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Details of 700 MHz auction released

September 5, 2013 | Newsdesk
The auction conditions ensure that at least 90 percent of New Zealanders have access to a 4G network and faster mobile broadband coverage within five years… read more...

Wellington growth planned for FNZ

September 4, 2013 | Newsdesk
Little known Kiwi success story has announced plans to hire 30 new staff for its Wellington office… read more...

Xero breaks through 200,000 user barrier

September 3, 2013 | Newsdesk
Cloud based accounting software upstart Xero has broken through the 200,000 customer barrier marking what chief executive Rod Drury refers to as the “end of the beginning”… read more...

Software patents thing of the past with new Patents Bill

August 30, 2013 | Newsdesk
IT industry bodies are celebrating the near unanimous passing of the Patents Bill in Parliament, which will effectively remove software patents from New Zealand… read more...

Domino’s Pizza the big cheese in digital retail

August 29, 2013 | Newsdesk
The quick service retail company invested millions in e-commerce when others thought it was a joke but it proved to be the perfect growth recipe for the pizza franchise… read more...

GeoOP follows in Xero’s footsteps with IPO plans

August 28, 2013 | Newsdesk
Indications from cloud-based company GeoOP and its bank investors, who led the Xero IPO, suggest the company has the potential to be the next major Kiwi cloud-computing success story… read more...

Poor ICT contractor behaviour spotlighted by anti-corruption body

August 27, 2013 | Newsdesk
A new report has identified five steps that organisations need to take to ensure that their ICT projects are not held hostage by unscrupulous contract staff… read more...

CIOs consider server virtualisation for mission-critical ERP

August 26, 2013 | iStart
A growing number of ERP users are seizing scheduled technology refreshes as an opportunity to consider moving workloads onto virtual servers… read more...

IDC says Government has got broadband policy in order

August 26, 2013 | Newsdesk
IDC praises the Government’s telecommunications discussion document on the proposed approach to reviewing the Telco regulatory environment as “well-balanced”. read more...

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to retire within 12 months

August 26, 2013 | Newsdesk
After effecting the transformation of the software giant, Steve Ballmer will retire a happy man, but has committed to staying on until his successor is named… read more...

New Kiwi tech alliance creates significant export opportunities

August 14, 2013 | Newsdesk
New Zealand is already globally recognised and respected for the important contribution its technology companies make to the security sector and the new alliance will help us to further leverage this high growth export market… read more...

The secret to keeping your ERP project on time and on budget

August 13, 2013 | Newsdesk
ERP implementations are seldom straight forward but here is how to avoid underestimating the ERP project challenges. read more...

Millions wasted on projects by NZ business

August 13, 2013 | Newsdesk
A new KPMG report shows only a third of projects are delivering the desired results, resulting in a “staggering waste of resources”… read more...

Why do organisations hate their content management system?

August 9, 2013 | Gerry McGovern
There seems to be a major disconnect between those who purchase a content management system (CMS) and those who actually have to use it, says Gerry McGovern. read more...

Big data analytics promise lures hundreds

August 9, 2013 | Newsdesk
It was standing room only at SAS Forum in Sydney, which drew the cream of the Australian and New Zealand big data crowd, eager to learn how to unlock the value of predictive analytics. read more...

Tipping point looms for laggard ICT investors

August 7, 2013 | Newsdesk
Enterprises must act immediately to invest in ICT or risk nimbler rivals developing an insurmountable lead in terms of revenues, productivity, profitability and market capitalisation. read more...
e-business functions

What are eBusiness functions?

August 4, 2013 | Newsdesk
There are 6 key areas of e-business processes that organisations can look to e-enable in the coming months and years… read more...

NZ focus for ERP in the cloud

August 1, 2013 | Newsdesk
With New Zealand businesses clamouring for cloud solutions, ERP vendors are joining the bandwagon. read more...

Software delivers sound results for not-for-profits

July 31, 2013 | Newsdesk
More than ever, charitable organisations and other not-for-profits need to operate on a sound business footing and technology can help… read more...

“Day of reckoning” delivers TechnologyOne win

July 31, 2013 | Newsdesk
Listed Australian software company TechnologyOne has won deals to supply its systems to 21 Western Australia government departments and agencies claiming rivals’ business models are broken. read more...

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