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Samsung wearables launch in NZ; has Apple lost its edge?
The new smartwatch companion to the Samsung Galaxy S5 could prove the tipping point for Apple devotees and will see wearable technology penetrate the enterprise… read more...
Pivotal offers try-before-you-buy big data option
Australian and New Zealand companies are being offered the chance to access Pivotal’s Singapore-based innovation centre to use agile methods and Pivotal technologies to prototype big data applications… read more...
Cloud sprawl may prompt enterprise bill shock
Enterprise appetite for local and global infrastructure as a service (IaaS) continues to mount – but without proper checks and balances businesses are facing bill shock and integration challenges… read more...
Gartner: NZ enterprise software spend up 8.3 percent
The research firm’s quarterly IT spending forecast shows enterprise software is the fastest growing IT segment in 2014 and New Zealand investment in IT is mature… read more...
Death knell sounds for Microsoft XP
Microsoft turns off support for Windows XP and Office 2003 next week meaning no more patches, updates or technical support which may spur both security issues and hardware sprees… read more...
Eye-opening A/NZ growth for Gen-i cloud contact centre partner
After an astonishing 66 percent growth in its A/NZ revenues in the last year contact centre technology supplier Interactive Intelligence has partnered with Gen-i to bring its managed cloud contact centres to New Zealand… read more...
Vend raises $25 million, celebrates at NZ Hi-Tech Awards event
New Zealand technology talent was on display last night at the Hi-Tech Awards finalist event where Vend featured prominently… read more...
Seismic shifts for sector as CIOs struggle to keep pace
Seven out of ten CIOs will switch vendors in the next two to three years as they struggle to keep pace with both changing technology and sectoral shifts… read more...
Hadoop big data vulnerabilities too often ignored
As the role of big data grows in the enterprise, organisations are looking to replicate information governance and security practices associated with other mission critical systems… read more...
Apptio begins ANZ push with CIO toolset
Software has been developed to support enterprise HR, finance, marketing and manufacturing functions but CIOs have tended to rely on spreadsheets to manage IT; the cobbler’s children are shoeless… read more...
Jade Software has money in bank, aims to dominate logistics market
Despite a reputation for focusing on ‘made in Jade’ and selling off its best innovations, Jade Software has solid plans for success in the modern marketplace… read more...
International recruiter seeks Kiwi tech superstars
Australian recruitment company Talent International is planning to roll out the red carpet for APAC’s technology superstars and has enlisted Sir Richard Branson and Steve Wozniak to help… read more...
MYOB API alive and well, celebrates first birthday
The MYOB API team is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its AccountRight Live API with more enhancements to the developer programme and an increased public profile for its third party apps… read more...
.kiwi applications open for all Kiwis, first domains go live
Kiwis across the globe can now apply for .kiwi domain names and highlight their link with their home country… read more...
Technology and customers most important in shaping modern business
In 2004 the importance of technology in shaping business was not even a top-five consideration for CEOs. Now they rate it as the number one external force… read more...
Gartner: race is on to fill gap in BI market
Data discovery capabilities are dominating new BI and analytics purchasing requirements, but ‘governed data discovery’ remains a challenge unmet by any one vendor… read more...
CIOs must focus on the customer, says Forrester
New research shows CIOs are too focused on back-end systems rather than the customer and need to manage the balance better… read more...
New Westpac CIO role given executive powers
Westpac New Zealand has disestablished the COO role in favour of elevating the CIO role to the executive team… read more...
Two big Kiwi names choose SAP
SAP last week made two significant customer announcements on the same day – both reflecting broader trends in customer requirements… read more...
Green screen systems accused of hampering employee productivity
Despite green screen systems still being used in many organisations, CIOs say the systems are having a negative impact on end-user productivity, retention and recruitment… read more...
