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...

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

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

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 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...

ERP implementations are seldom straight forward but here is how to avoid underestimating the ERP project challenges. read more...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

With New Zealand businesses clamouring for cloud solutions, ERP vendors are joining the bandwagon. read more...

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

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...

Study shows every second New Zealander now owns a smartphone, but advertisers lag behind… read more...

The next major version of the New Zealand Cloud Computing Code of Practice has been released by the Institute of IT Professionals NZ (IITP), garnering enthusiastic support from the likes of Xero’s Rod Drury and Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff… read more...

Linux house Red Hat is readying a public cloud version of its Platform as a Service for New Zealand organisations keen to dial up tools to allow them to develop, test and deploy bespoke software… read more...

A new IDC study shows that only nine percent of leading companies have fully realised the importance of creating a customer-oriented culture and process workflows… read more...

A slavish fascination with mobile apps targeted at consumers may be robbing enterprises of the full productivity benefits that mobility has to offer… read more...

The cost of infrastructure has slowed the adoption of video-conferencing… read more...