A conference late October will provide invaluable help for companies working out how to effectively manage their mobile workforces, deliver cost savings and in turn deliver a high level of customer service… read more...

A $3m deal uses IBM services to bring KiwiRail in line with modern day rail networks… read more...

Ask any field officer what his most important weapon is, and chances are he’ll tell you, information. Armed with the right information at the right time, police officers can carry out their duties more quickly, effectively, and safely… read more...

Vodafone’s gone geek chic with a FREE Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards iPhone app, launched today… read more...

Your chance to help ascertain the current status of supply chain practices in NZ and help SMEs to better understand the supply chain of tomorrow… read more...

Infor may be on track to beat rival Oracle in delivering the Holy Grail of a properly integrated ERP-and-essential-business-applications suite… read more...

A recent government standards announcement could mean losing another agri-tech race after kiwi’s do all the hard work… read more...

The internet’s energy consumption is growing fast. It may need computers to help it sleep if it’s not to pose a green threat… read more...

SAP’s acquisition of mobile specialist Sybase will allow it to deliver its ERP software to mobile devices… read more...

After a decade of ERP acquisitions, Microsoft has struggled to educate the New Zealand market on the differences between their Dynamics GP, NAV, SL and AX. We’ve dug up some history – and some speculation as to where they might be going in the future… read more...

Major contracts worth over NZ$90 million altogether have been awarded to build the new Auckland Council’s customer-focused ICT infrastructure… read more...

Greenpeace’s latest Guide to Greener Electronics shows some electronic companies making headway while others are falling behind… read more...

iStart is supporting the annual WriteMark New Zealand Plain English Awards. The awards promote businesses that communicate clearly and raise awareness about the benefits of using plain English. Businesses enter to gain recognition for the way they communicate and to show their commitment to clarity. Entry is free and there are categories to suit any business… read more...

With staff increasingly mobile and mobility applications burgeoning, security threats are becoming as real on smartphones as they have been for some time on PCs. Being aware is the key to staying clean… read more...

Mobile phone maker LG announces its first handset based on Google’s Android operating system will be available in the local market… read more...

ERP goes mobile, as well as focusing on helping users reduce costs and encourage a better response from their own customers… read more...

It’s good for big business, but large-scale ERP can be an unwieldy and expensive beast for smaller businesses to handle. Many have opted for a modular upgrade approach, but getting the various modules to ‘talk’ to each other is a challenge… read more...

Once upon a time, those with a sharp commercial eye might have mined the hills, with pickaxes, for gold, now they mine the web with software tools for the golden sales opportunities out there… read more...

While there are lots of iPhone applications to keep track of the score of top-notch rugby, Gordon Brown realised there wasn’t one for simply keeping the score in grassroots rugby… read more...

A New Zealander whose rapidly growing online business includes NASA and Volvo as clients is about to open offices in the US… read more...