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Gartner offers top predictions for industry sectors

October 17, 2013 | Newsdesk
Transformative technologies are set to continue to disrupt the enterprise in 2014 and beyond… read more...

Gartner: Top technology trends you cannot afford to ignore

October 10, 2013 | Newsdesk
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...
Insurance

WXC Communications wins AMI Insurance business

October 9, 2013 | Newsdesk
The communications vendor leverages positive track record at parent company IAG to win more business at its subsidiary… read more...

BNZ taps facial recognition software for marketing campaign

October 3, 2013 | Newsdesk
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...

Gen-i says goodbye to training cash cow Auldhouse

October 2, 2013 | Newsdesk
The ICT provider continues to realign its business, divesting IT training company Auldhouse through another management buy-out… read more...

ASB extends mobile banking to business customers

October 2, 2013 | Newsdesk
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

October 1, 2013 | Newsdesk
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...
Oracle 2013

Ellison snubs Oracle World to go sailing

September 27, 2013 | Newsdesk
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...

Companies without a mobile offering are missing out

September 26, 2013 | Newsdesk
SAP’s mobile strategy expert says businesses need to go mobile now… read more...

Westpac launches new digital strategy and platform

September 25, 2013 | Newsdesk
Westpac has announced its new mobile-first strategy, unveiling its re-engineered banking platform that puts the customer front and centre… read more...

Gartner: SAP an ERP leader but Epicor a visionary

September 23, 2013 | Newsdesk
The SAP Business All-in-one solution remains squarely in Gartner’s ERP Magic Quadrant ‘leaders’ category while Epicor ERP maintains its ‘visionary’ status for the fourth consecutive year… read more...
Emirates NZ

Emirates Team New Zealand a “tech company”, says Ian Taylor

September 20, 2013 | Newsdesk
The CEO of Animation Research Limited says the America’s Cup is more than just a boat race – it is also a tech showcase… read more...

Xero receives offshore data storage approval for NZ customers

September 19, 2013 | Newsdesk
Following updates from the IRD that allow tax data to be stored in offshore clouds, Xero is one of the first companies to be given approval… read more...

LinkedIn and Facebook battle for territory

September 19, 2013 | Newsdesk
LinkedIn opens up to teens while Facebook adds a professional skills category… read more...

BNZ device turns smartphones into payment terminals

September 19, 2013 | Newsdesk
BNZ has partnered with Australian developer Mint Wireless to launch PayClip a device that transforms smartphones into mobile payment machines to solve the problem of cash flow for SMBs. read more...

Council candidate launches talking campaign billboard

September 19, 2013 | Newsdesk
A council candidate is using augmented reality to communicate more directly with his constituents and encourage better voter turnout. read more...

Chief digital officers tipped as key to future business success

September 19, 2013 | Newsdesk
Almost half of Australian businesses surveyed already have a chief digital officer but the new role must be better articulated to avoid conflict with existing CIO responsibilities and promote acceptance. read more...

Tech secrets of Emirates Team New Zealand

September 11, 2013 | Newsdesk
The America’s Cup might be the oldest active trophy in international sport, yet it creates one of the most dramatic displays of cutting edge technology in action and now it’s talking big data and data centres… read more...

Online voting to be trialled at 2016 elections

September 5, 2013 | Newsdesk
Government aims to boost voter turnout with a digital solution… read more...

Public cloud services spending grows; focus shifts to innovation

September 5, 2013 | Newsdesk
The forecast hails a shift into ‘chapter two’ of cloud adoption, where businesses are focused on innovation and industry transformation… read more...

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