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

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… read more...
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… read more...

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… read more...

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