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MYOB acquires BankLink, goes head-to-head with Xero
The accounting system vendor plugs the gap in its business with BankLink, putting it at a stronger competitive advantage… read more...
Autodesk and NetSuite combine in the cloud
The vendors have tapped in to the growing cloud manufacturing trend that will see almost half of all manufacturers using SaaS by 2015… read more...
Wynyard Group signals IPO and NZX-listing to fuel growth
Ex-Jade software company looks to the share market to step up its game… read more...
Survey: Kiwis want more on-the-job training
As skills shortages become more prevalent, particularly in IT and engineering, fewer than half of New Zealand employees are happy with the training they get at work… read more...
Home-grown app puts payroll in the cloud
A New Zealand company has moved from reselling to developing its own software that addresses the costs of payroll for small and medium businesses… read more...
Epicor woos execs with iPad app
The company is offering a mobile KPI analysis app to wholesale and distribution managers on the go… read more...
A healthy future for big data and machine-to-machine communications
The introduction of electronic patient records and myriad devices that monitor patients and upload information is set to transform the healthcare industry… read more...
Telco-TV partnership redefines the industry
Telcos partnering with content providers was predicted at MindStorm as one trend to emerge from the upgraded fibre network and they’re likely to become the norm as Slingshot and Igloo are demonstrating… read more...
Greentree takes a slice of $25m grant
The ERP specialist is in good company amongst the likes of the Hamilton Jet parent company CWF Hamilton & Co and Methven as recipients of government technology… read more...
New ERP system for Intermodal
Choosing Greentree was an easy decision for Intermodal, but the ERP vendor shows it can hold its own against the competition too… read more...
Intermodal and Boffa Miskell opt for same ERP system
ERP specialist, Greentree has recently triumphed over some big names to win some of its newest customers… read more...
Epicor mobilises its HCM; opts for browser not app
The new online platform allows mobile access for manager and employee self-service HCM tasks in a browser environment… read more...
IBM loves students
Prime Minister, Rt Hon John Key, has opened the first IBM Delivery Centre in New Zealand, with the aim to help students earn as they learn… read more...
IBM makes bold technology predictions for the coming years
IBM is generating both cautious ‘maybes’ and more than a little eye-rolling and with its latest round of five-year tech predictions that include mind-reading smartphones and a revolution in the way we view spam emails… read more...
Greentree’s UK investment will benefit people in poverty
A competition in the UK run by New Zealand-based software company Greentree has captured the imaginations of businesses, and the public, from Britain to Africa, Asia and South America… read more...
Office 365 beats Google for Opus business
Opus global infrastructure consultancy has chosen Microsoft’s Office 365 productivity solution to support its bid to be one of the top 20 consultancies in the world… read more...
Big data, 4 million jobs, large skills gap – Gartner
Analysts say there are big opportunities for big data on the horizon in APAC, but warn that we may not have the skills to fulfill them… read more...
TIN100: NZ tech sector grows, exports to Aus
The annual TIN100 Report* has highlighted a trend towards increased exports to Aus, investment in research and development and bigger headcount, despite the depressed global financial climate… read more...
Eclipse wins national accolade from Microsoft
UXC Eclipse has won the MAPA 2012 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award for Microsoft Dynamics ERP… read more...
The perils of search engine optimisation
Search engine optimization (SEO) tactics often make it harder for customers to do what they need to do, says Gerry McGovern… read more...