights about how workers can be more productive’…

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Sigfox

Getting Siggy with IoT

April 7, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

There’s plenty of blather around the internet of things, but structural challenges have limited implementation…

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Is a smart city really a thing?

April 6, 2016 | Clare Coulson

The hyping of the IoT by vendors and analysts may be moving to a new phase as city planners compete to be the cleverest…

read more...
Farmers OSH app

Farmers get on side with new OSH app

April 6, 2016 | Newsdesk

New Zealand’s first entirely online health and safety tool has been launched to coincide with the Government’s recent OSH reforms…

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IRD project

IRD’s $500 million project shortfall

April 6, 2016 | Clare Coulson

The IRD’s business transformation project could have been a poisoned chalice but instead it’s slashed a third of its budget and will soon offer one-click tax returns…

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Digital customer experience misses the human touch

April 5, 2016 | Newsdesk

Confusion around operational responsibility impacts success of new digital contact channels…

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NZ cloud management company seeks ASX listing

April 5, 2016 | Newsdesk

Startup that eases cloud service selection and management readies for the big time…

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Online advertising and digital disruption on a massive scale

April 5, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Research confirms ads damage consumer experiences, quantifies popularity of ad blockers…

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‘Cloud-wash’ over for ERP vendors – but is business ready?

April 4, 2016 | Hayden McCall

Fourteen of 20 enterprise ERP solutions available in the A/NZ region have delivered fully browser-based access…by Hayden McCall

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Flow heads to Palm Desert with FileBound

April 1, 2016 | Newsdesk

Flow Software is pleased to be attending and sponsoring the FileBound Partner Conference in Palm Desert…

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Trans tasman cable

Cable ties: Hawaiki sets out across the Pacific

April 1, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Mythical Hawaiki is coalescing out of the ether and more connectivity could be a reality ere long…

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Microsoft NZ awards winning partners for 2016

April 1, 2016 | Hayden McCall

Winners were announced at the 9th annual event held in Auckland last night…

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NZ Hi Tech awards

2016 New Zealand Hi-Tech Awards finalists announced

April 1, 2016 | Newsdesk

All the usual suspects plus some interesting-looking new names feature in this year’s line-up of chosen ones…

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Digital business: it’s all about the connections

March 31, 2016 | Newsdesk

Business and technology investments should be structured in a way ‘that will capitalise on the new economic realities of a digital economy’…

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Orion health

Orion Health announces another major US deal, loses staff

March 31, 2016 | Clare Coulson

Orion Health is pulling out all the stops in an attempt to return the company to profit…

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A decade behind – but telecom operators can make up ground

March 30, 2016 | Bora Kizil, Julien Muller

Telcos are being forced to reinvent themselves and the founders of a French start-up, Bora Kizil and Julien Muller, say e-tail could hold the key…

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The rise of the customer journey map

March 30, 2016 | Olive Huang

Gartner analyst Olive Huang explores how businesses can use customer journey mapping to better understand the customer and enrich their experience…

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7-Eleven location-based fuel savings clever, but not necessarily a winner

March 29, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Contextual analytics service provider VMob has played a role in the development of a new app from 7-Eleven Australia…

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In search of Australian growth, Fronde partners with football club

March 28, 2016 | Newsdesk

In what must be one of the more unusual hookups in the industry, cloud solutions provider looks to footy club network for growth kick…

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Tech skills

What tech employers really want

March 24, 2016 | Newsdesk

If you are a business analyst, software developer or project manager, then you’re in luck (and no need to worry about a degree)…

read more...
NZ Oil

Fuelling faster ERP

March 23, 2016 | Intergen

Intergen’s templated accelerators deliver an award-winning Dynamics AX solution in a short timeframe…

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Microsoft awards

Who’s in line for a Microsoft CRM or ERP Partner Award

March 23, 2016 | Newsdesk

With Microsoft’s Partner Awards rapidly approaching, iStart takes a look at the ERP and CRM category finalists…

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Summer of Tech

Summer of Tech comes to Auckland

March 23, 2016 | Clare Coulson

Summer of Tech, the not-for-profit group which organises paid summer internships in IT companies, is launching in Auckland this year…

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How to evolve beyond the silo

March 22, 2016 | Bob Dunn

In a world where Agile and flexible buzzwords abound, the old-school siloed approach to IT is causing inefficiency and higher costs for business…

read more...
Diverse board

NZTech embraces new perspectives

March 22, 2016 | Clare Coulson

NZTech has announced two new appointments to its board of directors, one of which is a Board Internship role…

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Trans-tasman cable

Trans-Tasman cable project kicks off in Raglan

March 18, 2016 | Newsdesk

Sea, surf, beach and internet connectivity…

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EDI veteran branches into collaboration

March 18, 2016 | Clare Coulson

This week the people behind successful EDI service MessageXchange launched a new platform which has piqued the interest of the Australian Government…

read more...

Financial Services firms under threat from FinTechs

March 16, 2016 | Newsdesk

A new PwC survey shows that financial services firms believe almost a quarter of their business is at risk from bullish FinTechs…

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IT recruitment

Halcyon Knights recruitment gallops into NZ market

March 16, 2016 | Newsdesk

Specialist Australian IT recruitment firm has leapt across the ditch to open its first international office in Auckland…

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Nine in ten businesses caught out by unplanned growth – Epicor

March 15, 2016 | Newsdesk

Some 89 percent of companies across the globe were left exposed to risk in 2015 due to the impact of surprise expansion…

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Dealing to the donkey work: How automated integration drives innovation

March 15, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Integration, recognised as a powerful concept which allows IT to better serve business, is traditionally difficult and expensive…

read more...

Pronto says VC model fails to delight

March 15, 2016 | Clare Coulson

Pronto software leadership has called out venture capitalists for breeding distrust in the mid-tier ERP market…

read more...

Microsoft goes full monty with new ERP

March 9, 2016 | Clare Coulson

Microsoft has gone the full cloud monty with the updated Dynamics AX release, local retailer Citta to be among first to hook up…

read more...

Technology takes on the catwalk

March 9, 2016 | Beverley Head

The fashion industry has already been disrupted by online commerce – the advent of 3D printers, wearable technology and mass customisation will make that seem like child’s play…

read more...

Whitepaper: The top ten reasons Epicor clients choose the cloud

Most enterprise applications are well on their way to being cloud based, and in the last decade the cloud has become the new normal for customer relationship management (CRM) deployments…

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Deloitte says we must reimagine our core systems

March 9, 2016 | Clare Coulson

With digital transformation high on many business agendas, legacy systems are often seen as the largest constraint holding the business back. Deloitte’s latest Tech Trends report provides “5 R’s” as a guideline to revitalisation…

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Rapid growth chart

Kiwi GeoOp features in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500

March 8, 2016 | Clare Coulson

The New Zealand-based mobile workforce management software company, has been named amongst the top 50 fastest growing businesses in the Asia-Pacific region…

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Microsoft partner awards

All about the cloud as Microsoft readies for 2016 Partner Awards

March 8, 2016 | Newsdesk

Record number of submissions set to make NZ Partner Awards the biggest in nine years of existence…

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Exo hits the right note for Perth music store

March 7, 2016 | MYOB

Faced with the challenge of multiple disparate systems, Western Australia’s Mega Music found the ideal business management software in MYOB Exo…

read more...

Whitepaper: The business case for deploying Epicor ERP in the cloud

What is motivating the migration of ERP systems to the cloud?…

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SugarCRM talks your language with new acquisition

March 7, 2016 | Newsdesk

The new acquisition is one of three in the last couple of years and will help Sugar users be more emotionally intelligent…

read more...

ERP vendor says integration still a bugbear

March 4, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

The CEO and president of IFS chats with iStart about integration, unconstrained development and operational intelligence as the ‘IoT’ moves from concept to proof of concept…

read more...

IoT will be the only way by 2020

March 3, 2016 | Newsdesk

SVP of IDC Vernon Turner offers his thoughts on why IoT will be the new IT in less than five years’ time…

read more...
Flybuys

FlyBuys spreads wings to the cloud

March 3, 2016 | Clare Coulson

Loyalty New Zealand, the company behind New Zealand’s largest loyalty programme FlyBuys, is using cloud technology to provide instant satisfaction…

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Auckland IT spend

Mayoral candidate brands Super City $1.2 billion IT spend “shambles”

March 2, 2016 | Clare Coulson

With more than 20-years’ ICT industry experience under her belt, Victoria Crone has not pulled her punches when criticising Auckland Council’s IT expenditure over the past five years…

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Dust settles on CSC/UXC merger

March 2, 2016 | Beverley Head

Of the 2,500 organisations that CSC and UXC provide services to in this region, there are apparently only about ten where there is any significant overlap…

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Kelston Intermediate

Kelston Intermediate gets the tech boost with OptimiseIT

March 1, 2016 | Fujifilm

Faced with an ageing and disparate collection of information technology equipment and services, a West Auckland school sought a better way – and found it in Fuji Xerox’s OptimiseIT solution…

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High Tech Awards

Hi Tech Awards 2016: Entries close next Monday

March 1, 2016 | Newsdesk

What do Xero, Phitek and Umajin all have in common? They were big winners at last year’s Hi Tech Awards. If you think you have what it takes to be the next big name, Chairman Wayne Norrie wants you to enter…

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manapouri

Data-driven experience electrifies energy consumers

March 1, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Electricity retailing. It’s not really the sort of business ripe for innovation or differentiation for customers, you say? Well, according to Flick founder and CEO Steve O’Connor you are “wrong”…

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customer development

Whitepaper: Is it viable to use SAP for the development of business applications?

March 1, 2016 | Zag

Read the first installment of our two-part series, on SAP as an option for customer development…

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Whitepaper: The business value of advanced analytics

February 29, 2016 | Dr. Andrew Peterson

There is no doubt that modern businesses are complex beasts…

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MYOB edges closer to all-cloud business

February 29, 2016 | Beverley Head

Accounting software company MYOB has released its first set of financial results since it relisted on the sharemarket last May…

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Gartner’s Top 10 IoT tech predictions

February 29, 2016 | Newsdesk

The global analyst firm has outlined ten technologies that it believes will allow organisations to go full speed ahead with the Internet of Things over the next two years…

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Good bye Dick Smith

February 26, 2016 | Newsdesk

In a statement issued by receivers Ferrier Hodgson, it was today announced that the remaining Dick Smith and Move stores (excluding airport locations) in Australia and New Zealand will close…

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Three Ws and an H: All you need to know about hybrid cloud

February 26, 2016 | Matt Zwolenski

Just how well do you understand cloud terminology – and in particular, the definitions around the most popular option for most businesses, hybrid cloud – asks Matt Zwolenski…

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Tech summit

Government tech summit underlines opportunities and challenges

February 25, 2016 | Clare Coulson

This week 100-plus government leaders, technology decision makers and leading lights of the technology industry gathered at the first ever NZTech Advance: Government and Technology Summit…

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Avondale intermediate

Optimise IT and reduce the cost of quality education

February 24, 2016 | Fujifilm

Avondale Intermediate School looks to Fuji Xerox for fully-supported, integrated technology solution…

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Gartner’s mid-market ERP Magic Quadrant: Which vendors shine?

February 24, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

With the release of its Magic Quadrant for Single-Instance ERP for Product-Centric Midmarket Companies, Gartner has pointed out those vendors which are delivering the goods…

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Rejoice, liberal arts student, your career in data analytics awaits

February 24, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

There’s plenty of hype around analytics and Gartner is tipping this sector of the industry for big things throughout 2016. But just how ready are businesses to take practical advantage of their data stores?…

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Smart cities worth $95 billion to Australian economy

February 23, 2016 | Paul Budde

Paul Budde expects cities to unlock a significant tranche of wealth by becoming ‘smart’ and using a city-as-a-service model…

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Easy cloud business

PwC’s Next big thing is in the cloud

February 23, 2016 | Newsdesk

PwC is bringing clarity to cloudy data in Australasia by integrating more than 60 cloud accounting tools and other applications in one centralised platform to be launched in March…

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Driving digital competence

February 23, 2016 | Owen McCall

My daughter Sarah has just passed her learner’s driving licence…

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IBM partnerworld conference

IBM approves of Kiwi firm’s gamble

February 23, 2016 | Newsdesk

The IBM PartnerWorld Leadership Conference took place in Orlando, Florida, last week, unveiling a new partner programme and digital experience for its partners to help serve their clients in “the cloud and cognitive era”…

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CDOs ‘not aware how to successfully design organisation’ – Gartner

February 23, 2016 | Newsdesk

The rapid adoption of the chief data officer (CDO) role — from 400 in 2014 to 1,000 in 2015 — raises important questions about the structure and positioning of the office of the CDO in organisations…

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Vaughan Rowsell

Vend’s ex-CEO talks fear and the future

February 23, 2016 | Clare Coulson

Vaughn Rowsell has a reputation for being the moustachioed maverick of the New Zealand tech industry and last week he did not disappoint, stepping down as CEO of his company Vend…

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Auckland bus driver strikes

Your Chariot app-ily awaits

February 19, 2016 | Newsdesk

Kiwi ride-sharing app launches in Beta today, against the backdrop of Auckland bus driver strikes…

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Business slow connect to UFB

Businesses slow to connect to UFB could cost economy dear

February 19, 2016 | Clare Coulson

UFB connections are up 135 percent on last year. Although businesses are lagging behind consumers in uptake, Minister for Communications Amy Adams says she is not concerned…

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CSC’s UXC acquisition a done deal

February 18, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Global technology solutions company CSC is to complete the acquisition of UXC Limited within the next few weeks…

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Customer experience: Apple excepted, mass personalisation is the new frontier

February 18, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Companies focusing on developing ‘one to one’ relationships are winning an emerging battle of customer experience – but how come Apple pays so little attention to it?…

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Beating device incompatibility in the workplace

February 17, 2016 | Safi Obeidullah

Can you confidently say you know what and how many mobile devices are connected to your network at any given time, asks Safi Obeidullah…

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Insurance industry next on IT innovation hit list

February 16, 2016 | Newsdesk

Insurers are starting to take stock of how IT can help boost business as the industry exits its rocky patch…

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Technology lock-in could be holding your company back

February 16, 2016 | Newsdesk

One of the single biggest barriers to digital strategy is the impact of capital depreciation and multi-year licensing contracts…

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Cloud arbitrage headed for A/NZ

February 16, 2016 | Beverley Head

Global Cloud Xchange is within a month of switching on its first A/NZ node, intended to allow local enterprises to deploy a cloud arbitrage strategy…

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Retailers contactless payment

Retailers ignoring contactless payment tech short-change themselves

February 16, 2016 | Newsdesk

Changing purchasing habits, including growth in the sharing economy, show retailers who don’t keep up will be left with an empty piggy bank…

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The six challenges of multi-channel contact centres (and how to beat them)

February 12, 2016 | Carl Price

Contact centre operators have been shifting to multi-channel communication methods for more than a decade, writes Carl Price – but the shift has proven challenging…

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Powered by cloud, CFOs are the new innovators

February 11, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Finance, as essential a function as it is to any business, isn’t generally known as a hotbed of innovation. However, according to Oracle, perceptions and reality are changing where finance is concerned, and it is perhaps not hard to see why…

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Cosmetics in the cloud: Kosmea’s natural choice

February 10, 2016 | MYOB

With a growing business, cosmetics company Kosmea looked to MYOB’s Advanced for a cloud solution that meets its expansion ambitions…

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SAP highlights

ERP giant steps up focus on key markets

February 10, 2016 | Beverley Head

SAP ANZ establishes Public Services and Financial Services business units…

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Xero promises big data for small business with new Microsoft ties

February 10, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Power BI integration likely to get spreadsheet aficionados fired up…

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Technologies to disrupt digital commerce in 2016

February 10, 2016 | Newsdesk

Juniper Research reveals top transformational technologies in e-commerce…

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Diversifying? A new ERP system wool help

February 9, 2016 | Abel Software

After the Australian Wool Testing Authority (AWTA) diversified into the food and grain industries, it turned to Abel ERP to streamline its financial management and more…

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How APIs are supporting a revolution in the financial services sector

February 9, 2016 | Jonathan Stern

Throughout the world, financial services companies are facing a period of rapid and fundamental change, writes Jonathan Stern, and APIs are emerging as a competitive necessity…

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The re-emergence of process as a competitive differentiator

February 9, 2016 | Ivan Seselj

It’s not only what is done, but also how, writes Ivan Seselj, advancing the argument that process can deliver the edge…

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Giesen_wines

Growing success through an integrated technology platform

February 4, 2016 | Intergen

Greater visibility, insight and mobility brings better understanding of the business – from soil to shelf, from back office to on the road…

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Xero updates tax and switches guard

February 4, 2016 | Beverley Head

Cloud accounting software company Xero has announced a slew of updates for its Australian tax module, along with a changing of the guard at the pointy end in both Australia and New Zealand…

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Worldwide BI to hit US$16.9 billion in 2016

February 4, 2016 | Newsdesk

Especially solid growth for analytics in ANZ in otherwise tepid IT market…

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Wholesale rug supplier rolls out Exo

February 3, 2016 | MYOB

Creaking under the strain of sustained growth, Unitex International discovered that a fully-fledged enterprise resource planning solution was within reach…

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Ormiston primary school

Greenfields: New school reduces admin with automated document management

February 3, 2016 | Fujifilm

Ormiston Primary deploys ‘day one’ efficient document processes…

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Goodbye Koorb with latest Fusion5 acquisition

February 2, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

The wave of consolidation of trans-Tasman enterprise solution providers continues apace as Fusion5 snaps up the remnants of Koorb…

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cloud hosted infrastructure

More cloud consolidation as Plan B acquires ICONZ

February 2, 2016 | Newsdesk

Founding NZ ISP ICONZ is now part of Plan B as the acquiring company said it is ‘creating scale as a provider of business and continuity solutions’…

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Security blanky makes way for quilt

February 2, 2016 | Beverley Head

Enterprises need to rethink blanket rules regarding access to corporate information systems, and instead take more of a “patchwork quilt” approach according to a former FBI agent…

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Data proves as important as financial capital

February 2, 2016 | Beverley Head

Data is a form of capital on par with financial capital, even though it can’t yet be shown on a balance sheet, according to Paul Sonderegger, big data strategist for Oracle…

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Bulletproof to acquire Cloud House

January 31, 2016 | Newsdesk

NZ AWS partner snapped up by Australian cloud service provider…

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What’s eating Apple?

January 29, 2016 | Howard Yu

To industry pundits and casual observers, it came as a shock this week when Apple projected that growth for its iPhone sales would hit the slowest pace since 2007, the year of the iconic phone’s release, writes Howard Yu…

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agilyx IRD cloud

Cloud ERP? Make sure it is IRD-compliant

January 29, 2016 | Newsdesk

Businesses looking to move to cloud solutions should make sure their provider is compliant with applicable Inland Revenue Department requirements…

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NZ Live

Automation comes to live TV production

January 28, 2016 | Newsdesk

With the introduction of the Sony Hawk-Eye automated system, NZ Live set to revolutionise broadcasting…

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Readying finance for a rapidly-changing world

January 28, 2016 | Steve Bray

Given the financial and geopolitical volatility over the past year, Steve Bray contends that the adoption of cloud enterprise performance management (EPM) tools within the finance department is not surprising…

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NZ Tech

NZTech takes steps towards national alliance of industry bodies

January 27, 2016 | Newsdesk

Readies up to ink agreement with Canterbury Software Cluster…

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SAP enterprise omnichannel software available as a service (but not yet in ANZ)

January 27, 2016 | Newsdesk

A new agreement between systems integrator Dimension Data and SAP makes the vendor’s Hybris Commerce available on a software-as-a-service (SaaS) basis for the first time in APAC…

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Fast growing business picks up the pace with Exo

January 25, 2016 | MYOB

Specialist retailer looks for MYOB business management software to get the competitive edge…

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NZ innovation

New Zealand ranks 28th in global innovation

January 25, 2016 | Newsdesk

Just cracks top 30 in how domestic policies support worldwide innovation, according to Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) think tank…

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Promapp secures Callaghan

Promapp secures Callaghan funding, looks to build US presence

January 25, 2016 | Newsdesk

Cloud business process management (BPM) vendor awarded R&D Growth Grant…

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Five trends which will revolutionise customer experience

January 25, 2016 | Newsdesk

Interactive Intelligence shares its predictions for the five trends set to disrupt customer service…

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Delivering the goods for homeware retailer

January 22, 2016 | MYOB

Gift and homeware retailer OneWorld Collection looks to MYOB Exo for improved stock control and reporting…

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TechnologyOne launches latest cloud, built for scale

January 21, 2016 | Beverley Head

Trialled with early adopters since 2015, listed Australian software and services business TechnologyOne has launched the fifth incarnation of its cloud platform which has been primed for scale…

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path to ERP

First Software’s Xero integration eases road to ERP

January 20, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Cloud ERP vendor’s Xero integration means more clients can access complete business management software…

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risk management

Are we over-doing Risk Management?

January 20, 2016 | Gary Nelson

For many years, New Zealand seemed oblivious to risk, notes Gary Nelson. “She’ll be right” chorused around the country as projects began, and usually succeeded…

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Despite ‘shocking’ state of global information security, it’s business as usual

January 20, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Just 45 percent of organisations confident in security posture; attackers launching ‘more sophisticated, bold and resilient campaigns’…

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Bright Light makes the switch to Exo

January 19, 2016 | MYOB

With rapid expansion, LED lighting solutions specialist Bright Light needed easy access to up-to-date data and more visibility across the business…

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What about the small data?

January 19, 2016 | David Oakley

It’s easy to argue that big data is only getting bigger – yet, while collecting and analysing big data will remain a priority 2016, David Oakley believes organisations should also be looking more closely at small data…

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vMob

Strong performance bodes well – VMob

January 19, 2016 | Newsdesk

Location-based intelligence provider ‘positioned for success in 2016’…

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Unit4 ups ante for ‘people-centric’ ERP

January 19, 2016 | Beverley Head

Netherlands based ERP provider Unit4 is stepping up activities in Australia and New Zealand, just as it announces an integration with online messaging app Slack…

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Worldwide IT spending to grow – but only just

January 19, 2016 | Newsdesk

Just how much will the tech-crazy world blow on IT in 2016? Around US$3.54 trillion…

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ERP system proves flexibility

January 19, 2016 | MYOB

Austral Fisheries’ MYOB Greentree system passed the test when the time came to make changes…

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Single system success: Codecom gets Advanced

January 18, 2016 | MYOB

Growing company eliminates two-tier approach to managing business and gains cloud benefits with MYOB Advanced…

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IT professionals face daunting security KPI

January 18, 2016 | Beverley Head

IT professionals need to prepare for a new KPI that will track their ability to manage system security “dwell time”…

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smales farm_Vodafone

Vodafone moves to the North Shore

January 18, 2016 | Newsdesk

Local telecoms giant to cross the Harbour Bridge…

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Private equity firm takes stake in StorageCraft

January 15, 2016 | Newsdesk

TA Associates to invest U$187 million in backup and recovery software provider…

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SAP and Accenture tighten links

January 14, 2016 | Beverley Head

Accenture, which already has 42,000 staff dedicated to providing SAP services (46 percent of them in the Asia/Pacific/Japan region), has further tightened its links with the German software giant …

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Go Bus

How Go Bus eliminated accounts payable traffic jam

January 13, 2016 | Fujifilm

Faced by a lack of visibility into its Accounts Payable processes, transport service provider Go Bus looked to Fuji Xerox for automation and control…

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Consumer tech faces rocky start in 2016

January 13, 2016 | Beverley Head

While the New Year kicked off with the annual circus that is the Consumer Electronics Show, revealing gizmos galore, the portents for 2016 in this segment of the tech sector seem more dour…

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Be aware of these six trends – and get ahead in 2016

January 13, 2016 | Bradley Stroop

The business landscape can expect to see even more competition amid soft economic growth in 2016 which will drive organisations to consider new technology or systems to gain a competitive edge…

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The PC party is over as worldwide shipments deflate

January 13, 2016 | Newsdesk

Worldwide PC shipments of 75.7 million units in the fourth quarter of 2015 are 8.3 percent down the same period in 2014 said Gartner…

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Generation rent

January 12, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Everything as a service and nary ownership of it…

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Data analytics enters new phase of maturity

January 12, 2016 | Beverley Head

Data analytics is about to get a whole lot more interesting as pioneering companies work out how to empower their business executives without unleashing information anarchy…

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Crowdfunded technology

Crowdfunded technology investment to hit US$8 billion by 2020

January 12, 2016 | Donovan Jackson

Researcher Juniper said crowdfunding platforms will deliver a sevenfold increase in technology investments within 5 years; local operator describes NZ performance as world-leading…

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Partners Life

Insured for great customer service

January 11, 2016 | Fujifilm

Rapidly expanding insurance company Partners Life has applied advanced imaging technology to automate data capture and deliver major efficiency gains…

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High tech startups

Interesting times lie ahead for New Zealand in 2016

December 18, 2015 | Robert Gosling

Particularly strong growth in high-tech startups and young entrepreneurs looking for more creative ways to generate jobs bodes well for 2016, writes Robert Gosling…

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mobile payment

Half of us will use smartphones or wearables to make payments by 2018

December 17, 2015 | Newsdesk

Mobile payments are gaining acceptance among consumers in North America, Japan and some countries in Western Europe, according to Gartner…

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MuleSoft’s five key trends for 2016

December 16, 2015 | Ross Mason

What is 2016 likely to bring? The answer, as is quite usual for the technology industry, is highly likely to be an intensification of concepts already in the market, writes Ross Mason…

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How application dependency maps can enhance user experience

December 16, 2015 | Pritika Ramani

In the age of users who demand flexible and responsive apps, dependency maps can enhance user experiences, writes Pritika Ramani…

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Dead unicorns on the horizon

December 16, 2015 | Professor Nuno Fernandes

Just as in the Game of Thrones series, the ‘winter is coming’, and with it, so are huge risks to investors and employees of the so called unicorns, writes IMD Professor Nuno Fernandes…

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Apple Matters: Great Apple gifts for the holidays

December 15, 2015 | Mark Webster

Tis the season to be rewarded – and here are some things Apple aficionado Mark Webster has recently looked at…

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copper pricing

Universal opprobrium for copper pricing decision

December 15, 2015 | Newsdesk

TUANZ, Vodafone, Spark voice discontent with ComCom draft decision on copper pricing…

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Health and safety

How farmers can get OnSide with health and safety

December 15, 2015 | Newsdesk

New health and safety system for farmers to launch next year…

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IoT, big data and security: Top trends for 2016

December 14, 2015 | Lasse Andresen

The technology industry moves at a relentless pace, writes Lasse Andresen, making it both exhilarating and unforgiving…

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online payment

Finally, less form filling for online payment

December 10, 2015 | Newsdesk

Digital easy in a good week for payments in NZ…

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Five tech trends to watch

December 9, 2015 | Arron Patterson

Rapid growth in information volume and complexity is putting data centres under pressure, accentuated by customer behaviour changes driven by mobile and social trends, writes Arron Patterson…

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orion precision medicine

Orion goes global with Amadeus, looks to accelerate Precision Medicine

December 9, 2015 | Newsdesk

Platform to enable highly personalised healthcare and the implementation of Precision Medicine…

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Accessible BI

Yellowfin punts new version of ‘accessible BI’ at Auckland roadshow

December 9, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Australian BI vendor with big global footprint pops by NZ…

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Dental saas – it’s all in the smile

December 9, 2015 | MYOB

National Dental Care has serious growth plans, supported by MYOB Greentree delivered as a cloud service…

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Another big IT company appoints a chief customer officer

December 8, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Kaseya’s new CCO stops by in Australia and New Zealand; ‘as a service’ mobility means increased focus on customers…

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ANZ goMoney

Pay with your Android as ANZ introduces GoMoney Wallet

December 7, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

It’s very nearly 2016 and we still use plastic tokens – essentially a 1950s technology – to make payments…

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spark acquisiton

Spark boosts cloud services capabilities by acquisition

December 7, 2015 | Newsdesk

Spark has signed a conditional agreement to acquire privately-owned South Island based IT infrastructure and professional services company Computer Concepts Limited (CCL) for $50 million…

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Big data after the hype

December 3, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Big data is perhaps another of those IT industry things that makes you go ‘oh, really, show me the money’. But while a little hype fatigue can be expected, the use cases are steadily appearing…

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Why accounts departments shouldn’t wait to automate

December 3, 2015 | Todd Hunt

For some reason, when it comes to finance and accounting, dated approaches persist, writes Todd Hunt – and he says it is time for Modern Finance…

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precision medicine

New partnership heralds en masse precision medicine

December 2, 2015 | Newsdesk

Trifecta to deliver ‘world-leading integrated precision medicine solution’ right here in NZ…

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TechnologyOne

TechnologyOne says 2015’s been pretty good

December 2, 2015 | Newsdesk

Australian software provider TechnologyOne has increased its footprint in New Zealand…

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Digitising government while ensuring citizen privacy and security

December 2, 2015 | Newsdesk

Digital governments will prove transformative for planning and delivering services to citizens – but the data being captured, stored, analysed and managed poses  security and privacy risks…

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Fronde’s new CEO

December 2, 2015 | Newsdesk

Former Fisher & Paykel exec takes top job at tech solutions company…

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Seven considerations in the journey from legacy to cloud

December 1, 2015 | Newsdesk

Many organisations still rely on legacy systems and but are considering a transition to the cloud…

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Contact Centre

Cloud shakeup for the contact centre market?

December 1, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Let there be contact centre solutions for all…

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Never mind property, a tech correction is coming

December 1, 2015 | Michael Wade

It’s not a matter of if but when, writes IMD Professor Michael Wade – and he calls the coming crash a good thing…

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CA rallies call for next level Agile – breakout out of the IT silo

November 30, 2015 | Beverley Head

Having conquered a decent chunk of the IT profession’s hearts and minds the Agile movement has set its sights on a broader swathe of enterprise professionals as it seeks to achieve ‘next-level Agile’…

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CIO nerd cloud

Virtualise your CIO

November 30, 2015 | Newsdesk

Managed services provider shoves desk, chair and nerd into the cloud…

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Mind the bumps on the Windows 10 upgrade journey

November 30, 2015 | Adam Blue

While early adopters will rush to implement Windows 10 as quickly as possible, most organisations will take a more sober ‘wait-and-see’ approach, writes Adam Blue…

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The growing challenge of travel industry email fraud

November 27, 2015 | Theo Noel

The popularity of internet travel bookings is attracting attention from cybercriminals keen to nab a share of the proceeds…

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managed office space

Did Google and Facebook pinch the corner office?

November 26, 2015 | Newsdesk

Tech boom and North American companies driving demand for serviced office space…

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Frost & Sullivan’s five big predictions for 2016

November 26, 2015 | Newsdesk

Head of research shares insights on what to expect next year…

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How the right systems can determine M&A success

November 25, 2015 | Newsdesk

Acquiring a company or merging with a peer can strengthen a business but, like any financial strategy, there are risks involved…

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Startups? Consider these four undervalued benefits of network monitoring

November 24, 2015 | Andrew Timms

Regardless of business size, technology is pretty important – but how many startups pay sufficient attention to network monitoring, asks Andrew Timms…

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Volvo and Microsoft cosy up for better car buying experience

November 24, 2015 | Newsdesk

New partnership promises holographic technology to configure and preview car choices in 3D before purchase…

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Four considerations on the road to multinational business

November 23, 2015 | Newsdesk

Expanding overseas can be an effective way of broadening the customer base and increasing profits…

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How digital consumers are changing the contact centre

November 23, 2015 | Carl Price

What does it mean when digital consumers are as knowledgeable as your front-line contact centre agents, asks Carl Price…

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Why (and how) your company has to become a talent magnet

November 23, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

In advice which Lotharios everywhere have made a part of their DNA, Greg Savage says talent acquisition is the art of seduction…

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Digital push must come from CEO and board to succeed

November 20, 2015 | Beverley Head

Enterprises which want to transition from traditional operations into a digital business need the CEO and board to drive the agenda, or they will likely fail…

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Towards 2020 in the ‘Age of the Customer’

November 18, 2015 | Mike Lord

As digital disruptions dissolve barriers to entry such as manufacturing strength, distribution momentum and information mastery, power has shifted. This, says Mike Lord, is the Age of the Customer…

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aura cyber-security

NZ security startup cashes out with Kordia acquisition

November 18, 2015 | Newsdesk

Kordia NZ is expands cyber-security portfolio with purchase of Wellington’s Aura Information Security…

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CFOs remain wary of cloud

November 18, 2015 | Beverley Head

ANZ chief financial officers remain wary of the cloud for their own use, even though they’ve had a decade of signing cloud cheques for CMOs and CIOs…

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Business intelligence

Trade Me: NZ companies need more intelligence

November 18, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Business intelligence done well is a ‘fantastic tool’, according to Trade Me senior BI architect Philip Seamark, because it can provide the insight to shape focus and efficiency…

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Apple Matters: iPad Pro or no-go?

November 18, 2015 | Mark Webster

Are you convinced by Tim Cook’s assertion that you don’t need a computer any longer, thanks to iPad Pro? Mark Webster isn’t…

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Board-level marketers must embrace data, technology and finance

November 16, 2015 | Newsdesk

Marketers gain a place on the board, credibility and strategic support from director-level peers only if they speak the right language…

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c-suite

Acronym soup and the changing C-Suite

November 16, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

A changing workforce model is behind evolution in the executive suite, according to Accenture’s NZ country manager…

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surface pro 4

Microsoft busts out Surface Pro 4

November 12, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

‘Laptop replacement’ gadget available for purchase in New Zealand from today…

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pay tv telecom

Telcos the new TV stations?

November 12, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Make space Sky, TVNZ, Freeview and Mediaworks, because telcos are becoming pay-TV operators…

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Dynamics market gets shakeup

November 12, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

The Microsoft Dynamics partner environment is in flux with a number of players undergoing transformation as they are snapped up by larger operators…

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Rackspace tech innovation

The case of Rackspace’s technology innovation study

November 11, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

‘Curious’ organisations more likely to see greater technological innovation and application in the workplace…

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nz post

Canon acquires Converga

November 9, 2015 | Newsdesk

Canon Australia has fully acquired The New Zealand Post Group’s managed services and business process outsourcing company, Converga, for an undisclosed sum…

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How to ease the four greatest business travel and expense pressures

November 9, 2015 | Matt Goss

The common business concerns relating to expense management can be solved through automation, says Matt Goss…

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digital success

PwC identifies ten behaviours for digital success

November 9, 2015 | Newsdesk

The key behaviours that correlate strong digital investment to profitability are highlighted by PwC New Zealand’s 2015 Global Digital IQ Survey…

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CSx_rugby_concussion

CSx tackles concussion, wins Samsung Springboard

November 9, 2015 | Donovan Jackson, Hayden McCall

Inaugural event with $30,000 top prize draws 81 entries…

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Digital invaders identified too little too late

November 6, 2015 | Beverley Head

A growing number of CEOs now recognise that they may not see the competition coming because of the speed of technology fuelled digital invaders…

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ICT Grad school ‘ambulance at bottom of cliff’ says Orion CEO

November 5, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

While the introduction of a new graduate school for advanced ICT studies is a step in the right direction to produce the sort of candidates New Zealand high tech companies need, it is focused on the wrong end of the spectrum…

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Hybrid cloud boost as Microsoft cosies with Red Hat

November 5, 2015 | Newsdesk

Microsoft and Red Hat announce partnership to drive hybrid cloud computing…

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medtech global

Medtech looks to States for growth

November 4, 2015 | Newsdesk

Kiwi company the latest to target US market with healthcare solution…

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omnichannel govt

Omnichannel for government?

November 4, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

The public sector could benefit from an omnichannel approach to service delivery much like the approaches being adopted by operators in the private sector…

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tin100 report growth

Plenty of tin in burgeoning tech sector

November 4, 2015 | Newsdesk

Annual TIN100 Report shows a $609m surge to revenues approaching $9B for leading 200 NZ tech exporters…

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What is SaaS – and why is it so popular?

November 3, 2015 | MYOB

SaaS stands for ‘software as a service’ – or the supply of software, usually on a subscription basis, over the internet. There’s no need to install and update software – it’s all done for you by the supplier…

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Digitoil: RankBrain – Google’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithm and how it impacts you

November 2, 2015 | Richard Conway

Google’s ranking algorithm currently has about 200 different signals that work in harmony to deliver great search results…

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Healthcare industry_iStart

Waiting isn’t healthy – Orion

November 2, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

The ubiquity of waiting rooms in hospitals is indicative of the malaise that plagues the healthcare industry…

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Apple Matters: The brand they hate to love

November 2, 2015 | Mark Webster

Mark Webster considers Apple’s latest earnings call and ponders what it means for enterprise and the future…

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All go for omnichannel?

October 30, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

It’s hardly like the internet, ecommerce or even m-commerce are new things, yet the concept of omnichannel retail is grabbing business headlines. Donovan Jackson investigates and finds that omni really is all…

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CONGRATULATIONS ALL BLACKS!!!!

October 30, 2015 | iStart

A perfectly executed RWC tournament from a group of true sporting professionals the likes of which I hope we are lucky enough to see again in ANOTHER FOUR YEARS!!!

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Why SAP is not an ERP company

October 29, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

When big organisations undergo significant change, the impact on customers has to be carefully handled…

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invest in BPM

BPM’s star on the rise

October 29, 2015 | Newsdesk

One in three NZ organisations plan to increase investment in BPM in next three years…

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When a disaster isn’t a disaster (and how to better deal with ERP implementation complexity)

October 28, 2015 | Owen McCall

Many years ago, writes Owen McCall, a contribution to a study on ERP implementation failures threw up a completely surprising response…

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Keep up! Business change accelerates

October 28, 2015 | Tim Scott

The speed of change has always been important in business, writes Tim Scott, with the ability to adapt (still) vital to success…

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Digitising the boardroom: What took you so long?

October 28, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

While companies have generally focused digitisation efforts on line of business processes, there is one rather significant level to which automation hasn’t yet reached: the boardroom…

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HANA Vora to stimulate appetite for big data?

October 28, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

With the launch of a new software product, SAP sets out to help harness big data…

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The benefits of an open data approach

October 28, 2015 | Jonathan Stern

The rising adoption of mobile technology in the business world, says Jonathan Stern, is causing growing challenges for IT departments…

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ANZ IT spending plays tag with GDP

October 28, 2015 | Beverley Head

Australia’s investment in technology is likely to grow in line with the nation’s expected rise in GDP – while New Zealand’s pace of IT spending growth will be a tad slower in 2016…

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internet satisfaction

NZ SMEs embracing change, but internet satisfaction slips

October 27, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Almost 60 percent of New Zealand’s SMEs say the pace of technology development is ‘about right’…

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CAANZ NZIER disruption report

The Luddite report? CAANZ and NZIER raise automation fears

October 23, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Half of all jobs in New Zealand are ‘at risk’ of being automated over the next two decades, with rural New Zealand being hit the hardest…

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A top ten peek into the digital future

October 22, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Gartner’s top strategic predictions for 2018 and beyond…

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sid miller

Why customer experience should matter to every organisation

October 22, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Customer experience is relevant not only to commercial entities, but also to those providing government and other services…

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Apple Matters: The Mac – Recent updates keep an old favourite relevant

October 22, 2015 | Mark Webster

The Macintosh has an enduring reputation as Apple’s flagship device. Launched in 1984, it’s still here and, with recent updates, it’s still growing, writes Mark Webster…

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auckland emergency

IBM cloud gives Auckland emergency alert system a boost

October 22, 2015 | Newsdesk

CLOUD M migrates public safety alert system for greater performance and reliability…

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Grocery logistics provider gets accounts in order

October 20, 2015 | MYOB

3PL and warehousing expert, Cardinal Logistics, says MYOB Greentree gives it the efficiency and flexibility essential for growth in this competitive industry…

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Inbound marketing: (Not yet) All the rage

October 20, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Inbound marketing software vendor HubSpot is pushing an APAC campaign to drive its solutions deeper into what it believes is a willing market…

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UXC bottles up wine industry ERP expertise

October 19, 2015 | Newsdesk

UXC Eclipse acquires selected assets of WineDirect, expanding industry expertise with plans to offer viticulture ERP solution globally…

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CDOs lead the way on digital transformation – for now

October 19, 2015 | Beverley Head

Chief digital officers may be all the rage among transforming enterprises – but they could find themselves with a very short corporate shelf life according to new research…

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SaaS anti-fraud tool for safer etailing

October 19, 2015 | Newsdesk

Retailers gain real time access to risk profiles based on more than 12 years of retail transaction data..

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Workflow: Ditch paper for the cloud

October 15, 2015 | Dave Rouse

Wrangling printers and fax machines can be infuriating, making paperless workflows an appealing option, writes Dave Rouse…

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Customer data is dollars – but many ignore it

October 15, 2015 | Newsdesk

Many organisations do not manage customer data as a corporate asset, and the monetary value of that data is often ignored, according to Gartner, Inc…

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Dell deal top of mind for VMware forum

October 15, 2015 | Beverley Head

For the Australian VMware users already signed up to attend vForum in Sydney next week, there will be just one topic of conversation – what will the Dell takeover of EMC mean?…

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GovHack International

Shaky ground inspires solid app as NZ’s Hexagon bags international GovHack award

October 15, 2015 | Newsdesk

Safety notification and tracking app wins kudos in Sydney…

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wellington ICT Graduate school

Wellington gets ICT Grad School

October 15, 2015 | Newsdesk

New VUW ICT Graduate School expected to boost Silicon Welly, fuel Kiwi growth…

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Darkness in the cloud: What to consider before migrating to online storage

October 15, 2015 | Pravin Kumar C

Enterprises start enjoying their cost savings within months of their cloud adoption – but have they given sufficient thought to security, ponders Pravin Kumar C…

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Innovation is saying ‘no’ to old ways of managing IT

October 15, 2015 | Simon Piff

As businesses across the Asia/Pacific region name innovation as the top ICT initiative for 2015/16, Simon Piff argues that the NO in innovation is important…

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digital marketing

Kiwi tech firms undergunned in digital marketing battle

October 13, 2015 | Newsdesk

NZ exporters are ‘bringing knives to a gunfight’ when it comes to marketing themselves in offshore markets…

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end user computing

Large organisations unsure how to embrace end-user computing

October 13, 2015 | Newsdesk

Large organisations are immature when it comes to planning end-user computing initiatives, preferring to measure feedback instead of acting strategically…

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manapouri

Customer experience: at the heart of disruption?

October 13, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Customer experience is nothing more than getting it right, making it easy and simple for customers to do business with you…

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Agile

Is NZ executive leadership holding Agile back?

October 12, 2015 | Newsdesk

New research indicates discontent as exec suite limits Agile deployment…

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buildinsite

Cloud tool helps toe Building Act line

October 12, 2015 | Newsdesk

Wanaka start-up offers online tool to help builders comply with new Building Act requirements…

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Hyper tyres

Hyper never tyres of the customer experience challenge

October 12, 2015 | First Software

There’s a lot to selling a tyre – but back-end complexities haven’t stopped Simon Furness aiming to be at the forefront of multi-channel retailing…

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Cross-channel interactions improve business performance

October 8, 2015 | Oracle

Cross-channel marketing impacts business performance, according to research by Econsultancy and Oracle Marketing Cloud…

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CIOs to spend US$2.5 million per minute on IoT

October 7, 2015 | Beverley Head

The Internet of Things is eating IT budgets, with Gartner forecasting that next year CIOs will spend $US2.5 million a minute on IoT deployments…

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mako networks

Good news for dead shark as former partner acquires Mako

October 7, 2015 | Newsdesk

US telecommunications service provider D&S Communications acquires assets of failed Mako Networks…

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intergen

Intergen secures exclusive Tier 1 Microsoft CSP status

October 7, 2015 | Newsdesk

Microsoft New Zealand has named technology company Intergen as a Tier 1 Cloud Solution Provider…

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Epicor beefs up exec suite with key appointment

October 7, 2015 | Newsdesk

Epicor Software Corporation has appointed industry veteran Sabby Gill as executive vice president overseeing operations in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific (APAC)…

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Creating a smarter IT service desk

October 6, 2015 | Branko Bugarski

IT service desks can be tough places to work, writes Branko Bugarski, but with the addition of data analysis, collaboration and a ticketless approach, things can be improved…

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CSC targets UXC in AU$428 million takeover bid

October 6, 2015 | Beverley Head

US giant CSC has given itself just five weeks to complete the due diligence on Australia’s largest listed software and services business, UXC Ltd, ahead of a planned $A428 million takeover…

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US Defence force

Orion Health wins major US contract

October 6, 2015 | Newsdesk

Local company makes headway in key market of the United States…

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cisco leadership

Lawrie steps down as Cisco announces new leadership

October 6, 2015 | Newsdesk

Planned executive transition sees new country manager for Cisco Systems NZ…

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Short term workers ‘on demand’?

October 5, 2015 | Newsdesk

Online platform connects job seekers with employers…

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Mobile advertising company seeks investment to take on USA

October 5, 2015 | Newsdesk

SaaS platform apparently delivers less intrusive smartphone advertising…

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omni retail

Omnichannel retail win for First Software

October 2, 2015 | Newsdesk

Cloud ERP solution provider First Software has signed up a rapidly expanding furniture retailer to implement its N2 software…

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omg! tech

OMG Tech takes steps to get more children into technology

October 1, 2015 | Newsdesk

Initiative to get kiwi kids interested in technology launched…

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UXC Eclipse acquires Koorb’s Dynamics AX and BI divisions

October 1, 2015 | Newsdesk

UXC Eclipse announces acquisition of Koorb Consulting’s New Zealand Microsoft Dynamics AX and Business Intelligence divisions…

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The future data centre is software-defined

October 1, 2015 | Newsdesk

The software-defined data centre (SDDC) is crucial to the long-term evolution of an agile digital business says Gartner – the future is not now…

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security coffee

Security: Wake up and smell the coffee

September 30, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Far from a limitation on business, information security should be an enabler…

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payroll myob

MYOB sharpens focus on payroll with another acquisition

September 30, 2015 | Newsdesk

MYOB has strengthened its hand in the New Zealand payroll market by acquiring Hawkes Bay’s Information Management Services…

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BI Silos

BI: Don’t fight the silos

September 29, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

The biggest problems facing business intelligence are still the simplest– getting ‘clean’ data and avoiding silos…

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Spark launches ‘Business’ email platform

September 29, 2015 | Newsdesk

The new email service targeting business clients is under way with 40 trial customers, launch scheduled for next week…

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Telco consolidation gathers pace

September 29, 2015 | Beverley Head

Just months after acquiring Callplus, rapidly growing telecommunications giant M2 is eyeing up a merger with Vocus, as ANZ telecommunications consolidations gathers pace…

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auckland traffic

Better transport requires more intelligence

September 28, 2015 | Scott Penno

Around the world, public transport networks are rapidly becoming more intelligent and more efficient – and expect an impact in New Zealand’s cities soon, writes Allied Telesis’ Scott Penno…

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Is email killing corporate productivity?

September 25, 2015 | David Oakley

The daily grind is draining more than our morale – it’s also killing corporate productivity and email is the culprit, writes David Oakley…

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Know your ADCs and get more from the hybrid cloud

September 24, 2015 | Benjamin Hodge

When cloud computing first appeared on corporate radar screens in the mid-2000s, it brought with it the promise of big business benefits – but, asks Benjamin Hodge, have those been realised?…

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Future ERP: Infor announces collaboration, BI apps for Apple Watch

September 23, 2015 | Newsdesk

Cloud ERP vendor betting big on wearable tech…

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Four ways graph analytics can help data compliance

September 23, 2015 | Newsdesk

Big data can transform the way businesses operate, but companies have to make sure they comply with rules and regulations around how data is accessed and used…

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Amazon jumps through hoops before DevOps

September 23, 2015 | Beverley Head

Teams at Amazon which want to innovate must start by writing a press release before developing anything…

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Why you need more women in your design team

September 23, 2015 | Brenda Aynsley

How much further can technology go and how much faster can we can get there if greater diversity in the workplace is encouraged, ponders ACS president Brenda Aynsley…

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Microsoft releases Office 2016

September 23, 2015 | Newsdesk

The worldwide release of Microsoft’s Office 2016 productivity software is underway…

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The why, what and how of business agility

September 22, 2015 | Nat Tanner

Fifty years ago, running a company was much more predictable, with less competition and customers content to buy based on what you had on offer. But things have changed, writes Nat Tanner, and so should you…

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Shadow IT seduces CFOs

September 22, 2015 | Beverley Head

The lure of cloud computing for CMOs is well understood and has seen more of the IT budget head to that department – now it’s the CFO’s turn…

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IT shop

With technology ubiquity, CIOs are business leaders

September 21, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Russel McVeagh CIO says there has never been a better time to be a technology leader…

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Wild Strait

Equinox IT launches ‘Wild Strait’ software performance business

September 21, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Locally developed software performance product to take on the world…

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Whitepaper: Implementing modern ERP

September 20, 2015 | Epicor Software Corporation

Telsyte research report: Uncovering key components for a successful outcome…

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IBM_Smartcamp_winner Jason Gleason

Wellington’s Eight Wire wins Auckland’s first Smart Camp

September 18, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Designing a better way to move data around has won US$120,000 in expert advice and technology…

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The perils of premature IPO

September 17, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

The allure of money for nothing from a stock exchange listing should be balanced by proper consideration of the very public demands of shareholders and regulators. Donovan Jackson explores…

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legal documents hell

Towards better seed capital terms: KiwiKISS and KiwiSAFE

September 17, 2015 | Newsdesk

A common complaint from New Zealand startups is that local seed investor documents are founder-unfriendly and painfully complex…

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Apple Matters: Bigger, faster, but – where to now?

September 17, 2015 | Mark Webster

Apple is concentrating on consolidation releases this year with few exciting product announcements; expect the fireworks in 2016, reckons Mark Webster…

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ANZ leaders embrace cloud based testing

September 17, 2015 | Beverley Head

Australian and New Zealand technology leaders are leading the world in terms of their adoption of cloud based quality assurance testing – but there are still gaps in the repertoire…

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Disruption and the supply chain

September 16, 2015 | Jonathan Reay

Consumer demand is colliding with a supply chain that isn’t ready and can’t keep up, writes Jonathan Reay…

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snakk shares

Snakk raises capital, plots next move (to NXT)

September 16, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Snakk intends to raise NZ$2.0 million through a proposed capital raising offer, within the next month. The offer will be available to all NZ investors with a priority allocation available to existing shareholders…

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Salesforce.com in its sights as SAP looks beyond CRM?

September 16, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

SAP is working on future technologies intended to transform the relationships companies have with their customers…

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ERP enables clean-as-a-whistle service

September 15, 2015 | MYOB

MYOB Greentree will help Jet Cleaning grow a service model it believes has great potential…

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Livestock Improvement Corp

Zag solves enterprise data copy challenge for LIC

September 15, 2015 | Zag

Faced with a necessity to copy large volumes of data between business systems, Livestock Improvement Corporation looked to Zag for a better solution…

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How AI will change the future of business

September 15, 2015 | MYOB

To start planning for what has until recently been the preserve of science fiction, MYOB has released the second report in its ‘Future of Business’ series…

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Communications minister Turnbull moves into top job

September 15, 2015 | Beverley Head

Australia has appointed former communications minister Malcolm Turnbull as Prime Minister after a leadership spill last night which evicted Tony Abbott from the role…

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APIs top of mind across ANZ

September 15, 2015 | Newsdesk

Enabling mobile applications, improving customer satisfaction and generating revenue among key drivers for API adoption…

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Designing the optimal cloud management solution

September 15, 2015 | Branko Bugarski

When it comes to managing the hybrid environments, many have fallen back on using different tools to manage different services. Branko Bugarski, GM HP Software says it doesn’t have to be that way…

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Sprout

Scouts seek next agritech superstar

September 14, 2015 | Newsdesk

Business talent scouts are looking for a startup with the potential to be New Zealand’s next global agritech success winner…

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Effective cloud ERP on a budget

September 14, 2015 | Oracle

Small and midsize companies can follow these proven strategies…

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auror shoplifting

Auror secures funding, plans global expansion

September 14, 2015 | Newsdesk

Crime prevention software developer Auror (formerly Eyedentify) has completed a round of funding to support further development and expansion of its software…

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How technology managers are tackling transformation

September 11, 2015 | Newsdesk

With the industry abuzz with transformation, the role of the IT department itself is coming under increased scrutiny…

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Optimising the cloud with network intelligence

September 11, 2015 | Gary Denman

The rise of multimedia and the growing use of real-time applications have placed heavy demands on network bandwidth and performance, says Gary Denman…

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Assa Abloy

ASSA ABLOY locks in international ERP solution

September 11, 2015 | Intergen

With growth due to acquisitions matched with organic expansion. ASSA ABLOY looked to Intergen for an enterprise resource planning solution to replace a patchwork of ageing business systems…

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Apple Matters: No need for rose-coloured glasses

September 10, 2015 | Mark Webster

Mark Webster considers new iPhones, iPads and, finally, an Apple TV with a decent interface…

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Why the CFO needs cloud-driven automation

September 10, 2015 | Todd Hunt

Entrusted with managing the financial risks of global and increasingly complex enterprises, the modern CFO needs modern tools, writes BlackLine’s Todd Hunt…

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grow business

Grow your SMB

September 10, 2015 | Newsdesk

Small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) given the opportunity to access subsidised training…

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Bowron

Bowron skins ERP solution for the future

September 10, 2015 | Infor

Canterbury sheepskin manufacturer’s ERP implementation has set it on a firm footing for future generations…

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Under the covers with Abode Living’s ERP boost

September 9, 2015 | MYOB

Integrating online sales with in-store retail for improved cross-channel business management…

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MYOB Greentree enables EasiYo to predict ‘live’ data

September 9, 2015 | MYOB

MYOB Greentree is EasiYo’s strategic tool to analyse business trends and discover new market opportunities…

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Resilient ERP for community housing

September 9, 2015 | MYOB

Community housing by its nature requires a human touch; the right business system enables everyone involved to spend their time where it really counts and still be in control of systems and processes…

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Watch for these six business continuity gaps that can cost you

September 9, 2015 | Newsdesk

With an abundance of factors that can disrupt operations, effective business continuity strategies are challenging…

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Microsoft and Plunket

Plunket steps into the cloud with new Health Record app

September 8, 2015 | Microsoft

App rollout a “transformative moment”, underpinned by mobile Microsoft technology…

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Jobs in the Cloud

Jobs, jobs, jobs: Cloud demand drives employment oppos at Microsoft NZ

September 8, 2015 | Newsdesk

Microsoft New Zealand is looking for ten new employees as business grows…

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telecoms review

Telco regulation up for discussion

September 8, 2015 | Newsdesk

Discussion paper looks at ways to future-proof New Zealand’s communications regulation…

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What will Windows 10 really mean for enterprise IT departments?

September 8, 2015 | Steve Beards

With Microsoft stating that Windows 10 is the last launch of its kind, Steve Beards, Flexera Software VP of APAC and Japan takes a look at what that means for business users…

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Industry needs to communicate cloud better

September 8, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Cloud computing isn’t a technology discussion, it’s a business driver…

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ERP system gives a better view nationwide

September 7, 2015 | MYOB

HVG’s Greentree system easily manages complex supply chain & CRM needs, while delivering tailored key information…

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APIs critical to evolving Internet of Things

September 4, 2015 | Ross Mason

It’s knocked cloud computing off top spot in the list of ‘most hyped IT trends’, yet the Internet of Things (IoT) is emerging as a lot more than just a quirky buzz phrase, says MuleSoft founder Ross Mason…

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Five simple steps for a successful Windows 10 upgrade

September 4, 2015 | Safi Obeidullah

With a free upgrade available, there’s no doubt that moving is an attractive proposition. Yet, asks Safi Obeidullah, Citrix ANZ director of technical services, have you stopped to think about how to manage the transition without impacting productivity, security, and workforce management?…

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Shamelessly hyping hyperconvergence (backed by guarantees)

September 4, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Hyperconvergence infrastructure provider Simplivity has released new software with a slew of hyperbole…

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How Microsoft and Polycom are making video ‘phone easy’

September 4, 2015 | Newsdesk

The gold standard for any technology system today is still the plain old telephone system…

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Apple Matters: Apple rises while Microsoft…rises

September 3, 2015 | Mark Webster

Mark Webster takes a look at the fortunes of vendors which have enjoyed a sometimes adversarial relationship and finds them both heading in the right direction…

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MYOB named Most Innovative Large Company

September 3, 2015 | MYOB

Online business software company wins innovation award in 500+ employee category…

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How Microsoft’s Azure is commoditising the leading edge

September 3, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

It’s almost hard to believe that Microsoft’ Australian Azure data centres have only been in place for around a year…

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Greentree US partner expands with merger

September 2, 2015 | MYOB

MYOB Greentree Chicago based partner, Visions Business Solutions (VBS), has today announced a merger with Crestwood Associates LLC…

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Big bank signs $450m deal with Big Blue

September 1, 2015 | Beverley Head

ANZ – which spends $1.2 billion a year on technology – has signed a five year $450 million deal with IBM which will provide computing platforms to support the bank across the Asia Pacific region…

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Epicor CEO Joe Cowan scoops business award

September 1, 2015 | Newsdesk

Epicor president and CEO Joe Cowan has won a Gold Stevie for Executive of the Year in the 2015 International Business Awards…

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fuji xerox

Fuji Xerox recognised for 3D printing

September 1, 2015 | Newsdesk

Fuji Xerox New Zealand has achieved recognition by winning two prestigious awards at the recent 3D Systems Partner Conference in Hong Kong…

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Five megatrends on the minds of ANZ execs

September 1, 2015 | Newsdesk

ANZ CIOs and CxOs name economic change, technology innovation and changing consumer expectations as the biggest pending megatrends…

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Handley to step down from Snakk

September 1, 2015 | Newsdesk

Mobile advertising company appoints Peter James as executive director and chair…

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Why it pays to focus on process

August 31, 2015 | Ivan Seselj

For more than a decade business surveys and management text books have identified strategy execution as the number one challenge facing CEOs. The problem isn’t the quality of management strategies, says Ivan Seselj.  It is the difficulty of carrying them out…

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Ashley Madison and the power of traditional marketing

August 31, 2015 | Gerry McGovern

Ashley Madison had a ‘lack of women’ problem long before it had a stolen data problem. It solved its ‘woman’ problem by using traditional marketing techniques…

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Modernisation and digital transformation behind enterprise application software growth

August 31, 2015 | Newsdesk

Worldwide spending on enterprise application software will grow 7.5 percent to reach US$149.9 billion in 2015…

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Defining the new generation of digital disruptors

August 27, 2015 | John Ascroft

In industries from finance to utilities, the same familiar forces are pushing companies into digital business transformation says John Ascroft from Jade Software…

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MYOB and Xero appeal equally to shareholders

August 27, 2015 | Beverley Head

The fortunes of accounting software rivals MYOB and Xero are at a curious inflexion point with shareholders valuing them equally at $1.7billion…

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All-flash data centres around the corner, says HP

August 27, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Faster enterprise storage means better business results

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Government eyes up convergence, content regulation

August 27, 2015 | Newsdesk

Laws haven’t kept pace with technological change, says minister…

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NZ slow to cloud? Not so fast, says IDC

August 26, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Market watcher says SMBs ARE taking advantage of the cloud…

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iPhone 6

Smartphone sales start slowing

August 26, 2015 | Newsdesk

The IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker revises expectations of smartphone shipments…

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NetApp preaches to the yet-to-be converted

August 26, 2015 | Beverley Head

Storage and data management business NetApp wants to do for big business data what Apple did for consumers’ – it’s turning out to be a big ask…

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CFOs should have much to say on cloud computing

August 26, 2015 | Oracle

Today’s successful CFOs are modernising their departments while partnering with the CEO and line-of-business leaders to find new growth opportunities…

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Computer security morphs into crisis management

August 26, 2015 | Beverley Head

There’s been a change of language in the lingo surrounding computer security – it’s now all about resilience and response rather than assuring protection…

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Shadow IT to boost female interest in tech

August 26, 2015 | Newsdesk

One only need attend an IT conference to know that technology is a man’s world…

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hamilton CBD small business

NZ small business ‘missing out’ on cloud

August 21, 2015 | Newsdesk

While a noteworthy proportion of small and medium businesses in New Zealand aren’t yet using the cloud, we’re ahead of those across the ditch…

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Artificial intelligence: Solving the little big problems

August 20, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Call centres are practically a defining feature of the modern world. They are also routinely a source of frustration, but AI could change that…

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frost & sullivan convergence

Industry convergence will drive societal change

August 19, 2015 | Newsdesk

Convergence and connectivity is disrupting, transforming and collapsing industries, redefining the future of business and how executives will manage companies in the future, says Frost & Sullivan…

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codeblue CSG

Australia’s CSG acquires CodeBlue

August 19, 2015 | Newsdesk

CSG has signed an agreement to acquire CodeBlue for a total sum of $15 million…

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Internet in schools

Internet in schools: 2000 now connected

August 19, 2015 | Newsdesk

With the connection of the 2000th school to its Managed Network, Network for Learning (N4L) said fast internet is in 80 percent of the country’s schools…

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serko corporate travel expedia

Serko partners with Expedia, seeks to transform corporate travel

August 19, 2015 | Newsdesk

Kiwi business travel booking and expense management software vendor Serko has partnered with Expedia…

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IBM smartcamp

IBM to host New Zealand’s first SmartCamp

August 19, 2015 | Newsdesk

IBM is calling for entrepreneurs to participate in its first New Zealand SmartCamp, to be held in Auckland next month…

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Gear Wheels

Fujitsu introduces Hybrid Cloud Services

August 19, 2015 | Newsdesk

In partnership with Microsoft, Fujitsu New Zealand has introduced Hybrid Cloud Services which combine its local expertise with Microsoft’s Azure platform in Australia…

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If most projects fail, why bother doing them at all?

August 18, 2015 | Gary Nelson

There is still hope, explains international project management expert Gary Nelson…

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WorleyParsons

Cloud answers consulting company’s call for global CRM solution

August 18, 2015 | Intergen

Intergen solves information sharing challenge for WorleyParsons…

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C-Suite soup: Win with actions, not titles

August 18, 2015 | Owen McCall

Every function, discipline and sub-discipline aspires to be in the C-Suite, says Owen McCall. But it is outcomes and not titles that count…

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Apple Matters: On the Apple Watch

August 18, 2015 | Mark Webster

Mark Webster takes a closer look at the latest Apple gadget to get tongues wagging…

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digital knitting

Digital knitting pioneer seeks investment

August 13, 2015 | Newsdesk

Kiwi company punting new-age knitwear on equity crowdfunding drive…

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Air New Zealand: The tech company with planes

August 13, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Think Air New Zealand is an airline? Well, yes it is, but according to CIO Julia Raue, it needs to be an experience-led digital social company to get the competitive edge…

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kiwi tech growth

Market Measures research looks to boost Kiwi tech growth

August 12, 2015 | Newsdesk

Concentrate and Swaytech open hi-tech sector sales and marketing survey, supported by Deloitte and Hudson Gavin Martin…

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Auto tech on the brink

August 12, 2015 | Hayden McCall

A week with the latest in Japanese automotive wizardry leaves me thinking the industry needs to move on, says Hayden McCall…

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Windows 10 upgrade causing internet traffic jam

August 10, 2015 | Newsdesk

A study of over 2000 Kiwi businesses has found that the current Windows 10 upgrade has caused UFB congestion to increase by an average of 40 percent…

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Bring your own data, rapidly build a unique application

August 10, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Despite the availability of a vast range of off-the-shelf software and a whole internet full of SaaS, too much work is still being done in spreadsheets…

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Microsoft Dynamics CRM users beware: Not supported on Windows 10

August 10, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

While Windows 10 upgrades are available for business users, those using Dynamics CRM should exercise caution…

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The internet of pizzas? Keeping a closer eye on lunch

August 7, 2015 | Newsdesk

Domino’s Pizza is putting in technology that lets its customers see just exactly where lunch is at any given moment…

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Where weapons maker meets cupcake baker

August 6, 2015 | Beverley Head

Privately held enterprise software company Infor prides itself on providing “the last mile” in ERP solutions, tailored for specific industries…

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Telcos must turn big data into smart data to manage churn

August 6, 2015 | Newsdesk

Using big data analytics to personalise the customer experience will be crucial for telcos to manage customer churn and improve loyalty, says Ovum…

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Coates Hire

Coates Hire ready for anytime, anywhere business across Australia

August 5, 2015 | Intergen

Smart mobile CRM strategy brings together best of Microsoft and Apple technologies…

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MYOB to showcase add-ons at annual conference

August 4, 2015 | MYOB

Set up in 2013 MYOB’s API developer program has grown to nearly 3000 partners…

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Subscription economy? I’ll take that as a service, thanks

August 4, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

The subscription economy means almost anything can be delivered as a service…

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Data scientists are the advertising execs of the future

August 3, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Digitisation of publishing means automation and information driven decision-making…

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Rebranded, refreshed JAVLN charts future

July 31, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

From tech-led to sales-led, NZ software company takes on data integration giants…

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Tablet sales join PC doldrums

July 30, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Turns out there isn’t a tablet for the hangover which comes after the PC party…

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Windows 10 ushers in OS-as-a-service

July 30, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Implied annuity payments won’t happen with this iteration, but what comes next?…

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Tapping the data asset: the emerging Chief Data Officer

July 29, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

The IT world bandies big data about as some kind of nirvana but the reality is that data is a pain point for most. But organisations are starting to value data as an asset they need to get serious about…

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Programming for sport at Hacktivate

July 29, 2015 | Vendor - media release

New Zealand’s coding masterminds recently competed against each other in a game of virtual Battleships…

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Ten steps to stimulate workplace innovation

July 29, 2015 | Vendor - media release

Despite the vaunted importance of ‘innovation’ it’s perhaps one of the most overused words today. It’s also probably the key to a successful future…

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Post-PC Windows 10 eyes up Internet of Things

July 29, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

The timing has never been more challenging for the launch of a new version of Microsoft’s flagship operating system…

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Two thirds of IT roles face the chop

July 28, 2015 | Beverley Head

The IT shop floor faces the sort of radical overhaul that factory floors endured two decades ago – and about two thirds of current IT roles will disappear as enterprises disrupt themselves…

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Accuro health insurance

Health insurer becomes a more analytical business

July 27, 2015 | Zag

Latin for ‘taking care’, Accuro is driven by a mission to provide comprehensive health insurance cover and personal service at the lowest possible premiums…

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Fronde CEO to step down

July 27, 2015 | Vendor - media release

Ian Clarke to vacate top job later this year…

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Fieldays performance gets a boost with digitised processes

July 24, 2015 | Intergen

Intergen delivers paperless answer to clipboard problem…

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Netball New Zealand: Professionalism starts in the back office

July 24, 2015 | Intergen

Sports body looks to Intergen for nationwide enterprise resource planning solution…

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Complexity causing data centre blues? Hyperconvergence to the rescue

July 23, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

The physical contents of data centres tend to stealthily expand, becoming increasingly difficult to manage…

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IoT and enterprise expectations fuel the data firehose

July 23, 2015 | Beverley Head

Without a radical rethink of enterprise IT, the data that emerges from sensors and consumer focused services will become a burden on the organisation rather than a valuable commodity…

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Apple Matters: A closer look at Apple Music

July 22, 2015 | Mark Webster

It’s the latest thing from Apple – and Mark Webster wonders what it really means…

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Technology comes to le Tour de France

July 21, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

198 riders form mesh network broadcasting data to the world…

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Australia Post looks to NZ’s ShipIT for better ecommerce service

July 21, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Under pressure postal service looks to capitalise on online retail boom…

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Data management platforms ‘key to future of programmatic advertising’

July 20, 2015 | Newsdesk

Automated advertising requires a specialised data warehouse…

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Cloud costs come down, but there is no price war

July 20, 2015 | Newsdesk

On-demand cloud pricing has fallen 2.25 percent, while the cost for customers that commit has dropped 12 percent…

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ERP delivers a sporting chance for omnichannel retail

July 20, 2015 | First Software

When Mike Wood established Players Sports he had a clear idea of what he did and didn’t want…

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PGG Wrightson

Going mobile: Digitising field processes for big performance gains

July 20, 2015 | Intergen

Intergen enables seamless information flow from the front line to the back office…

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Diego Abrianos

Greentree appoints international software development manager

July 16, 2015 | MYOB

Business management software vendor MYOB Greentree has announced the appointment of Diego Abrianos as software development manager…

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finance talent

Whitepaper: Winning the war for finance talent

July 16, 2015 | Oracle

Meeting modern business challenges centres on grooming finance teams with cooperative problem-solving skills that leverage technology…

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ERP software geared for social housing

July 16, 2015 | MYOB

Community Housing Ltd has grown to a nationwide service, supported by a new business system from MYOB Greentree …

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Paul Muckleston

Microsoft’s Muckleston heading to Seattle

July 16, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Former Microsoft NZ MD to take up worldwide role as GM for Surface channel sales…

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Enterprise cloud works best with feet on the ground

July 15, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Cloud solutions only as good as local support is…

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Personal data: Which organisations do you trust?

July 15, 2015 | Vendor - media release

Kiwis share their views on the companies most likely to suffer data breaches…

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Social media set to boost online trade to US$1.7 trillion

July 15, 2015 | Vendor - media release

Juniper says Facebook, Twitter retail activities will drive web purchases…

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The three top technology concerns for SMBs

July 14, 2015 | Vendor - media release

As companies of all sizes begin to view technology as a strategic imperative, SMBs are changing their relationship with IT…

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Five signs you need to rethink accounts payable systems

July 14, 2015 | Vendor - media release

Think your accounts payable systems are automated? Think again…

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HP and Intel to ease High Performance Computing access

July 14, 2015 | Vendor - media release

Purpose-built solutions and Centres of Excellence to help use data more effectively…

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Microsoft charts its future at WPC

July 14, 2015 | Vendor - media release

A raft of announcements coming out of Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference point to a bright future…

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Managed global services the sweet spot for telco operators

July 13, 2015 | Vendor - media release

A new forecast from analyst firm Ovum, says telecoms service providers will grow revenues from global services to enterprise customers to over US$297 billion by 2020…

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Managing big data: HP introduces File Analysis software

July 10, 2015 | Vendor - media release

One of the biggest issues with big data isn’t so much the physical volume of information but rather its classification: what’s valuable, and what isn’t, and where is the best place to store it…

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Intergen

July 9, 2015 |

We work with organisations to improve productivity, empower staff, streamline and automate business processes, delivering comprehensive solutions for businesses of all sizes, in all industries. Intergen’s key offerings include portals, content and collaboration solutions, web and digital strategy and delivery, user experience design, Microsoft Dynamics financial and customer relationship management, custom software development, management consulting, infrastructure consulting and hosting services. Intergen works closely with Microsoft Corporation in helping to define and showcase future technologies, and is a regular recipient of Microsoft awards, including numerous Partner of the Year awards, both at a local and international level.

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The end of an error as Microsoft nukes Nokia handsets

July 9, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Nokia handsets are dead and Microsoft killed them. Where to for the Surface…

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How BPM is driving customer experience

July 8, 2015 | Vendor - media release

BPM is proving itself as a vital tool in helping companies develop the customer-centric approach…

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Is ICT education today ready to skill the next-gen workforce?

July 7, 2015 | Brenda Aynsley

The world is increasingly digital, but what of its citizens? With the march of technological progress, jobs are changing and Brenda Aynsley questions whether today’s educational curricula are preparing people for tomorrow’s world…

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Change is inevitable, but will you make the most of it?

July 7, 2015 | Craig Young

There are two ways to deal with change: do nothing, or do something. The former is easy, but will leave you high and dry. The latter takes effort and can be unpleasant in the short term. Craig Young ponders how to make the most of a tumultuous world…

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snapper semble

Semble adds Snapper to mobile wallet

July 7, 2015 | Vendor - media release

Commuters in Whangarei and Wellington can tag on to public transport using smartphones…

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Urgently required: a department of the customer

July 7, 2015 | Gerry McGovern

Focused on sales and marketing, most companies don’t advocate for their customers, argues customer experience expert Gerry McGovern. He makes the case for a department of the customer…

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MIT hackathon

MIT Manukau hosts NZ’s first junior hackathon

July 7, 2015 | Vendor - media release

Programmers of the future get their feet under the desk…

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Whitepaper: Epicor ERP 10 – Adaptive ERP

From their inception, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems have been deployed with an overarching purpose: reduce costs by managing processes and materials…

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Around the world, businesses are embracing automation

July 6, 2015 | Vendor - media release

Rising labour and lower capital costs drive a new wave of automation…

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Apple Matters: Do yourself a favour and check out iBooks

July 6, 2015 | Mark Webster

When Mark Webster wanted to get a book out, publishers wanted nothing of it. He took matters into his own hands…

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The internet’s gone to the dogs as Bow Wow Box seeks investors

July 6, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Pets aren’t being left behind in the march to the subscription-based digital economy…

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Orion Health makes hay in Vietnam

July 6, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Orion Health to provide solutions to Vinmec International Hospitals, signs a strategic partnership with VITCORP…

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Marketing insight: Where love and money intersect

July 3, 2015 | Oracle

Oracle says marketing leaders today are expected to meet skyrocketing customer expectations, whilst at the same time meet the ever-increasing demands of the boardroom…

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Changing of the guard at Microsoft NZ

July 3, 2015 | Vendor - media release

The local subsidiary of Microsoft is getting a new MD as Barrie Sheers is set to succeed Paul Muckleston…

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Hey NZ, don’t forget about us

July 3, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Kiwi email signature company heads to Microsoft WPC as sole NZ sponsor…

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Abel ERP gives Myriad Engineering the power to know

July 2, 2015 | Abel Software

This precision small-parts machining company needed better control of its pricing and production process…

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Heads in the cloud as Oracle hires hundreds

July 2, 2015 | Oracle

Over 800 salespeople hired to support growing demand for cloud across the region…

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copper chorus wholesale

Mixed outcome in Commerce Commission draft decision disappoints

July 2, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

While Spark is ‘encouraged’ by the Commerce Commission draft decision on wholesale copper charges, TUANZ is ‘disappointed’…

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Global IT spending down, yet simultaneously up

July 2, 2015 | Vendor - media release

Worldwide IT spending should total $3.5 trillion in 2015, a 5.5 percent decline from 2014, according to the latest forecast by Gartner…

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ai research cx

Better CX through AI? Callaghan contribution helps find the answer

July 1, 2015 | Vendor - media release

Radiant project aimed at better understanding customer/company interactions…

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FreeviewPlus

How Freeview is addressing the Netflix effect

July 1, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

The dreaded ‘N’ word wasn’t mentioned at the launch of Freeview Plus in Auckland this morning, but its presence was certainly felt in the room…

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Disruptive technology without disruption

June 30, 2015 | MYOB

Business systems should be game-changers – not gamebreakers, says Greentree CEO, Peter Dickinson…

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better email marketing

Westpac rolls out Black Pearl Mail

June 30, 2015 | Vendor - media release

After breaking the news in a recent interview with iStart, Black Pearl Mail has confirmed its implementation at Westpac New Zealand…

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Fog day afternoon: Networking supremo goes large on Internet of Things

June 30, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Knowing a good thing when it sees it, Cisco has announced a broad portfolio of products and solutions to get more things on the internet…

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Redefining the final frontier

June 30, 2015 | Clare Coulson

Clare Coulson spoke to rocket man Peter Beck to check on progress and find out what easy access to space means for mankind…

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Power to the people: the rise of virtual personal assistants

June 29, 2015 | Brian Blau

In a world where your data is considered fair game for marketers, Brian Blau says the virtual personal assistant could give power over information back to the people…

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lake tarawera water watch

How the internet helps watch New Zealand’s water

June 29, 2015 | Vendor - media release

Environmental monitoring website Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA) has expanded the number of sensors nationwide to provide more data on New Zealand’s water…

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bandwagon internet of things

Consumer electronics retailer hitches wagon to ‘Internet of Things’

June 29, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

The tech industry is notorious for misunderstandings, blurred definitions and, perhaps above all, three letter acronyms (TLA)…

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urbansherpa

Move over cowboy, the UrbanSherpa is here

June 26, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

As a species, humans have never had a problem paying for convenience…

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Mid-market ERP is for masochists says Greentree boss

June 25, 2015 | Beverley Head

Creating ERP solutions for mid-market customers is work “for masochists” according to Greentree CEO Peter Dickinson…

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Business is taking charge of digitisation effort

June 25, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Line of business managers are taking a far more direct role in choosing the technology they use, working alongside, rather than under, their IT team…

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The benefits of ERP in the cloud

June 25, 2015 | Oracle

Enterprise resource planning applications in the cloud offer faster time to value, increased innovation, and scalability with the business…

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Whitepaper: Five minutes on modern finance midsize edition

June 25, 2015 | Oracle

Essential steps to consider for ensuring a successful cloud ERP system…

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Ditch the PJs (and other obvious video conference advice)

June 25, 2015 | Newsdesk

Throw enough people in front of a video camera and strange things are certain to happen…

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Free on Play: Office for Android

June 25, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Finally, millions of Android users can use Microsoft Office apps to view Microsoft Office documents…

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FUJIFILM Business Innovation New Zealand

June 25, 2015 |

Fujifilm is a global brand synonymous with leadership in document services.

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Expect a spend-up on customer experience

June 24, 2015 | Vendor - media release

New research by the Economist Intelligence Unit reveals link between customer experience investment, increased profitability, revenue growth and customer retention…

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Kiwi companies indifferent to Windows Server 2003 end-of-support

June 24, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

With three weeks to go, there are still plenty of Kiwi businesses completely ignoring Microsoft’s FUD machine…

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How Workspace-as-a-Service can cure SMB IT headaches

June 24, 2015 | Vendor - media release

Does the thought of managing, upgrading, or keeping up with the latest IT trend send you running for cover? Citrix’s David Nicol suggests a better way…

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ASX/NZX: Tech stock watch

June 23, 2015 | Hayden McCall

The recent flurry of tech listings across the ASX and NZX has created a liquid market for A/NZ business software stocks. In the first of a regular series, Hayden McCall sets out to keep track of their fortunes…[View as PDF]

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Muggleston_CIO Summit

Q&A: CIO of the Year Peter Muggleston on Foodstuffs’ Project Lightning

June 23, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Deploying an enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution is no mean feat, often involving millions of dollars and spanning the course of several years…

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Agile underpins ERP overhaul

June 23, 2015 | Beverley Head

Three times the REA Group attempted significant back office projects, and three times it failed because of its complex, customised legacy platform. On the fourth attempt, it turned to Agile methods…

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Big data needs a big network: Cawthron joins REANNZ

June 23, 2015 | Vendor - media release

Cawthron Institute joins over 40 research and education institutions across New Zealand to encourage big data research…

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Globalisation: you’re standing in it

June 23, 2015 | Bill Bennett

Technology has long been the driving force behind globalisation. Both have been good to Australia and New Zealand in the past. Now there’s a fear we will be casualties as a new globalisation wave disrupts industries and displaces workers while creating Silicon Valley billionaires. Bill Bennett investigates…

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Swift flexes muscles on Apple Music, passes ‘most powerful’ test

June 23, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

In getting her way, Swift has arguably validated her spot on Forbes’ power index…

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Smaller contact centres lured with A$99 cloud

June 22, 2015 | Beverley Head

Interactive Intelligence dangles Amazon Web Services-hosted cloud platform…

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cricket

CricHQ scores US$10 million funding

June 22, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

CricHQ has secured up to US$10 million funding from Singapore-based private equity firm Tembusu Partners…

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net neutrality

Cisco releases VNI research, says net neutrality is a concern

June 22, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Surge in demand doesn’t come with a business case for infrastructure providers…

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new software procurement model

IITP welcomes new software procurement model

June 19, 2015 | Paul Matthews

Recently, the MBIE and the NZ Police launched a Request for Proposals for the development of a a mobile 111 app and related technology. But, writes IITP CEO Paul Matthews, this was no ordinary RFP…

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cisco vni research

‘This is a video story’: Charting NZ’s internet future

June 19, 2015 | Vendor - media release

Research anticipates doubling of NZ IP traffic by 2019, with 35 million connected devices…

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PwC launches dedicated Digital consultancy

June 19, 2015 | Newsdesk

PwC has launched what it calls a ‘unique kind of digital consulting’ in the New Zealand market…

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Promapp wins Mawarnkarra Health Service BPM contract

June 18, 2015 | Vendor - media release

Cloud software to support remote health service provider’s ongoing industry accreditation…

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Apple Matters: Goodbye to all Mac

June 18, 2015 | Mark Webster

Mark Webster evaluates calls that Apple should abandon the Mac and finds short answer is ‘No’. The long one is ‘N-o-o-o-o-o-o!’…

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Microsoft Dynamics POS device is here and it’s awesome

June 18, 2015 | Newsdesk

Microsoft demo’s the new Retail Modern POS mobile device application…

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Fresh capital to spur Unleashed Software’s growth ambitions

June 18, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Kiwi inventory management vendor to intensify USA operations…

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Xero briefly collects unlikely accolade at SAP’s expense

June 17, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

In what must have come as a considerable surprise to both Xero and SAP, market analyst IDC briefly named the cloud accounting vendor as the New Zealand market leader in enterprise resource planning software…

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Better email: Kiwi startup sets sights on Australia, Europe

June 17, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

A new Kiwi startup has big plans for Australia and beyond, seeking to take its email enhancement service across the ditch and further afield…

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The case for honest estimates

June 16, 2015 | Gary Nelson

Setting out on any project requires getting some idea of the costs and timelines involved – but project management expert Gary Nelson points out that there can be problems with estimates which can scupper projects before they even start…[View as PDF]

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Tough times serve up ERP opportunity for mining industry

June 16, 2015 | Vendor - media release

Mining companies can use this period of tough trading conditions by implementing an enterprise resources planning (ERP) system…

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Building blocks: The case for a modular approach to technology services

June 16, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

The free availability of an almost infinite range of services on the internet means entrepreneurs can create powerhouses by pulling together composites to fuel their business goals, as Donovan Jackson discovers …

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Does big business want a smart watch?

June 16, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

New research report anticipates a warm welcome for smart watches and wearables in the enterprise…

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Digital disruption: a millennial’s perspective

June 16, 2015 | Ben Kepes

Technology evangelist, commentator and investor Ben Kepes takes a fresh look at digital disruption through the eyes of his 15-year-old son Yonni Kepes…[View as PDF]

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The questions to ask before plunging into SaaS

June 15, 2015 | Beverley Head

Demand for software as a service continues to rise; according to Cisco, by 2018, 59 percent of all cloud workloads will be SaaS compared to 41 percent in 2013…

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Don’t sell technology, satisfy needs

June 15, 2015 | Owen McCall

Selling IT solutions might at first blush appear a terribly complex undertaking, but achieving success doesn’t necessarily depend on the technical specifications. Instead, Owen McCall, independent IT consultant, shows that sometimes all that’s required is a firm grasp of what the business really needs…[View as PDF]

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mobile advertising

Torrid times and a silver lining for Snakk Media

June 15, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

The space of one year has delivered the worst of times and the best of times for New Zealand mobile advertising technology company Snakk Media…

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Nick Smith

No more landfill for Fuji Xerox

June 12, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Minister recognises Zero Landfill Scheme at printer company’s Auckland headquarters…

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Bigger, better, faster, more: Technology takes off in travel

June 11, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

If there is an industry that has had to respond to the impact of technology then travel is it. Donovan Jackson explores how technology is transforming everything from booking flights to catching a taxi and managing travel expenses…

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Customer experience priorities are changing

June 11, 2015 | Newsdesk

Organisations have changed their customer experience (CX) priorities for 2015, according to a recent survey by Gartner, Inc…

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Mind the service management gap

June 11, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

With IT service management automating a substantial proportion of the processes which move incidents to resolution, there is still a gap which opens up between the moment something goes wrong and the time taken to find the right person to fix it…

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Listen, learn and soar: Big data and the modern marketer

June 11, 2015 | Clare Coulson

Marketing used to be a one-way conversation but new technologies have given the customer a voice and shifted the balance of power in their favour. Clare Coulson takes a look at the rise of the relevant customer experience…

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CIO of the Year winner Peter Muggleston

Peter Muggleston named CIO of the Year

June 10, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Award winners named at Auckland gala dinner…

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Tax FAST

Not so Fast: Concern as IRD kicks off decade long project

June 9, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

IRD inks open ended deal with Fast Enterprises…

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Digitoil: Mobilegeddon – Were the doomsday predictions justified?

June 9, 2015 | Richard Conway

You may not have noticed it, but 21 April 2015 was ‘mobilegeddon’…

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WWDC 2015 roundup: I guess you had to be there

June 9, 2015 | Mark Webster

Mark Webster on Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference announcements for 2015…

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Fuji Xerox appoints Pollard as MD

June 9, 2015 | Fujifilm

Gavin Pollard will oversee the New Zealand business replacing current managing director Neil Whittaker who moves across the Tasman to run the Australian operation…

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Flat White Coffee

From analogue to digital: Goody’s leadership in consumer change management

June 8, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

New loyalty scheme bridges the gap between physical and virtual worlds…

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Apple Matters: When ‘easy to use’ becomes a problem

June 5, 2015 | Mark Webster

Technology today is practically ubiquitous and ever easier to use. Be that as it may, Mark Webster discovers that even simplicity has its own set of problems…

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skills

Escalating skills demand good news for talented professionals, bad news for CEOs

June 4, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

CEOs are more concerned about the impact of a skills shortage on their business than at any point in the last six years, according to PwC…

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Whitepaper: Disrupt, collapse, transform – The role of cloud computing in industry transformation

June 4, 2015 | Frost & Sullivan

In an environment of unprecedented change across industries of all kinds, survival depends on flexibility and adaptability…[View as PDF]

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Forman building

Building business leverages project success

June 3, 2015 | First Software

Forman Building Systems has upgraded its ERP system with the goal of setting new standards in supply chain excellence…

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Epson’s answer to Google Glass

June 3, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Printer company demonstrates commercially-targeted augmented reality specs…

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rural broadband

Rural broadband should be as good as city services, says TUANZ

June 3, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Imminent launch of new Spark 4G service given thumbs up…

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UXC Eclipse winning in retail

June 2, 2015 | Vendor - media release

Australian company performs well in USA…

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NetSuite appoints Graeme Burt as channel sales director, Asia Pacific and Japan

June 2, 2015 | Newsdesk

Cloud ERP vendor investing in Pacific channel development…

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UXC Eclipse wins 2015 Microsoft Dynamics Industry Partner of the Year

June 2, 2015 | Vendor - media release

Trophy cabinet receives a boost as UXC Eclipse adds new silverware…

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How live video can boost contact centre performance

June 2, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Enterprise video taken in a new direction as LogMeIn makes use of your smartphone…

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Enterprise boosts spending on business processes

June 2, 2015 | Beverley Head

Investment in software to support modern business process management will rise 4.4 per cent this year to reach $US.2.7 billion globally according to tech analyst Gartner…

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Online shopping

Spark Digital launches app marketplace for business

May 29, 2015 | Clare Coulson

Spark’s enterprise division, Spark Digital, has announced the launch of what it is calling the first fully integrated software-as-a service (SaaS) marketplace in New Zealand…

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Health and safety

Proposed workplace safety bill raises IT eyebrows

May 28, 2015 | Simon Eskow

An overhaul of New Zealand’s health and safety regulation may snag IT companies in a regulatory net that could potentially make employers liable for accidents in their staff’s own homes, writes Simon Eskow at IITP’s TechBlog…

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Ivan Seselj

Promapp goes global as Kiwi software company opens US office

May 28, 2015 | Newsdesk

Local company takes process management software to American market…

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Wearables could break $1 billion barrier

May 27, 2015 | Beverley Head

A newly published report from Frost & Sullivan’s Australian office shows that local chief information officers may have breathing space despite the rise of consumer demand for wearables…

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Retailers face heightened security risk

May 26, 2015 | Beverley Head

Insecure point of sale systems and high staff turnover are rendering A/NZ retailers vulnerable to cyber attack…

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MYOB Greentree appoints channel marketing manager

May 25, 2015 | MYOB

Wendy McKenzie to drive channel strategy…

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Bill English

Budget 2015: No surprises for tech and telecoms

May 22, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

With the biggest fireworks in the Budget coming for families in need, there were no surprises for the information and communications technology industries…

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Promapp takes aim at flowcharts and Word

May 21, 2015 | Beverley Head

If spreadsheets and shoe boxes are the nemesis of accounting software, so flowcharts, Word and “trust me” are the mortal enemy of process mapping software…

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Cloud, mobiles and IoT prompt identity rethink

May 20, 2015 | Beverley Head

Enterprise enthusiasm for cloud computing and mobile access are prompting a rethink of approaches to identity and access management…

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Apple Matters: Apple, enterprise and FileMaker

May 19, 2015 | Mark Webster

Enterprise was the final frontier for Apple for a long time. Mark Webster notes this appears to have changed…

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Xero HiTech company of the Year

Depth and breadth of Kiwi tech talent on show as Xero wins top award

May 18, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

While Xero was named winner of the New Zealand Hi-Tech Awards’ most prestigious prize, the depth and breadth of Kiwi ingenuity on display at the recently held event attests to an industry in rude health…

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Businesses fail to fully exploit ERP

May 18, 2015 | Beverley Head

Australian enterprises invest millions of dollars each year on ERP platforms – but under-use of the investment is widespread according to recent research…

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AWS Auckland expo

AWS: Big business joins the march to cloud

May 13, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Previously the domain of start-ups, Amazon Web Services is now helping enterprise-level customers to combat up-and-coming competitors with improved flexibility delivered in the cloud…

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Verint checks callers on black and white list

May 13, 2015 | Beverley Head

CRM customer support and service provider Verint is launching an upgraded platform that can identify callers from their voice alone, and analyse what they are saying and their emotions on the fly…

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CIO Awards

Finalists named for 2015 CIO Awards

May 11, 2015 | Newsdesk

Conferenz and IDC have announced this year’s finalists in the CIO Awards…

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AppWrap: ICT news wrap up Q2 2015

May 9, 2015 | Newsdesk

A wrap-up of news stories that caught our eye over the the past quarter of ICT news including appointments, departures, deals done, implementations completed, mergers, acquisitions and partnerships…

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Six things to do during and after a Microsoft Dynamics NAV upgrade

May 8, 2015 | Newsdesk

Ryan Budge, Technical Delivery Manager – Microsoft Dynamics NAV, looks at what you can do during and after your next upgrade to ensure a successful project…

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NetSuite partners with Microsoft, ditches AWS

May 7, 2015 | Hayden McCall

The ERP rivals have announced a partnership that will see NetSuite hosted on Azure and integrated with Office365…

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Leading CIO kicks industry’s cloud claims

May 7, 2015 | Beverley Head

One of Australia’s leading chief information officers has delivered a sharp kick to the information technology industry for clinging to old business models at the expense of cloud…

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Billabong reveals global NetSuite deal

May 7, 2015 | Hayden McCall

Embattled surf retailer Billabong has announced that it has signed an agreement to roll out the cloud-based ERP solution…

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Dr Michelle Dickson

NanoGirl named as Bright Sparks ambassador

May 6, 2015 | Clare Coulson

Dr Michelle Dickinson is continuing to lobby for girls to get involved in technology by joining Bright Sparks…

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Telcos

Google and Facebook on collision course with telcos

May 5, 2015 | Newsdesk

The experts at market intelligence firm Current Analysis say that D-Day is nigh for telcos as over-the-top providers encroach further into the voice market…

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Agile enterprises must embrace quarterly planning

May 5, 2015 | Beverley Head

Enterprises which want to wring the most benefit from Agile processes and practices need to shift away from annual plans to more regular quarterly planning sessions…

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NZ Stock exchange

Xero bold despite red ink, Orion awaits upgrades

May 1, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

Reporting season has kicked off for the NZX tech stocks, and the news is led by a heavier than anticipated flood of red ink from Xero…

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NZ parliament

Govt digital targets under pressure

May 1, 2015 | Clare Coulson

Some departments have a long way to go to hit the ‘Better Public Services’ 2017 targets for online transactions…

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Malcove_First Software

Scope control delivers for promotional distributor

April 29, 2015 | First Software

Distributing point of sale merchandising products has little room for error, and neither did implementing a new system to run Malcove’s business…

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Apple Matters: Cook, Apple and the books

April 28, 2015 | Mark Webster

Apple CEO Tim Cook may not be attention-grabbing like his predecessor Steve Jobs, but Mark Webster finds he has kept the tech company on a very sound footing indeed…

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Jade Software sculpts and dances its way to the future

April 28, 2015 | Beverley Head

Jade Software is planning to reveal more of its creative chops this year to demonstrate to customers the benefits of a design-led approach to software development…

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No to tech

Nearly one third of Kiwi SMEs say tech has “no impact” in business

April 23, 2015 | Clare Coulson

The SME sector has surprised many this week by indicating that many business people do not think technology has an important role to play in growing their organisations…

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Oracle partner takes on Greentree for mid-tier

April 23, 2015 | Clare Coulson

Software integrator Ndevr, which describes itself as Australia’s most highly regarded Oracle JD Edwards consulting partner, has signed a strategic partnership with local ERP vendor Greentree…

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IoT provides CMOs with promise of ROI

April 22, 2015 | Beverley Head

Data feeds from mobiles, wearables and IoT devices promise marketers rich new streams of information that can be mined for marketing insights…

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Enterprise seeks “moments” through wearables

April 21, 2015 | Beverley Head

Ross Mason ordered an Apple Watch last week – but first he asked his wife…

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Marketing strategy

Digitoil: SEO – dark art or just good marketing?

April 20, 2015 | Richard Conway

In the first instalment of our new Digitoil blog on digital marketing, subject matter expert Richard Conway begins by putting search engine optimisation in context…

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AsureQuality

NZ Govt-owned AsureQuality chooses SaaS-y future

April 20, 2015 | Clare Coulson

Global food safety and biosecurity services company AsureQuality is preparing for a cloud-first, mobile-first future by moving to the cloud with TechnologyOne…

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Online brand protection limits audience reach

April 20, 2015 | Beverley Head

Companies that want to protect their brand online might have to make difficult choices regarding audience reach…

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Apple Matters: MacBook – overwhelmed with underwhelming

April 17, 2015 | Mark Webster

It’s not just an appellation the all-new MacBook is missing. There is no ‘Pro’ or ‘Air’ after ‘MacBook’, and also no ports. Mark Webster finds himself wondering who it’s for…

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HP and Microsoft unveil vertical solutions

April 16, 2015 | Beverley Head

HP has revealed details behind its partnership with Microsoft that has it serving up business-process-as-a-service solutions for the automotive, financial services and public sectors…

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Big data to crack down on P

April 16, 2015 | Beverley Head

Big data analytics could be harnessed to support the Australian Government’s recently announced crackdown on crystal methamphetamine, aka P…

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Finance and HR: A marriage made in cloud heaven

April 15, 2015 | Oracle

What’s keeping CFOs up at night?…

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NBN & UFB: getting down to the wire

The NBN and UFB projects have dominated the national and tech media headlines ever since their inception, usually due to squabbling over which technology should be used, who’s paying for what and whether progress has been fast enough. Here we take a step back and discuss the big picture for both project rollouts…

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Aussie M2 buys Kiwi telco CallPlus

April 14, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

CallPlus has been acquired by Australian conglomerate M2 Group Limited for $250 million adding another layer to the shifting ISP sands…

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Windows server 2003

Windows server 2003 end of support: risks and rewards

April 9, 2015 | Clare Coulson

With less than 100 days to the end of support for Windows Server 2003, Microsoft says that more than 60 percent of New Zealand organisations could be left vulnerable…

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Aussie ISPs forced to share details of Dallas downloaders

April 8, 2015 | Beverley Head

A landmark Federal Court Decision will force leading ISPs in Australia to hand over the names and addresses of 4,726 people who may have illegally copied a movie over the internet…

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Gov CIOs feel pressure to perform

April 7, 2015 | Beverley Head, Clare Coulson

Asia Pacific government CIOs are facing more budgetary pressure than their international or private sector peers…

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Things we can still learn from the electrical revolution

April 7, 2015 | Gerry McGovern

Gerry McGovern invites you to reimagine your business in the digital age by taking a walk down memory lane…

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Agility runs deep, failure runs deeper

April 7, 2015 | Clare Coulson

IT developers have been refining the process of agile development frameworks for the last two decades. Today a more flexible work method is necessary across the enterprise. Organisations are now beginning to heed the lessons learnt from agile development and apply its principles to other departments. Clare Coulson investigates…

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Todd McClay

IRD seeks industry feedback on digital services

April 2, 2015 | Clare Coulson

The contents of discussion documents presented by the IRD are good news for business and the ICT sector, presenting an opportunity to modernise the nation’s fleet of ERP and financial systems…

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Investors vote with wallets in Xero v MYOB battle

April 2, 2015 | Beverley Head

The long anticipated re-listing of accounting software business MYOB on the ASX will allow investors – not just computer users – to signal whether they prefer it or arch rival Xero…

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Apple Matters: A byte at Apple’s future

April 1, 2015 | Mark Webster

Apple has pioneered oh, lots of things. What does the latest crop mean for the future? Mark Webster ponders this question 39 years after Apple was founded…

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Kiwi smartphone payments a world first

March 31, 2015 | Clare Coulson

More than 25 years ago the launch of eftpos created a unique New Zealand payments ecosystem. Semble is set to do the same…

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Why agile hype could lead to project failure

March 31, 2015 | Darren Christophersen

Darren Christophersen, general manager of applications & consulting at Empired explains why you should be wary of the hype…

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The road ahead for 3D printers

March 30, 2015 | Alan Earls, Vinod Baya

The technology for 3D printing has existed in some form since the 1980s. Now it is poised to move beyond prototyping into end-product and high-volume commercial manufacturing. Vinod Baya, director of PwC’s Centre for Technology and Innovation, and Alan Earls look at the coming changes and challenges for 3D printing…

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Time to call in the pros

March 30, 2015 | Paul Matthews

The Institute of IT Professionals NZ (IITP) CEO Paul Matthews explains what the Chartered IT Professional accreditation is and why we need it…

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Codifying change and success

March 27, 2015 | Owen McCall

Owen McCall explains how a personal situation led to building a model for successful change…

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SAP hits a six for the Cricket World Cup 2015

March 27, 2015 | Clare Coulson, Hayden McCall

It’s not just Tui and cucumber sandwiches that are powering the Cricket World Cup – hard working technology is enhancing the fan experience…

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Rod_Drury at CIO Awards 2014

CIO Awards: What gives entrants the X factor?

March 27, 2015 | Clare Coulson

The judges of the Awards want to hear from people who have done the extraordinary to bring significant benefit to their organisations through the implementation of technology…

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Meridian energy generation

Smart metering alerts won’t cannibalise profits, says Meridian

March 26, 2015 | Clare Coulson

The New Zealand energy company is taking a technology and customer-centric approach to staying ahead in the cut-throat energy market…

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Intergen white paper

Whitepaper: The future of the productive workplace

March 25, 2015 | Intergen

By the year 2025 Gen-Y Millennials will dominate the workplace and they will expect to have technology on-hand to help them work smarter not harder…[View as PDF]

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Oracle seeks 1000 cloud salespeople across APAC

March 25, 2015 | Beverley Head

Oracle’s cloud epiphany came late, now it’s playing catchup, looking to hire 1000 new salespeople across Asia Pacific to promote cloud solutions, just as quickly as it can…

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How much methodology is needed for a successful project?

March 25, 2015 | Gary Nelson

These days it seems like you can’t swing a cat without bumping into two or three technology projects, but not all of them will be successful. Project management methodologies are one way to improve success rates…

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Hi tech Awards 2015

2015 New Zealand Hi-Tech Awards Finalists

March 25, 2015 | Vendor - media release

MEDIA RELEASE: A record number of entries from a record number of companies across New Zealand have lifted the bar for this year’s New Zealand Hi-Tech Awards, with finalists spanning the breadth of the technology sector…

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Building smart

March 25, 2015 | Anthony Doesburg

As the construction of ‘smart’ buildings becomes more common it has presented the design and construction industry with more challenges. Anthony Doesburg explores the impact of software in the design and construction process and how architectural and engineering firms are responding…[View as PDF]

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Digital business calls for postmodern ERP

March 24, 2015 | Denise Ganly

The term enterprise resource planning or ERP was coined by Gartner in 1990, but a lot has changed since then. Gartner’s Denise Ganly explains why the ERP megasuite is dead and why postmodern ERP is a vital foundation for digital business…[View as PDF]

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Scoping IT out: 5 essential steps to success

March 24, 2015 | Microsoft

Embarking on a technology-led change in your business can be both hairy and audacious…

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Built to last – the ultimate business software challenge

March 24, 2015 | Peter Dickinson

If the consequences of a failed software project were the same as for a bridge or building, there would be some significant piles of rubble, numerous casualties and a whole lot more court cases…

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Equity crowdfunding prospects better this side of Tasman

March 23, 2015 | Beverley Head

New Zealand has been identified as a “stand out” performer on the Digital Evolution Index, while Australia is stalling its start-ups’ growth with restrictive crowdfunding laws…

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2degrees & snap

2degrees and Snap

March 23, 2015 | Newsdesk

MEDIA RELEASE: 2degrees and Snap – there’s a real choice of total telco service coming your way soon…

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Microsoft Awards 2015

Microsoft partners pump cloud-first, agility

March 20, 2015 | Clare Coulson

The power of integrated solutions, cloud and mobile apps were on show at the eighth annual New Zealand Partner Awards for 2015…

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Intergen office

Intergen scoop top honours in ERP & CRM at Microsoft Partner Awards

March 20, 2015 | Vendor - media release

MEDIA RELEASE: With two more trophies in their cabinet, Intergen prove their dominance in business applications…

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Fleet connections

Navman Wireless deals blow to telematics hardware market

March 20, 2015 | Clare Coulson

Industry first solution frees up telematics data use for all mixed fleet operators, regardless of size, and removes the need for third-party telematics hardware use…

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Industrial strength IT – why automation is inevitable

March 19, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

When machines can automate tasks and business processes the result is greater efficiency, more consistent outcomes and lower costs of production. Donovan Jackson looks at how companies are integrating machines and IT systems for competitive advantage…

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Apple Matters: Secrets and, er, secrets

March 19, 2015 | Mark Webster

Apple has a well-founded reputation for secrecy. Some things seem well leaked, other things utterly surprising. Mark Webster looks at confidentiality at Apple Inc…

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How to make money as an ISP

March 17, 2015 | Brendan Ritchie

Sector expert Brendan Ritchie looks at the reality of shrinking margins for ISPs and telcos today…

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Asset-focused ERP prepares for IoT and cloud

March 17, 2015 | Beverley Head

Asset-rich industries are in line to be transformed by IoT deployments and tighter IT/operations integration say experts…

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EQC first for go-live on Govt cloud

March 17, 2015 | Clare Coulson

The massive expansion in operations following the Christchurch earthquakes led the Earthquake Commission to be the first to put its financial management system in the Government cloud…

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Subscription appetite fuels Zuora funding

March 16, 2015 | Beverley Head

A global shift toward subscription style business models has helped deliver a US$115 million funding kicker to Zuora…

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Whitepaper: An expert guide to selecting and implementing ERP solutions

March 16, 2015 | Hayden McCall

Embarking on a journey to implement a new ERP system is a major challenge in any business. Hayden McCall spoke to three professionals with a combined 60 years of ERP evaluation and delivery experience across multiple projects, and presents an abridged version of the conversation…

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Mulesoft

APIs the saviour of big business

March 13, 2015 | Clare Coulson

Traditional operating structures in many industries are under strain to embrace the agility that cloud software provides. Enterprises can stay in the race by using APIs to liberate their data – but only if they do it well…

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AppWrap: ICT news wrap up Q1 2015

March 12, 2015 | Newsdesk

A wrap-up of news stories that caught our eye over the the past quarter of ICT news including appointments, departures, deals done, implementations completed, mergers, acquisitions and partnerships…

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Experts team up for healthy talent management

March 12, 2015 | Newsdesk

Two HCM technology and healthcare industry experts have combined forces to address the health sector’s specific talent management needs…

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Technology underpins thoroughly modern marketing

March 12, 2015 | Beverley Head

Successful marketing in the 21st century requires a fresh approach linking data, mobile platforms and creative but valuable-to-the-consumer campaigns…

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The psychology of IT procurement

March 12, 2015 | Clare Coulson

Investing in a core piece of business technology is a big decision and advances in cloud technology mean the purchasing rules are changing. Clare Coulson unravels the technology procurement conversation…

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Five steps to identify the right software development pathway

March 11, 2015 | Lizann Gohring

Chief Operating Officer, North America at DXC Technology, Lizann Gohring, takes you through the five key steps to determine the level of development for your business…

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Security guards

NZ’s “huge” security opportunity

March 11, 2015 | Clare Coulson

Information security expert calls for New Zealand to step up as a trusted world hub in the security sphere…

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Apple matters: Apple Watch is ‘out’, but so is a new MacBook

March 10, 2015 | Mark Webster

Mark Webster considers the just-announced Apple Watch but, more intriguingly, there’s a very new MacBook, plus ResearchKit available…

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Cloud plays bit role when it comes to ERP

March 10, 2015 | Beverley Head

On premise ERP systems are still core to the majority of A/NZ enterprises – with cloud software still perceived as a bit player according to UXC Red Rock…

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Microsoft awards

Microsoft awards posturing in full swing

March 9, 2015 | Clare Coulson

Microsoft partners are touting their prowess and comparing achievements in the run up to the awards night on 19th March…

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Who owns IT?: The CxO procurement conversation

March 9, 2015 | iStart

IT investment used to be the sole preserve of the CIO, but recent research shows this is changing and CxOs and line managers are taking on a greater decision-making role…

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Research in IT

Flow wins US market research agreement

March 6, 2015 | Newsdesk

MBA students from San Diego State University have signed up to do market research on Flow’s best method of entry into the US market…

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Sable37 aims high as it enters NZ market

March 6, 2015 | Clare Coulson

The Australian integrator known as Sable Systems is rebranding to Sable37 and already has some big clients and prospects lined up on our shores…

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microsoft

Finalists for Microsoft NZ 2015 Partner Awards announced

March 4, 2015 | Microsoft

MEDIA RELEASE: Wave of new businesses entering competition with leading cloud and mobility solutions…

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Kathmandu ascends to cloud in pursuit of international growth

March 3, 2015 | Clare Coulson

Today, the outdoors equipment and clothing company has announced that it has taken another step on its journey of international scalability…

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Apple Matters: Return to Apple Maps

March 3, 2015 | Mark Webster

Much was made of Apple’s Maps app when it first appeared a couple of years ago, thanks to errors. Mark Webster looks at it now…

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Bank pulls $10 million pin on Salesforce

March 3, 2015 | Beverley Head

Salesforce has suffered a high profile deal collapse with the end of Bank of Queensland’s three-year cloud CRM pilot, which has cost the bank $10 million…

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Enterprise needs to leadfoot IoT security

February 26, 2015 | Beverley Head

Gartner estimates that right now there are barely any enterprises which have formal plans to address aggressive cybersecurity business disruption attacks via the internet of things, but things are changing rapidly…

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2 degrees revolving door

2degrees boardroom shakeup: private equity directors bail

February 26, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

The abrupt cessation of three directors from the 2degrees board has raised questions about what confidence the company’s private equity shareholders have in the company’s future…

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ForgeRock uses RealMe as springboard into the region

February 24, 2015 | Beverley Head

Identity and access management company ForgeRock is eyeing Australian opportunities on the back of its work on the NZ RealMe initiative…

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Copper cables

Spark challenges ComCom copper pricing model

February 24, 2015 | Clare Coulson

New Zealand’s largest retail telco says an 80 percent premium above median international wholesale pricing is “unnecessary”…

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Eroad dangles $10k carrot for new recruits

February 20, 2015 | Clare Coulson

The rapidly-growing electronic road user charges and transport services company Eroad (NZX:ERD), is offering a NZ$10,000 signing bonus to new software engineers who join the firm…

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Identity of things

Industry steps up to identity challenge

February 19, 2015 | Beverley Head

In a connected world of people, things and enterprise, effective and efficient identity management and authentication is essential but complex…

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A/NZ uni spinoff targets big data demand

February 18, 2015 | Beverley Head

RoZetta Technology, officially launched this week, is an attempt by 40 Australian and New Zealand universities to commercialise their big data expertise…

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Apple Matters: Feeling secure

February 18, 2015 | Mark Webster

Everyone wants to feel secure and even the idea that someone might be snooping on electronic devices is unsettling. Mark Webster looks at security for Apple…

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Data demand surges – but at what price to enterprise?

February 17, 2015 | Beverley Head

Consumer appetite for mobile data is surging – but are corporates getting a raw deal if they are paying for it?…

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GSS new Akl office

Global ERP firm makes home in Auckland

February 17, 2015 | Newsdesk

Rapid local growth proves New Zealand is fertile ground for ERP sales…

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Infor announces crusade for recognition

February 13, 2015 | Hayden McCall

ERP vendor Infor is pushing for more adoption of its cloud suite, announcing a major sponsorship of the Crusaders rugby team to boost brand recognition…

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MYOB and Xero take battle on the road

February 12, 2015 | Beverley Head

Australia and New Zealand’s leading accounting software companies are going up against each other on three fronts; innovation, customer count and now roadshows…

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Orion Health partners with all five South Island DHBs for regional patient information system

February 11, 2015 | Vendor - media release

MEDIA RELEASE: 11 February 2015 – eHealth software company Orion Health has signed a commercial agreement…

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How APIs are building the new enterprise

February 10, 2015 | Beverley Head

Sydney is this week hosting up to 300 of Australia and New Zealand’s leading API developers at a conference intended to showcase the role of APIs in creating “composable enterprises”…

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Smart TV_spying

Samsung’s TV a sign of problems to come

February 10, 2015 | Clare Coulson

The company’s ‘listening TV’ has highlighted the coming privacy mine-field that smart technology and the internet of things will introduce for business…

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Internet Fiber

Spark/Vocus JV ups fibre ante

February 5, 2015 | Clare Coulson

Spark and Vocus have entered in to a joint venture in a move that has surprised some in the industry…

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Disrupt, or be disrupted

February 5, 2015 | Clare Coulson

New technology and globalisation are testing many industries. We explore what digital disruption means, and find an early responder who offers advice on keeping your digitised customers close…

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Media press release

Victoria connecting with Wellington’s tech industry

February 3, 2015 | Vendor - media release

Victoria University of Wellington is running a workshop aimed at getting Wellington’s tech community up to speed with the latest in network technology…

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Crowdfunding

“Serious” equity crowdfunding site launches in NZ

February 3, 2015 | Clare Coulson

Equitise is the fourth equity crowdfunding platform to be launched in New Zealand since April last year – a boon for the start-up sector, but not without its risks…

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Brocade combats SDN procurement hesitation with year’s free trial

February 2, 2015 | Beverley Head

In a bid to ramp up interest in software defined networking (SDN) amongst non-technical procurement executives, Brocade has announced a free one-year licence of its SDN controller…

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Apple Matters: Silver Apple dollars

January 30, 2015 | Mark Webster

Apple expert Mark Webster takes a look at where all of Apple’s money is coming from…

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MYOB reaches further into enterprise cloud

January 29, 2015 | Beverley Head

The financial software business, headquartered in Sydney, has unveiled MYOB Advanced, a cloud-based ERP for the enterprise market across New Zealand and Australia…

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Seven UI/UX principles to help create a fresh experience

January 28, 2015 | Jeff Dance

Subject matter expert Jeff Dance gives his top tips on designing a website that will get your users doing what you want…

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Follow the fast fibre road

January 28, 2015 | Paul Budde

The internet of things may feel like it only uses wireless technology but in reality it relies on big pipes and banks of servers. Paul Budde explores what we need to do in order to arrive at the smart cities of the future…

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Why IT must start with the digital human

January 28, 2015 | Peter Sondergaard

Peter Sondergaard, senior vice president and global head of research at Gartner, told more than 8500 CIOs and IT leaders that they must now design, resource and deploy for a world that’s digital-first…

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UXC predicts healthy earnings surge

January 28, 2015 | Beverley Head

ASX-listed IT services company UXC Limited has started 2015 at a fast clip with growing enterprise demand and a push into the healthcare sector…

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ipad at home

Mobile telehealth comes home, saves millions

January 27, 2015 | Clare Coulson

A new health technology release means that more patients are able to be treated in their own homes, saving hours of commute time and millions of dollars per year…

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Trade Me/Harmoney

Has Trade Me/Harmoney investment put cat among the pigeons?

January 23, 2015 | Clare Coulson

As peer to peer lending platforms gain momentum, traditional lending institutions will need to evolve to remain relevant in a new lending culture…

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iphone cases

Apple Matters: A case for iPhone 6

January 22, 2015 | Mark Webster

Mark Webster road-tests a selection of cases for iPhone 6…

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Windows 10: A new generation of Windows

January 22, 2015 | Vendor - media release

REDMOND, Wash. — Jan. 21, 2015 — Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday unveiled a new generation of Windows, with a wide range of experiences designed to usher in…

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iphone cases

Apple Matters: A case for iPhone 6

January 22, 2015 | Mark Webster

Mark Webster road-tests a selection of cases for iPhone 6…

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Media press release

NZ Hi-Tech Awards – six weeks until entries close

January 22, 2015 | Vendor - media release

NZ Hi-Tech Trust chair Wayne Norrie invites the technology industry to enter the 2015 NZ Hi-Tech Awards…

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Democratisation, subscription and processification key trends for 2015

January 21, 2015 | Bradley Stroop

Systems integrator UXC Eclipse’s CEO Bradley Stroop offers his take on what will drive the adoption of technology this year…

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The new HR: accountable, measurable, analytical

January 21, 2015 | Aaron Green

The soft fluffy HR department is making way for an empirical results-based strategy to manage human capital says Aaron Green…

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Are iPads the only real choice for schools?

January 21, 2015 | Mark Webster

Apple aficionado and blogger Mark Webster looks at why iPads make sense in schools…

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Diverse IT – a new look at skills needed for the tech sector

January 21, 2015 | Jodi Mitchell

Jodi Mitchell, CEO of SimplHealth, says softer skills are changing a once tech-heavy profession…

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2014 Christmas shopping a last-minute affair

January 21, 2015 | Beverley Head, Clare Coulson

Consumers in New Zealand rushed to the shops at the last possible minute in 2014 while Australians took a more sedate approach to the Christmas rush…

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2022: the future world of work

January 21, 2015 | Debbie Francis

PwC partner and HR transformation specialist Debbie Francis looks at the possible outcomes that may evolve in the workplace of the future…

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Wynyard software hunts felons State-side

January 20, 2015 | Clare Coulson

The Kiwi company’s crime analytics software is helping to fight crime globally, most recently the notorious Felony Lane Gang…

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IT employment market: Is it all about the money?

January 20, 2015 | Hayden McCall

As technology has become more embedded in business, the roles within the IT sector have rapidly multiplied and specialised. Hayden McCall took a look at the dynamics at play in the IT market…

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Better Call Saul

Online TV battle lines drawn

January 20, 2015 | Clare Coulson

Spark announces hook to attract customers to free-TV-streaming, in a market place that is getting crowded…

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Quantum computing heralds better data security

January 16, 2015 | Beverley Head

Advances being made in Australian and New Zealand Universities are beating a path toward information systems which offer orders of magnitude improvements in security…

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Software world-first carves the costs of BYOD

January 14, 2015 | Beverley Head

Good Technology has released software that allows personal and corporate consumption of data on a BYOD device, making employee reimbursement somewhat easier…

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Enterprise software spending growth leads the pack

January 13, 2015 | Beverley Head

Enterprise software is a standout in Gartner’s 2015 IT spending forecast – though market competition and consolidation may threaten some vendors’ coffers…

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NZ MBAs provide solid IT foundation

January 12, 2015 | Newsdesk

On a recent trip to the region the CEO of the Association of MBAs was impressed by New Zealand’s coverage of technology in MBA courses…

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Apple Matters: Apple, 1984 and excellent clothing

January 12, 2015 | Mark Webster

Mark Webster links Apple through its 1984 Macintosh ad to some very 2015 Orwellian clothing…

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BPM and the process of processification

January 1, 2015 | Donovan Jackson

For decades in business software, processes have played second fiddle to the demands of the company accountant. Now a process-centric revolution is taking place. Donovan Jackson explains…

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UX: Creating beautiful software

December 31, 2014 | Anthony Doesburg

Enterprise software has finally got the message that user-friendly also means productivity-friendly, and a bit sexy. We asked Anthony Doesburg to look at how to create simple-to-use software and websites…

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HR: How to transform paper shufflers into talent managers

December 31, 2014 | Donovan Jackson

Donovan Jackson explores developments in human resources (HR) management and discovers how technology is shaping this field…

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ICT skills shortage: A clear and present danger

December 31, 2014 | Clare Coulson

As businesses across the board are becoming increasingly digitised, technology and high-tech companies alike have been bemoaning the shortage of available ICT skills. Clare Coulson investigates whether there is a real possibility that this region is being left in the ICT dust…

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NZ Coastlines

Coastlines surfs the cloud with SAP Business ByDesign

December 21, 2014 | Zag

New Zealand company to implement SAP’s all-cloud ERP “to foot it with the big boys”…

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First_Software_Fitness gear

Sprint Fit a boot camp for ERP development

December 19, 2014 | First Software

Setting up a premium fitness gear and sports nutrition business to guide a software development company may sound curious, but it’s working…

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‘Hidden’ HR problem causing efficiency downturn and staff losses

December 19, 2014 | Peter Dickinson

There needs to be some fresh thinking on understanding what frustrates staff says Greentree CEO Peter Dickinson…

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Office 365 add-on crash tackles cloud ERPs and accounting

December 18, 2014 | Beverley Head

A Sydney-based business is taking on ERP and financial software vendors with a tightly integrated bolt-on for Office 365 that is being hosted in Microsoft’s Australian data centres…

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NZ Police

Technology at centre of NZ policing excellence

December 18, 2014 | Clare Coulson

A New Zealand Police report on its Policing Excellence initiative has shown how technology helped the organisation to exceed its predicted targets…

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Apple Matters: Holiday time: Travellin’ tech

December 17, 2014 | Mark Webster

When you have to travel, the tech you pack is as important as anything else you take…

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Three key strategies for integrating online and physical supply chains

December 11, 2014 | Danie Vermeulen

Selling through online channels relies on virtual processes that work with physical realities. This white paper by Danie Vermeulen delves into key strategies for success…[Register to download]

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Xero US listing on cards next year

December 11, 2014 | Newsdesk

After a rugged year on the stock exchange the cloud accounting provider has got its mojo back indicating US growth and listing plans…

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Why the HR department is redundant at the hands of the millennials

December 10, 2014 | Mark Wade

The social era is making the workplace a jungle for digital natives to exercise their right to input, feedback and collaboration. Mark Wade contemplates the future of the HR department…

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IVF and medical equipment

Genea gives birth to new baby, new system

December 10, 2014 | Infor

The Australian IVF group spawned a new clinical supplies business that needed new system capabilities, and needed them fast…

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Job and project costing – what is it?

December 9, 2014 | MYOB

The resident experts at MYOB provide some insights into job costing best practices and software designed to support it…

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Local 365/Dynamics turn-around signals change in Microsoft style

December 9, 2014 | Beverley Head

Australian hosting of Office 365 and Dynamics CRM, coupled with per-user pricing is being tipped to boost A/NZ demand for Microsoft’s cloud and shows the company is listening to its customers…

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Apple watch

Apple Matters: Watches in this space

December 8, 2014 | Mark Webster

While the Apple Watch is not available for purchase over here yet, Mark Webster discusses the impact it might have and reviews three alternatives…

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Apple watch

Apple Matters: Watches in this space

December 8, 2014 | Mark Webster

While the Apple Watch is not available for purchase over here yet, Mark Webster discusses the impact it might have and reviews three alternatives…

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Why customer convenience trumps experience

December 3, 2014 | Gerry McGovern

Usability expert Gerry McGovern says we should focus our online efforts on customer convenience and effort, not experience or satisfaction…

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AppNexus cracks down on click fraud

December 3, 2014 | Beverley Head

An initiative designed to block online advertisement fraud will be rolled out across Australia and New Zealand in the second quarter of 2015…

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Broadband

Telcos blindsided by ComCom draft prices

December 3, 2014 | Newsdesk

The telco industry is up in arms and signaling higher end-user prices following the release of the Commerce Commission’s higher than anticipated price proposal for copper and broadband…

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AppWrap: ICT news wrap up Q4 2014

December 3, 2014 | Newsdesk

A wrap-up of news stories that caught our eye over the the past quarter of ICT news including appointments, departures, deals done, implementations completed, mergers, acquisitions and partnerships…

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Are banks on the path to extinction?

December 2, 2014 | James Bergin

ASB chief architect James Bergin refutes the suggestion that banks are dinosaurs in danger of serious disruption and explains how ASB is getting prepared for the ‘next big thing’ in banking…

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Apple Matters: If Apple were a country…

December 2, 2014 | Mark Webster

Mark Webster asks what Apple could afford to buy right now and whether its record-breaking market capitalisation will last…

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Graeme Muller

Research specialist appointed as CEO for NZTech

December 1, 2014 | Newsdesk

Well-known technology industry face Graeme Mueller has been appointed to the industry group to take its evolution to the next stage…

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TUANZ announces new CEO

November 30, 2014 | Newsdesk

Following the March resignation of its current high-profile CEO Paul Brislen for an executive director post at Jane Sweeney’s new PR agency, TUANZ has announced Craig Young as its new CEO…

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Kiwi tech revelling in awards season

November 30, 2014 | Newsdesk

The winners of the eighth CIO Awards were announced last week at a gala dinner at Sky City – just one of many ICT-stacked awards ceremonies scheduled this year…

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Mobile tools

Whitepaper: Enabling enterprise mobility through people-centric IT

November 28, 2014 | Intergen

Multi-device workplaces are creating new challenges for IT, but by implementing a people-centric management approach businesses can satisfy both the needs of their users and their governance and security requirements…

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Ian McCrae

Orion Health hits $1 billion on day two of trading

November 28, 2014 | Newsdesk

As Orion Health joins the growing ranks of New Zealand technology companies listed on the stock exchange to great fanfare, it pays to remember that it’s not all plain sailing – just ask Gentrack…

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Rise of CMO tech spending could lead to ‘shadow IT’ threat

November 27, 2014 | Keean Persaud

With CMOs controlling more IT spending for organisations, Keean Persaud says so-called ‘shadow IT’ is becoming a problem…

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tablet selection

Spectacular slow-down in tablet market expected

November 27, 2014 | Clare Coulson

Technology research firms Gartner and IDC are both predicting a dramatic slow-down in the tablet market this year…

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Newest Flying Kiwi inductee gives advice on making it in the tech industry

November 27, 2014 | Newsdesk

This week the NZ Hi-Tech Trust inducted surgical robotics technologist Dr Catherine Mohr into its Hall of Fame, making her the first woman to receive such recognition…

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e voting

Aussie votes no on e-ballot debate

November 27, 2014 | Newsdesk

In contrast to New Zealand electronic and internet voting has been ruled out for Australians because of a fear of hacking and voter intimidation…

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serko

Serko posts 50 percent growth and loses money

November 21, 2014 | Newsdesk

Serko, which listed on the NZX in June, has announced its interim results for FY15 showing a total revenue growth of 50% and significant interest from the US, but also a large increase in losses…

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Interruptions at work

Busy people need help, not interruptions

November 20, 2014 | Gerry McGovern

Getting attention is getting harder. The web is a place where busy people do things. Help them, don’t disrupt them, says expert Gerry McGovern…

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Gartner: local CIOs continue to lose IT budget

November 19, 2014 | Newsdesk

The chief information officer’s hold on technology spending reins has loosened once again; while overall technology spending is up, A/NZ CIOs expect their own budgets to fall…

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Greentree plans US push with fourth generation ERP

November 19, 2014 | Newsdesk

The introduction of the first elements of Greentree4 which allows browser-based access to the ERP platform has delivered the impetus for the New Zealand company to tackle the US market…

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Digital marketers grasp the B2C nettle

November 18, 2014 | Beverley Head

There has been a surge in confidence regarding digital marketing from professionals in Australia and New Zealand…

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Zespri world first with SAP move to Azure

November 14, 2014 | Newsdesk

The kiwifruit marketer has chosen the US Azure cloud to help it combat disaster recovery and scalability issues in its business…

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NZ passport

Veda launches real-time passport verification service

November 14, 2014 | Newsdesk

New Zealand credit bureau, Veda, is the first company to launch a real-time passport verification service in the New Zealand market…

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Interest surges in data lakes as enterprises seek customer insights

November 13, 2014 | Beverley Head

There has been a surge in interest in data lakes over the last three months according to technology analyst Gartner, as enterprises scramble to make sense of their data…

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New asset management solution seals gap in SMB market

November 11, 2014 | Newsdesk

Cloud Awakening has opened shop, selling a cloud-based asset management solution targeted at mid-sized businesses in Australia and New Zealand, plugging what it considers a major market hole…

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Driverless cars zoom into focus for A/NZ

November 11, 2014 | Newsdesk

Within two decades driverless vehicles could become a significant feature on Australian and New Zealand roads – if Governments invest in supporting technical infrastructure and update road rules…

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Business growth

Kiwi SMEs put Aussie counterparts to shame

November 7, 2014 | Newsdesk

New Zealand’s SMEs are showing their highest growth in more than half a decade thanks to hard work and technology says new report…

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Whitepaper: Keeping your retail wireless secure

November 5, 2014 | Motorola Solutions

The introduction of wireless technologies has given opportunists a new way to access your retail network that isn’t covered by traditional security…

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Fancy a free holiday? Stop turning up late to meetings

November 5, 2014 | Newsdesk

Meetings are the bane of the workplace; the average worker attends five a week, an executive ten – and because of habitual late starts we lose several days of productive work time each year…

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Infor steps up search for “beautiful” software

November 5, 2014 | Newsdesk

Global enterprise software company Infor has embarked on a mission to develop and deliver “beautiful” software and hired New York-based designers to help…

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knowledge sharing

NZ Councils to cut costs with launch of free online process knowledge library

November 4, 2014 | Newsdesk

From this week New Zealand councils can take advantage of each other’s process knowledge and experience for free thanks to a new online library that could save some councils tens of thousands of dollars…

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Success not guaranteed: preparing an ERP business case

October 31, 2014 | Hayden McCall

A rigorous business case establishes a foundation for discovering the potential benefits of a new technology solution…

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Bright Sparks drone

Teen’s sophisticated drone invention wins Bright Sparks award

October 30, 2014 | Newsdesk

Tauranga’s 17-year old Callum Riddington has won the Baldwins supreme award at Bright Sparks 2014 for his invention, Kiwi Drones…

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Microsoft switches on local cloud, software store

October 29, 2014 | Newsdesk

Microsoft has switched on its Australian cloud, operated out of data centres in Sydney and Melbourne, announced Equinex and Telstra as express network partners, along with a cloud marketplace…

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Newly privatised BMC beefs up R&D spend

October 29, 2014 | Newsdesk

Getting out of the public eye has allowed BMC to redirect shareholder funds into R&D and help it live up to its new motto “bring IT to life” – something that could refer to either the company or its customers’ IT projects…

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Oracle NetSuite

Oracle NetSuite

October 24, 2014 |

Today, approximately 24,000 companies and subsidiaries depend on NetSuite to run complex, mission-critical business processes globally in the cloud. Since its inception in 1998, NetSuite has established itself as one of the leading providers of enterprise-class cloud financials/ERP, CRM and omnichannel suites for mid-sized organisations, large enterprises and divisions of large enterprises seeking to upgrade their antiquated client/server ERP and other systems.

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Mobile cast as the great retail leveler

October 23, 2014 | Newsdesk

Mobility has been identified as retailers’ biggest ally – able to restore some of the balance to the retailer-customer relationship which has been skewed by the internet…

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TIN

Tenth TIN100 report celebrates $8 billion NZ tech industry

October 23, 2014 | Newsdesk

The tenth annual TIN100 and TIN100+ report was released last night showing that software growth outstripped IT services growth for the first time…

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PayPal offers Aussies business loans; lines blur between technology and finance

October 22, 2014 | Beverley Head

Three of Australia’s biggest banks open innovation centres to spur technology development while PayPal offers small business loans as the lines blur between the technology and finance sectors…

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Intergen acquired by ASX-listed Empired, creates largest Australasian Microsoft services provider

October 21, 2014 | Newsdesk

ASX-listed IT services company Empired Limited (ASX:EPD) has acquired one of New Zealand’s leading IT services firms, Intergen Limited, for $A17.4 million via a Share Purchase Agreement to be paid over three years…

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Present Group shores up future with new ERP

October 18, 2014 | Epicor Software Corporation

When the primary resource sector boom took off, Present Group experienced explosive growth and found itself needing a suite of technology that could help it mine the good fortune…

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MyRepublic

NZ’s first fibre-only ISP MyRepublic promises to challenge incumbents

October 16, 2014 | Newsdesk

The new ISP says it is designed specifically for the UFB world and will challenge outdated incumbent attitudes on the importance of customer experience, products and pricing…

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Navman Wireless targets ‘people and plant’ with fleet management BI product

October 16, 2014 | Newsdesk

Navman Wireless, a global leader in GPS-based fleet optimisation products and services, has today launched its cloud-based BI-as-a-service solution for enterprise fleets called Adaptive Intelligence…

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SAP and IBM hook up on HANA

October 16, 2014 | Newsdesk

Software giant SAP has forged an international deal with IBM which will host its SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud Services in its data centres around the world – including those in Sydney and Melbourne…

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ITx Excellence Awards

Heroes of tech recognised at ITx conference

October 14, 2014 | Newsdesk

The industry conference in Auckland last week culminated in the ITx Awards celebrating the best IT professionals from 2014…

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IRD chooses Accenture

IRD chooses Accenture for first stage of $1.5 billion transformation project

October 14, 2014 | Newsdesk

Five months after releasing a closed RFP to multi-nationals Accenture and Capgemini, Inland Revenue has selected Accenture as its preferred provider of design services for the first stage of its business transformation programme…

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Semble launches NZ’s own mobile wallet

October 10, 2014 | Clare Coulson

A “uniquely Kiwi” joint-venture will see a common mobile wallet available to Android smartphone users by early next year…

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ITx awards

ICT professionalism a focus for ITx 2014 conference

October 9, 2014 | Newsdesk

The three-day ITx Conference by the Institute of IT Professionals (IITP) kicked off with an emphasis on ethics, soft skills and growing the right professional people for a thriving NZ tech industry…

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Xero signs ex-pat Kiwi Andy Lark for US push

October 9, 2014 | Beverley Head

Cloud accounting specialist Xero has signed Andy Lark as its chief marketing officer – delivering the business with a wealth of insight about both the tech and finance sectors…

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Gartner: Digital economy drives IT spending and CIO agenda

October 8, 2014 | Beverley Head

The search for digitally enabled business models is driving global IT spending which will rise by 3.9 percent to more than $US3.9 trillion next year – but CIOs are controlling less and less of it…

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Healthinc’s revenues looking rosy with NetSuite

October 4, 2014 | Oracle NetSuite

This developer of software for the radiology industry was able to boost services revenue by 20 percent thanks to NetSuite’s client relationship management solution…

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Ricoh office

New Ricoh HQ all about vision

October 3, 2014 | iStart

Ricoh New Zealand has been undergoing significant. iStart caught up with Ricoh New Zealand’s senior management and discovered the principles its new head office in Auckland is built around are the foundations of a bigger concept…

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Ricoh Korax award

Ricoh New Zealand picks up rare Kofax Diamond Partner status

October 3, 2014 | Newsdesk

The company is the only Kofax partner in New Zealand to receive such high recognition…

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Steel Blue walks the walk with MRP

October 3, 2014 | Epicor Software Corporation

The boot maker needed a system that had strong material requirements planning features to improve value in the supply chain in its Perth factory…

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Canterbury summit

Canterbury Software Summit takes inclusive approach to promote tech

October 2, 2014 | Newsdesk

The Canterbury Software Summit is in full throttle and has deliberately chosen a low cost-to-entry and a political stance to appeal to the widest audience possible and promote the sector further…

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Australian biometrics pin down US offenders

October 1, 2014 | Beverley Head

Locally developed voice biometrics technology, already used by New Zealand’s IRD for taxpayer identification, has been picked up by Shadowtrack for US and Canada house arrest applications…

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Internet domains

Launch of.nz domain brings NZ in line with global trends

September 30, 2014 | Newsdesk

As of 1pm today, New Zealanders have the choice of a second local, simplified domain name for their websites and email addresses…

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Apple Matters: iOS 8…approach with caution, but Apple’s on track

September 26, 2014 | Mark Webster

The iPhone 6 might be dominating the mainstream media but, for the masses of iPhone users, the new iOS 8 update is causing its own stir. We asked Apple blogger Mark Webster if Apple is on the right track post-Steve Jobs…

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Goodbye InternetMana, hello an ICT policy agenda

September 26, 2014 | Newsdesk

At first glance a political party dedicated to technology should have had the ICT industry jumping for joy, but that was not to be the case as it garnered just 1.26 percent of the vote last Saturday…

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Online shopping

Technology forcing brands to front up on pricing

September 25, 2014 | Newsdesk

New website frontup.co.nz sets out to find out why New Zealanders are being charged more than our international peers for the same products, and the reasons seem similar to those causing the ‘Australia Tax’ across the ditch…

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Careful, they might hear you

September 24, 2014 | Newsdesk

There has been a step change in enterprises’ ability to economically capture, store, tag and index every conversation that their call centre ever has with a customer…

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Unleashed seeks sales and skills in US/UK

September 23, 2014 | Beverley Head

New Zealand-based Unleashed Software is planning a push into the northern hemisphere as it seeks more sales and skills to fuel its growth strategy…

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Is Alibaba IPO a threat to Amazon, eBay?

September 19, 2014 | Newsdesk

Chinese e-commerce platform Alibaba is set to make history with the biggest Nasdaq IPO on record…

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Beehive

SAP and partners gear up for Wellington spend

September 19, 2014 | Newsdesk

While ICT election promises are less than bold, one thing is clear – the Government will have a significant impact on the sector as IRD, MSD and ACC all get major ICT projects under way, and SAP is one vendor gearing up…

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The six steps of Agile testing

September 19, 2014 | Beverley Head

Agile development shops need to take a fresh approach to software testing and measure the success of software development according to a team’s ability to deliver what is expected by the business…

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Family homes become the latest IoT battleground

September 18, 2014 | Newsdesk

In less than a decade the typical family home in Australia and New Zealand could contain several hundred internet connected devices as the cost of making a device internet-smart drops to around $1…

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mobile app

Kiwi smarts lead to world-first video calling app for CRMs

September 17, 2014 | Newsdesk

A New Zealand company has launched the world’s first recordable video calling from within your CRM system…

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Why content is both the solution & problem in self-service design

September 16, 2014 | Gerry McGovern

Quality content plays a critical role in self-service design. Often a small change in a link, heading or sentence, can lead to dramatically higher task completion says subject matter expert Gerry McGovern…

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What will ‘connected living’ look like?

September 16, 2014 | Frost & Sullivan

Massive technology-led disruption across all industries globally, driven by the rapid proliferation of connected devices and services, is moving everyone and everything towards a state of ‘connected everything’…

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tangled

Gartner untangles Analytics: BI, BA & big data

September 16, 2014 | Ian Bertram

The terms BI, BA and big data tend to be unceremoniously bandied about without much consensus on what they are. Gartner’s Ian Bertram, separates the myth from the truth…

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How the All Blacks use player data to keep winning

September 16, 2014 | Dr Ken Quarrie

Senior scientist for New Zealand Rugby Dr Ken Quarrie explains how he uses data to improve player performance and get an edge on the opposition…

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Old fashioned views of ICT endanger business

September 15, 2014 | Amanda White

Emerging ICT Leader of the Year Amanda White says there is frustration amongst a large number of ICT managers who are being excluded from the C-suite…

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Equip your salespeople for on-the-road success

September 15, 2014 | Vendor

Evidence shows that the ‘hard sell’ does not generate loyalty, but a good experience does. The experts at MYOB discuss what salespeople need to achieve this…

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How technology trends are helping Life Sciences

September 15, 2014 | Newsdesk

The experts at UXC Eclipse say there are a number of technologies that are driving the Life Sciences market forward…

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The politics of e-health

September 11, 2014 | James Riley

The benefits of digitising health are undisputed, as is the need to reduce healthcare costs with our aging populace. But e-health initiatives get bogged down in politics. We sent James Riley to take the temperature in New Zealand…[View as PDF]

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hr

Online tool takes guess work out of hiring accountants

September 11, 2014 | Newsdesk

An online tool that tests accountancy technical competency was launched last week at the HR Game Changer Conference, giving those hiring accountants a reliable way to measure technical ability for the first time…

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Apple seeks slice of payments market

September 11, 2014 | Newsdesk

The launch of Apple Pay, which will turn the new iPhone6 and Apple Watch into tap-and-go digital wallets, can’t take place in A/NZ before 2015 because part of the security framework is missing…

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BNZ index

Infographic: Online retail sales index

September 11, 2014 | Newsdesk

BNZ has released the results of its latest Online Retail Sales Index and the results show that traditional local retailing is under mounting pressure…

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Surface Pro 3

TechEd NZ: Microsoft enters sexy tech race

September 11, 2014 | Clare Coulson

In a battle for the ‘sexiest’ tech company you’d be forgiven for not even considering that Microsoft could be in the running, but after the last couple of days, things could be about to change…

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Frost & Sullivan Awards

Megatrends and what you need to know about them

September 11, 2014 | Newsdesk

Global research firm Frost & Sullivan recently announced the winners of its inaugural New Zealand Excellence Awards, preceded by its Growth, Innovation and Leadership (GIL) Congress 2014…

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Only one A/NZ business makes grade on supply chains

September 8, 2014 | Newsdesk

Only one organisation based in Australia has made the cut for Gartner’s annual list of the most effective supply chains in Asia Pacific – and New Zealand fails to rate a mention…

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Salesforce community plug-in described as LinkedIn for corporates

September 4, 2014 | Newsdesk

Salesforce has released software templates that allow organisations to build communities of customers, resellers or employers so they can interact and collaborate in the cloud including from mobiles and wearables…

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Students coding

Code Club opens young eyes to IT careers

September 4, 2014 | Newsdesk

An after-school computer code writing programme for intermediate and secondary school Kiwis will officially kick off at ITx, New Zealand’s conference of IT, in early October. IITP’s Techblog editor Simon Eskrow reports…

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Political debate

Opposition R&D tax credit policy described as ‘scattergun’

September 4, 2014 | Newsdesk

Electioneering focused on the tech sector this week with a political debate in front of the country’s top high-tech companies where politicians aired their science, technology and innovation policies…

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F rating for students

NZ’s science and tech policies better than Australia’s

September 3, 2014 | Beverley Head

New Zealand’s science, technology and innovation policies have been under scrutiny in the lead up to this month’s election, iStart’s Australian correspondent, Beverley Head, reports from across the ditch…

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Telecos M2M

Ovum says telcos must do more to win M2M land-grab

September 2, 2014 | Newsdesk

Ovum forecasts that the M2M market will reach $US66 billion by 2019 and urges operators to invest in their own capabilities if they want to gain share in the much-hyped but equally important IoT market…

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Email

Is your email signature legal?

September 2, 2014 | Vendor

The laws and legislation surrounding email disclaimers are tightening all around the globe with the prospect of significant fines for non-conformists…

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Online ad market growth moves up a gear

August 31, 2014 | Newsdesk

The local online advertising market saw healthy growth in the latest quarter but the star performer differs from international trends.

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How will we power the data economy?

August 29, 2014 | Paul Budde

Subject matter expert Paul Budde explains why building the right ICT infrastructure is of national importance to the region’s future success…

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Hypecycle identifies technologies ahead of their time

August 28, 2014 | Beverley Head

Organisations experimenting with internet of things deployments, wearables, cryptocurrencies or big data could be in for a long wait before they bear real fruit. Beverley Head reports…

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New hat for hosting and managed service providers

August 28, 2014 | Craig Deveson

We all know that cloud computing improves efficiencies, but subject matter specialist Craig Deveson says that is only the case if it is done right, and if hosting and managed service providers access the right tools they are the ones to do it…

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IoT how to

How to plug into the internet of things

August 28, 2014 | Anthony Doesburg

Need to track your vehicles? Or monitor water? The internet of things delivers an extraordinary opportunity to connect and network all manner of things, but how?…

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Scanning the biometrics market

August 28, 2014 | Clare Coulson

Security analytics, biometrics and behaviourmetrics seem kind of Doctor Spocky, but are rapidly migrating from sci-fi movies into the real world. Clare Coulson looks at the complex world of security and crime prevention…[View as PDF]

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Airborne Honey

NZ’s oldest honey brand pots tech world-first

August 28, 2014 | Newsdesk

Amongst the current focus on manuka honey authenticity and traceability, one 100-year-old Kiwi honey-maker has turned to technology to prove its quality and provenance…

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Moven

Westpac inks deal with Moven, turns money management on head

August 26, 2014 | Newsdesk

The New York mobile money management start-up is taking a different approach to the way people interact with money and is going global starting with an exclusive deal in New Zealand…

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How to sink online pirates

August 22, 2014 | John Stanton

The Australian print and electronic media has harboured a flurry of stories recently about the vexed issue of online copyright infringement and how to fix it. Communications Alliance CEO John Stanton outlines his thoughts on what needs doing…

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online shopping

Online EFTPOS payments in the offering, says Paymark

August 21, 2014 | Newsdesk

Electronic payments processor Paymark has announced that it will be launching online EFTPOS early next year…

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The internet of things: the precipice of a revolution

August 19, 2014 | Anthony Doesburg

Driverless cars, wearable computers, location-based intelligence; they all rely on what has become known as the ‘internet of things’. And it certainly has people talking as Anthony Doesburg discovers…

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On the subject of IPOs…

August 19, 2014 | Ben Kepes

Technology investor, industry champion and some-time cynic Ben Kepes contemplates crazy tech IPOs and asks what companies down under should really do to succeed on the stock market…

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Will enterprise take the IoT bait or miss the boat?

August 19, 2014 | Newsdesk

City-wide wi-fi networks could be harnessed by enterprising organisations that want to deploy internet connected sensors or devices – but is business ready to seize the nettle?…

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Job matching software deal will highlight real-time skills shortages

August 19, 2014 | Newsdesk

Analysis which will identify in near real-time the underlying technology skills being sought by enterprises across A/NZ could also be used to shape the nations’ immigration and education policies…

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sush mobile

Finzsoft eyes m-banking sector with Sush Mobile purchase

August 14, 2014 | Newsdesk

The financial technology company is setting up to profit from the next wave of digital disruption in banking with the acquisition of Sush Mobile…

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AppWrap ICT news

AppWrap: ICT news wrap up Q3 2014

August 14, 2014 | Newsdesk

A wrap-up of news stories that caught our eye over the the past quarter of ICT news including appointments, departures, deals done, implementations completed, mergers, acquisitions and partnerships…

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MYOB/PayGlobal

MYOB/PayGlobal acquisition rumours prove correct

August 14, 2014 | Newsdesk

Following months of speculation and leaks, MYOB has today announced that it has acquired HR and Payroll solutions company PayGlobal…

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Oracle sets sail for the cloud

August 13, 2014 | Newsdesk

For more than three and a half decades, Oracle has set the standard among top tier of database technology and enterprise applications; and as it has evolved and acquired best-in-class companies, that leadership has expanded into new areas…

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Enterprise demand for video rises across region

August 13, 2014 | Newsdesk

Demand for the technology smarts to stream and monetise video content is increasing as the cost of production and delivery falls, and consumer appetite balloons…

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IoT vulnerabilities tipped as ‘weakest link’ of the future

August 7, 2014 | Newsdesk

While ubiquitous internet connectivity is benefitting businesses, it’s also providing a rich seam for cybercriminals who continue to seek out enterprises’ weakest links…

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A/NZ sees share of digital universe dwindle

August 6, 2014 | Newsdesk

Australia and New Zealand’s share of the digital universe is shrinking – from 2.6 percent in 2010 to 2.2 percent today – by 2020 it will be even lower even though enterprise data stores will balloon…

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Revenue boost for wholesale distributor Kinsey’s Archery

August 6, 2014 | insightsoftware

A wholesale distributor of hunting and fishing equipment, Kinsey’s Archery has served thousands of customers for over 50 years…

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Clean data is healthy data

August 1, 2014 | MYOB

Cleaning doesn’t stop at home or around the office, it extends to the information inside your business too as Michael McCash and Trudi Masalski discuss…

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CONNECT 2014

Amazon, Fonterra, US Dept of Agriculture, China to share exporting insights at NZ conference

August 1, 2014 | Newsdesk

The Connect 2014 conference at the end of this month will host global and local experts on exporting, product traceability and digital technologies to address the critical issues involved in supplying products to China and other major markets…

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UK cider house achieves real-time sales analysis

August 1, 2014 | insightsoftware

Westons Cider, an award-winning cider producer based in Herefordshire, England, was searching for reporting flexibility and in-depth profitability analysis for their growing business…

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Board members ignorant, wilfully stupid? IT security blindspot risks critical infrastructure

July 31, 2014 | Newsdesk

An IT security blindspot has left the world’s critical infrastructure at risk from targeted attacks by nation-states and criminal organisations, and rendered other industry sectors vulnerable as a result…

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Ovum: Analytics and loyalty will drive mobile payments growth

July 30, 2014 | Newsdesk

Ovum’s senior analyst for financial services technology Gilles Ubaghs discusses the mobile payments market…

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IRD Business Transformation project seeks nominations for ICT reference group

July 29, 2014 | Newsdesk

The group is designed to offer a forum where outside perspectives can be shared and views exchanged in a free and frank manner between the ICT sector and the Inland Revenue…

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Frost & Sullivan defines the ‘connected living’ market

July 25, 2014 | Newsdesk

The analyst says massive technology-led disruption across all industries globally, driven by the rapid proliferation of connected devices and services, is moving everyone and everything towards a state of ‘connected everything’…

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Drury fires up political debate

July 25, 2014 | Newsdesk

Last night Minister for Communications and Information Technology Amy Adams and her opposition counterparts attended a political panel on ICT…

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Cloud integration platform replaces legacy systems by stealth

July 24, 2014 | Newsdesk

Integration platforms which allow applications, data and cloud services to be woven together into a seamless computing fabric are also being credited with allowing legacy systems to be replaced by stealth…

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NZ crime buster Wynyard boosts Sydney operations

July 22, 2014 | Newsdesk

New Zealand-based Wynyard Group has opened an Asia Pacific Operation Centre in Sydney, more than doubling its Australian headcount and boosting its data analytics capabilities…

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Dear John letters won’t cut it for modern marketers

July 22, 2014 | Newsdesk

Clear evidence has been uncovered of the benefits of personalising marketing campaigns for individual clients and customers – but most A/NZ marketing executives stall after adding a name to an email…

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Dynamics core to Microsoft NZ growth plans

July 21, 2014 | Clare Coulson

At Microsoft’s Partner Awards held earlier this year the company confirmed that it sees Dynamics as a core growth pillar for the New Zealand business over the next three years…

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AppWrap: ICT news wrap up Q2 2014

July 21, 2014 | Newsdesk

A wrap-up of the past quarter’s ICT news…

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Telco complaints laid bare

July 21, 2014 | John Stanton

John Stanton, CEO of the Communications Alliance, reveals why telco customer service levels will soon be in the spotlight again…

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Microsoft restructures, “eliminates” Nokia

July 18, 2014 | Newsdesk

Microsoft has today announced a restructuring plan that will eliminate up to 18,000 jobs over the next year as it aligns the recently-acquired Nokia and repositions the business to be a productivity and platform company…

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Data

Who is handling your data?

July 17, 2014 | Brenda Aynsley

With data privacy a hot topic at present, Brenda Aynsely of the Australian Computer Society asks how to keep data safe…

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Telecom NZ

Telecom jockeys for position

July 16, 2014 | Newsdesk

Telecom is making clear moves to diversify its offerings and survive in a digital age, making a large number of announcements in the last month, including naked ultra fibre services and, this week, new 4G services over its new 700MHz spectrum…

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NBN Co starts fibre-to-the node rollout

July 16, 2014 | Newsdesk

More than 650,000 Australian premises are now theoretically able to connect to the National Broadband Network, and 210,000 have done so according to a mid-year update from NBN Co…

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Domecq launches new cloud-based business navigator

July 10, 2014 | Newsdesk

Technology entrepreneur and ex-Localist CEO Christina Domecq last night launched her latest project that has the potential to turn the small to medium business world on its head…

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Satisfaction calling: does outsourcing contact centres work?

July 10, 2014 | Stephen Withers

Often maligned from within and outside, the contact centre is the coal face of customer service interaction. But so often the processes and people are dumbed down so they can be sent offshore and run more cheaply. Stephen Withers treads the political minefield…[View as PDF]

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Respect Network turns personal data into currency but maintains privacy

July 10, 2014 | Newsdesk

Australia is one of the first four countries to host personal clouds for people wishing to use the still fledgling Respect Network as a gateway to connect them with online products, companies and services…

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Gartner sheds light on local IT spending patterns

July 9, 2014 | Newsdesk

The recent IT spending forecast for Australia and New Zealand shows, among other things, a growing desire for customer experience-related enterprise software…

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Traceability is the formula for success

July 9, 2014 | Abel Software

Leading infant formula manufacturer GMP Dairy chose Abel ERP software for its strong manufacturing features and especially its supply chain traceability that helps customers around the world know their baby’s formula is safe…

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Taming ERP for good

How Australian organisations can improve ERP success rates through better planning…

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Gartner revises IT spending forecast down for 2014

July 3, 2014 | Newsdesk

Worldwide IT spending is still increasing, but not as much as Garter initially predicted due to changes in the market…

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Aussie’s Vocus could shake up NZ data solutions market with FX acquisition

July 2, 2014 | Newsdesk

The purchase means Vocus is now an integrated provider of fibre, data centre and internet in New Zealand and aims to replicate its successful Australian formula across the Tasman…

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Businessman

Liberating productivity: how to mobilise the desktop

July 1, 2014 | Clare Coulson

As mobile devices become more sophisticated, more of us are joining the ranks of Generation AO (“Always On”) and the enterprise needs to keep up. Clare Coulson spoke to three experts about the different options for taking the enterprise mobile…

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Is cloud computing disenfranchising the CIO?

July 1, 2014 | Clare Coulson

Cloud computing is continuing its meteoric rise and as a partial result IT control and decision-making is moving to the line of business managers. In the middle of it: the CIO. Clare Coulson considers what these changes mean for the modern CIO…

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Has the spark gone out of the telco business?

June 26, 2014 | Bill Bennett

Telcos are facing a swathe of new challenges from technological change, global over-the-top content providers and a new era of regulation and market intervention. Bill Bennett asks where is the telco business going?…

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Small NZ surf brand Coastlines rides cloud with SAP

June 25, 2014 | Newsdesk

A year after launching its cloud-based Business ByDesign suite in the New Zealand market, SAP has announced its first local adopter, and it’s much smaller than its traditional clientele…

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Tool shows A/NZ software developers are world class

June 25, 2014 | Newsdesk

A benchmarking tool that lets software teams compare themselves with the world’s best suggests that Australian and New Zealand development teams outperform their peers in terms of quality…

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Gen-i enters Aussie agreement with Telstra

June 25, 2014 | Newsdesk

The ICT services company is renewing its focus on New Zealand businesses and the Telstra partnership will remove the burden of its Australian clients while offering expanded services…

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Protect and serve – how safe is your personal data?

June 23, 2014 | Clare Coulson

The revelations of the Heartbleed vulnerability in April and the recent implementation of Australia’s new privacy regime in March have put data breaches firmly back in the limelight. Clare Coulson finds out more…

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How to hatch your business idea

June 23, 2014 | Fiona Hanlon

The statistics are compelling; basically half of all new start-up businesses fail within two to five years. Since the rise of businesses incubators and accelerators statistics show that the successful completion of an incubator programme plays a significant role in the success rate of a company. Fiona Hanlon investigates…

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Orcon

Kiwi ISP buys Orcon

June 20, 2014 | Newsdesk

CallPlus hits 220,000 customers and $200 million with purchase of Orcon…

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Finger on the customer pulse

Finger on the pulse – measuring customer sentiment

June 19, 2014 | Anthony Doesburg

Successful businesses today must continually take the pulse of their varied customer base and respond to their wants and needs. And what better way to do this than with the plethora of cloud-based, affordable and accessible tools on the market for just that purpose? But which to choose? And why?…

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Telecom banks on cloud to power future profits

June 18, 2014 | Newsdesk

Telecom is continuing to reinvent itself in its bid to survive in an increasingly digital marketplace, with the announcement this week of the acquisition of a cloud services business…

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Top Kiwi tech start-up acquired by Microsoft

June 17, 2014 | Newsdesk

Microsoft Azure has strengthened its Big Compute offering with the acquisition of its partner and successful New Zealand technology company GreenButton…

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SAP cloud lures 46 percent of user base

June 17, 2014 | Newsdesk

There are already 35 million users of SAP cloud services worldwide – but that is likely to prove just the tip of the iceberg according to a new study of 100 of the world’s biggest enterprises…

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Revenue Minister lays out plans to avoid a Novopay on IRD project

June 16, 2014 | Vendor

Simplification and industry consultation will be key to updating the IRD’s ancient computer system says Minister Todd McClay…

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Millbrook Resort golf carts first in NZ to receive interactive GPS system

June 16, 2014 | Newsdesk

The internationally recognised golf course at the luxury resort has added a new dimension to its golfing experience and managers promise there is more to come…

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Manufacturer transformed by one source of truth

ETEL’s consistent growth and expansion led it to search for a more sophisticated ERP solution that would offer one point of truth across the organisation…

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Salesforce releases developers’ kit for wearables

June 12, 2014 | Newsdesk

Software-as-a-service giant Salesforce has released a developers’ kit to support the creation of apps for wearables that can be integrated with Salesforce enterprise applications…

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IDC outlines the tech battlefields of the future

June 12, 2014 | Newsdesk

After 205 years’ continuous operation Australia Post has confirmed its original business model has been savaged by technology, this week re-organising itself and confirming 900 job losses in the process…

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Q&A: How to get your website mobile-ready

June 11, 2014 | Zeald

Your prospective customers are already using mobile devices to search for the things that you sell. Is your door open when they come knocking? Or is your website a member of mobilus horribilus?…

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Modern marketers guide

A modern marketer’s guide to technology

June 11, 2014 | Clare Coulson

The arrival of new technologies has opened opportunities for marketing, but taking advantage of them requires a significant shift in modus operandi. Clare Coulson asked industry thought leaders how businesses should behave and where technology fits…[View as PDF]

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Frankly speaking… honesty’s the best online policy

June 10, 2014 | Ben Kepes

Ben Kepes cuts to the chase about building an online following for business – and he should know since he’s managed to drum up 14,700 followers on Twitter alone…

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Don’t be a twit: tweet

June 10, 2014 | Paul Brislen

Paul Brislen describes the moment Twitter started making sense and why he tries not to deal with companies that don’t tweet…

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IDC forecasts end of IT vendor dinosaurs

June 10, 2014 | Newsdesk

Technology analyst IDC Australia has forecast a “mass extinction event” among technology vendors which fail to transition their business models to cope with what it terms the “third platform”…

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Market snapshot: internet of things on accelerated growth path

June 9, 2014 | Newsdesk

The ‘internet of things’ has moved beyond the buzz and is forecast to exceed $7 trillion by 2020, according to IDC…

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Retailers chase their e-tails

June 9, 2014 | Newsdesk

The retail markets in both Australia and New Zealand are in a state of technology-induced flux even though consumers in both countries still spend less than $7 out of every $100 online…

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Amnesty International embraces jet propelled reports

June 8, 2014 | insightsoftware

Amnesty International was dealing with an outdated reporting system and needed to upgrade but the results went far beyond simple reporting…

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Unmasking the new CIO

June 6, 2014 | Owen McCall

Owen McCall reflects on the characteristics of a successful CIO in today’s technologically saturated enterprises – and questions whether these have changed since the inception of the role…

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Gartner: Microsoft /Salesforce partnership “pragmatic”

June 5, 2014 | Newsdesk

Last week’s partnership announcement between Microsoft and Salesforce shows a pragmatic Microsoft leadership that wants to integrate more with existing ecosystems…

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Mike Bowman

Greentree board appointment adds legal expertise, maintains family connection

June 5, 2014 | Newsdesk

Mike Bowman, former executive director of Bancorp New Zealand and son of the late Greentree founder Don Bowman, has been appointed to Greentree’s board of directors…

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Cloud dishes up self-serve enterprise mobility

June 3, 2014 | Newsdesk

Dimension Data’s newly announced enterprise mobility as a service solution will be served up to local users out of its data centres around the world, including A/NZ, and is just one sign of significant growth in the managed mobile services market…

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Cloud dishes up self-serve enterprise mobility

June 3, 2014 | Newsdesk

Dimension Data’s newly announced enterprise mobility as a service solution will be served up to local users out of its data centres around the world, including A/NZ, and is just one sign of significant growth in the managed mobile services market…

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Inland Revenue Business Transformation project goes offshore

May 30, 2014 | Clare Coulson

Inland Revenue has taken the next step in its Business Transformation project announcing the release of its Request for Proposal to its two shortlisted multinational vendors for its core systems upgrade…

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ERP roll-out child’s play for toy distributor

May 29, 2014 | MYOB

Start-up toy distributor Big Balloon needed the right system to deal with major retailers like Big W and Target…

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Customer engagement drives customer loyalty

May 29, 2014 | Michael Maoz

While the personal touch is always a winner when it comes to generating customer loyalty, Gartner’s research vice president, Michael Maoz explains why he believes technology must be part of the process…

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CMOs and CIOs told to compromise for customers’ sake

May 28, 2014 | Newsdesk

Chief marketing officers and chief information officers need to come to a compromise about technology risk or lose the attention and interest of their customers…

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Jade Software on track for expansion with three leadership hires

May 28, 2014 | Clare Coulson, Newsdesk

Jade Software has this week announced appointments to three new leadership roles including CFO, director of sales and director of marketing, bringing new blood into the organisation…

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ERM Power’s reporting gets fired up

May 26, 2014 | SAP

When the utility company went through a period of sustained organisational growth it looked for a system that would inject increased accuracy and efficiency into its data handling and take the company into the future…

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High-tech manufacturer extracts benefits out of ERP

May 23, 2014 | Abel Software

Global high-tech equipment manufacturer says Abel is the best ERP it has seen, supporting success in a fiercely competitive market…

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Telework popular – but hard to pin down

May 22, 2014 | Beverley Head

While the majority of Australasian employees now spend some time working outside of the office there are mixed signals about the level of technical support that they want or receive…

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NZ ERP firm launches award to honour founder

May 22, 2014 | Newsdesk

Greentree International wants its new award to reflect the spirit of excellence and innovation of its inimitable founder and has announced its inaugural recipient…

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Telstra punts $100 million on wi-fi network

May 21, 2014 | Beverley Head

Telstra has announced plans to spend $100 million creating a wi-fi network made up of two million hotspots in the next five years – the devil however may yet prove to be in the detail…

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2014 NZ Hi-Tech Award winners announced

May 19, 2014 | Newsdesk

The 20th anniversary of the Hi-Tech Awards competition was a reflection of the strength and vibrancy of New Zealand’s technology industry, said Chairman, Wayne Norrie…

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Retail not alone with omni-channel complexities

May 16, 2014 | Newsdesk

NetSuite CEO is targeting omni-channel along with services and user experience upgrades to support company growth…

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Capital not an issue for Kiwi start-ups

May 16, 2014 | Hayden McCall

iStart’s Hayden McCall spoke with Cat Robinson at the Kiwi Landing Pad in San Francisco this week and found that the Kiwi tech start-up landscape is rapidly growing up…

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Search for supply chain riches drives SAP

May 15, 2014 | Newsdesk

Better control of supply chains can deliver competitive advantage which is driving growth in supply chain and procurement software sales – but the local market is far from saturated…

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How ease-of-use is reshaping the IT industry

May 15, 2014 | Gerry McGovern

The interface is increasingly becoming the product when it comes to IT. Ease-of-use, long a peripheral issue, has now become central says customer-centric technology expert Gerry McGovern…

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Mindtree boosts SAP mobile options

May 14, 2014 | Newsdesk

India’s Mindtree has announced that it will deliver access to SAP mobile systems on a pay-as-you-go basis for Australian companies, hosting the service in Amazon Web Services’ local data centre…

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Cloud still demands careful taxpayer consideration

May 13, 2014 | Newsdesk

The special exemption granted to TechnologyOne by New Zealand’s Inland Revenue Department (IRD) shouldn’t be interpreted as a cloud free-for-all either for Australian or NZ taxpayers…

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Salesforce leads in CRM stakes

May 8, 2014 | Newsdesk

Cloud-based customer relationship management specialist Salesforce has grown its share of the global CRM market – even though almost 60 percent of new CRM deployments are still on premise…

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Best practices for ERP implementation

Research shows that 60 percent of companies perform some degree of customisation which can contribute to longer ERP implementation times and higher costs…

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Executives warn social media has marketing limitations

May 7, 2014 | Newsdesk

Australian airline Qantas runs 50 marketing campaigns a month – and despite senior executive enthusiasm for it, social media marketing isn’t delivering a standout success…

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IT managers blast cloud SLAs

May 6, 2014 | Newsdesk

Technology executives may buy cloud services, but they have little faith in the service level agreements on offer and almost three in four think cloud companies actively hide problems…

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Top Kiwi tech start-up acquired by Microsoft

May 2, 2014 | Newsdesk

Microsoft Azure has strengthened its Big Compute offering with the acquisition of its partner and successful New Zealand technology company GreenButton…

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Digital wallet

MasterCard launches digital wallet ecosystem in New Zealand

April 30, 2014 | Newsdesk

While Visa has publicly admitted it is considering changes to its current model for digital wallets, MasterCard is getting closer to its dream of a virtually invisible payments process online and in-store…

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Cebit kicks off new venue, new line-up

April 30, 2014 | Newsdesk

One of the highlights of the region’s information technology calendar kicks off in Sydney next week in a new venue and with a whole new line-up…hopefully…

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Tait secures Brisbane Airport contract ahead of G20 summit

April 29, 2014 | Newsdesk

The communications company will design, deploy and manage a critical new communications system for the airport, allowing it to focus on its core business…

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Vodafone M2M reaches one million connections with new deal

April 29, 2014 | Newsdesk

Vodafone New Zealand has reached over one million machine-to-machine (M2M) connections, thanks to a five year global agreement with International Telematics Limited (ITL) signed last week…

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Predictive analytics cracks down on crime

April 29, 2014 | Newsdesk

Listed New Zealand technology company Wynyard is predicting strong Australian demand for its crime analytics platform as it becomes predictive…

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TechnologyOne takes New Zealand into the cloud following IRD data sovereignty exemption

April 22, 2014 | Newsdesk

TechnologyOne has been granted permission by the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) to store data for its New Zealand customers in Australia on the TechnologyOne Cloud as a third party provider. The IRD’s approval exempts TechnologyOne customers from data sovereignty rules requiring financial records to be stored in New Zealand…

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Personal picks: 10 of the best for productivity

Paul Di Francesco and Clare Coulson worked the mobile social media networks to unveil the most popular productivity enhancing apps for work and play…

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Traction for Office 365, slow grind to Azure

April 16, 2014 | Newsdesk

While Microsoft continues to gain traction for its cloud-based Office 365 – the company grinds on slowly toward opening a local Azure data centre, almost a year after one was first promised…

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Microsoft Partner Award winners 2013 announced

April 16, 2014 | Newsdesk

The mega-vendor took time to reflect on the changes it is making as a company and highlight the importance of its partners as it goes cloud and mobile-first – but it hasn’t forgotten about Dynamics…

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Debitsuccess parent acquires UK’s Harlands Group

April 15, 2014 | Newsdesk

The New Zealand-based e-commerce company is continuing its growth spurt with the acquisition of a UK-based direct debit billing provider…

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Heartbleed represents serious threat to online business and internet of things

April 15, 2014 | Newsdesk

Recent evidence suggests that the Heartbleed vulnerability is something business should be genuinely concerned about…

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Getting rid of website bloat

April 11, 2014 | Gerry McGovern

Customer engagement specialist Gerry McGovern explains why the traditional distributed model of website management was a failure and what you should do instead…

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Ways tech has changed my life in the last 12 months

April 11, 2014 | Warwick Grey

Technology industry and Microsoft veteran Warwick Grey has been helping business owners leverage technology for business success for almost 25 years. Here he shares his personal technology journey of the last year…

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Goodbye status quo

April 11, 2014 | Ben Kepes

Ben Kepes reflects on the up-and-coming technology that could see your industry turned on its head…

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Political change lags behind technology revolution

April 11, 2014 | Paul Budde

The much hailed positives of smarter technology and the digital economy could be disguising a wider problem says Paul Budde…

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The fibre acceleration

April 11, 2014 | Paul Brislen

Paul Brislen talks about why we can never have enough bandwidth and that’s not a bad thing…

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Samsung wearables launch in NZ; has Apple lost its edge?

April 9, 2014 | Newsdesk

The new smartwatch companion to the Samsung Galaxy S5 could prove the tipping point for Apple devotees and will see wearable technology penetrate the enterprise…

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Pivotal offers try-before-you-buy big data option

April 8, 2014 | Newsdesk

Australian and New Zealand companies are being offered the chance to access Pivotal’s Singapore-based innovation centre to use agile methods and Pivotal technologies to prototype big data applications…

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Cloud sprawl may prompt enterprise bill shock

April 8, 2014 | Newsdesk

Enterprise appetite for local and global infrastructure as a service (IaaS) continues to mount – but without proper checks and balances businesses are facing bill shock and integration challenges…

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Whitepaper: Executive guide to building a business case for next-generation enterprise applications

Are enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems really ever in need of a change?…

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Gartner: NZ enterprise software spend up 8.3 percent

April 4, 2014 | Newsdesk

The research firm’s quarterly IT spending forecast shows enterprise software is the fastest growing IT segment in 2014 and New Zealand investment in IT is mature…

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Death knell sounds for Microsoft XP

April 3, 2014 | Newsdesk

Microsoft turns off support for Windows XP and Office 2003 next week meaning no more patches, updates or technical support which may spur both security issues and hardware sprees…

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Eye-opening A/NZ growth for Gen-i cloud contact centre partner

April 1, 2014 | Newsdesk

After an astonishing 66 percent growth in its A/NZ revenues in the last year contact centre technology supplier Interactive Intelligence has partnered with Gen-i to bring its managed cloud contact centres to New Zealand…

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Vend raises $25 million, celebrates at NZ Hi-Tech Awards event

March 27, 2014 | Newsdesk

New Zealand technology talent was on display last night at the Hi-Tech Awards finalist event where Vend featured prominently…

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Seismic shifts for sector as CIOs struggle to keep pace

March 26, 2014 | Newsdesk

Seven out of ten CIOs will switch vendors in the next two to three years as they struggle to keep pace with both changing technology and sectoral shifts…

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Hadoop big data vulnerabilities too often ignored

March 26, 2014 | Newsdesk

As the role of big data grows in the enterprise, organisations are looking to replicate information governance and security practices associated with other mission critical systems…

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Apptio begins ANZ push with CIO toolset

March 25, 2014 | Newsdesk

Software has been developed to support enterprise HR, finance, marketing and manufacturing functions but CIOs have tended to rely on spreadsheets to manage IT; the cobbler’s children are shoeless…

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Systems planning pays dividends for new businesses

March 24, 2014 | MYOB

The formative years of a new business can define future success or otherwise. Selecting the right processes and support systems, and resourcing them appropriately, are critical factors in building long term value…

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Anatomy of technology

The anatomy of technology as a change agent

March 24, 2014 | Chris Bell

The joint forces of data analytics, mobile solutions, social applications and cloud computing are disrupting whole industries and forcing change. Businesses that do not adapt are in danger of becoming extinct. Chris Bell asks the experts if change today actually begins with technology, and whether it should…

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Stock market analysis: are we heading for Tech Wreck 2.0?

March 24, 2014 | Beverley Head

Technology stocks are flavour of the month as start-ups and angel investors flirt outrageously in the hope of joining the headlines, but some have been left scratching their heads and asking if we are heading for another tech wreck. Beverley Head investigates…

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What retailers can learn from manufacturing

What retailers can learn from manufacturing

March 23, 2014 | Anthony Doesburg

The manufacturing sector is a prime example of an industry vertical that has embraced technology. MRP & ERP systems have transformed productivity and efficiency in a sector whose margins were squeezed by globalisation. Now retail is under similar pressures with the growth of online retailing. Here Anthony Doesburg uncovers the lessons that the retail sector can learn from the way manufacturing uses technology…

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Jade Software has money in bank, aims to dominate logistics market

March 21, 2014 | Clare Coulson

Despite a reputation for focusing on ‘made in Jade’ and selling off its best innovations, Jade Software has solid plans for success in the modern marketplace…

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International recruiter seeks Kiwi tech superstars

March 18, 2014 | Newsdesk

Australian recruitment company Talent International is planning to roll out the red carpet for APAC’s technology superstars and has enlisted Sir Richard Branson and Steve Wozniak to help…

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MYOB API alive and well, celebrates first birthday

March 18, 2014 | Newsdesk

The MYOB API team is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its AccountRight Live API with more enhancements to the developer programme and an increased public profile for its third party apps…

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.kiwi applications open for all Kiwis, first domains go live

March 18, 2014 | Newsdesk

Kiwis across the globe can now apply for .kiwi domain names and highlight their link with their home country…

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Environment agency cleans up with CRM

March 17, 2014 | SAP

Environment Protection Authority Victoria has improved its decision-making by centralising client information and streamlining processes with a tidy CRM…

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Removing the pain from commodity trading

March 17, 2014 | SAP

In an industry first, an implementation of SAP Global Trade Management helped major food manufacturer George Weston Foods gain the visibility it required to manage its busy harvest period…

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Technology and customers most important in shaping modern business

March 13, 2014 | Newsdesk

In 2004 the importance of technology in shaping business was not even a top-five consideration for CEOs. Now they rate it as the number one external force…

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Race to fill BI gap

Gartner: race is on to fill gap in BI market

March 13, 2014 | Newsdesk

Data discovery capabilities are dominating new BI and analytics purchasing requirements, but ‘governed data discovery’ remains a challenge unmet by any one vendor…

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CIOs must focus on the customer, says Forrester

March 12, 2014 | Newsdesk

New research shows CIOs are too focused on back-end systems rather than the customer and need to manage the balance better…

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New Westpac CIO role given executive powers

March 12, 2014 | Newsdesk

Westpac New Zealand has disestablished the COO role in favour of elevating the CIO role to the executive team…

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Two big Kiwi names choose SAP

March 7, 2014 | Newsdesk

SAP last week made two significant customer announcements on the same day – both reflecting broader trends in customer requirements…

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Green screen systems accused of hampering employee productivity

March 6, 2014 | Newsdesk

Despite green screen systems still being used in many organisations, CIOs say the systems are having a negative impact on end-user productivity, retention and recruitment…

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CIOs should act like venture capitalists

March 4, 2014 | Newsdesk

Deloitte has identified five possible disruptors likely to have an impact on organisations over the next 18 to 24 months. Topping the list is the CIO as venture capitalist…

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New Zealand a developer honeypot for LiveOps

February 27, 2014 | Newsdesk

The tyranny of distance is no more for US vendor LiveOps, which is actively growing its development team in New Zealand to spearhead further global customer growth…

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Australian mining

Swedish ERP mines rich seams in ANZ

February 26, 2014 | Newsdesk

Mining and construction businesses in Western Australia have driven sales at specialist ERP vendor IFS over the last 12 months, but the company is now seeing a spike in New Zealand activity as the economy picks up…

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New retail ERP drives business for SuperCheap Auto

February 25, 2014 | SAP

When the mega retailer needed to achieve its growth plans, management realised it needed to shift a gear in order to cater for its aggressive expansion plans…

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Queensland Nickel implements new ERP & HR in the nick of time

February 25, 2014 | SAP

When BHP Billiton decided to sell Queensland Nickel, the new standalone business was faced with a fixed deadline to be up and running with its own SAP system…

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Tait Communications teams with Mobile Mentor, announces new strategy

February 25, 2014 | Newsdesk

The potential of mobile solutions to improve the field of critical communications has led Tait Communications to form a new strategic partnership to help it grow its software and services expertise…

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Ovum: Cloud services now a strategic imperative

February 25, 2014 | Newsdesk

With cloud computing being embraced by enterprise, research firm Ovum predicts that the need for cloud services will accelerate rapidly as organisations seek advice on the best cloud ecosystem for their needs…

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People think ‘products’ when trying to solve problems online

February 25, 2014 | Gerry McGovern

Many customers think first about the product they have; even when they are looking for support for that product. Organisations can use this to their advantage when designing user-friendly websites, says Gerry McGovern…

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A complex hosting project comes up clean

February 25, 2014 | SAP

When SCA Hygiene Australasia decided to outsource its entire SAP system it needed to know it would continue to be in the hands of experts long after the initial migration…

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BYO trend bites corporate travel budgets

February 24, 2014 | Newsdesk

The BYO trend is impacting corporate travel budgets as employees use online booking services such as Wotif and Webjet to book accommodation and trips…

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Icebreaker

Breaking the ice: ERP that powers global ambition

February 23, 2014 | Intergen

Kiwi apparel company takes control of worldwide operations with Dynamics AX…

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Powerful analytics at heart of welfare reforms

February 20, 2014 | Newsdesk

The Government’s calculation of the baseline valuation of the New Zealand welfare system was a world first and now it is taking analytics even further in to the realms of predictive risk modelling…

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spark

Telecom rebrands as Spark, ventures in new direction

February 20, 2014 | Newsdesk

The changing landscape of telecommunications in New Zealand is forcing one of our largest firms to re-invent itself with a rebrand and the launch of an internet-delivered TV and movie service…

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Greentree ERP moves to the cloud

February 20, 2014 | Newsdesk

Thousands of businesses rely on Greentree daily and, following Greentree’s announcement of its Web3D Project, they will soon be able to do so entirely in the cloud – if they desire…

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cloud accounting

MYOB future cloudy with a hint of ecosystem

February 13, 2014 | Newsdesk

The accounting software company has announced a number of cloud and mobile product releases and a naming refresh at its 2014 Roadshow but mention of the developer ecosystem was scarce…

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SugarCRM looks for sweet spot in APAC

February 12, 2014 | Newsdesk

The CRM software company has announced its intention to invest in the expansion of its market share in the Asia Pacific region by replicating its successful American model…

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Cloud specialists challenge traditional services players

February 11, 2014 | Newsdesk

The latest IDC MarketScape report for companies which implement Salesforce solutions confirms the rise of a new class of services business which is focused entirely on cloud solutions…

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Contact centres invest in technology to cut churn

February 11, 2014 | Newsdesk

Four out of five Australians and New Zealanders still prefer to pick up the phone when they need to contact an organisation; it’s driving strong growth of contact centre solutions through to 2019…

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CIOs face yet another white anting

February 5, 2014 | Newsdesk

The white-anting of chief information officers continues with the rise of a new c-suite executive – the chief data officer…

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Aussie telco ventures into start-up game

February 4, 2014 | Newsdesk

Telstra, which last year established its start-up accelerator programme muru-D, has revealed the list of ten organisations that will receive six months’ specialist support and a $A40,000 kicker…

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Wearables to worm way into enterprise IT

February 4, 2014 | Newsdesk

While Google Glass and other wearable technologies might still have something of a gimmicky feel about them, they will inevitably percolate the enterprise and CIOs need to be ready…

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Big data pioneers secure competitive beach-head

January 29, 2014 | Newsdesk

Enterprises which exploit multiple data sources and implement systems to instantly identify patterns and act on them are going to secure a hard-to-erode competitive edge…

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Top level domain names: build it and they will come

January 28, 2014 | Newsdesk

Monash University manages more than a million web pages – it will also now manage the .monash generic top level domain which CIO Ian Tebbett believes will simplify things for end users…

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mobile-ERP

Whitepaper: The rise of mobile access to your ERP data

January 27, 2014 | Epicor Software Corporation

Mobile users are increasingly demanding ease of access to ERP information to perform their jobs on any device at any time…

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Spending flurry woos A/NZ cloud seekers

January 23, 2014 | Newsdesk

As enterprise enthusiasm for cloud computing mounts, vendor investment is surging from the likes of IBM, Amazon, Rackspace, Microsoft and Fujitsu as the global cloud land-grab gathers pace…

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Wynyard Group shoots for stock market success

January 23, 2014 | Newsdesk

Wynyard Group, which provides threat assessment and advanced crime analytics software, has seen its highest share prices ever following a number of high-profile announcements this month…

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4G spectrum sales: should we be happy?

January 23, 2014 | Paul Brislen

Paul Brislen, CEO of TUANZ, looks at the pros and cons of Telecom winning the final block of the 700MHz spectrum and asks if it should have been sold at all…

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Gartner: Many CIOs unprepared for digitalisation

January 16, 2014 | Newsdesk

Digitalisation, the third era of enterprise IT, is beginning but, according to a global survey of more than 2300 CIOs by Gartner’s Executive Programs, most CIOs do not feel prepared for it…

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What content farms teach us about content

January 16, 2014 | Gerry McGovern

Gerry McGovern says that on the web, content is the enabler…

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Getting your business on the map

January 16, 2014 | Paul Di Francesco

In this ‘social, local, mobile’ world we live in, being able to pinpoint where we are, what is in our immediate vicinity and how to get there, is vital…

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UXC acquires North American business of Tectura Corporation

January 16, 2014 | Newsdesk

The company’s North American strategy takes shape with the expansion of its Canadian and USA businesses…

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ERP showcase impresses display firm

January 13, 2014 | Newsdesk

SJ Display Group has chosen Greentree for its slick warehouse management and business intelligence capabilities, to prime itself for future growth…

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Freelancers take flight

January 8, 2014 | Anthony Doesburg

The way we work is changing. The market for recruiting creative and project resources has gone global…

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Why broadband black spots are damaging the economy

January 8, 2014 | Rob Stummer

Filling in Australia’s broadband black spots would boost productivity says Rob Stummer…

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Who’s afraid of the big, bad wolf? – restructuring and redundancy

January 7, 2014 | Erin Boyle

When changing markets or new technology result in the ‘R words’, the processes and systems need to be in place to avoid staff challenging the outcomes and further extending the pain….

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How to justify your technology choice

January 7, 2014 |

As technology plays an ever-stronger role in modern business models, predicting and measuring productivity gains from technology investment is becoming paramount to getting project sign off…

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Man, machine and the productivity story

January 7, 2014 | Chris Bell

Technology has increased productivity and emancipated humankind from day-to day tasks, enabling automation over drudgery, hasn’t it? The march of the machine continues into the digital age…

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AMI claims improved service with tech refresh

December 18, 2013 | Newsdesk

The New Zealand insurance company gets with the programme, updating its core platform to enable multi-channel customer service…

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Cloud increases innovation

Five ways the cloud increases innovation and productivity

December 17, 2013 | Craig Deveson

As one of the major step-changing technologies of this decade, expert Craig Deveson discusses how cloud computing has transformed innovation and productivity in the enterprise IT landscape…

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Avoiding the tech apocalypse

December 17, 2013 | Paul Budde

Paul Budde offers his thoughts on how new open ‘people technologies’ could help us to avoid a cataclysm and create a smarter society…

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Is HR just an administrivia?

December 16, 2013 | Morgan Yeates

Gartner’s “Maverick” research is designed to spark new, unconventional insights, in order to deliver disruptive ideas. Here Morgan Yeates offers some provocative thoughts on HR technology…

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digital signature

Signing on the digital line

December 13, 2013 | Jason Ennor

Despite the fact that technology use has almost become an extension of the human condition, there is one area where we stubbornly stick to the old…

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Printer vendor combats decline in traditional print volumes

December 12, 2013 | Newsdesk

Ricoh is realigning its business to the digital era, planning to grow its IT services and consulting divisions to a projected 50 percent of its overall business by 2015…

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Crystal balls polished as New Year looms

December 11, 2013 | Newsdesk

As 2013 ebbs away and 2014 looms, computer vendors are polishing their crystal balls and issuing year-end predictions about just what enterprise will invest in during the new year…

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BI vendor critical of competition

December 10, 2013 | Newsdesk

Lars Björk, CEO of business intelligence software company QlikView, thinks most business intelligence companies have their thinking upside down…

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Google Compute Engine announcements begins new cloud market era

December 9, 2013 | Newsdesk

Google is pushing further into the cloud with the announcement that its infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) product, Compute Engine, is now generally available on the Google Cloud Platform…

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NZ Hi-Tech Awards launch 2014 entries online

December 6, 2013 | Newsdesk

The 2014 Awards not only mark the 20th anniversary of the Awards but also the return of the Gala Dinner to Christchurch and a new home-grown online entry system…

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Wellington Developer Academy launches

December 6, 2013 | Newsdesk

Backed by Xero, Telecom, CarnivalLabs, Powershop and Grow Wellington, the new DevBootcamp-style course offers motivated self-starters a foot in the door of local tech companies…

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Online marketing set to surge in 2014

December 3, 2013 | Newsdesk

Investment in online marketing is tipped for a sharp increase in 2014 as organisations prepare to spend more on social media, email and mobile campaigns across Australia and New Zealand…

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Skills shortage still stymies big data

December 3, 2013 | iStart

The dearth of skills has been fingered once again as the primary barrier to more successful deployments of big data analysis in Australia and New Zealand…

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skilled people

Skills shortage still stymies big data

December 3, 2013 | Newsdesk

The dearth of skills has been fingered once again as the primary barrier to more successful deployments of big data analysis in Australia and New Zealand…

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Auckland fibre

Auckland fibre: too hard, too slow

November 30, 2013 | Paul Brislen

Paul Brislen discusses why other cities have got the technology edge on New Zealand’s largest conurbation…

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Microsoft CRM 2013 release notes

November 28, 2013 | Newsdesk

The new Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013 is now available worldwide and experts are saying it represents a significant leap forward from previous versions, reflecting the way that people work rather than dictating processes…

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ANZ banks on digital future

November 28, 2013 | Newsdesk

The ANZ Bank has spent $150 million on new digital platforms to support customers and staff and plans to invest up to $100 million annually for another four years…

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Eavesdropping analytics walks fine line

November 28, 2013 | Newsdesk

Companies considering recording and analysing customer conversations could learn from the current spat between Australia and Indonesia over clandestine phone tapping…

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Pacific Aerospace gains competitive edge

November 26, 2013 | Infor

The Kiwi aircraft manufacturer has re-engineered its business with Lean management and a new ERP system to create a solid runway for global export success…

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Community group clocks benefits

November 26, 2013 | MYOB

Self-service and simple timekeeping reduce the HR and payroll burden for busy disability services organisation…

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Best Bars hooks up new production scheduling

November 26, 2013 | Infor

Engineering tow bars takes more than strong steel when your customers are auto-manufacturers around the globe…

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Simpl Group focuses new brand on health

November 22, 2013 | Newsdesk

The Simpl Group has this week announced a new brand, Simplhealth, that will focus entirely on the development of healthcare information technology solutions…

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Kiwibank helps home hunters on the go

November 21, 2013 | Newsdesk

Kiwibank has released a new app that it believes will turn searching for a new home on its head…

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kathmandu

Kathmandu puts eggs in the AX basket

November 21, 2013 | Newsdesk

The outdoor clothing and equipment retailer is improving its omni-channel retailing, replacing its best-of-breed systems with a single environment from Microsoft…

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Bill Buckley

Bill Buckley named as 2013 Flying Kiwi

November 19, 2013 | Newsdesk

A 120-people strong audience, including a who’s who of the New Zealand hi-tech industry, gathered to see Bill Buckley honoured as the peer-reviewed ‘Tait Communications Flying Kiwi’ and the next member of the New Zealand Hi-Tech Hall of Fame…

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Cloud-based UC to drive growth in NZ unified comms market

November 14, 2013 | Newsdesk

Frost and Sullivan’s latest UC report shows Cisco and Microsoft dominate a two-tiered UC market in New Zealand but cloud-based solutions are challenging the status quo…

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NSW SAP ByDesign project remains on track

November 13, 2013 | Newsdesk

NSW Trade & Investment claims its SAP ByDesign rollout is the largest of its type in the world, servicing 8500 users, and also that it remains on track despite some confusion over SAP’s plans…

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End users win upper hand with apps stores

November 5, 2013 | Newsdesk

A system developed to allow end users in large enterprises to dial up the applications, peripherals, data and services that they need to do their job will be launched in early 2014…

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Whitepaper: How to choose between generic and industry-specific ERP Systems

November 3, 2013 | Epicor Software Corporation

You might have several reasons for needing a new ERP system, but with so many options, how do you make the right choice? The experts at Epicor share their knowledge…

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Fletcher Building lays foundations for success

November 2, 2013 | Clare Coulson

Fletcher Building is a NZ$6.5 billion company operating with 19,000 staff in more than 40 countries, manufacturing and distributing building and construction products…

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Tech exports boosted by ICT sector

October 31, 2013 | Newsdesk

ICT companies were responsible for almost half of the $260 million revenue growth for technology exporters this year…

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SMX appoints new CEO to go global

October 30, 2013 | Newsdesk

The Kiwi start-up has engaged international expertise to take it to the next level…

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NetSuite reaffirms SAP-switch deal for ANZ users

October 30, 2013 | Newsdesk

Cloud ERP vendor NetSuite has confirmed its offer to switch Australian and New Zealand users of SAP’s Business by Design system to its platform for free for a year…

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Telecom considering 10,000 wi-fi hotspots nationally

October 25, 2013 | Newsdesk

The telco’s new wi-fi network is so popular it is thinking of increasing its target number of hotspots fivefold…

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Westpac App Challenge reveals world-class quality on our doorstep

October 23, 2013 | Newsdesk

The competition quality was such a success that an extra winner was selected and now Westpac plans to replicate the format internationally…

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DB receives award for full strength customer service with SAP

October 22, 2013 | Newsdesk

The iconic New Zealand brewer has cooked up a new recipe for customer satisfaction using e-commerce ingredients…

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Xero on track to become global darling

October 18, 2013 | Newsdesk

The New Zealand based cloud accounting company is set to take off in the US market after a capital raising exercise that yielded $180 million…

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Survey reveals damage from lack of corporate investment in mobility

October 17, 2013 | Newsdesk

Lack of investment in mobility is compromising the transformational technology’s ability to deliver productivity gains and opening companies up to security threats…

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Positive effect of outsourcing R&D abroad spells opportunity for NZ

October 17, 2013 | Newsdesk

A new study shows that businesses that outsource R&D overseas are more likely to innovate than those who outsource at home…

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GeoOp private share offer significantly oversubscribed

October 17, 2013 | Newsdesk

The mobile job costing company could be shaping up to be the next Kiwi cloud darling as it makes moves to float on the stock market…

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Gartner offers top predictions for industry sectors

October 17, 2013 | Newsdesk

Transformative technologies are set to continue to disrupt the enterprise in 2014 and beyond…

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Gartner: Top technology trends you cannot afford to ignore

October 10, 2013 | Newsdesk

Gartner has published its annual list of the top strategic technology trends, which includes software-defined anything (SDx), 3D printing, mobile apps, cloud/client architecture, hybrid cloud and IT-as-service-broker and smart machines…

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Insurance

WXC Communications wins AMI Insurance business

October 9, 2013 | Newsdesk

The communications vendor leverages positive track record at parent company IAG to win more business at its subsidiary…

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ANZ national merging

ANZ/National: merging is no horseplay

October 3, 2013 | Amanda Schaake

Two million customers, 8500 employees, over 400 IT systems, two very different brands and a thousand ways that it could have gone very wrong. Amanda Schaake speaks with ANZ New Zealand CEO David Hisco on integrating the ANZ and National banks…

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BNZ taps facial recognition software for marketing campaign

October 3, 2013 | Newsdesk

The bank is using the technology to help get New Zealanders talking about their finances, but the software creator nViso sees many other business applications for the technology…

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Appealing Apps: 10 of the best for business

October 2, 2013 | Clare Coulson

With more than 1000 apps being submitted to the Apple App Store each day, not to mention those created for Android, the apposphere is a fast-changing environment…

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Gen-i says goodbye to training cash cow Auldhouse

October 2, 2013 | Newsdesk

The ICT provider continues to realign its business, divesting IT training company Auldhouse through another management buy-out…

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ASB extends mobile banking to business customers

October 2, 2013 | Newsdesk

Mobile banking for business is currently the focus of the banking industry as it catches up with consumer banking offerings…

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CIOs lose control of the enterprise IT budget

October 1, 2013 | Newsdesk

A recent report from Forrester Research reveals that chief information officers are losing their grip on enterprise IT budgets with line-of-business managers taking up the slack…

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Oracle 2013

Ellison snubs Oracle World to go sailing

September 27, 2013 | Newsdesk

Despite the Oracle world conference currently being held in San Francisco, iStart’s source on the ground says founder and CEO Larry Ellison seems to have his mind firmly on his other pet project…

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Companies without a mobile offering are missing out

September 26, 2013 | Newsdesk

SAP’s mobile strategy expert says businesses need to go mobile now…

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Westpac launches new digital strategy and platform

September 25, 2013 | Newsdesk

Westpac has announced its new mobile-first strategy, unveiling its re-engineered banking platform that puts the customer front and centre…

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Accounting for time

Accounting for time

September 24, 2013 | David McNickel

In a service-based economy where time really is money many businesses are literally leaking dollars and cents like a sieve. David McNickel investigates the new wave of service automation systems that can help manage service workers more profitably…

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Gartner: SAP an ERP leader but Epicor a visionary

September 23, 2013 | Newsdesk

The SAP Business All-in-one solution remains squarely in Gartner’s ERP Magic Quadrant ‘leaders’ category while Epicor ERP maintains its ‘visionary’ status for the fourth consecutive year…

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Emirates NZ

Emirates Team New Zealand a “tech company”, says Ian Taylor

September 20, 2013 | Newsdesk

The CEO of Animation Research Limited says the America’s Cup is more than just a boat race – it is also a tech showcase…

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Cybercrime scene investigation

September 20, 2013 | Stuart Corner

Stuart Corner takes a look at how security intelligence software is helping those involved in corporate security and justice to narrow the field of suspects, and keep the cybercriminals at bay…

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Xero receives offshore data storage approval for NZ customers

September 19, 2013 | Newsdesk

Following updates from the IRD that allow tax data to be stored in offshore clouds, Xero is one of the first companies to be given approval…

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LinkedIn and Facebook battle for territory

September 19, 2013 | Newsdesk

LinkedIn opens up to teens while Facebook adds a professional skills category…

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Does marketing automation deliver on promises?

September 19, 2013 | Anthony Doesburg

As the lines between marketing, sales and service blur ‘smarketing’ is the way forward. Anthony Doesburg investigates this blend of sales and marketing and asks if the tools are delivering on their promise, or are they just more marketing puffery?…

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BNZ device turns smartphones into payment terminals

September 19, 2013 | Newsdesk

BNZ has partnered with Australian developer Mint Wireless to launch PayClip a device that transforms smartphones into mobile payment machines to solve the problem of cash flow for SMBs.

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Council candidate launches talking campaign billboard

September 19, 2013 | Newsdesk

A council candidate is using augmented reality to communicate more directly with his constituents and encourage better voter turnout.

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Chief digital officers tipped as key to future business success

September 19, 2013 | Newsdesk

Almost half of Australian businesses surveyed already have a chief digital officer but the new role must be better articulated to avoid conflict with existing CIO responsibilities and promote acceptance.

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Big data buzz gets ‘BS’ tag

September 17, 2013 | Anthony Doesburg

Is big data “bullshit”? Anthony Doesburg sifts through the big data brouhaha and considers the reality behind the buzz…

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Business intelligence: what are you really investing in?

September 17, 2013 | Ian Bertram

Gartner’s Ian Bertram looks at the evidence on business intelligence and asks whether it’s worth the investment…

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Health accreditor gives new SQL-based ERP a tick

September 12, 2013 | MYOB

As a quality improvement organisation, AGPAL has always looked for ways to improve its own internal processes, but not so long ago, its back-office systems were making that difficult…

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Is Forex breaking your bank

Is forex breaking your bank?

September 12, 2013 | Beverley Head

Bank fees are part of life, but when it comes to international transaction payments we could be paying over the odds. Beverley Head reports…

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Re-engineering costing makes boat go faster

September 12, 2013 | Infor

C-Tech, a key supplier of carbon fibre products for America’s Cup yachts, has navigated into new waters thanks to ERP system SyteLine and deployment expert EMDA…

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Online habits too expensive to change

September 11, 2013 | Gerry McGovern

Web specialist Gerry McGovern says you are likely to be much more successful on the web if you try to leverage existing behaviour…

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Tech secrets of Emirates Team New Zealand

September 11, 2013 | Newsdesk

The America’s Cup might be the oldest active trophy in international sport, yet it creates one of the most dramatic displays of cutting edge technology in action and now it’s talking big data and data centres…

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accounting

Tardy SMEs late and inaccurate – survey

September 11, 2013 | Newsdesk

Information disconnect between businesses and their accountants results in time wasting and lost opportunities according to new research…

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retail

Survey reveals retailers on the back foot

September 11, 2013 | Clare Coulson

Motorola Retail Survey: Technology savvy shoppers know more about products than staff, forcing retailers to catch up.

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2013 iStart ICT Investment Intentions Survey

September 9, 2013 | Hayden McCall

Mobilising management is the key objective of IT investment plans for 2013 says iStart’s annual investment survey. The mid-market is investing in mobile business intelligence while small business is doing more with less in the cloud.

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Online voting to be trialled at 2016 elections

September 5, 2013 | Newsdesk

Government aims to boost voter turnout with a digital solution…

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Public cloud services spending grows; focus shifts to innovation

September 5, 2013 | Newsdesk

The forecast hails a shift into ‘chapter two’ of cloud adoption, where businesses are focused on innovation and industry transformation…

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Details of 700 MHz auction released

September 5, 2013 | Newsdesk

The auction conditions ensure that at least 90 percent of New Zealanders have access to a 4G network and faster mobile broadband coverage within five years…

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Wellington growth planned for FNZ

September 4, 2013 | Newsdesk

Little known Kiwi success story has announced plans to hire 30 new staff for its Wellington office…

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Xero breaks through 200,000 user barrier

September 3, 2013 | Newsdesk

Cloud based accounting software upstart Xero has broken through the 200,000 customer barrier marking what chief executive Rod Drury refers to as the “end of the beginning”…

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Software patents thing of the past with new Patents Bill

August 30, 2013 | Newsdesk

IT industry bodies are celebrating the near unanimous passing of the Patents Bill in Parliament, which will effectively remove software patents from New Zealand…

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Domino’s Pizza the big cheese in digital retail

August 29, 2013 | Newsdesk

The quick service retail company invested millions in e-commerce when others thought it was a joke but it proved to be the perfect growth recipe for the pizza franchise…

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GeoOP follows in Xero’s footsteps with IPO plans

August 28, 2013 | Newsdesk

Indications from cloud-based company GeoOP and its bank investors, who led the Xero IPO, suggest the company has the potential to be the next major Kiwi cloud-computing success story…

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Poor ICT contractor behaviour spotlighted by anti-corruption body

August 27, 2013 | Newsdesk

A new report has identified five steps that organisations need to take to ensure that their ICT projects are not held hostage by unscrupulous contract staff…

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CIOs consider server virtualisation for mission-critical ERP

August 26, 2013 | iStart

A growing number of ERP users are seizing scheduled technology refreshes as an opportunity to consider moving workloads onto virtual servers…

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IDC says Government has got broadband policy in order

August 26, 2013 | Newsdesk

IDC praises the Government’s telecommunications discussion document on the proposed approach to reviewing the Telco regulatory environment as “well-balanced”.

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Interaust’s new system apple of its eye

August 26, 2013 | MYOB

The foodstuffs importer gets a bumper crop of benefits with an IT system overhaul…

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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to retire within 12 months

August 26, 2013 | Newsdesk

After effecting the transformation of the software giant, Steve Ballmer will retire a happy man, but has committed to staying on until his successor is named…

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Construction business topples escalating costs

August 22, 2013 | MYOB

Keeping costs under control has always been the main risk area for WHF Group so when it decided to invest in a job-costing solution, MYOB’s Exo built the best business case…

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Some manufacturers just don’t get IT!

August 22, 2013 | Hayden McCall

Keith Jessop laments the lost opportunities that he sees from 20,000 feet when manufacturers do not leverage their system capabilities to do better business.

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The iStart guide to buying tech

August 21, 2013 | Xavier Russo

Half of all IT projects fail to deliver on expectations. If you don’t want this to be you then you had better get your metaphorical ducks in a row…

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The right ERP solution

Back the right ERP solution to win

August 21, 2013 | Newsdesk

Purchasing and implementing an ERP system is a complex undertaking and continues to be regarded as a high-risk project by most companies. Subject expert UXC Eclipse offers its top recommendations for successfully choosing and implementing a new ERP solution…

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E-health technology shows vital signs

August 21, 2013 | Chris Bell

From referrals systems to electronic health records and devices that allow patients to monitor their symptoms, health sector technology is evolving…

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Infor

August 18, 2013 |

Infor is fundamentally changing the way information is published and consumed in the enterprise, helping 70,000 customers in 194 countries improve operations, drive growth, and quickly adapt to changes in business demands. Infor offers deep industry-specific applications and suites, engineered for speed, and with an innovative user experience design that is simple, transparent, and elegant. Infor provides flexible deployment options that give customers a choice to run their businesses in the cloud, on-premises, or both.

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New Kiwi tech alliance creates significant export opportunities

August 14, 2013 | Newsdesk

New Zealand is already globally recognised and respected for the important contribution its technology companies make to the security sector and the new alliance will help us to further leverage this high growth export market…

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The secret to keeping your ERP project on time and on budget

August 13, 2013 | Newsdesk

ERP implementations are seldom straight forward but here is how to avoid underestimating the ERP project challenges.

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Millions wasted on projects by NZ business

August 13, 2013 | Newsdesk

A new KPMG report shows only a third of projects are delivering the desired results, resulting in a “staggering waste of resources”…

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Customer Engagement / Contact Centre / UC Solution

August 12, 2013 |

Welcome to the Customer Engagement / Contact Centre / UC solutions pavilion. Below you will find leading vendors and/or their implementation partners in New Zealand. Click on any vendors of interest to see a showcase of their relevant local case stud

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SCM / B2B eCommerce Solution Pavilion

August 12, 2013 |

Welcome to the Supply Chain Management, RFID and B2B eCommerce solutions pavilion. Below you will find leading vendors and/or their implementation partners in New Zealand. Click on any vendors of interest to see a showcase of their relevant local cas

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Mobility Solutions Pavilion

August 12, 2013 |

Welcome to the Mobility Solutions pavilion. Below you will find leading vendors and/or their implementation partners in New Zealand. Click on any vendors of interest to see a showcase of their relevant local case studies, thought leadership articles,

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Digital Marketing

August 12, 2013 |

Welcome to the Digital Marketing pavilion. Below you will find leading vendors and/or their implementation partners in New Zealand. Click on any vendors of interest to see a showcase of their relevant local case studies, thought leadership articles,

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HR / Payroll Solutions Pavilion

August 12, 2013 |

Welcome to the Human Resources and Payroll Management solution pavilion. Below you will find leading vendors and/or their implementation partners in New Zealand. Click on any vendors of interest to see a showcase of their relevant local case studies,

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ERP and Financial Systems

August 12, 2013 |

This is the excerpt for the ERP / Finance Systems pavilion.

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CRM / Service Mgmt

August 12, 2013 |

This is the excerpt for CRM / Service Mgmt pavilion

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Content / Info / Doc. Mgmt

August 12, 2013 |

Welcome to the Content Management, Information Management and Document Management solution pavilion. Below you will find leading vendors and/or their implementation partners in New Zealand. Click on any vendors of interest to see a showcase of their 

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Consulting / Integration

August 12, 2013 |

Welcome to the Consulting and Integration solutions pavilion. Below you will find leading vendors and/or their implementation partners in New Zealand. Click on any vendors of interest to see a showcase of their relevant local case studies, thought le

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BPM / Workflow Solution Pavilion

August 12, 2013 |

Welcome to the business process management and workflow solutions pavilion. Below you will find most of the leading vendors and/or their implementation partners in New Zealand. Click on any vendors of interest to see a showcase of their relevant loca

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BI / Analytics

August 12, 2013 |

Welcome to the Business Intelligence and Analytics solution pavilion. Below you will find leading vendors and/or their implementation partners in New Zealand. Click on any vendors of interest to see a showcase of their relevant local case studies, th

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iStart exhibit

iStart

August 12, 2013 |

iStart.com.au is Australia’s ICT Research Hub where business decision makers are educated and motivated on business technology. We go beyond the product to interview people who have deployed business technology to share their stories with readers considering a business software investment. If you are buying technology, then iStart is where to begin. It’s so good, we even advertise ourselves here…

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Microsoft exhibit

Microsoft Dynamics

August 12, 2013 |

Develop profitable customer relationships through lead and opportunity management, incident management, a searchable knowledge base, and reporting tools with Microsoft Business Solutions CRM modules. Microsoft CRM is easy to deploy, integrate, and customise.

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Velocity Global

August 12, 2013 |

Velocity Global supplies and supports world leading solutions with Pronto-Xi ERP covering Financial, Distribution, Manufacturing, Retail, Service and Project Management; and Yellowfin Business Intelligence software, agile and easy to use, fully browser based and mobile out of the box. Our successes spans over 26 years in New Zealand. We provide a complete solution including software, hardware and service. All backed by our OWN solid team of experts.

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SAP exhibit

SAP

August 12, 2013 |

Does your business need a platform to automate processes and support growth? Then talk to SAP, the company enabling 47,000 organisations worldwide achieve their potential and become Best Run Businesses. SAP has enterprise software solutions for businesses of all sizes.

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MYOB

August 12, 2013 |

MYOB is Australia & New Zealand’s No.1 provider of ERP and business management software. Made exclusively for the A/NZ region and supported by unparalleled local expertise, our solutions give thousands of businesses, the insight and control they need to succeed.

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Microsoft exhibit

Microsoft Dynamics

August 12, 2013 |

Microsoft Dynamics is a line of products that automate and help improve financial, customer relationship, and supply chain management. Delivered through a network of Microsoft partners, these integrated, adaptable solutions work like and with familiar Microsoft software to streamline processes across an entire business.

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Abel exhibit

Abel Software

August 12, 2013 |

Abel is an affordable fully integrated ERP system that delivers successful, full-visibility solutions across multiple companies / branches, locations, languages and currencies.

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Insight Software exhibit

insightsoftware

August 12, 2013 |

insightsoftware is a leading provider of financial reporting and enterprise performance management software. We enable the Office of the CFO to connect to and make sense of their enterprise data in real time so they can proactively drive greater financial intelligence across their organisation, which is how best-in-class finance teams operate. Over 25,000 organisations worldwide rely on insightsoftware’s portfolio of best-in-class reporting, analytics, budgeting, forecasting, consolidation, and tax solutions to provide them with increased productivity, visibility, accuracy, and compliance. Visit insightsoftware.com for more information.

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Why do organisations hate their content management system?

August 9, 2013 | Gerry McGovern

There seems to be a major disconnect between those who purchase a content management system (CMS) and those who actually have to use it, says Gerry McGovern.

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Big data analytics promise lures hundreds

August 9, 2013 | Newsdesk

It was standing room only at SAS Forum in Sydney, which drew the cream of the Australian and New Zealand big data crowd, eager to learn how to unlock the value of predictive analytics.

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Security legislation: living in strange times

August 9, 2013 | Paul Brislen

Paul Brislen takes a look at the two pieces of legislation currently making their way with, what he believes, “undue haste” through New Zealand’s parliament…

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QlikView and the power of gray

August 8, 2013 | Newsdesk

Letting the mind wander can often throw up better results than a direct answer to an initial question. This associative thinking style can also be applied to software queries as the experts from QlikView explain…

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Tipping point looms for laggard ICT investors

August 7, 2013 | Newsdesk

Enterprises must act immediately to invest in ICT or risk nimbler rivals developing an insurmountable lead in terms of revenues, productivity, profitability and market capitalisation.

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e-business functions

What are eBusiness functions?

August 4, 2013 | Newsdesk

There are 6 key areas of e-business processes that organisations can look to e-enable in the coming months and years…

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NZ focus for ERP in the cloud

August 1, 2013 | Newsdesk

With New Zealand businesses clamouring for cloud solutions, ERP vendors are joining the bandwagon.

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Software delivers sound results for not-for-profits

July 31, 2013 | Newsdesk

More than ever, charitable organisations and other not-for-profits need to operate on a sound business footing and technology can help…

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“Day of reckoning” delivers TechnologyOne win

July 31, 2013 | Newsdesk

Listed Australian software company TechnologyOne has won deals to supply its systems to 21 Western Australia government departments and agencies claiming rivals’ business models are broken.

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Google tells advertisers to heed Kiwi mobile trends

July 26, 2013 | Newsdesk

Study shows every second New Zealander now owns a smartphone, but advertisers lag behind…

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NZ leads way with CloudCode progress

July 25, 2013 | Newsdesk

The next major version of the New Zealand Cloud Computing Code of Practice has been released by the Institute of IT Professionals NZ (IITP), garnering enthusiastic support from the likes of Xero’s Rod Drury and Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff…

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Platform as a Service cranks up software options

July 25, 2013 | Newsdesk

Linux house Red Hat is readying a public cloud version of its Platform as a Service for New Zealand organisations keen to dial up tools to allow them to develop, test and deploy bespoke software…

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Manufacturers fail to realise importance of ERP for customer experience

July 25, 2013 | Newsdesk

A new IDC study shows that only nine percent of leading companies have fully realised the importance of creating a customer-oriented culture and process workflows…

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Enterprises yet to reap full benefit of mobility

July 18, 2013 | Newsdesk

A slavish fascination with mobile apps targeted at consumers may be robbing enterprises of the full productivity benefits that mobility has to offer…

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The problem with silos on the web

July 17, 2013 | Gerry McGovern

No link is an island says Gerry McGovern who says there are no silos on the web…

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Why businesses are slow to take up video-conferencing

July 17, 2013 | Newsdesk

The cost of infrastructure has slowed the adoption of video-conferencing…

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App economy to more than double by 2017

July 17, 2013 | Newsdesk

Appnation has announced the launch of a new research arm and its first report shows the increasing importance of video and emerging platforms such as cars and TVs in the app economy…

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SAP to launch full cloud offering in NZ

July 11, 2013 | Newsdesk

The new solution will be introduced at the company’s New Zealand Cloud Forum later this month…

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How malware could kill BYOD efficiency

July 10, 2013 | Dylan Persaud

Dylan Persaud asks if the future of BYOD will be compromised by the rising threat of malware-laden apps

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Westpac launches home loan approval via mobile

July 10, 2013 | Newsdesk

Banks have been focusing increasingly on their digital offerings recently, with the latest development from Westpac NZ targeting house hunters…

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ERP is not an IT decision

July 4, 2013 | Philip Morgan

The technology to drive your business must be chosen by business heads, not by techies. By Philip Morgan, Director, Verde Group…

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Big data adventures fail to deliver

July 4, 2013 | Newsdesk

Three quarters of Australian and New Zealand organisations claim to use big data analytics for better insight and decision support, yet so far only a handful are reporting any great success…

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Mitre 10 builds out digital strategy

July 4, 2013 | Newsdesk

One of the country’s largest home improvement retailers and builders’ merchants says it believes that engaging with customers through digital channels is a key factor in its success…

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New Zealand loses software pioneer Don Bowman

June 27, 2013 | Newsdesk

New Zealand’s software industry has lost a pioneer with the passing of Don Bowman, founder of Auckland-based global business software developer Greentree International…

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Sir Ray Avery: Big data mining the “gold” in medical tech

June 27, 2013 | Newsdesk

Sir Ray Avery and other heavyweights debated the future of medical technology at a public panel discussion ahead of the Health Congress 2013…

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Convenience trumps security

June 25, 2013 | Gerry McGovern

Encryption that is very hard to crack by the NSA (the US spy agency) has existed for years. But it’s not easy to use so hardly anyone does. We trade convenience for security says Gerry McGovern…

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KiwiNet shines spotlight on Research Commercialisation Awards

June 24, 2013 | Newsdesk

The winners of the inaugural KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards were recently announced at a two-day forum and awards dinner…

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Cloud the only future for ERP

June 20, 2013 | Leanne Graham

When IBM asked Australian companies about their cloud computing progress it was surprised to learn many remained at the researching or planning stage…

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Telstra wins major Agile benefits

June 20, 2013 | Newsdesk

Telstra, which runs the biggest IT shop in Australia, has achieved an 80 percent reduction in infrastructure rollout cycle time, using a 55 percent smaller team – all thanks to Agile…

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Fairfax closes tech titles

June 19, 2013 | Newsdesk

Fairfax Magazines will resign the licences, owned by IDG, to publish Computerworld, and sister publications Reseller News and PC World early next month…

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CRM automation: efficiency versus effectiveness

June 18, 2013 | Praveen Sengar

Gartner analyst Praveen Sengar says you need to judge sales tools by their impact on sales success, not the cost of sale…

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Cloud

5 cloud myths unplugged

June 18, 2013 | Craig Deveson

Cloud computing is one of the most popular yet continually misunderstood terms in the modern technology world. Cloud expert Craig Deveson sets out to dispel some of the enduring myths…

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Does social media suck for B2B?

June 18, 2013 | Clare Coulson

In the last few years every business has jumped on the social media bandwagon. It has fragmented marketing budgets and sucked up time and money, but to what end?…

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Six reasons to use LinkedIn for B2B

June 18, 2013 | iStart

Earlier this year LinkedIn broke through the 200 million member barrier and is continuing to grow by two new members per second…

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Is the public cloud right for your business?

June 18, 2013 | Newsdesk

Amanda White answers the question thousands are asking with these highlights from her MBA thesis on the subject of businesses moving to public cloud technologies…

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Are you responsible for your data?

June 18, 2013 | Newsdesk

The Unisys Security Index reveals that Kiwis are not taking individual responsibility for the data being collected by their mobile apps…

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IT project failures tackled with new training course

June 18, 2013 | Newsdesk

SAP and New Zealand training company Auldhouse are offering a course that aims to close the widening gap between IT and non-IT managers…

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Fibre wars: the future of super fast internet

June 17, 2013 | iStart

Some millions of column inches and billions of public funds have been dedicated to the broadband initiatives on both sides of the Tasman, but serious questions remain unresolved…

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Mobile payment world first makes waves at GTB Awards

June 14, 2013 | Newsdesk

VeriFone Mobile Money’s mobile payment implementation for the Pacific Islands combines NFC and biometric security for payments on the go…

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New trans-Tasman cable comes one step closer

June 13, 2013 | Newsdesk

Telstra, Telecom and Vodafone have gone to tender for a builder and are considering landing sites for their new telco cable…

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Weigh up your BYOD strategy

June 11, 2013 | George Ferns

Security vendors whip us in to a frenzy of paranoia when it comes to keeping our businesses safe…

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Manufacturing: How to make it in China

June 11, 2013 | Richard Chirgwin

Doing business with China presents more than just a language barrier. We sent Richard Chirgwin to investigate how other companies have overcome the various challenges of manufacturing in a foreign land…

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Considerations and best practices for BYOD

June 11, 2013 | iStart

While not every organisation has a formal bring-your-own device program, every organisation should develop policies and processes regarding the use of personal devices for work. Citrix offers some best practices to consider when defining and implementing BYOD…

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Business cases: are you setting up to fail?

June 11, 2013 | Clare Coulson

Any investment has to stand up to commercial rigour, IT projects even more so given their risk profile. A weak business justification for a project can lead to poor management buy-in and ultimately an unsuccessful project…

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Social CRM a Sage choice

June 11, 2013 | Newsdesk

Recent announcements from key vendors show CRM is changing from a database of contacts to an interactive platform for communication and collaboration…

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Novopay inquiry results show catalogue of errors

June 6, 2013 | Newsdesk

The results of the Novopay inquiry are out and show that a lack of overall governance and quality assurance were instrumental in creating the massive payroll issues…

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Top port pushes boat out with sophisticated mapping tech

June 6, 2013 | Newsdesk

The world’s largest bulk commodity port is using geographical information system mapping technology to help build its future responsibly…

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5 ways to stuff up your ERP

June 6, 2013 | Newsdesk

Failed ERP projects litter business history books the world over. Here Sourya Biswas captures some of the lessons that time has taught those who have succeeded in getting their companies into the annals of IT infamy…

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Companies warned on social media: engage staff first

June 5, 2013 | Newsdesk

Organisations which want to more closely engage with clients on social media first need to ensure their staff are properly engaged or risk missing out on the benefits…

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Snakk revenue results

Snakk’s revenue results prove it’s no small fry

June 5, 2013 | Newsdesk

Brainchild of Hyperfactory founder Derek Handley continues to rack up successes and begins to think about acquisition…

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Cloud computing

Australia launches National Cloud Computing Strategy

May 30, 2013 | Newsdesk

The Australian Government has unveiled a National Cloud Computing Strategy intended to boost public sector, consumer and enterprise cloud confidence…

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Marechal excels with EXO

May 29, 2013 | MYOB

A perfect view of stock levels by individual part means the electrical component business can be more flexible to customer demand…

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IBM Innovation Index: New Zealand lags behind in innovation intensity

May 29, 2013 | Newsdesk

New Zealand continued to innovate in a challenging global financial environment but more needs to be done, particularly in bringing new products to market…

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Kiwi ‘crowd marketing’ social media platform takes off overseas

May 29, 2013 | Newsdesk

A new way of promoting products and services is proving popular with everyone from the All Blacks to Mike Pero Real Estate and further afield…

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Google stepping on Microsoft’s toes

May 29, 2013 | Newsdesk

The two technology giants could well be competing for the same enterprise customers before long, says Dylan Persaud…

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Mobile curse and cure for retailers

May 28, 2013 | Newsdesk

‘Showrooming’ is of increasing concern to retailers, but a new study reveals that mobile could help turn browsers into buyers…

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ICANN now have a .kiwi domain

May 28, 2013 | Newsdesk

International regulator ICANN has cleared the way for .kiwi websites and email addresses…

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Gen-i and SAP ink new deal

May 23, 2013 | Newsdesk

Gen-i reinvents itself with a software partnership in the mobility space…

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Gen-i to work with Davanti Consulting despite sell-out

May 22, 2013 | Newsdesk

Management buy-out will see Davanti continue to operate as a strategic partner based within Gen-i premises…

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Kiwis still concerned over online payment security

May 22, 2013 | Newsdesk

Retailers must be aware buyers are actively looking for signs that their payment information is secure, says MasterCard…

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TUANZ CEO brands Govt telco regulatory proposal “unprecedented”

May 21, 2013 | Paul Brislen

Paul Brislen says the Government’s options for the regulation of the fixed-line copper network usurp the Commerce Commission’s regulatory role – a move that could have far-reaching ramifications.

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NZ Hi-Tech Awards 2013 winners and amusers

May 20, 2013 | Newsdesk

Cloud was king, quality high and acceptance speeches displayed typical Kiwi candour at the annual NZ Hi-Tech Awards last Friday…

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Samsung surprises with first 5G

May 17, 2013 | Newsdesk

The telco announced it has developed a new 5G wireless technology several hundred times faster than current 4G networks, but critics are dubious…

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MYOB acquires BankLink, goes head-to-head with Xero

May 16, 2013 | Vendor

The accounting system vendor plugs the gap in its business with BankLink, putting it at a stronger competitive advantage…

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Autodesk and NetSuite combine in the cloud

May 16, 2013 | Newsdesk

The vendors have tapped in to the growing cloud manufacturing trend that will see almost half of all manufacturers using SaaS by 2015…

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Wynyard Group signals IPO and NZX-listing to fuel growth

May 15, 2013 | Newsdesk

Ex-Jade software company looks to the share market to step up its game…

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Survey: Kiwis want more on-the-job training

May 10, 2013 | Newsdesk

As skills shortages become more prevalent, particularly in IT and engineering, fewer than half of New Zealand employees are happy with the training they get at work…

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Home-grown app puts payroll in the cloud

May 9, 2013 | Newsdesk

A New Zealand company has moved from reselling to developing its own software that addresses the costs of payroll for small and medium businesses…

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Epicor woos execs with iPad app

May 9, 2013 | Newsdesk

The company is offering a mobile KPI analysis app to wholesale and distribution managers on the go…

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A healthy future for big data and machine-to-machine communications

April 30, 2013 | Newsdesk

The introduction of electronic patient records and myriad devices that monitor patients and upload information is set to transform the healthcare industry…

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Historic hardware retailer counts on inventory management

April 19, 2013 | MYOB

When Read Brothers Hammer Hardware needed a solution to track its 30,000-plus inventory it wanted more than just a nuts and bolts solution…

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Telco-TV partnership redefines the industry

April 19, 2013 | Newsdesk

Telcos partnering with content providers was predicted at MindStorm as one trend to emerge from the upgraded fibre network and they’re likely to become the norm as Slingshot and Igloo are demonstrating…

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Tech shame

How to avoid the IT hall of shame

April 5, 2013 | Paul Matthews

IT security and project stuff-ups are certainly nothing new in our field. But things seem to be getting worse and sadly, most of these issues are preventable…

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Telco update

Telco update: 2013 trends to watch

March 28, 2013 | Paul Brislen

It sounds like a date from the far-flung future – 2013 – but here it is, ready or not and Paul Brislen says the telco space will no doubt have a few surprises in the year ahead…

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Algorithms vs people

Quality search requires quality people not just algorithms

March 28, 2013 | Gerry McGovern

On its own, search technology will not help us find the right things quickly. We need human expertise and human management…

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Greentree takes a slice of $25m grant

March 20, 2013 | Newsdesk

The ERP specialist is in good company amongst the likes of the Hamilton Jet parent company CWF Hamilton & Co and Methven as recipients of government technology…

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EL ES DE Engineering builds process clarity with cloud

The engineering firm can now extract more information out of its business and pump it for profits thanks to its new ERP system delivered in the cloud…

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Project success comes from the top

March 18, 2013 | Marg Roberts

Approximately half of all significant ICT projects fail in terms of delivering what the business expected. Marg Roberts considers what needs to be done to improve the success rate…

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Management practice lags behind tech innovation

March 18, 2013 | Gerry McGovern

In many organisations management practice is about 20 years behind the web. Gerry McGovern discusses what this really means…

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Gartner predicts mobile analytics as top CIO priority

March 18, 2013 | Daniel Yuen

Every business is looking at how to make better use of the data it has and to make sense out of all the small details. As 2013 gets well underway, Gartner analyst Daniel Yuen outlines a number of BI trends that will shape the strategies and tactics that organisations will need to consider over the next four years…

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Billing best practice: Tips for a healthy debtors ledger

March 18, 2013 | David McNickel

We feel like we are being held to ransom by our invoicing, but if we don’t get the dollars in the door more easily and effectively, our livelihoods will be on the line…

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Carbon accounting: burden or benefit?

March 18, 2013 | Richard Chirgwin

The sustainability age has, in theory, replaced bean-counting with carbon-counting. Richard Chirgwin looks at what is happening in practice…

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Mind the knowledge gap – IT in the boardroom

March 14, 2013 | Clare Coulson

Following a number of high-profile project train wrecks last year, iStart asks if there is enough understanding of IT at board level…

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New ERP system for Intermodal

March 14, 2013 | MYOB Greentree

Choosing Greentree was an easy decision for Intermodal, but the ERP vendor shows it can hold its own against the competition too…

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Intermodal and Boffa Miskell opt for same ERP system

March 14, 2013 | Newsdesk

ERP specialist, Greentree has recently triumphed over some big names to win some of its newest customers…

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Epicor mobilises its HCM; opts for browser not app

March 7, 2013 | Newsdesk

The new online platform allows mobile access for manager and employee self-service HCM tasks in a browser environment…

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MYOB_Marechal

Mining services company strikes job-costing gold

February 22, 2013 | MYOB

After a difficult hunt to source a reliable accounting system, Queensland-based Haynes Mechanical finds that MYOB Exo offers the right balance between functionality and price – and it’s solid…

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Navman sets direction with VoIP cost savings

February 22, 2013 | iStart

Thirty percent cost savings, and an errant council digger, were strong motivations for the GPS equipment manufacturer to modernise their telecommunications infrastructure…

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IBM loves students

February 15, 2013 | Newsdesk

Prime Minister, Rt Hon John Key, has opened the first IBM Delivery Centre in New Zealand, with the aim to help students earn as they learn…

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Jaguar

My Jaguar versus your systems

January 17, 2013 | Owen McCall

Owen McCall talks cars, computers and reliability…

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IBM predictions

IBM makes bold technology predictions for the coming years

January 12, 2013 | Newsdesk

IBM is generating both cautious ‘maybes’ and more than a little eye-rolling and with its latest round of five-year tech predictions that include mind-reading smartphones and a revolution in the way we view spam emails…

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Gelita chooses flexible solution to satisfy customers

January 11, 2013 | Epicor Software Corporation

A new process manufacturing blending workbench tool has proved critical to meeting customer quality expectation for major collagen supplier…

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Tablets key to renovating retail experience

January 7, 2013 | Motorola Solutions, iStart

Smart tablet technology gives customers immediate access to product information in lifestyle show homes…

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Mobile phone retail

Making BYOD a success in retail

January 7, 2013 | Mobico

Retail BYOD shifts the focus of the retail assistant from expertise to enablement, but will the customer journey suffer? Aldas Palubinskas discusses this up and coming trend…

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Mobile App Developer’s Guide

December 17, 2012 | iStart

iStart’s Mobile App Developer’s Guide lists specialist mobile application developers that have a proven track record in delivery of phone-based applications across Australasia…

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Greentree’s UK investment will benefit people in poverty

December 17, 2012 | Newsdesk

A competition in the UK run by New Zealand-based software company Greentree has captured the imaginations of businesses, and the public, from Britain to Africa, Asia and South America…

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Ditching the leather: mobile wallets here to stay?

December 12, 2012 | Clare Coulson

We’ve been talking about digital wallets for years, but now they are actually here Clare Coulson takes a look at the payments landscape and asks if we will be putting away our wallets for good…

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From hire to fire

From ‘hire to fire’

December 12, 2012 | Erin Boyle

Can you accurately account for every employee in your company? How about the management of every individual’s performance, training, objectives and payroll information?…

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In-store retail in death spiral

December 12, 2012 | David McNickel

Supply chain integration: As competition between online and in-store heats up, many organisations are evaluating technology to improve their customer journey – and finding in-store is delivering increased profits and productivity. David McNickel investigates…

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Branding not just a logo

IT branding: not just a logo

December 12, 2012 | Jonathan Cotton

Just what is the IT industry’s problem when it comes to getting noticed in the super trendy and oh-so-social marketplace?…

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Would you like an app with that?

December 12, 2012 | Clare Coulson

If you’re in business then you gotta have an app, right? Well, maybe. Before you rush out and build your new mobile application you need to decide just how your new solution fits into your overall business strategy…

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Tech at the coalface

December 11, 2012 | Stephen Withers

The mining industry has transformed in recent years. Stephen Withers looks at the unique demands of this boom and bust industry and the role technology is playing…

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Smooth sailing as Navico implements EDI solution

December 5, 2012 | Infor

US-based marine electronics manufacturer Navico has successfully outsourced warehousing to FedEx courtesy of an EDI tool developed by New Zealand ERP system specialist EMDA…

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Office 365 beats Google for Opus business

December 5, 2012 | Newsdesk

Opus global infrastructure consultancy has chosen Microsoft’s Office 365 productivity solution to support its bid to be one of the top 20 consultancies in the world…

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Who cares about ERP?

November 22, 2012 | Brett Roberts

Brett Roberts ponders the state of the monolithic ERP model and offers some disruptive ideas of his own…

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Big data, 4 million jobs, large skills gap – Gartner

November 15, 2012 | Newsdesk

Analysts say there are big opportunities for big data on the horizon in APAC, but warn that we may not have the skills to fulfill them…

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Europlan opens door to better business

November 15, 2012 | Epicor Software Corporation

Auckland-based manufacturer, Europlan, sees all the numbers stacks up with improvements in customer service levels and production-line thanks to Epicor’s out-of-the-box ERP system…

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Motorola_Retail-experience

Win the omni-channel battle

November 7, 2012 | Motorola Solutions

Over the last decade the land of traditional retail has been overrun by the internet and broadband revolution. Now, instead of resisting, savvy retailers are turning the invasion to their advantage…

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TIN100

TIN100: NZ tech sector grows, exports to Aus

November 2, 2012 | Newsdesk

The annual TIN100 Report* has highlighted a trend towards increased exports to Aus, investment in research and development and bigger headcount, despite the depressed global financial climate…

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New ERP system opens door to growth

November 2, 2012 | Epicor Software Corporation

Melbourne-based manufacturer, Hufcor, improves productivity with increased visibility over data and quoting processes with Epicor…

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Martin Snedden

Switched on CEO: Rugby NZ 2011 Martin Sneddens’ ultimate test

October 10, 2012 | Nigel Horrocks

Tournament organiser says the event is “sunk” if they don’t get the IT right but he has to trust the experts with that to ensure a global success…

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IT failure: an industry shame

September 14, 2012 | iStart

With around half of all IT projects fail to deliver on expectations it’s safe to say that there’s something seriously wrong with the way IT projects are being both planned and executed. iStart cornered Simpl founder and CEO Bennett Medary to find out just what’s behind such a dire statistic…

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IT projects

Why am I doing this project?

September 14, 2012 | Scott Groombridge

Been assigned onto yet another IT project, but not entirely sure what the project is, why you’ve been put on it and what it all means? Scott Groombridge has some advice…

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Company Executive charged with project abuse

September 14, 2012 | Owen McCall

Running a successful IT project is a lot like raising a child. So why do project managers so often abandoned them at birth?

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The best of the bank apps

September 14, 2012 | Jonathan Cotton

The rise of the consumer bank app has well and truly taken place, and why shouldn’t it have? We can do everything else on our phones these days, it makes sense that we should be able to move our money around, when we’re on the move, too. But are all banking apps created equal? What’s on offer from the big names? And what’s in it for enterprise? iStart decided to find out…

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Eclipse wins national accolade from Microsoft

September 12, 2012 | Newsdesk

UXC Eclipse has won the MAPA 2012 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award for Microsoft Dynamics ERP…

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Smartphone apps

The ultimate guide to smartphone app testing

September 12, 2012 | Jae Russell

So the hard yards of your smartphone application design and development are complete. Now it’s time to put it in the appstore, sit back, and watch the money roll in, right?…

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Google SEO

The perils of search engine optimisation

September 11, 2012 | Gerry McGovern

Search engine optimization (SEO) tactics often make it harder for customers to do what they need to do, says Gerry McGovern…

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Fibre rollout

NBN vs. UFB head to head comparison

September 10, 2012 | Brendan Ritchie

With the government-sponsored fibre rollouts under way in Australia and New Zealand, iStart takes a look at just what’s on offer with the NBN and the UFB initiatives…

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Unified communications comes of age

September 10, 2012 | Jonathan Cotton

Three years ago iStart prophesised that unified communications was going to be the next big thing. But three years, in the days before BYOD and when the cloud was in its infancy, is a long time ago. So where are we now?…

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Business data mapping enters a brave new world

September 10, 2012 | Brad Spencer

The ‘Spatial industry’ has for decades appreciated the real, exciting and powerful benefits of geospatial analysis. But if geospatial tech is so wonderful and is such a ‘no brainer’, why haven’t small to medium enterprises embraced the technology?…

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Windows 8 Review

September 6, 2012 | Gunnar Berger

I’ve been on a mission for a while now to dive into Windows 8 and to try and come up with a definite opinion on what I think about the OS; admittedly I’ve been having a very difficult time…

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Vodafone retailer replaces five systems with one

September 5, 2012 | Velocity Global Ltd

When disparate and disconnected legacy systems began slowing down its business, Digital Mobile turned to Velocity Global and Pronto for an integrated business management solution…

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Ignoring the gut feel: The emerging world of predictive analytics

September 1, 2012 | David McNickel

With promotional dollars more precious than ever, smart marketers are always looking to refine their methodologies and increase their return on investment…

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Franchisor cleans up its act – and the planet

August 30, 2012 | MYOB

Looking for a financial solution that kept pace with the growth of its eco-friendly cleaning business, Clean Planet looked no further than Exo business…

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WorldxChange gets serious about growth plans with new COO

August 29, 2012 | Newsdesk

WorldxChange, the first telco company in New Zealand to implement an exclusively run IP network, has hired industry veteran Tim Smith as Chief Operating Officer, a real coup for the business as it ramps up its growth plans…

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A/NZ Governments to take action on excessive trans-Tasman mobile roaming charges

August 27, 2012 | Newsdesk

Australian senator Stephen Conroy and New Zealand minister Amy Adams have released a draft report that confirms that telecommunication companies are making excessive profits from trans-Tasman mobile roaming charges…

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SaaS with a Purpose

August 23, 2012 | Teresa Hooper

Greentree gives software-as-a-service flexibility that’s making businesses say “Wow!”…

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See how ERP providers are positioned in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for ERP

August 16, 2012 | Epicor Software Corporation

If you are researching Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions, here is your opportunity to compare vendors…

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Greentree defies the recession with rapid UK expansion

August 15, 2012 | Newsdesk

Tough times are providing the ideal growth environment for Greentree software with the announcement of several new UK partners and customers for the ERP software provider…

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ERP for the GM Ops: Peter Taylor from Adam’s Pest Control

August 9, 2012 | MYOB

Exo has boosted profits, improved operational efficiency and delivered transformational business intelligence to Adams Pest Control…

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Four tips for happier customers

August 9, 2012 | MYOB

Customer relationships have never been more important, but how well are you managing yours?…

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ERP for the CFO: Ross Hurley from Prowler Proof Security

August 9, 2012 | MYOB

An Exo upgrade has allowed Prowler Proof to meet the challenges of long term forecasting and address nagging issues of uncertainty around inventory…

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TV3’s ERP implementation a ratings winner

August 9, 2012 | Newsdesk

TV shows succeed by creating and keeping an audience. Through total staff involvement and a determination to have some fun, broadcaster MediaWorks showed how a new computer system should be produced…

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Simple hack spells big problems for Apple, Apple users

August 9, 2012 | Newsdesk

A simple social engineering-based hack has seen Apple suspend password changes over the phone as internet journalist’s online information, as well as iPhone, iPad, and MacBook content, is erased…

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Ludowici drives performance and efficiency through Epicor ERP

The ability to rapidly roll out Epicor ERP to new sites highlights the flexibility and capability of the Ludowici IT group, made possible by the platforms now in place…

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Gold award

Third gold competency for Koorb

June 25, 2012 | Newsdesk

Kiwi IT company Koorb Consulting has been awarded its third ‘gold’ competency by Microsoft, distinguishing the company as one of the top BI partners in New Zealand…

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Management buyout sees WxC eyeing up big business

June 15, 2012 | Newsdesk

A management buyout has given WorldxChange (WxC) a seal of approval for continuing its successful Corporate and Government SIP services. With six key managers taking a stake holding position, the company is now pushing even harder to challenge giants Telecom and Telstra…

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14 things your CRM system could be telling you about your customer (but probably isn’t)

May 29, 2012 | Jonathan Cotton

CRM software is about as crucial as it gets when it comes to managing your sales activities. But while it may be crucial, it’s hardly sexy, and therefore it’s something of a ‘set-and-forget’ piece of tech…

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The expert’s guide to Sharepoint

May 29, 2012 | iStart

Information overload. It defines the age we live in…

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Council IT amalgamation – rate buster or consultant cash-in?

May 28, 2012 | Chris Bell

iStart investigates what Councils are doing with technology to improve service and asks if amalgamation is the answer…

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The allure of mobile apps

The allure of mobile apps

May 28, 2012 | iStart

And a six-step reality check you should complete before being seduced by shiny enterprise app extensions and sexy gadgets…

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Has Kim Dotcom killed the cloud?

May 22, 2012 | Jonathan Cotton

Jonathan Cotton unravels the seemingly far-fetched but very real story of Dotcom, and asks if he has killed the cloud…[View as PDF]

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Auckland Council bosses front on IT spending

May 4, 2012 | Chris Bell

After persistent rumours questioning the IT decisions inside the Super City, iStart embarked on a wide ranging investigation into council IT systems, and whether amalgamation works. Auckland’s CEO, CFO and CIO fronted – here is the full interview…by Chris Bell

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Southern Shorthaul Rail gets on the right track with ERP makeover

Managing an extremely complicated business model with a time-consuming, spreadsheet-based legacy business system, Southern Shorthaul Rail, knew that they were restricting their current profits and future growth. It was obvious the solution was a new ERP solution, but which? SSR went to market to find out…

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Dwight was right – planning is useless, but indispensible

April 11, 2012 | Brett Roberts

For successful companies, says Brett Roberts, it’s all about preparing for the battle. But while you can’t succeed without adequate preparation, planning can quickly veer into ‘useless’ territory, especially when those ‘best laid plans’ equate to little more than opportunities lost…

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Vaughan Rowsell

Point of Interest: Vaughan Rowsell founder of VEND

March 13, 2012 | Jonathan Cotton

How a Kiwi start-up is revolutionising the retail payment industry with a clever cloud-based POS alternative that’s rapidly going global…

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You don’t need a mobile strategy

March 13, 2012 | Gerry McGovern

Mobile is a platform. It is a tactic, not a strategy. What you need is a strategy for the connected customer. Gerry McGovern explains…

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Support communities are where customers are won and lost

March 13, 2012 | Newsdesk

Support communities, indeed social media in general, is how a potential customer finds out what an organisation is really like, says Gerry McGovern. So why are so many companies getting the support community model all wrong?…

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Dragons den 2012

Otago Polytechnic students battle nerves in industry leader Dragon’s Den session

March 8, 2012 | Newsdesk

14 groups of Information Technology students from Otago Polytechnic have pitched their business project to a panel of industry leaders in a tense ‘Dragon’s Den’ style session in Dunedin…

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BYOD – Mobility goes viral

February 28, 2012 | iStart

A year ago it was the development no employer wanted to know about; now, it’s the movement every employer has to deal with. Bring-your-own-device (BYOD) computing is the trend du jour, but is it really the Holy Grail of increased productivity, customer engagement and happy employees? Or are we just nearing the peak of inflated expectations before the inevitable trough of disillusionment?…[View as PDF]

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Integrating POS with ERP changes face of retail

February 21, 2012 | Anthony Doesburg

If point-of-sale systems are crucial to keeping shopkeepers’ tills ringing, integration with the back office is the answer to tracking retail’s new currency, information.  iStart explores some opinions from Kiwi retail sector experts…[View as PDF]

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Apple opens up over sweatshop allegations

February 16, 2012 | Newsdesk

Tech giant Apple has enlisted an independent investigator to inspect its Chinese operations, in an attempt to quell a potential consumer backlash over allegations of worker abuse in its supply chain…

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Integrated ERP gives window firm clear visibility

February 14, 2012 | Infor

Aluminium window designer APL has delivered customers an open view of their orders, and they keep coming back for more…

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Slate-Crete finds the right mix

February 13, 2012 | MYOB

Realising their ERP system wasn’t meeting expectations, concrete manufacturer Slate-Crete went looking for a solution that would fit their needs perfectly, as well as provide point of sale functionality…

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Holden Special Vehicles drives business with better ERP

February 13, 2012 | Infor

After identifying warehousing as an area for improvement, Holden Special Vehicles, in the interest of maintaining the greatest possible efficiency, went looking for a real-time solution that could seamlessly integrate with their existing software…

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Plastics supplier’s crucial ERP efficiency advantage

February 8, 2012 | Abel Software

Making bespoke production tools for a fast-moving global plastics manufacturing sector, Mastip Technology Limited have used Abel to master a discombobulating array of production and planning requirements…

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Forecast: Partly Cloudy

February 3, 2012 | Peter Dickinson

When it comes to computing solutions, it’s what they do – not how they’re delivered – that really counts. Duncan Campbell from ERP solutions provider Greentree takes a closer look at hosting ERP solutions in the cloud…

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Top wool tester finds shear value in Abel

February 2, 2012 | Abel Software

Testing more than half the country’s $1 billion wool clip, the New Zealand Wool Testing Authority Ltd is Abel’s first and oldest customer – using Abel to reliably streamline its accounting and keep up with changing customer needs over 14 years…

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Varley looks to the future with ERP do-over

February 2, 2012 | Epicor Software Corporation

Looking to capitalize on past successes and continue their enviable organic growth, Varley Pty Ltd went looking for an ERP product that would help them better manage costs and make more informed decisions. And while the selection process may have been exhaustive, the final decision was unanimous…

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KiwiNet hits innovation ball into business court

January 31, 2012 | Newsdesk

Innovative NZ science research projects are being put up to attract investor interest for commercial development…

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$8m boost for hi-tech start-ups

December 7, 2011 | Newsdesk

Wellington-based angel investment group Angel HQ is partnering with the New Zealand Venture Investment Fund to invest up to NZ$8 million into start-up companies…

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Switched on CEO: Michael Bennetts unmasking Z

November 7, 2011 | Jonathan Cotton

Transitioning Shell from global outpost to fresh local upstart has presented some major marketing conundrums, and some tough technology challenges along the way…

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New ERP approach keeps data visibility high for Hi-Vis

November 6, 2011 | Epicor Software Corporation

Hi-Vis Signs and Safety are a ‘fair dinkum’ Australian business success story. Their rapid expansion however was accompanied by the appearance of inefficiencies which threatened to derail the company’s progress. Enter a new ERP system that addressed the new complexities the company was facing and kept them growing in a competitive market…

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Bigger than Apple – Samsung surges ahead to become world’s biggest smartphone seller

October 31, 2011 | Newsdesk

Samsung has kicked Apple off the top of the heap as sales of Samsung electronics overtake those of former market-dominator Apple Inc…

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Fujitsu entices SMEs with free cloud offer

October 26, 2011 | Newsdesk

Fujitsu is targeting SMEs and ISVs by offering a free trial of its Australian-based computing cloud platform as it attempts to push beyond the enterprise sector…

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Orion strikes major e-Health deal with Microsoft

October 18, 2011 | Newsdesk

Orion health Asia Pacific has signed an agreement to purchase Microsoft’s hospital information software assets which will enable it to offer to provide solutions to the global eHealth market…

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Telecom settles with Commerce Commission for $31.6M after discrimination accusations

October 17, 2011 | Newsdesk

Telecom will pay rivals $31.6 million to resolve allegations of discrimination under the Telecom Separation Undertakings…

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7 things to hate about IT recruiters

October 11, 2011 | iStart

Business forums, professional networking sites and the internet in general is awash with stories detailing just how difficult dealing with an IT recruiter can be. But is all this online odium justified? Are they really the new ‘used-car salesman’? Or are recruiters just the fall guys for frustrated job-seekers in a down-turned economy?…

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Innovation NZ: What we need to do to matter on the global stage

October 7, 2011 | Jonathan Cotton

While New Zealand may be a small country at the bottom of the world, it is nevertheless a hothouse for entrepreneurship and innovation, boasting some of the savviest and most creative risk-takers in the world. Why then are we labouring in obscurity? iStart sat down with some of the country’s best and brightest to find out…

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Hurry up and wait

October 7, 2011 | Owen McCall

For large enterprises, the cloud is a revolution for those processes that are necessary, but not necessarily that important. Therefore, think very carefully before you move any process or application into the cloud, especially if it’s a source of competitive advantage, says Owen McCall…

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SyteLine keeps metal manufacturer lean

October 6, 2011 | Infor

As a record-high New Zealand dollar tests the mettle of the country’s exporters, it is just another spur for bronze and brass manufacturer AW Fraser to stay lean…

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PLP forecasts long-term success from “shrewd” ERP investment

October 6, 2011 | Epicor Software Corporation

Power line equipment manufacturer PLP needed an ERP solution that would be functional from day-one, yet still meet the business’s sophisticated long-term goals. After an extensive investigation of the options, the company has finally found the “shrewd investment” they were looking for…

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Switched on CEO: How tech took the V8 Supercars to international stage

October 6, 2011 | iStart

The cutting-edge tech required for modern-day V8 racing means that you’re just as likely to find computer engineers and grease-monkeys in the pit…

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Southern Clams harvests data and reaps the benefits

October 3, 2011 | MYOB

Southern Clams, live clam exporter eliminates costly errors while boosting staff profitability…

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Convergence in the cloud with Esker

October 3, 2011 | Convergence

Convergence Limited is partnering with Esker to bring enhanced document process automation solutions to organisations across New Zealand…

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CallPlus dumps Vodafone for Telecom XT

September 29, 2011 | Newsdesk

CallPlus and Slingshot today announced they are abandoning former partner Vodafone and switching to Telecom Wholesale to provide “faster, flexible and more competitive mobile services” to the burgeoning Kiwi smartphone market…

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What we can learn from Yahoo!

September 22, 2011 | Gerry McGovern

Yahoo is an extremely popular website, yet its stock has performed really badly. Why? Because it sells stuff (banner ads) people don’t want to buy…

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Unique production processes preserved with C E Bartlett’s new ERP

September 21, 2011 | Epicor Software Corporation

After a careful evaluation of all the ERP alternatives, C E Bartlett selected the only option that could provide a single, unified platform for their diverse business…

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NZ feels surge in spending during the first week of RWC

September 15, 2011 | Newsdesk

NZ businesses are enjoying a sharp increase in spending, as RWC tourist spending spikes dramatically, even before the opening ceremony kicked off on Friday night…

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Simon Power: SMEs to be freed from general purpose financial reports

September 15, 2011 | Newsdesk

The Minister of Commerce has announced proposals that will see SMEs enjoy drastically simplified financial reporting, a move expected to cut business compliance costs by $NZ90 million a year…

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What’s wrong with NZ’s take on copyright?

September 15, 2011 | Allan Freeth

Now that the Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Act 2011 has come into effect, many Kiwis will have a raft of new worries when it comes to their internet writes TelstraClear chief executive Allan Freeth…

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Yellowfin praised in ‘Wisdom of Crowds’ BI survey

September 6, 2011 | Vendor - media release

BI software vendor Yellowfin has beaten out some major players in a recent BI vendor survey…

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Cloud computing code of practice proposed

September 2, 2011 | Newsdesk

Plans for the development of a voluntary Cloud Computing Code of Practice to inform and safeguard the public around cloud computing issues have been announced…

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Because wine should always taste good

August 31, 2011 | Abel Software

Guala Closures uses Abel ERP software to provide a complete picture of the business and maintain its leadership in a highly competitive sector…

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Online advertising continues to climb as advertisers look ‘beyond the click through rate’

August 24, 2011 | Newsdesk

Online advertising in New Zealand experienced double digit growth for year-on-year ad revenue in Q2 says a new report, as mobile devices, video and social media continue to attract advertisers…

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MYOB sold to US firm

August 23, 2011 | Newsdesk

The bidding war over MYOB has ended with the accounting software giant being sold to US private equity firm Bain Capital for a reported $A1.2 billion…

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NZ IT firms score big with science and innovation grants

August 18, 2011 | Newsdesk

The government has announced a $50 million round of technology grants this week, to aid the research and development projects of several Kiwi companies…

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NZ IT firms score big with science and innovation grants

August 18, 2011 | Newsdesk

The government has announced a $50 million round of technology grants this week, to aid the research and development projects of several Kiwi companies…

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Water control now extends to information control for AWMA

Aussie water control solutions manufacturer AWMA has taken the pain out of internal processes from stocktaking to production reports, while improving customer management in the process…

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1 in every 5 online minutes wasted on social networking

July 19, 2011 | Newsdesk

comScore has released the State of the Internet New Zealand study and the results show that social media is far and away the biggest time-sink when online…

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iPad makes compulsory stationary list at Auckland school

July 19, 2011 | Newsdesk

Parents of Orewa College students have been told that they will need to purchase an iPad2 for year nine students for 2012…

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Business Intelligence: at the forefront of business investment

July 15, 2011 | Newsdesk

As last issue’s iStart 2011 Investment Intentions Survey clearly showed, Business Intelligence has become the ‘must-have’ application of the moment…

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Smart card technology: A pocket guide

July 14, 2011 | iStart

When it comes to engaging with your customers, there’s plenty to know in the realm of card technology. So if you don’t know your ICC from your NFC, read on to find out just how smart cards can serve your businesss…

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The iStart Smartphone Roundup

July 14, 2011 | iStart

Thinking about buying a smartphone? Before you take the plunge check out the iStart Smartphone Roundup – it will help you navigate the pros and cons of six of the most popular units on the market, as well as important specs before you buy…

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New network highlights emerging NZ ICT project opportunities

July 13, 2011 | Newsdesk

The launch of the Kiwinet collaboration network is promoting NZ ICT projects looking to commercialise…

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ICE Ideas Conference a sellout success – review

July 13, 2011 | Newsdesk

NZ Inc needs to get aggressive and get noticed if kiwi innovation is to leave its mark – that was the conclusion from last Friday’s hectic Ice Ideas Conference in Auckland…

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Virtual desktop

The desktop goes virtual

July 12, 2011 | iStart

You may shudder at the thought, but modern enterprise architecture is slowly but surely returning to the mainframe fold, at least conceptually, and never more so than with the idea of virtual desktops – hosted in ‘the cloud’…

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5 email tips to boost personal productivity

July 12, 2011 | Debbie Mayo-Smith, iStart

If you or your team are not managing email effectively, they are not managing their time effectively. Office productivity expert Debbie Mayo-Smith has provided iStart with a few ‘freasy’ tips to get on top of the email overload…

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The web is critical. The web team is not.

July 12, 2011 | Gerry McGovern

Most organisations consider their website to be critical, yet web teams rarely have respect, power or resources. Here’s how to change that…

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Stop your data going rogue

July 12, 2011 | David McNickel

Every digital transaction you do generates data, and chances are that data is being stored. Mobile apps, web transactions, loyalty schemes & more provide a wealth of potential information resources. But with so much data being collected, how do you stop it becoming a rogue elephant and actually apply it to inform your business?…

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Cloud resilience at what price

Cloud resilience at what price?

July 11, 2011 | Chris Bell

What factors should businesses consider, and what questions should they ask prospective providers, to ensure their operations and their business critical data stay safe in the cloud?…

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Glitch sees Dick Smith giving items away for free

July 11, 2011 | Newsdesk

Dick Smith was forced to take its site down this morning after a glitch allowed customers to purchase items for the mistakenly displayed prices of zero dollars…

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Google+ unleashes the spam

July 11, 2011 | Newsdesk

Google+’s first snafu sees beta users plagued with spam…

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Insurer slashes telco costs

July 8, 2011 | iStart

When NZ’s largest insurance company sent out an RFP, specialist IP telco WorldxChange spotted an opportunity to deliver a new world of gain…

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Crows score a bird’s eye view of data

July 6, 2011 | MYOB

One of the AFL’s ‘power clubs’ finds a way to transform processes and deliver value…

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Alasdair Thompson sacked from the EMA

July 6, 2011 | Newsdesk

Alasdair Thompson has been dismissed from the role of chief executive with the EMA following comments about female employees taking excessive sick leave due to their periods…

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NATO server hacked, files now online

July 6, 2011 | Newsdesk

Servers belonging to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) have been breached again, this time with some 2,646 files from the server posted online as proof of the exploit…

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Microsoft Launches Office 365: full iStart review

June 30, 2011 | Newsdesk

Microsoft has announced the general availability of Microsoft Office 365, the company’s newest cloud service, in Australia and New Zealand…

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The Pope sends first Tweet

June 30, 2011 | Newsdesk

Leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI, has broadcast his first Twitter message, praising Christ and informing the faithful that the Vatican’s new news site has been launched…

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PLR tech gives transformer company the ‘best of both worlds’

Australian manufacturer of power and distribution transformers, Wilson Transformer Company (WTC), had been searching for a robust product lifecycle management system to meet its specific requirements for some time. Deciding to build on previous successes, the company opted for the Epicor product lifecycle management solution, after finding success with Epicor ERP Vantage…

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$1.5 million kick-start business fund announced

June 22, 2011 | Newsdesk

The public and the private sector have teamed up for a new initiative that could provide up to NZ$1.5 million to encourage SMEs to expand their businesses…

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IBM lands NZ border management system

June 22, 2011 | Newsdesk

IBM has won the contract to build the Joint Border Management System (JBMS) for a reported NZ$75 million for the first stage of the four year project…

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Something to shout about: researchers developing the sound-powered mobile phone

June 15, 2011 | Newsdesk

New technology that turns sound waves into electricity is being used to develop mobile phones that charge themselves using the sound of the human voice…

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Hi-Vis gets high-tech and acquires new business via the web

‘Be seen’ may be the Hi-Vis tag line, but ‘Be the first’ could well be its second…

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India to issue 1.2 billion biometric cards

June 14, 2011 | Newsdesk

In an attempt to bring the nations census data into the 21st century, India, home to 1.2 billion people, has outlined plans to begin issuing state-of-the-art biometric IDs to its citizens…

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Fairfax to sell TradeMe?

June 8, 2011 | Newsdesk

Reports suggest that Australian media giant Fairfax is currently reviewing the status of New Zealand online auction site TradeMe and may sell the asset…

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eBay acquires Magento – looks to create “global commerce operating system”

June 7, 2011 | Newsdesk

eBay Inc. today announced that it has agreed to acquire Magento Inc., the creator of a leading open source ecommerce platform…

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MS McKinsey report: The web is a job creator, not killer

June 1, 2011 | Newsdesk

A new report once and for all dispels the myth that the World Wide Web is destroyer of jobs…

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Apple to unveil iCloud next week

June 1, 2011 | Newsdesk

It’s official: Apple CEO Steve Jobs will kick off the company’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) with the unveiling of its upcoming cloud services offering, called, predictably, iCloud…

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Great minds come together for ICE Ideas Conference

May 27, 2011 | Newsdesk

The ICE Ideas Conference is bringing together some of New Zealand’s best thinkers and doers to talk turkey about growing great kiwi businesses…

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4 things you must know before choosing an ERP vendor

May 26, 2011 | MYOB

Choosing the best vendor partner is critical to any successful ERP implementation – because in this instance the word ‘partner’ isn’t just a figure of speech…

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Free Wi-Fi for Wellingtonians

May 26, 2011 | Newsdesk

Announcing the initiative today, Mayor Celia Wade-Brown says Wellington will be the first city in New Zealand to offer free wireless internet services across most of its CBD…

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Shared services costs

Shared services cost is the bottom line

May 25, 2011 | iStart

Can lessons from the UK government shared services experience be applied to New Zealand’s public sector? A UK expert in implementing shared desktop services in govtt recently visited these shores to meet with key customers and industry leaders…

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Salesforce looks to calm sovereignty fears by building an Australian datacentre

May 24, 2011 | Newsdesk

Cloud computer provider Salesforce has said that it will build a datacentre in Australia as fears over offshore data escalate…

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Google Android now sitting at the top of the mobile OS heap

May 24, 2011 | Newsdesk

It’s official: Android is the most popular mobile operating system in the world, says technology research group Gartner Inc…

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IBM more valuable than Microsoft for the first time in 15 years

May 24, 2011 | Newsdesk

While the lead may be only temporary, IBM has indeed edged out old rival Microsoft for the first time since April 1996, becoming the second most valuable tech company in the US, behind market leader Apple Inc…

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Steve Maharey

University Challenged CEO: Steve Maharey

May 23, 2011 | David McNickel

Massey University’s Facebook page isn’t set up to allow ‘friends’, but according to Vice Chancellor Steve Maharey, creating partnerships is actually going to be the big secret for University success for the foreseeable future.

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Expecting an economic boost from the World Cup? Yeah, right.

May 17, 2011 | Newsdesk

According to a nationwide survey, Kiwi business owners are not expecting much, if any, of an economic recovery from the Rugby World Cup…

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Microsoft’s online suite kicks users out of cloud

May 16, 2011 | Newsdesk

Those thinking that cloud computing has yet to reach acceptable levels of stability have received more ammunition following Microsoft’s latest online malfunctions…

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Sam Morgan’s surprising new investment

May 16, 2011 | Newsdesk

TradeMe founder Sam Morgan has given New Zealand-based social game SmallWorlds a $2.5m shot in the arm…

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Christchurch earthquake shakes investor confidence

May 16, 2011 | Newsdesk

The February Christchurch earthquake has had a significant negative impact on investor confidence according to the latest ASB Investor Confidence Survey…

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Satisfaction flunk

May 12, 2011 | Jonathan Cotton

Almost 80% of business decision makers responsible for customer satisfaction think they deliver ‘poor’ or ‘average’ results…View as PDF

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Maton Guitars takes EXO on the road

May 10, 2011 | MYOB

A growing global market has meant increasing complexity for the Melbourne-based instrument manufacturer, but MYOB Exo has taken it all in its stride…

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Temperzone looks to keeps things cool in a hot Pacific Rim market

Looking to increase business in a highly competitive marketplace, Temperzone knows that they’ll have to ensure their ERP systems are in tip top shape before they move ahead. Enter Epicor ERP from COGITA…

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How to build mobile apps – tips and pitfalls from the experts

May 10, 2011 | Belinda Simcox

The move from the desktop internet computing of the 90s to the new era of mobile internet is happening with unprecedented velocity – eight times as fast as the PC web was adopted…

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2011 NZ Hi-Tech Awards winners announced

May 9, 2011 | Newsdesk

Rakon chips in big time winning both the PwC Hi-Tech Company of the Year Award and the NZTE Hi-Tech Company of the Decade Award…

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NZ high-tech industry gears up to court China, employ robots, during the RWC 2011

May 9, 2011 | Newsdesk

The local high-tech industry is pulling out all the stops to make the most of the international attention set to be generated by the 2011 Rugby World Cup…

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The customer is king

The customer is king

May 7, 2011 | Jess Maria

In a world spoiled for choice, customer service sorts the good from the great and has become the differentiator that matters most and these days, there’s no hiding behind the fob off…

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Business Intelligence

Business Intelligence shoots up the charts

May 4, 2011 | iStart

iStart’s annual investment survey shows BI has jumped into the limelight among the ‘must-have’ applications in 2011 as business shines the crystal ball to track market changes in volatile times…

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Police issue warning around PlayStation hack

April 28, 2011 | Newsdesk

The New Zealand Police are warning people to be vigilant following the hacking of 77 million Sony PlayStation accounts worldwide…

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Amazon outage the ‘worst in cloud computing history’

April 27, 2011 | Newsdesk

Amazon’s Web Services goes down, calling into question the reliability of cloud services…

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‘Localist’ launches, looks to take on Yellow Pages

April 19, 2011 | Newsdesk

New Zealand Post has launched a new local information and directory service called Localist, which looks set to compete with business directory veteran, The Yellow Pages…

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ANZ’s ‘goMoney’ mobile banking app goes live

April 19, 2011 | Newsdesk

ANZ New Zealand have launched their mobile banking application, ANZ goMoney, as a way for ANZ customers to transfer money between friends, relatives and businesses using only mobile phone details…

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Telecom hit with record fine for anti-competitive conduct

April 19, 2011 | Newsdesk

The High Court in Auckland has imposed a record $12 million penalty against Telecom for breaching section 36 of the Commerce Act in the so-called ‘data tails’ case…

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Subway

Subcard hits the small screen

April 15, 2011 | Newsdesk

Loyal Subway customers are breathing a huge sigh of relief as they can now ditch their Subcard from their wallets…

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Study shows internet more important than ever for business

April 14, 2011 | Newsdesk

A new survey shows that the internet is now permeating every aspect of New Zealand business – from where farmers buy supplies to how retailers reach customers…

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Smartphones, tablets defeat netbooks as most popular mobile Internet device

April 14, 2011 | Newsdesk

Tablets and social networking services are key revenue growth opportunities for operators in Asia-Pacific according to mobile broadband industry survey…

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EFTPOS at the Rugby World Cup? Forget it.

April 14, 2011 | Newsdesk

Fans hoping to use their EFTPOS cards at the upcoming Rugby World Cup are headed for disappointment – none will be available…

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Vodafone NZ pulls out of Egypt – brings jobs home

March 31, 2011 | Newsdesk

Vodafone has announced it is creating 125 local jobs by consolidating all of its contact centre operations in New Zealand…

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David Kirk predicts All Blacks to win World Cup – Microsoft grins

March 31, 2011 | Newsdesk

Microsoft announces deal for NZ$2 million sponsorship of the RWC 2011 tournament…

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Adaptable completes merger

March 23, 2011 | Newsdesk

Adaptable Solution’s change signals another round of local and international IT vendor consolidation as integrated solutions seen as the future…

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Free online stores for Canterbury

March 23, 2011 | Newsdesk

Website builders Smallfish are offering to help small Christchurch stores affected by the quake to start trading online…

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NZ nearing shared services tipping point, says provider

March 16, 2011 | Newsdesk

New Zealand’s public sector is lagging behind the UK in the take-up of shared services, says a British provider, and could learn some lessons from its adoption in rural Scotland…

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CallPlus launches packages to help Canterbury businesses get back on their feet

March 16, 2011 | Newsdesk

New Zealand telecommunications provider CallPlus has launched a series of packages designed to assist all Canterbury business customers affected by the recent earthquake become operational…

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Satellite images capture Japan before and after

March 15, 2011 | Newsdesk

The NY Times has published a before and after pictorial of the coastal towns impacted by the recent earthquake…

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Kiwis flocking to the cloud

March 10, 2011 | Newsdesk

New Zealand has been named the most cloud savvy country in Asia Pacific, according to a recent business survey…

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Online auction competition heating up

March 10, 2011 | Newsdesk

Auction and trading website Sella has promised to remain commission free after a major boost in activity…

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Lessons for all in NZ website study

March 10, 2011 | Newsdesk

A recent NZ website study has found plenty of room for improvement when it comes to engaging users…

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Rapid software response helps Christchurch stricken

March 3, 2011 | Newsdesk

Quick thinking volunteers had disaster relief website Christchurch Recovery Map up and running within hours of the devastating earthquake hitting Christchurch on February 22…

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Mobile operators need to wake up to Facebook threat

March 2, 2011 | Newsdesk

An industry expert says mobile operators are helping grow competitor’s market share.

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Auckland expansion for Australian Telco provider

March 2, 2011 | Newsdesk

Two key appointments and a new Auckland office will drive Telcoinabox’s growth in New Zealand…

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Boosted signal not so sure for non-Vodafone customers

February 23, 2011 | Newsdesk

People who work from remote locations may have breathed a sigh last week when Vodafone launched its new 3G reception booster Sure Signal…

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‘Nokiasoft’ partnership sees laggards in catch-up mode

February 23, 2011 | Newsdesk

Opinions may be split on the Microsoft and Nokia partnership but most agree the Finnish mobile phone maker did not have much choice…

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CallPlus chooses OneAccess for local managed services

February 16, 2011 | Newsdesk

New Zealand telecommunications provider CallPlus has joined forces with OneAccess, the second largest branch office router vendor worldwide, to provide its customers with access to managed services over their IP network…

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Business seeks eased compliance in election promises

February 16, 2011 | Newsdesk

Filing tax returns electronically in exchange for tax credits would be a popular option aimed at easing the compliance burden for New Zealand businesses according to a new survey…

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Reliance Transport automate manual payroll system

February 15, 2011 | MYOB

National haulage firm Reliance Transport save time and improve accuracy by automating complex manual payroll system…

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Hallensteins avoids payroll nightmares with MYOB

February 15, 2011 | MYOB

Hallensteins enlists MYOB Exo Employer Services and MyStaffInfo to better deliver on payroll…

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Payroll provider brings first .Net4 product to market

February 9, 2011 | Newsdesk

Australasian HR software provider PayGlobal’s chief executive Hugh Martyn says new product is the first to leverage the latest workflow tools from Microsoft…

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Eighty jobs set for Two Degrees Mobile expansion

February 9, 2011 | Newsdesk

Two Degrees Mobile is increasing its investment in New Zealand with a second contact centre. It is set to open in Christchurch’s CBD this year…

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Smart reshuffle set to grow merchant services company

February 2, 2011 | Newsdesk

NZX listed SmartPay plans to expand in the Australian market with the help of newly appointed chief executive officer Andrew Donaldson…

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$300 million RBI investment not enough for farmers

February 2, 2011 | Newsdesk

Federated Farmers chief executive officer Conor English says the Government’s rural broadband initiative (RBI) needs significant change to deliver real value…

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Orcon unbundles local loop network

February 2, 2011 | Newsdesk

Orcon has unbundled exchanges in Hamilton and Tauranga…

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Google ANZ pulls new managing director from News Ltd

January 26, 2011 | Newsdesk

Ex-Deputy CEO of News Ltd Australia Nick Leeder has been appointed as the regional manager of Google Australia and New Zealand after a lengthy search…

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CallPlus’ new product connects with small business

January 26, 2011 | Newsdesk

CallPlus’ new voice solution aims to give big player options to small businesses…

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New Kiwi technology gets nod from old UK University

January 19, 2011 | Newsdesk

New Zealand based multi-media learning company Vital English will partner with the prestigious Cambridge University for a new online programme…

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Integrated ticketing system gets onboard with Auckland buses

January 19, 2011 | Newsdesk

An Auckland Transport deal sees bus, rail and ferry users’ one step closer to an integrated ticketing system…

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Keeping up with the Joneses on the smell of an oily rag

December 23, 2010 | Velocity Global Ltd

Farm machinery specialist JJ Ltd’s Paul Jones says the company’s PRONTO Xi ERP system is that rare beast, a ‘set and forget’ system…

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Sales Operations Planning

ERP must follow strategy & process if sales and operations planning to improve

December 21, 2010 | Anthony Doesburg

In the absence of a crystal ball, the next best thing to tighten your supply chain is robust S&O planning, but is your environment right?…

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Digital literacy: Getting your workplace up to speed

December 21, 2010 | Colin Phillips

A business isn’t getting the best out of their work staff if workers aren’t using the technological tools given to them to the best advantage. An expert explains what needs to be done and how best to approach it….[View as PDF]

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Business communications will be the next cloud

Business Communications will be the next cloud wave

December 21, 2010 | Brendan Maree

An expert in business communication solutions reveals that cloud service delivery has become more than a novel new way to deploy applications. He says it’s bringing huge value, ending the days of long deployment cycles, huge investments, and costly support contracts…

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Ten tips for winning online: Luke Howard-Willis, Torpedo 7

December 20, 2010 | Nigel Horrocks

A Hamilton mountain bike rider turned his sporting interest into a multi-million online venture, not just in New Zealand, but in Australia which now accounts for at least 50% of the income. Buoyed by his proven flair for success, he has expanded into other online ventures…

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orcon

Orcon ups its offering

December 9, 2010 | Newsdesk

Government owned Orcon adds another notch to its belt with the purchase of business management services provider Bizo…

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Nothing super about council governance says business survey

December 9, 2010 | Newsdesk

Confidence in local and national government is low according to a MYOB Business Monitor survey…

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SEEK moves smartly on mobile market

December 8, 2010 | Newsdesk

Job seeking on-the-go just got easier for Smartphone users…

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Google and Microsoft meet in the cloud

November 30, 2010 | Newsdesk

Business users are testing a new Google Doc plug-in that enables it to sync with Word documents…

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Govt tender gives companies chance to prove NZ is innovative leader

November 24, 2010 | Newsdesk

New Zealand trade and enterprise is inviting tenders for a multi-channel project “to position New Zealand as a world leader in technology innovation”…

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New security challenges loom in 2011

November 24, 2010 | Newsdesk

Unisys’ predictions for the next 12 months note that the consumerisation of IT trend has created vulnerabilities in organisations’ network perimeters…

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Burger King

Diligent Board Member Services Signs Burger King

November 8, 2010 | Newsdesk

Listed software company Diligent Board Member Services says it has signed a deal with the parent company of international fast food chain Burger King to use its web-based Diligent Boardbooks service…

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Survey: Feel strongly about customer satisfaction? Tell us about it and get yourself a new phone…

November 8, 2010 | Newsdesk

Provide your views on which NZ industries are achieving high (or low) customer satisfaction, and why…

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Is your mobile secure? Many Kiwis are slack with security

November 3, 2010 | Newsdesk

New research reveals that New Zealanders are leaving themselves vulnerable by not securing their mobile devices…

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Blackberry upgrades local mapping application

November 2, 2010 | Newsdesk

BlackBerry users in Australia (and NZ) can now access a free Blackberry maps app that will help them find local direction fast…

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Which companies are really making a green difference?

November 1, 2010 | Newsdesk

Too many companies are making promises about their “green” appliances, according to Greenpeace New Zealand…

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Online merchants get client-aware cloud

November 1, 2010 | Newsdesk

NetSuite marries a new Intel Web API and promises merchants a competitive advantage…

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Kiwi iPhone developers conference

November 1, 2010 | Newsdesk

Jade Software will host the country’s first conference dedicated to iPhone and iPad developers in Christchurch on 4 December, 2010…

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Buying local: The case for reform

October 28, 2010 | Jess Meyer

Are Kiwi ICT innovation and jobs being stifled by an unwillingness from government departments to look more seriously at local vendors with smart solutions? Labour MP Clare Curran thinks so, and so she is lobbying for the introduction of the Kiwi Jobs Bill to take a closer look at the issue across not only ICT, but all of government…[View as PDF]

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Accounting for growth

October 27, 2010 | MYOB

When a company’s growth puts strain on its accounting software, it’s time to look for something more robust…

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Report reveals global mobile market almost saturated

October 26, 2010 | Newsdesk

A report out today reveals 90% of the world’s population now has access to mobile networks but growth is slowing…

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Ovum says multinationals must step up in managing mobile costs

October 26, 2010 | Newsdesk

In a new report, the independent telecoms analyst claims that multinationals are struggling to manage the ever growing cost and complexity of business mobility…

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Auckland buses

Auckland buses track their performance better

October 21, 2010 | Newsdesk

Auckland’s transport authority is using SAP BusinessObjects BI reporting and analysis tools to report on the performance of bus operators in the region…

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IPv4 addresses going fast

October 20, 2010 | Newsdesk

Less than five percent of the world’s IPv4 addresses remain unallocated, according to The Number Resource Organization…

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Mobile voucher scheme launched

October 20, 2010 | Newsdesk

Numerous deals of the day and voucher services are being launched as competition in this space hots up…

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Mobile payments about to explode in this region

October 18, 2010 | Newsdesk

Mobile payments in Asia-Pacific are expected to more than double to US$3.6b in the next five years…

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Government ICT direction gets the thumbs up

October 13, 2010 | Newsdesk

A government paper setting the policy for Government ICT use has been welcomed by the industry…

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HR Cloud systems

HR systems shift to the cloud

October 12, 2010 | Ulrika Hedquist

With people wanting access to information anytime and anywhere, web-based HR systems are proving to be the way to go. Ulrika Hedquist finds moving to the cloud affords a flexible and cost-effective solution…

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IT to make Eden Park a world-class stadium

October 12, 2010 | Newsdesk

ICT will play a major role in creating the ability for the RWC venue to add value to the spectator experience as well as generating new revenue streams…

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Christchurch firm’s ERP system shaken but not stirred

October 11, 2010 | Infor

Bremca Industries’ Infor ERP SyteLine software got through Canterbury’s big quake unscathed, allowing its branches in New Zealand and Australia to carry on trading…

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NZ’s internet story told in video and song

October 11, 2010 | Newsdesk

This is the 21st anniversary of New Zealand’s connection to the Internet and a Wellington digital agency has created a site to tell its story…

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Infor unveils new family of applications

October 11, 2010 | Newsdesk

Infor’s new family of applications combine industry-specific functionality with rapid implementations to speed time-to-value…

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Fujitsu puts its head further in the Cloud

October 11, 2010 | Newsdesk

Fujitsu is launching a self-service Cloud Services Portal, to offer a fully flexible model for IT infrastructure, platforms and applications…

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Recession-hit business goes lean

October 9, 2010 | Epicor Software Corporation

Tauranga-based engineer to order business, Oasis Engineering was hard hit by the effects of the global financial crisis but took advantage of it to implement lean manufacturing initiatives…

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Fast broadband moves ahead

October 6, 2010 | Newsdesk

New Zealand is another step closer to ultra-fast broadband today…

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Start of new Google search bidding war?

October 4, 2010 | Newsdesk

A search specialist says some marked changes in the paid and natural search landscape could be ahead after he noticed a tweak in Google’s instant search results…

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Developers get phone challenge

October 4, 2010 | Newsdesk

NZ software developers are being challenged to come up with some of the world’s first apps for the new Windows Phone 7 platform…

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RIM unveil social platform

October 1, 2010 | Newsdesk

Research In Motion has unveiled the BlackBerry Messenger Social Platform, giving developers the tools to build applications that take advantage of the social aspects of the popular BBM service…

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Fuji Xerox

Beyond the photocopier

September 27, 2010 | Johanna Bennett

Office copiers have been transformed into business process management tools. We look at some of the offerings available and find out what they can do to make document management easier… and deliver your coffee just so, too…[View as PDF]

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Smart maps show traffic patterns

September 20, 2010 | Newsdesk

Location intelligence helps retailers choose the right site by assembling key metrics – including customer behaviour records, demographics, traffic patterns and competitor information – from various sources…

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mobile technology

Learn the secrets to exploiting mobile technology

September 14, 2010 | Newsdesk

A conference late October will provide invaluable help for companies working out how to effectively manage their mobile workforces, deliver cost savings and in turn deliver a high level of customer service…

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eBook: Trends in m-Commerce

September 10, 2010 | Belinda Simcox

The mobile phone is ubiquitous, personal and connected. that is why retailers, bankers and marketers want to use it for informing, enabling and transacting business. they are succeeding in global markets, but have been slower to make inroads locally…

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Epicor’s scorecard tips balance for Precision Parts

September 10, 2010 | Epicor Software Corporation

Epicor’s Business Intelligence has enabled Precision Parts to monitor KPIs easily, increase visibility across the business, gain better customer satisfaction and improve sales…

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KiwiRail-IBM deal to deliver a smarter rail network

August 31, 2010 | Newsdesk

A $3m deal uses IBM services to bring KiwiRail in line with modern day rail networks…

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Town & Country Style gain visibility after upgrade to MYOB Exo

August 16, 2010 | MYOB

The Victorian interior furniture and furnishings supplier out-grew their small business solution but now take stock with ease…

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Law Enforcement Analytics: fighting crime with business intelligence

August 12, 2010 | Rob Mills

Ask any field officer what his most important weapon is, and chances are he’ll tell you, information. Armed with the right information at the right time, police officers can carry out their duties more quickly, effectively, and safely…

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Vodafone launches iPhone App for VNZMAs

August 7, 2010 | Newsdesk

Vodafone’s gone geek chic with a FREE Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards iPhone app, launched today…

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5-minute Supply Chain Survey from University of Auckland Business School

July 27, 2010 | Newsdesk

Your chance to help ascertain the current status of supply chain practices in NZ and help SMEs to better understand the supply chain of tomorrow…

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Infor vs Oracle

Infor on track to trump Oracle in the integration game

July 22, 2010 | Newsdesk

Infor may be on track to beat rival Oracle in delivering the Holy Grail of a properly integrated ERP-and-essential-business-applications suite…

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New animal tracking standard opens door to Chinese advantage

July 21, 2010 | Newsdesk

A recent government standards announcement could mean losing another agri-tech race after kiwi’s do all the hard work…

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Power-hungry internet needs to nap

July 13, 2010 | Newsdesk

The internet’s energy consumption is growing fast. It may need computers to help it sleep if it’s not to pose a green threat…

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SAP goes mobile with Sybase

July 8, 2010 | Newsdesk

SAP’s acquisition of mobile specialist Sybase will allow it to deliver its ERP software to mobile devices…

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Microsoft’s four ERP systems – what’s the story?

July 4, 2010 | Microsoft

After a decade of ERP acquisitions, Microsoft has struggled to educate the New Zealand market on the differences between their Dynamics GP, NAV, SL and AX. We’ve dug up some history – and some speculation as to where they might be going in the future…

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Fiordland Lobster Company lands catch smoothly with Exo

June 25, 2010 | MYOB

Fishing, exporting and accounting have been married successfully with an integrated MYOB Exo solution at the Te Anau-based lobster business…

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Epicor ERP manufacturing software at C-Dax seeding business growth

When a company like C-Dax plans for business optimisation, the ERP manufacturing software needs to be able to facilitate those benefits…

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Sky City

SAP and the Supercity

June 17, 2010 | Newsdesk

Major contracts worth over NZ$90 million altogether have been awarded to build the new Auckland Council’s customer-focused ICT infrastructure…

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Electronics still toxic, but Apple and HP show the way

June 14, 2010 | Newsdesk

Greenpeace’s latest Guide to Greener Electronics shows some electronic companies making headway while others are falling behind…

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New Zealand bank turns to new BI tools

June 11, 2010 | Microsoft

BNZ wanted to find a better way to analyze monthly data that is used to provide management information to its branches across New Zealand…

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Event: The business benefits of entering the 2010 Plain English Awards

May 25, 2010 | iStart

iStart is supporting the annual WriteMark New Zealand Plain English Awards. The awards promote businesses that communicate clearly and raise awareness about the benefits of using plain English. Businesses enter to gain recognition for the way they communicate and to show their commitment to clarity. Entry is free and there are categories to suit any business…

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Abyss really gets its skates on with MYOB Exo

May 13, 2010 | MYOB

Abyss Distribution, an Australian importer and wholesaler of skateboard gear like Protec Helmets, Coal Fashion and Fila in-line skates, needed to bump up system performance to cope with its fast growth…

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Great South Australian brand takes stock to keep things even fresher

May 13, 2010 | MYOB

Founded in the Riverland of South Australia in the early 1930s, Nippy’s is one of those great Australian companies still doing what it does best – delivering fresh produce to the people of Australia…

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Youthful winery harvest vintage awards with Exo’s support

May 13, 2010 | MYOB

Four-year-old Chapman Grove Wines looked for an affordable, highly functional accounting system from the start to support its growth. It found it in MYOB’s EXO…

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Landells Signs: ‘It’s all about reports’

May 13, 2010 | MYOB

Its history may stretch back to Victorian times, but Victoria’s Landells Signs needed to make sure its accounting system met its 21st century needs. It signed off on MYOB’s Exo…

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How secure is your smartphone?

May 5, 2010 | Newsdesk

With staff increasingly mobile and mobility applications burgeoning, security threats are becoming as real on smartphones as they have been for some time on PCs. Being aware is the key to staying clean…

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Switched on CEO: Bruce Hassall navigating stormy weather

April 16, 2010 | Johanna Bennett

PwC’s chief executive, Bruce Hassall, took the helm in September, in a tough 2009. But, with some strategic help from technology, he’s set fair ahead…

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LG’s Android lands in New Zealand

April 16, 2010 | Newsdesk

Mobile phone maker LG announces its first handset based on Google’s Android operating system will be available in the local market…

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Epicor’s next-generation ERP looks to SMBs’ needs

April 16, 2010 | Newsdesk

ERP goes mobile, as well as focusing on helping users reduce costs and encourage a better response from their own customers…

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Social CRM: Hype or Holy Grail

April 15, 2010 | Graham Medcalf

Social CRM is the new buzz-phrase. But what does it mean and, more importantly, what can it do for your business? Graham Medcalf investigates…

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Has big ERP had its day?

April 13, 2010 | Newsdesk

It’s good for big business, but large-scale ERP can be an unwieldy and expensive beast for smaller businesses to handle. Many have opted for a modular upgrade approach, but getting the various modules to ‘talk’ to each other is a challenge…

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Where is business focusing for technology ROI?

April 12, 2010 | Johanna Bennett

A good return on dollars spent on IT in these tough times should be a pre-requisite to investment – right? iStart asked those who know where to find it and got some surprising answers…

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Software upgrade helps VT Fitzroy keep Navy afloat

April 6, 2010 | Infor

Naval dockyard operator VT Fitzroy is able to estimate the cost of ship refits faster and more accurately after upgrading from Baan 4 to Infor ERP LN…

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There’s sales in them thar blogs

April 1, 2010 | Newsdesk

Once upon a time, those with a sharp commercial eye might have mined the hills, with pickaxes, for gold, now they mine the web with software tools for the golden sales opportunities out there…

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rugby

Rugby scoreboard goes high tech

March 23, 2010 |

While there are lots of iPhone applications to keep track of the score of top-notch rugby, Gordon Brown realised there wasn’t one for simply keeping the score in grassroots rugby…

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Wirelessly yours: Mobico wins double award

March 11, 2010 | Newsdesk

It was a double act for Mobico at the recent Motorola ANZ Awards – it picked up two major awards…

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Southern Spars sails into calm waters with COGITA’s help

The pioneering yacht mast-maker used to have difficulty managing its burgeoning manufacturing work. Now, with Epicor’s ERP system, manufacturing processes are sailing on smoothly…

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Printing company can see clearly now

February 25, 2010 | Microsoft

Wickliffe provides large corporations and government departments throughout the country with complex print, print management, warehousing and supply logistics solutions…

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No.8 fencing wire ‘innovation’ no longer enough

February 24, 2010 | Newsdesk

The traditional, resourceful Kiwi ‘You can fix anything with No.8 fencing wire’ take on innovation once served us well, but no longer. An IBM study found Kiwi innovation flatlined between 2000 and 2007, and then nosedived…

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Local software market tipped to continue recovery

February 22, 2010 | Newsdesk

Ovum says major vendors are well-placed as the economy improves…

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Timetable for Government’s ultra-fast broadband network announced

February 22, 2010 | Newsdesk

Crown Fibre Holdings announces indicative timetable for network build partner selection process…

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Fast-paced data centre growth continues

February 22, 2010 | Newsdesk

Energy-guzzling business shows no signs of slowing down, says Frost & Sullivan…

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Geographic Information Systems pioneer to attend NZ summit

February 17, 2010 | Newsdesk

ESRI founder Jack Dangermond to present keynote address at Annual GIS Senior Executive Summit in Wellington…

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Auckland IT event to feature leading vendors

February 17, 2010 | Newsdesk

Organiser Eagle Technology hopes the initiative – allowing direct interaction with a range of providers – will become an annual event…

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Epicor ERP transforms Filtercorps’s sales, forecasting and financial performance

February 16, 2010 | Epicor Software Corporation

Auckland-based Filtercorp needed to improve customer service in relation to product re-ordering and better forecasting tools. Filtercorp is a manufacturer of filters for applications including dust extraction, liquid filtration, air-conditioning and industrial ventilation…

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Giltrap gears up for growth with Vantage

February 16, 2010 | Epicor Software Corporation

When a well known agricultural machinery manufacturer chose to make the upgrade of its ERP system a priority the decision soon paid off…

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Marque Magnetics slays ‘the snake’ as Epicor gets systems into line

February 16, 2010 | Epicor Software Corporation

The transformer manufacturer was grappling with a large ‘snake’ – as it calls the ‘slop’ between quoted and actual job costs – when Epicor Vantage brought its snake-wrangling skills to bear and helped wrestle the snake down…

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Future Products Group builds for the future with COGITA and Vantage

February 16, 2010 | Epicor Software Corporation

Store improvement solutions provider, Future Products Group, supports growth, innovation and lean initiatives with Epicor ERP…

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Kiwi joinery business gets ERP fit out and douses the midnight oil

February 12, 2010 | Epicor Software Corporation

Joinery manufacturer, Shears & Mac4, take on larger clients, improve profits and plan further expansion with Epicor ERP…

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Microsoft seeking ‘road warrior’ sales staff to promote Office 2010

February 8, 2010 | Newsdesk

Top salespeople invited to apply for audition and four-month contract…

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Intergen first to win elite SharePoint status

February 8, 2010 | Newsdesk

Kiwi integrator’s expertise pays off as it becomes the world’s first Microsoft SharePoint Elite certified partner…

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Social media ‘key to increasing customer engagement’

February 8, 2010 | Newsdesk

Survey finds New Zealand businesses believe social media builds customer relationships, but few are prepared to invest in it significantly…

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Malware and Spam rise 70% on social networks

February 8, 2010 | Newsdesk

Report finds three out of four businesses fear corporate security risks from staff use of social networking sites…

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Dell signs Simms International as NZ distributor

February 8, 2010 | Newsdesk

New arrangement in local SMB channel mirrors a similar approach Dell has taken in other markets, the company says…

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Free-to-call directory delays launch citing testing issues

February 3, 2010 | Newsdesk

Co-founder Prentice Robb says many businesses are still finding their feet after the summer break and have been slow to complete listings. Businesses are asked to fork out $129 per month to list on the service. “We are a couple of months behind our s

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Internet reaches critical turning point

February 3, 2010 | Newsdesk

New Zealand businesses must sit up and take note of the need to migrate to the new method of addressing computers and servers, says the IPv6 Taskforce…

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Businesses demand more reliable broadband

February 3, 2010 | Newsdesk

Survey finds a need for more consistency of service. Regional service providers promise to deliver…

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TelstraClear enhances printing efficiency with Canon

February 3, 2010 | Newsdesk

Tailor-made in-house solution expected to save $200,000 a year in reduced paper and toner use, meaning a return on investment in nine months…

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Ovum forecasts modest recovery for local IT services market

February 3, 2010 | Newsdesk

Research firm expects 2010 to “an optimistic year, sprinkled with a healthy dose of cautiousness”. Project-led consulting and systems integration work also tipped to rebound…

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New ISO standard signals Risk Management is maturing

January 26, 2010 | Newsdesk

ISO 31000 aims to help organisations develop, implement and continuously improve their risk management framework…

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NetSafe launches Cybersafety resource for businesses

January 26, 2010 | Newsdesk

Whatsit business security resource website simplifies IT security policy implementation, especially for smaller businesses

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Avoiding data loss and digital footprints

January 26, 2010 | Newsdesk

Mobiu USB data key targets mobile staff who need access to sensitive files while out of the office…

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TracMap secures major US deals

January 22, 2010 | Newsdesk

Local GPS guidance systems business sees big market potential in the large North American rural fire-fighting industry…

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Simms International opens for business in New Zealand

January 22, 2010 | Newsdesk

Former Renaissance MD Paul Johnston tasked with building up the IT distributor and supplier’s new local operation…

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Growth in PC shipments hits seven-year high

January 22, 2010 | Newsdesk

Gartner says all regions around the world experienced positive shipment results during the final quarter of last year…

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Unisys predicts a ‘biometrics boom’ in 2010

January 21, 2010 | Newsdesk

While organisations go on the offensive to protect data, advances in surveillance systems and continued Trojan attacks are also on the horizon…

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Gen-i launches cloud strategy and services

January 21, 2010 | Newsdesk

ICT services provider gears up to tap into the growing Australasian market for cloud computing solutions…

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ECN Group partners with Innovit

January 21, 2010 | Newsdesk

Local business process management and messaging solutions specialist says its deal with Innovit will make implementing GS1net solutions easier for its customers…

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AppWrap ICT news

AppWrap: ICT news wrap up Q1 2010

January 20, 2010 | Newsdesk

iStart’s monthly summary of news and deals affecting New Zealand’s enterprise ICT market, compiled by Simon Hendery – iStart News Editor…

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New Zealand outperforms other countries in technology innovation

January 12, 2010 | Newsdesk

Strong performance of kiwi companies in the annual Deloitte Technology Fast 500 shows local innovation is alive and well, says ICT industry body…

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Gartner predicts strong growth for open-source BI

January 12, 2010 | Newsdesk

Open-source business intelligence tools production deployments picked to grow five-fold through 2012…

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Fujitsu wins five year services deal with Meridian

January 12, 2010 | Newsdesk

Electricity generator says new converged operating and delivery model will major benefits, including significant cost reductions…

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‘Please sir, can I have some more productivity…?’

December 23, 2009 | Mobico

GM of leading NZ mobile solutions provider Mobico, Aldas Palubinskas, is passionate about productivity. He discusses how leading NZ businesses can achieve real world productivity gains and how they can get the dickens out of their day…

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IDC warns the rough economic ride isn’t over

December 23, 2009 | Newsdesk

Issuing its top 10 predictions for 2010, the IT analyst firm says while the economic recovery will accelerate IT-based business transformation, the rough ride isn’t over…

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New Zealand Defence Force awards Gen-i major licensing contract

December 23, 2009 | Newsdesk

Appointment as Microsoft and other software licensing management partner extends Gen-i’s existing relationship with NZDF…

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Microsoft releases Office 2010

December 23, 2009 | Newsdesk

The latest beta versions of SharePoint 2010 and Silverlight 4 can also be downloaded for a complimentary test…

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Bayleys’ MD, Mike Bayley: It’s all about people

December 18, 2009 | Johanna Bennett

Bayleys’ MD values technology for how it can support business – and the critical information it has brought to the fore during the recession – but real estate is ‘all about people’, says Mike Bayley…[View as PDF]

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Switched on CEO: Surf’s (Still) Up! Stephen Kay, Rip Curl

December 10, 2009 | David McNickel

As it approaches its 40th birthday, iconic Aussie surf brand Rip Curl is in the midst of a technology and systems overhaul designed to deliver consistency and give its management team state-of-the-art decision making tools…

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VectorFibre launches ‘all you can eat’ business broadband service

December 2, 2009 | Newsdesk

Network company says its unlimited InterNet offer is a “critical departure” from standard business data plans…

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Survey shows ‘workforce planning’ is on most companies’ to-do list

December 2, 2009 | Newsdesk

Despite tough economic times, almost half of businesses expect to spend more on WFP next year…

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GeoSmart launches online route optimisation solution

December 2, 2009 | Newsdesk

The mapping company’s new software-as-a-service Route²GO solution is being promoted as a way for smaller businesses to save travel costs and time…

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Poll finds local businesses switching on to video communications

December 2, 2009 | Newsdesk

40% of New Zealand companies have invested in VC over the past year and almost half plan desktop implementations within five years…

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‘Human error’ causing more business data disasters

November 30, 2009 | Newsdesk

Data recovery specialist Kroll Ontrack says human error is responsible for an increasing number of incoming enterprise data recovery requests…

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Organisations urged to start planning for Windows 7 migration immediately

November 30, 2009 | Newsdesk

FrontRange Solutions outlines four-stage plan to ease the pressure of switching to the new operating system…

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Most companies survive GFC without cutting IT staff

November 30, 2009 | Newsdesk

IDC survey finds that to survive the global financial crisis, firms have trimmed admin, operations and ICT budgets rather than making IT staff redundant…

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IMS Payroll launches online module

November 30, 2009 | Newsdesk

Major local payroll software provider adds web-based data entry and processing capabilities…

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Cortell shines at IBM Business Partner Awards

November 30, 2009 | Newsdesk

BI specialist picks up the Supreme Business Partner of the Year award for its deployment of a Cognos TM1 solution for burger chain Wendy’s…

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Is Facebook worth it for business?

November 19, 2009 | Newsdesk

Facebook hasn’t had much success with its advertising efforts so far, now it’s hoping that brand-oriented company Facebook pages will prove a winner…

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Warning to BlackBerry Users: Beware the PhoneSnoop

November 11, 2009 | Newsdesk

Could your competitors be listening in on your business calls? A simple BlackBerry app makes corporate espionage easy – at least in theory…

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IT Spending Survives the Global Recession

November 11, 2009 | Newsdesk

Survey finds CFOs are demanding efficiency gains and cost savings from IT initiatives, and modifying existing systems is often the preferred option…

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Humes signs Infor to support plant growth

November 11, 2009 | Newsdesk

As it builds a new state-of-the-art plant, New Zealand’s largest pipeline systems supplier is focused on improving planning processes and reducing stock levels…

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NextWindow selects Oracle’s Agile Product Lifecycle Management

October 30, 2009 | Newsdesk

Local optical touch screen exporter is the first company in New Zealand to deploy Oracle’s PLM solution…

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Pingar debuts kiwi-made enterprise search solution

October 29, 2009 | Newsdesk

Local software developer says while half of all searches don’t find the correct answer, it has the solution…

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Local Microsoft partner takes the stage at international SharePoint conference

October 29, 2009 | Newsdesk

Intergen’s Chris Auld shares his company’s experience with a global audience ahead of next month’s beta release of SharePoint 2010…

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Kiwi SaaS vendor launches new on-demand CRM tool

October 29, 2009 | Newsdesk

ActionStep says its new product – called CRM+ – can help businesses boost sales in a tough market…

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Author-it and Lionbridge launch multilingual content delivery solution

October 29, 2009 | Newsdesk

Partnership focused on unified global content lifecycle solution for managing content in multiple languages and formats…

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Stuart Alexander deploys Lawson M3 7.1

October 29, 2009 | Newsdesk

Distributor goes live with the latest version of the Lawson ERP application, including Lawson Smart Office…

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Punk legend Iggy Pop fronts for Orcon

October 12, 2009 | Newsdesk

Local telco’s latest promotion involves the music icon putting a band together – with kiwi talent he meets online…

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Plant & Food Research selects SAP Business Suite

October 12, 2009 | Newsdesk

Crown research institute says rapid deployment, and on-time, under-budget delivery adds up to good value…

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Motorola launches new rugged industrial mobile computer

October 5, 2009 | Newsdesk

Now available in New Zealand, the MC9500-K has a number of new features and improvements including display, data capture and wireless connection enhancements…

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Statistics NZ selects IBM for 2011 Census imaging services

October 5, 2009 | Newsdesk

Contract aims to improve quality and accuracy of data captured during the five-yearly national head-count…

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Orcon launches locally-developed cloud computing service

October 5, 2009 | Newsdesk

ISP says the service, aimed at SMEs and launched under its iSERVE brand, is a first for New Zealand…

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IT confidence in US bodes well for New Zealand

October 5, 2009 | Newsdesk

KPMG says local technology firms will benefit from the new positive economic outlook of American IT companies…

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CourierPost marks birthday with super-fast Kiwi sorting system

October 5, 2009 | Newsdesk

The national courier is now 20 years old and still keen to innovate. Its locally developed automated sorting technology has increased parcel-sorting capacity by a whopping 600 percent, it says…

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AXA picks Gen-i for mobility solutions

October 2, 2009 | Newsdesk

Insurer has sights set on cost savings and improved productivity as it moves to the new XT mobile network…

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Amway signs mobile deal with Vodafone

October 2, 2009 | Newsdesk

Partnership will see Vodafone handsets and services promoted through Amway’s network of independent business owners…

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Fly Buys jets in its financial reports in style

October 1, 2009 | insightsoftware

When financial reporting at Fly Buys operator Loyalty New Zealand outgrew its spreadsheet it needed to be replaced – and Jet Reports provided the answer – and the payback…

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Vector’s Nigel Bernie appointed SAP User Group chair

September 29, 2009 | Newsdesk

Infrastructure company’s IT business systems manager plans to expand the NZSUG’s reach as Business One and SAP BusinessObjects users come onboard…

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Survey finds over half of IT departments fail to deliver value

September 29, 2009 | Newsdesk

Importance of ‘service value management’ tipped to grow as lack of real-time metrics aligning IT with business needs continues to frustrate corporates…

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Security concerns keeping businesses out of the cloud

September 29, 2009 | Newsdesk

Poll finds corporate concerns about security and data privacy continue to be the major barriers to enterprise adoption of cloud computing…

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Microsoft gifts $1.4m of software to Barnardos

September 29, 2009 | Newsdesk

Corporation says its donations to non-profit organisations in New Zealand topped $5.5 million over the past year…

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Improve your business pitch, NZX boss tells IT start-ups

September 29, 2009 | Newsdesk

Investors looking to buy into fledgling technology companies want to hear business plans, not product details, says Mark Weldon …

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API Consumer Brands implements Infor Advanced Scheduler

September 29, 2009 | Newsdesk

The custodian of Blackmores, Health Basics and other well-known brands expects to increase production capacity by 20 percent with its new solution…

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Agile expands Networks Group

September 29, 2009 | Newsdesk

Company appoints Phil Josephs as business development manager responsible for growing its carrier and service provider business…

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Alison keeps the pantry stocked up year round with rolling forecasts

September 28, 2009 | Infor

After integrating its manufacturing and demand planning processes Prolife Foods has reduced out-of-stocks and improved planning accuracy – keeping products on shelves and sales on budget…

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Windows Mobile app stores to sell business applications

September 23, 2009 | Newsdesk

The forthcoming iTunes-style store will offer downloadable applications aimed at small business as well as the more usual fun consumer apps…

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THRIVE despite the recession with mobile solutions

September 21, 2009 | Johanna Bennett

Current rhetoric is still focused on surviving the recession, but fortunes have been built in bad times. Mobico’s Aldas Palubinskas talks to Johanna Bennett about how business can thrive by focusing on managing the job – with a little help from mobile technology…

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Zintel Acquires Cogent

September 21, 2009 | Newsdesk

Communications solutions provider says the $1.9 million deal will broaden its telephony offering…

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Air New Zealand awards telco contract to Gen-i

September 21, 2009 | Newsdesk

Global network management services agreement aimed at saving costs and improving technology…

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TechEd gives customers a voice

September 18, 2009 | Newsdesk

Unusually, the recent New Zealand Microsoft developer’s conference showcased how six major customers are using technology to leverage business, help babies and more…

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Survey finds local organisations exposed to file recovery risk

September 16, 2009 | Newsdesk

Poll of senior ICT decision makers shows Australian and New Zealand organisations require ‘information intervention’ to improve governance processes…

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Microsoft’s Tech Ed conference hits Auckland

September 14, 2009 | Newsdesk

The country’s largest IT summit draws more than 2000 attendees to SkyCity…

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World-first claim for local online medical alert service

September 11, 2009 | Newsdesk

125,000 New Zealander MedicAlert users set to benefit from emergency access to vital medical records…

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Department of Building and Housing selects Objective

September 9, 2009 | Newsdesk

EDRMS specialist tasked with designing a solution to support the growth of the government agency’s knowledge base…

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SAP expands University Alliances Program in New Zealand

September 8, 2009 | Newsdesk

AUT joins University of Auckland and Waikato University as a third local participant in the ‘hands-on’ software education initiative…

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Open Source Society targets public sector with ‘Remix’ project

September 8, 2009 | Newsdesk

New Zealand Open Source Society initiative aims to encourage government agencies to look at open source as a way of cutting desktop computing costs…

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New Zealand contact centres continue to expand

September 8, 2009 | Newsdesk

Local call centres defy the impact of the global financial crisis, but growth is set to slow next year…

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New auction website targets local IT industry

September 8, 2009 | Newsdesk

DealFoundry promoted as a tool for consumers, small businesses, IT dealers, manufacturers and distributors…

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Fonterra moves mobile business to Gen-i

September 8, 2009 | Newsdesk

In a significant business win for Telecom’s ICT services business, the dairy giant is shifting more than half of its mobile connections away from Vodafone…

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Symantec donates software to non-profits

September 7, 2009 | Newsdesk

Enterprise software available to eligible charities, voluntary and community groups…

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Tasmania Fire Service selects ComOps for risk management reporting

September 4, 2009 | Newsdesk

Solution allows TFS to automate safety and hazard reporting, and generate detailed reports to support training and OHS…

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Queensland Prosecutions Office chooses LexisNexis for case management

September 4, 2009 | Newsdesk

Lexis Visualfiles promises an integrated case management and research solution to automate workflow and ensure timeliness…

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ASICS keeps finger on the pulse with SAP BusinessObjects

August 31, 2009 | Newsdesk

Sportswear firm implements SAP BI 7.0 for reporting and market analysis to support the company’s continued growth…

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Super Cheap Auto selects SAP for CRM and BI

August 28, 2009 | Newsdesk

Retail group adds to its existing SAP base as it revs up its niche marketing efforts…

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Green efficiency helps datacentres do more with less, as budgets stagnate

August 14, 2009 | Newsdesk

Analyst firm Aperture Research reports that the economic slowdown has had little effect on the demand for IT services. Datacentre managers are looking to energy efficiencies and better use of resources to cope with the demand…

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Netcat finds purr-fect satisfaction with net-based financial suite

August 13, 2009 | Oracle NetSuite

The CMS company needed a powerful, integrated system. NetSuite’s SaaS model and built-in job and time-tracking have provided a platform for painless global growth…

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Microsoft and Telstra unveil cloud software offerings

August 9, 2009 | Newsdesk

Microsoft Online Services now available through the Telstra T-Suite platform…

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SyteLine streamlines Pacific Doors’ ‘build-to-order’ manufacturing process

June 30, 2009 | Infor

Infor’s ERP SyteLine system has made for faster, easier production at the specialist heavy-duty door company, which aims for 85 percent efficiency…

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Frucor MD, Mark Cowsill: The ‘V’ word

June 30, 2009 | Johanna Bennett

One-time apple juicing company Frucor has juiced up its business beyond Just Juice with the aid of ‘V’, MiZone and other innovative products – along with some custom-built technology, and grown to ten times its original size. It is now poised to go global with new Japanese owner Suntory…

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Clunky mobile devices evolve into savvy, elegant tools

June 23, 2009 | Johanna Bennett

Mobile solutions can radically improve business processes, and make and save companies’ big dollars, says mobile solutions specialist Mobico…

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Clearlite Bathrooms enjoys major scrub-up

May 7, 2009 | Velocity Global Ltd

The one-stop bathroom company has seriously upgraded its financial, manufacturing and inventory systems with its new Pronto integrated system. It now has a clear view into its operations…

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Beyond CRM: Location intelligence

April 24, 2009 | Phil Parent

Putting your customers on the map, using the newer GIS and GPS services, will help you find them – and sell the right products to the right people…

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Google takes the Latitude

March 25, 2009 | Newsdesk

Do you have reason to share your location with colleagues or friends, or your boss? If so, then a new free Google Maps add-on could prove very useful…

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Switched on CEO: Mike Reynolds – 2 Degrees

March 21, 2009 | Johanna Bennett

Maori tribes… 3G wars… All Blacks… $100 million in private equity… the CEO of NZ Communications has a lot to contend with. But the boss of the revamped mobile player aims to level the playing field and is already anticipating kick-off…[View as PDF]

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Carlton Taylor Industries gets customer satisfaction made to order

March 21, 2009 | Infor

The Christchurch metalwork solutions company has integrated disparate operations, nipping production problems in the bud before they get out of control…

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Fleet management shifts up a gear

December 10, 2008 | Phil Parent

Advances in GPS technologies and location based services have made fleet tracking solutions more feature-rich and affordable. So what do you get for your money today and how are organisations taking advantage of the technology to gain a competitive edge?

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EMDA helps Navico Power along with Infor ERP SyteLine

December 10, 2008 | Infor

Nautical electronics supplier Navico is boosting its global ERP capabilities with Infor’s versatile SyteLine solution, and expert assistance from business partner EMDA…

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Improved customer relationship tool gives EcoNova a competitive advantage

October 20, 2008 | Oracle NetSuite

The supplier of water recycling and treatment systems has enjoyed greater efficiencies and more powerful partner relationships since deploying NetSuite’s software-as-a-service solution…

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Carbon planet ready to take on the world

October 20, 2008 | Oracle NetSuite

NetSuite’s on-demand business operating solution is helping the carbon management company quickly build a distributed global enterprise…

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RFID technology investment bears fruit

September 14, 2008 | Newsdesk

A growing number of businesses are realising the productivity, efficiency and accuracy benefits to be made by technology to fully integrate their supply chains. But what’s holding others back?..

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Switched on CFO: Peter Gregg, Qantas

September 11, 2008 | David McNickel

At the heart of the Qantas airline’s success is its constantly evolving IT strategy and Gregg has been the man in the pilot seat when it comes to financing that vital IT investment…

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Infor delivers a Tip Top supply chain solution

September 11, 2008 | Infor

Smart demand planning and scheduling solutions have helped the iconic ice cream maker optimise production and lick the expensive issue of raw material wastage…

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Killer KPIs: getting your business metrics right

June 9, 2008 | Gary Collier

Performance management and business intelligence tools can be powerful business enablers. To make the most of them you need to start by getting your key performance indicators right…

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Gidday USA! Tips for doing business in the US

May 21, 2008 | Paul Trotter

Since he founded Author-it, info entrepreneur Paul Trotter’s unique content management solution has been implemented by over 3000 companies across 50 countries…

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Switched on CIO: Darryl Warren, Lion Nathan

May 20, 2008 | David McNickel

As it looks ahead after its acquisition of Tasmania brewer J. Boag & Son, Lion Nathan’s sales look likely to top $2 billion this financial year. Underpinning all this, as CIO Darryl Warren reveals, is a very diverse IT infrastructure…

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WorldxChange’s cost-reducing IP PABX solution stacks up for Lumberlink

December 2, 2007 | iStart

The pine lumber and wood products company invests in a communications system that saves money while allowing for future business growth…

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Switched on CEO: Andrew Ferrier, Fonterra

October 12, 2007 | Michael Forman

When you are selling to customers in 140 countries you need robust systems to manage day to day operations as well as to stay on top of currency and commodity price fluctuations…

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PRONTO gets TradeTools Direct’s inventory management up to speed

June 11, 2007 | Velocity Global Ltd

Australian retailer TradeTools Direct improves its front-end control with PRONTO’s integrated inventory and accounting functions…

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Jet Reports slays the monster at Faber

May 17, 2007 | insightsoftware

At window blinds manufacturer Faber a complex report they called ‘The Monster’ took the IT manager hours to generate. Now the process takes only a few minutes…

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Jet Reports has ScooterBug firing on all cylinders

May 17, 2007 | The Analytics Company

Botched reports used to be a huge headache for this mobility product provider. Now its report generation is in overdrive…

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Salmon company reels in a solution

April 28, 2007 | Newsdesk

Leading exporter New Zealand King Salmon is a medium-sized company but as a fish farmer, processer, distributor and marketer, its activities and needs are as complex as those of many much bigger firms…

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Switched on CEO: David Body, Glidepath

March 9, 2007 | Simon Young

Newly appointed Glidepath CEO, David Body, is over-seeing an overhaul of the company’s technology systems…[View as PDF]

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Fleet tracking’s a snitch

January 28, 2007 | David McNickel

Security, productivity, cost savings and fleet logistical management are all key drivers behind the latest range of vehicle tracking solutions – David McNickel profiles the options…

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Is your website content delivering you results?

November 7, 2006 | Rob Williams

Imagine you’re the owner of a successful car dealership but when your customers look at the cars listed on your website they notice that the cars are a month or so old or, even worse, they call you only to find out that that dream car they were looking at sold a week ago?…

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Mobile termination & the Big Mac Index

May 22, 2006 | Newsdesk

Are the costs of making a mobile phone call in New Zealand as far out of whack with the rest of the world as the government would have you think? Is the grass really greener? Is legislation really the right way forward? David McNickel crunches the numbers with some startling results…

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Geoff Ross

Geoff Ross: Liquor legend

March 4, 2006 | iStart

Four years ago 42 Below vodka was still being distilled in a garage. Now the spirits firm is New Zealand’s fastest growing listed company. Michael Foreman persuaded founder and CEO Geoff Ross to reveal some of the behind-the-scenes technology which is helping to manage this success…

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Greg Muir: The IT thinking behind Pumpkin Patch’s growth

January 22, 2006 | Michael Forman

In the first of a regular series of interviews with leading CEOs, iStart caught up with Greg Muir, executive chairman of Pumpkin Patch, to gain his insights on the application of technology in a rapidly growing international business…

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ERP Tiers

6 ‘must ask’ questions when buying a mid-tier ERP solution

August 25, 2005 | David McNickel, MYOB

As more ERP vendors focus their offerings at mid-tier organisations, the ERP choices available in this sector can be bewildering. David McNickel asks Greentree’s Peter Dickinson (pictured right) what questions should be top-of-mind for managers when making this critical ERP partner selection decision…

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Understanding Bluetooth

October 1, 2004 | iStart

This article explains technology characteristics and workings of Bluetooth, a short-range wireless connectivity technology that lets devices automatically recognize, connect and transfer data between each other…

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11 weeks to ERP: How a high-growth company took care of business systems fast

March 23, 2004 | Zag

With the expertise of Soltius, Rakon implemented SAP Business All-in-One in just 11 weeks…

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WiFi explained

July 9, 2003 | Keith Newman

Everything you ever wanted to know about the latest communications revolution. Keith Newman answers the WiFi FAQ’s…

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Life’s a beach – why aren’t you working there?

June 27, 2003 | David McNickel

Working from home is a good idea, but working from paradise is better – David McNickel looks at the emerging reality of hi-speed access from (somewhat) remote locations, and how it’s changing the face of work in New Zealand…

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Why Trademe works

August 1, 2002 | Keith Newman

The TradeMe web site is experiencing month on month growth as buyers and sellers let the market decide the best price for cellphones, antiques, clothing and computer parts and the auction technology behind the scenes attracts attention from other players…

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