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NetSuite appoints Graeme Burt as channel sales director, Asia Pacific and Japan
Cloud ERP vendor investing in Pacific channel development… read more...
UXC Eclipse wins 2015 Microsoft Dynamics Industry Partner of the Year
Trophy cabinet receives a boost as UXC Eclipse adds new silverware… read more...
How live video can boost contact centre performance
Enterprise video taken in a new direction as LogMeIn makes use of your smartphone… read more...
Enterprise boosts spending on business processes
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… read more...
Spark Digital launches app marketplace for business
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… read more...
Proposed workplace safety bill raises IT eyebrows
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… read more...
Promapp goes global as Kiwi software company opens US office
Local company takes process management software to American market… read more...
Wearables could break $1 billion barrier
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… read more...
Retailers face heightened security risk
Insecure point of sale systems and high staff turnover are rendering A/NZ retailers vulnerable to cyber attack… read more...
Budget 2015: No surprises for tech and telecoms
With the biggest fireworks in the Budget coming for families in need, there were no surprises for the information and communications technology industries… read more...
Promapp takes aim at flowcharts and Word
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… read more...
Cloud, mobiles and IoT prompt identity rethink
Enterprise enthusiasm for cloud computing and mobile access are prompting a rethink of approaches to identity and access management… read more...
Depth and breadth of Kiwi tech talent on show as Xero wins top award
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… read more...
Businesses fail to fully exploit ERP
Australian enterprises invest millions of dollars each year on ERP platforms – but under-use of the investment is widespread according to recent research… read more...
AWS: Big business joins the march to cloud
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… read more...
Verint checks callers on black and white list
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… read more...
Finalists named for 2015 CIO Awards
Conferenz and IDC have announced this year’s finalists in the CIO Awards… read more...
AppWrap: ICT news wrap up Q2 2015
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… read more...
NetSuite partners with Microsoft, ditches AWS
The ERP rivals have announced a partnership that will see NetSuite hosted on Azure and integrated with Office365… read more...
Leading CIO kicks industry’s cloud claims
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… read more...