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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...
Bill Buckley named as 2013 Flying Kiwi
A 120-people strong audience, including a who’s who of the New Zealand hi-tech industry, gathered to see Bill Buckley honoured as the peer-reviewed ‘Tait Communications Flying Kiwi’ and the next member of the New Zealand Hi-Tech Hall of Fame… read more...
Cloud-based UC to drive growth in NZ unified comms market
Frost and Sullivan’s latest UC report shows Cisco and Microsoft dominate a two-tiered UC market in New Zealand but cloud-based solutions are challenging the status quo… read more...
NSW SAP ByDesign project remains on track
NSW Trade & Investment claims its SAP ByDesign rollout is the largest of its type in the world, servicing 8500 users, and also that it remains on track despite some confusion over SAP’s plans… read more...
End users win upper hand with apps stores
A system developed to allow end users in large enterprises to dial up the applications, peripherals, data and services that they need to do their job will be launched in early 2014… read more...
Tech exports boosted by ICT sector
ICT companies were responsible for almost half of the $260 million revenue growth for technology exporters this year… read more...
SMX appoints new CEO to go global
The Kiwi start-up has engaged international expertise to take it to the next level… read more...
NetSuite reaffirms SAP-switch deal for ANZ users
Cloud ERP vendor NetSuite has confirmed its offer to switch Australian and New Zealand users of SAP’s Business by Design system to its platform for free for a year… read more...
Telecom considering 10,000 wi-fi hotspots nationally
The telco’s new wi-fi network is so popular it is thinking of increasing its target number of hotspots fivefold… read more...
Westpac App Challenge reveals world-class quality on our doorstep
The competition quality was such a success that an extra winner was selected and now Westpac plans to replicate the format internationally… read more...
DB receives award for full strength customer service with SAP
The iconic New Zealand brewer has cooked up a new recipe for customer satisfaction using e-commerce ingredients… read more...
Xero on track to become global darling
The New Zealand based cloud accounting company is set to take off in the US market after a capital raising exercise that yielded $180 million… read more...
Survey reveals damage from lack of corporate investment in mobility
Lack of investment in mobility is compromising the transformational technology’s ability to deliver productivity gains and opening companies up to security threats… read more...
Positive effect of outsourcing R&D abroad spells opportunity for NZ
A new study shows that businesses that outsource R&D overseas are more likely to innovate than those who outsource at home… read more...