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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… read more...
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… read more...

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… read more...

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… read more...
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… read more...
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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… read more...

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… read more...
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… read more...
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… read more...

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… read more...

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… read more...

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… read more...

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… read more...
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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… read more...

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… read more...

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… read more...

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… read more...
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… read more...

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… read more...

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… read more...

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