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Managed global services the sweet spot for telco operators
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… read more...
Managing big data: HP introduces File Analysis software
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… read more...
The end of an error as Microsoft nukes Nokia handsets
Nokia handsets are dead and Microsoft killed them. Where to for the Surface… read more...
Semble adds Snapper to mobile wallet
Commuters in Whangarei and Wellington can tag on to public transport using smartphones… read more...
MIT Manukau hosts NZ’s first junior hackathon
Programmers of the future get their feet under the desk… read more...
The internet’s gone to the dogs as Bow Wow Box seeks investors
Pets aren’t being left behind in the march to the subscription-based digital economy… read more...
Orion Health makes hay in Vietnam
Orion Health to provide solutions to Vinmec International Hospitals, signs a strategic partnership with VITCORP… read more...
Changing of the guard at Microsoft NZ
The local subsidiary of Microsoft is getting a new MD as Barrie Sheers is set to succeed Paul Muckleston… read more...
Hey NZ, don’t forget about us
Kiwi email signature company heads to Microsoft WPC as sole NZ sponsor… read more...
How Freeview is addressing the Netflix effect
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… read more...
Fog day afternoon: Networking supremo goes large on Internet of Things
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… read more...
Consumer electronics retailer hitches wagon to ‘Internet of Things’
The tech industry is notorious for misunderstandings, blurred definitions and, perhaps above all, three letter acronyms (TLA)… read more...
Move over cowboy, the UrbanSherpa is here
As a species, humans have never had a problem paying for convenience… read more...
Mid-market ERP is for masochists says Greentree boss
Creating ERP solutions for mid-market customers is work “for masochists” according to Greentree CEO Peter Dickinson… read more...
Business is taking charge of digitisation effort
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… read more...
Ditch the PJs (and other obvious video conference advice)
Throw enough people in front of a video camera and strange things are certain to happen… read more...
Free on Play: Office for Android
Finally, millions of Android users can use Microsoft Office apps to view Microsoft Office documents… read more...
Kiwi companies indifferent to Windows Server 2003 end-of-support
With three weeks to go, there are still plenty of Kiwi businesses completely ignoring Microsoft’s FUD machine… read more...
Q&A: CIO of the Year Peter Muggleston on Foodstuffs’ Project Lightning
Deploying an enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution is no mean feat, often involving millions of dollars and spanning the course of several years… read more...
Agile underpins ERP overhaul
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… read more...