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Covid19_busters

The vexatious question of contact tracing apps

April 20, 2020 | Heather Wright
As Australia forges ahead with a contact tracing app, NZ avoids a straight answer… read more...
Internet traffic

The figures behind ‘an extraordinary time in internet history’

April 16, 2020 | Heather Wright
Global internet traffic up 30 percent, A/NZ business hour traffic soars 70 percent + – but we’re not about to break the internet… read more...
Retail trends down during Covid19

A/NZ retail trends down as lockdown impacts

April 16, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton
The data reveals an economy in upheaval… read more...
Startup scene during Covid19

Can our startup scene survive Covid-19?

April 16, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton
While elements of the tech sector are in high demand, the startup community wonders where the next round of funding is coming from… read more...
Agreement cloud_Fuji Xerox

Moving beyond eSignatures to ‘Agreement Clouds’

April 16, 2020 | Heather Wright
Fuji Xerox ups business automation with Docusign deal… read more...
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Tech big guns get chatty with virtual agent support

April 14, 2020 | Heather Wright
Covid-19 accelerating chatbot technology… read more...
Covid contact tracing app urgently needed

Contact tracing apps vital for ending lockdown

April 9, 2020 | Heather Wright
Urgency needed to find right tech to fight Covid spread… read more...
Zoom_Eric Yuan

Zoom scrambles to recover security cred

April 8, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton
Zoom adds security enhancements to cap off its no good, very bad month… read more...
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Can thermal imaging help stop the spread of Covid-19?

April 8, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton
At the border and on the street, thermal detection offers a way to identify the sick – but it’s no magic wand… read more...
Google Coronavirus reports

Google taps location data for Covid lockdown maps

April 8, 2020 | Heather Wright
It’s got our data already, so why not use it for public good?… read more...
Digital world

The case for digital goes stratospheric

April 8, 2020 | Heather Wright
Don’t waste a ‘good’ crisis… read more...
Dr Watson_ IBM Covid assistant

IBM Watson serving up Covid info

April 6, 2020 | Heather Wright
Dr Watson on call to take strain off overloaded help lines… read more...
Businesses after Covid19

Preparing for business after Covid

April 2, 2020 | Heather Wright
The tech to experiment with now to hit the ground running, post-Covid… read more...
Telehealth for medical professionals

Telemedicine tech options and the challenges faced

April 2, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton
We have the technology, but do we have the will – and funding – to bring telehealth into the mainstream?… read more...
Mobile contact tracing

Mobile contact tracing: Privacy vs the pandemic

April 2, 2020 | Jonathan Cotton
As governments worldwide roll out location-based tracking of the sick, the pursuit of privacy is put on hold… read more...
Online retailers capitalise on Kiwi lockdown

International online retailers capitalise on Kiwi lockdown

April 2, 2020 | Heather Wright
It’s not a level playing field – it’s El Capitan… read more...
WFH Call centres

Companies dial up virtual contact centres

April 1, 2020 | Heather Wright
But there are challenges to navigate first… read more...
Isolation_apps available

Equipping for isolation

March 31, 2020 | Newsdesk
Software, apps and equipment to get you through… read more...
Oxford university_analytics app

Contact tracing a key tool in CV19 war chest

March 27, 2020 | Heather Wright
Data privacy or the greater good?… read more...

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