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Microsoft seeking ‘road warrior’ sales staff to promote Office 2010
Top salespeople invited to apply for audition and four-month contract… read more...
Intergen first to win elite SharePoint status
Kiwi integrator’s expertise pays off as it becomes the world’s first Microsoft SharePoint Elite certified partner… read more...
Social media ‘key to increasing customer engagement’
Survey finds New Zealand businesses believe social media builds customer relationships, but few are prepared to invest in it significantly… read more...
Malware and Spam rise 70% on social networks
Report finds three out of four businesses fear corporate security risks from staff use of social networking sites… read more...
Dell signs Simms International as NZ distributor
New arrangement in local SMB channel mirrors a similar approach Dell has taken in other markets, the company says… read more...
Free-to-call directory delays launch citing testing issues
Co-founder Prentice Robb says many businesses are still finding their feet after the summer break and have been slow to complete listings. Businesses are asked to fork out $129 per month to list on the service. “We are a couple of months behind our s read more...
Internet reaches critical turning point
New Zealand businesses must sit up and take note of the need to migrate to the new method of addressing computers and servers, says the IPv6 Taskforce… read more...
Businesses demand more reliable broadband
Survey finds a need for more consistency of service. Regional service providers promise to deliver… read more...
TelstraClear enhances printing efficiency with Canon
Tailor-made in-house solution expected to save $200,000 a year in reduced paper and toner use, meaning a return on investment in nine months… read more...
Ovum forecasts modest recovery for local IT services market
Research firm expects 2010 to “an optimistic year, sprinkled with a healthy dose of cautiousness”. Project-led consulting and systems integration work also tipped to rebound… read more...
New ISO standard signals Risk Management is maturing
ISO 31000 aims to help organisations develop, implement and continuously improve their risk management framework… read more...
NetSafe launches Cybersafety resource for businesses
Whatsit business security resource website simplifies IT security policy implementation, especially for smaller businesses read more...
Avoiding data loss and digital footprints
Mobiu USB data key targets mobile staff who need access to sensitive files while out of the office… read more...
TracMap secures major US deals
Local GPS guidance systems business sees big market potential in the large North American rural fire-fighting industry… read more...
Simms International opens for business in New Zealand
Former Renaissance MD Paul Johnston tasked with building up the IT distributor and supplier’s new local operation… read more...
Growth in PC shipments hits seven-year high
Gartner says all regions around the world experienced positive shipment results during the final quarter of last year… read more...
Unisys predicts a ‘biometrics boom’ in 2010
While organisations go on the offensive to protect data, advances in surveillance systems and continued Trojan attacks are also on the horizon… read more...
Gen-i launches cloud strategy and services
ICT services provider gears up to tap into the growing Australasian market for cloud computing solutions… read more...
ECN Group partners with Innovit
Local business process management and messaging solutions specialist says its deal with Innovit will make implementing GS1net solutions easier for its customers… read more...
AppWrap: ICT news wrap up Q1 2010
iStart’s monthly summary of news and deals affecting New Zealand’s enterprise ICT market, compiled by Simon Hendery – iStart News Editor… read more...
