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4G spectrum sales: should we be happy?
Paul Brislen, CEO of TUANZ, looks at the pros and cons of Telecom winning the final block of the 700MHz spectrum and asks if it should have been sold at all… read more...
Gartner: Many CIOs unprepared for digitalisation
Digitalisation, the third era of enterprise IT, is beginning but, according to a global survey of more than 2300 CIOs by Gartner’s Executive Programs, most CIOs do not feel prepared for it… read more...
UXC acquires North American business of Tectura Corporation
The company’s North American strategy takes shape with the expansion of its Canadian and USA businesses… read more...
ERP showcase impresses display firm
SJ Display Group has chosen Greentree for its slick warehouse management and business intelligence capabilities, to prime itself for future growth… read more...
AMI claims improved service with tech refresh
The New Zealand insurance company gets with the programme, updating its core platform to enable multi-channel customer service… read more...
Printer vendor combats decline in traditional print volumes
Ricoh is realigning its business to the digital era, planning to grow its IT services and consulting divisions to a projected 50 percent of its overall business by 2015… read more...
Crystal balls polished as New Year looms
As 2013 ebbs away and 2014 looms, computer vendors are polishing their crystal balls and issuing year-end predictions about just what enterprise will invest in during the new year… read more...
BI vendor critical of competition
Lars Björk, CEO of business intelligence software company QlikView, thinks most business intelligence companies have their thinking upside down… read more...
Google Compute Engine announcements begins new cloud market era
Google is pushing further into the cloud with the announcement that its infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) product, Compute Engine, is now generally available on the Google Cloud Platform… read more...
NZ Hi-Tech Awards launch 2014 entries online
The 2014 Awards not only mark the 20th anniversary of the Awards but also the return of the Gala Dinner to Christchurch and a new home-grown online entry system… read more...
Wellington Developer Academy launches
Backed by Xero, Telecom, CarnivalLabs, Powershop and Grow Wellington, the new DevBootcamp-style course offers motivated self-starters a foot in the door of local tech companies… read more...
Online marketing set to surge in 2014
Investment in online marketing is tipped for a sharp increase in 2014 as organisations prepare to spend more on social media, email and mobile campaigns across Australia and New Zealand… read more...
Skills shortage still stymies big data
The dearth of skills has been fingered once again as the primary barrier to more successful deployments of big data analysis in Australia and New Zealand… read more...
Skills shortage still stymies big data
The dearth of skills has been fingered once again as the primary barrier to more successful deployments of big data analysis in Australia and New Zealand… read more...
Microsoft CRM 2013 release notes
The new Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013 is now available worldwide and experts are saying it represents a significant leap forward from previous versions, reflecting the way that people work rather than dictating processes… read more...
ANZ banks on digital future
The ANZ Bank has spent $150 million on new digital platforms to support customers and staff and plans to invest up to $100 million annually for another four years… read more...
Eavesdropping analytics walks fine line
Companies considering recording and analysing customer conversations could learn from the current spat between Australia and Indonesia over clandestine phone tapping… read more...
Simpl Group focuses new brand on health
The Simpl Group has this week announced a new brand, Simplhealth, that will focus entirely on the development of healthcare information technology solutions… read more...
Kiwibank helps home hunters on the go
Kiwibank has released a new app that it believes will turn searching for a new home on its head… read more...
Kathmandu puts eggs in the AX basket
The outdoor clothing and equipment retailer is improving its omni-channel retailing, replacing its best-of-breed systems with a single environment from Microsoft… read more...
