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Ovum says telcos must do more to win M2M land-grab
Ovum forecasts that the M2M market will reach $US66 billion by 2019 and urges operators to invest in their own capabilities if they want to gain share in the much-hyped but equally important IoT market… read more...
Is your email signature legal?
The laws and legislation surrounding email disclaimers are tightening all around the globe with the prospect of significant fines for non-conformists… read more...
Online ad market growth moves up a gear
The local online advertising market saw healthy growth in the latest quarter but the star performer differs from international trends. read more...
Hypecycle identifies technologies ahead of their time
Organisations experimenting with internet of things deployments, wearables, cryptocurrencies or big data could be in for a long wait before they bear real fruit. Beverley Head reports… read more...
NZ’s oldest honey brand pots tech world-first
Amongst the current focus on manuka honey authenticity and traceability, one 100-year-old Kiwi honey-maker has turned to technology to prove its quality and provenance… read more...
Westpac inks deal with Moven, turns money management on head
The New York mobile money management start-up is taking a different approach to the way people interact with money and is going global starting with an exclusive deal in New Zealand… read more...
Online EFTPOS payments in the offering, says Paymark
Electronic payments processor Paymark has announced that it will be launching online EFTPOS early next year… read more...
Will enterprise take the IoT bait or miss the boat?
City-wide wi-fi networks could be harnessed by enterprising organisations that want to deploy internet connected sensors or devices – but is business ready to seize the nettle?… read more...
Job matching software deal will highlight real-time skills shortages
Analysis which will identify in near real-time the underlying technology skills being sought by enterprises across A/NZ could also be used to shape the nations’ immigration and education policies… read more...
Finzsoft eyes m-banking sector with Sush Mobile purchase
The financial technology company is setting up to profit from the next wave of digital disruption in banking with the acquisition of Sush Mobile… read more...
AppWrap: ICT news wrap up Q3 2014
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...
MYOB/PayGlobal acquisition rumours prove correct
Following months of speculation and leaks, MYOB has today announced that it has acquired HR and Payroll solutions company PayGlobal… read more...
Enterprise demand for video rises across region
Demand for the technology smarts to stream and monetise video content is increasing as the cost of production and delivery falls, and consumer appetite balloons… read more...
IoT vulnerabilities tipped as ‘weakest link’ of the future
While ubiquitous internet connectivity is benefitting businesses, it’s also providing a rich seam for cybercriminals who continue to seek out enterprises’ weakest links… read more...
A/NZ sees share of digital universe dwindle
Australia and New Zealand’s share of the digital universe is shrinking – from 2.6 percent in 2010 to 2.2 percent today – by 2020 it will be even lower even though enterprise data stores will balloon… read more...
Amazon, Fonterra, US Dept of Agriculture, China to share exporting insights at NZ conference
The Connect 2014 conference at the end of this month will host global and local experts on exporting, product traceability and digital technologies to address the critical issues involved in supplying products to China and other major markets… read more...
Board members ignorant, wilfully stupid? IT security blindspot risks critical infrastructure
An IT security blindspot has left the world’s critical infrastructure at risk from targeted attacks by nation-states and criminal organisations, and rendered other industry sectors vulnerable as a result… read more...
Ovum: Analytics and loyalty will drive mobile payments growth
Ovum’s senior analyst for financial services technology Gilles Ubaghs discusses the mobile payments market… read more...
IRD Business Transformation project seeks nominations for ICT reference group
The group is designed to offer a forum where outside perspectives can be shared and views exchanged in a free and frank manner between the ICT sector and the Inland Revenue… read more...
Frost & Sullivan defines the ‘connected living’ market
The analyst says massive technology-led disruption across all industries globally, driven by the rapid proliferation of connected devices and services, is moving everyone and everything towards a state of ‘connected everything’… read more...
