Kiwi IT company Koorb Consulting has been awarded its third ‘gold’ competency by Microsoft, distinguishing the company as one of the top BI partners in New Zealand… read more...

A management buyout has given WorldxChange (WxC) a seal of approval for continuing its successful Corporate and Government SIP services. With six key managers taking a stake holding position, the company is now pushing even harder to challenge giants Telecom and Telstra… read more...

Information overload. It defines the age we live in… read more...

After persistent rumours questioning the IT decisions inside the Super City, iStart embarked on a wide ranging investigation into council IT systems, and whether amalgamation works. Auckland’s CEO, CFO and CIO fronted – here is the full interview…by Chris Bell read more...

Support communities, indeed social media in general, is how a potential customer finds out what an organisation is really like, says Gerry McGovern. So why are so many companies getting the support community model all wrong?… read more...

14 groups of Information Technology students from Otago Polytechnic have pitched their business project to a panel of industry leaders in a tense ‘Dragon’s Den’ style session in Dunedin… read more...

Tech giant Apple has enlisted an independent investigator to inspect its Chinese operations, in an attempt to quell a potential consumer backlash over allegations of worker abuse in its supply chain… read more...

Innovative NZ science research projects are being put up to attract investor interest for commercial development… read more...

Wellington-based angel investment group Angel HQ is partnering with the New Zealand Venture Investment Fund to invest up to NZ$8 million into start-up companies… read more...

Samsung has kicked Apple off the top of the heap as sales of Samsung electronics overtake those of former market-dominator Apple Inc… read more...

Fujitsu is targeting SMEs and ISVs by offering a free trial of its Australian-based computing cloud platform as it attempts to push beyond the enterprise sector… read more...

Orion health Asia Pacific has signed an agreement to purchase Microsoft’s hospital information software assets which will enable it to offer to provide solutions to the global eHealth market… read more...

Telecom will pay rivals $31.6 million to resolve allegations of discrimination under the Telecom Separation Undertakings… read more...

CallPlus and Slingshot today announced they are abandoning former partner Vodafone and switching to Telecom Wholesale to provide “faster, flexible and more competitive mobile services” to the burgeoning Kiwi smartphone market… read more...

NZ businesses are enjoying a sharp increase in spending, as RWC tourist spending spikes dramatically, even before the opening ceremony kicked off on Friday night… read more...

The Minister of Commerce has announced proposals that will see SMEs enjoy drastically simplified financial reporting, a move expected to cut business compliance costs by $NZ90 million a year… read more...

Plans for the development of a voluntary Cloud Computing Code of Practice to inform and safeguard the public around cloud computing issues have been announced… read more...

Online advertising in New Zealand experienced double digit growth for year-on-year ad revenue in Q2 says a new report, as mobile devices, video and social media continue to attract advertisers… read more...

The bidding war over MYOB has ended with the accounting software giant being sold to US private equity firm Bain Capital for a reported $A1.2 billion… read more...

The government has announced a $50 million round of technology grants this week, to aid the research and development projects of several Kiwi companies… read more...