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Xero breaks through 200,000 user barrier
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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...
What are eBusiness functions?
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
With New Zealand businesses clamouring for cloud solutions, ERP vendors are joining the bandwagon. read more...
Software delivers sound results for not-for-profits
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
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...
Google tells advertisers to heed Kiwi mobile trends
Study shows every second New Zealander now owns a smartphone, but advertisers lag behind… read more...
NZ leads way with CloudCode progress
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...
