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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...
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SMX appoints new CEO to go global
The Kiwi start-up has engaged international expertise to take it to the next level… read more...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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GeoOp private share offer significantly oversubscribed
The mobile job costing company could be shaping up to be the next Kiwi cloud darling as it makes moves to float on the stock market… read more...
Gartner offers top predictions for industry sectors
Transformative technologies are set to continue to disrupt the enterprise in 2014 and beyond… read more...
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Gartner: Top technology trends you cannot afford to ignore
Gartner has published its annual list of the top strategic technology trends, which includes software-defined anything (SDx), 3D printing, mobile apps, cloud/client architecture, hybrid cloud and IT-as-service-broker and smart machines… read more...
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WXC Communications wins AMI Insurance business
The communications vendor leverages positive track record at parent company IAG to win more business at its subsidiary… read more...
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BNZ taps facial recognition software for marketing campaign
The bank is using the technology to help get New Zealanders talking about their finances, but the software creator nViso sees many other business applications for the technology… read more...
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Gen-i says goodbye to training cash cow Auldhouse
The ICT provider continues to realign its business, divesting IT training company Auldhouse through another management buy-out… read more...
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ASB extends mobile banking to business customers
Mobile banking for business is currently the focus of the banking industry as it catches up with consumer banking offerings… read more...
CIOs lose control of the enterprise IT budget
A recent report from Forrester Research reveals that chief information officers are losing their grip on enterprise IT budgets with line-of-business managers taking up the slack… read more...
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Ellison snubs Oracle World to go sailing
Despite the Oracle world conference currently being held in San Francisco, iStart’s source on the ground says founder and CEO Larry Ellison seems to have his mind firmly on his other pet project… read more...
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Companies without a mobile offering are missing out
SAP’s mobile strategy expert says businesses need to go mobile now… read more...
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Westpac launches new digital strategy and platform
Westpac has announced its new mobile-first strategy, unveiling its re-engineered banking platform that puts the customer front and centre… read more...