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Board-level marketers must embrace data, technology and finance
Marketers gain a place on the board, credibility and strategic support from director-level peers only if they speak the right language… read more...

Acronym soup and the changing C-Suite
A changing workforce model is behind evolution in the executive suite, according to Accenture’s NZ country manager… read more...

Microsoft busts out Surface Pro 4
‘Laptop replacement’ gadget available for purchase in New Zealand from today… read more...

Telcos the new TV stations?
Make space Sky, TVNZ, Freeview and Mediaworks, because telcos are becoming pay-TV operators… read more...

The case of Rackspace’s technology innovation study
‘Curious’ organisations more likely to see greater technological innovation and application in the workplace… read more...

Canon acquires Converga
Canon Australia has fully acquired The New Zealand Post Group’s managed services and business process outsourcing company, Converga, for an undisclosed sum… read more...

PwC identifies ten behaviours for digital success
The key behaviours that correlate strong digital investment to profitability are highlighted by PwC New Zealand’s 2015 Global Digital IQ Survey… read more...

CSx tackles concussion, wins Samsung Springboard
Inaugural event with $30,000 top prize draws 81 entries… read more...

Digital invaders identified too little too late
A growing number of CEOs now recognise that they may not see the competition coming because of the speed of technology fuelled digital invaders… read more...

ICT Grad school ‘ambulance at bottom of cliff’ says Orion CEO
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… read more...

Hybrid cloud boost as Microsoft cosies with Red Hat
Microsoft and Red Hat announce partnership to drive hybrid cloud computing… read more...

Medtech looks to States for growth
Kiwi company the latest to target US market with healthcare solution… read more...

Omnichannel for government?
The public sector could benefit from an omnichannel approach to service delivery much like the approaches being adopted by operators in the private sector… read more...

Plenty of tin in burgeoning tech sector
Annual TIN100 Report shows a $609m surge to revenues approaching $9B for leading 200 NZ tech exporters… read more...

Waiting isn’t healthy – Orion
The ubiquity of waiting rooms in hospitals is indicative of the malaise that plagues the healthcare industry… read more...

CONGRATULATIONS ALL BLACKS!!!!
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!!! read more...

BPM’s star on the rise
One in three NZ organisations plan to increase investment in BPM in next three years… read more...

Digitising the boardroom: What took you so long?
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… read more...

HANA Vora to stimulate appetite for big data?
With the launch of a new software product, SAP sets out to help harness big data… read more...

ANZ IT spending plays tag with GDP
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… read more...