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Rave about the machine: Auckland to host AI conference
Auckland has won the bid to host a top international artificial intelligence get-together in 2020… read more...
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This week in Kiwi telcos
Sporty Spark also extends into infosec-as-a-service and ComCom lays charges against Vodafone – it’s just another week in telco 2.0… read more...
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IoT and the transformation of the pharmaceutical industry
Clinical trials to manufacturing, supply chain to remote monitoring, IoT is dragging the pharma industry into the 21st century… read more...
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Digi-tech provides fertile ground for developing nations
EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel says Europe is dedicated to helping Africa build a single digital market, paving the way to better jobs on the continent… read more...
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Is CRM the largest software market in the world?
According to Gartner it is, but it’s more about the rise of martech and CX than core CRM rollouts… read more...
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Youth in revolt: Google employees protest Pentagon drone work
Brave stand or naive youth grandstanding? 3,000 Google employees say ‘no’ to military drone tech… read more...
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Tech and disruption lead agenda for 2018 CIO Summit
Top international tech experts will descend on Auckland this June to show just how CIOs can drive digi-tech disruption… read more...
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The stalled Oracle DHB ERP project: Time to review the review?
Yes, there’s a conflict of interest but no, nothing to see here, says Minister for Health David Clark… read more...
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IoT cleans up Sydney Fish Market (among other things)
Clever tech is changing the way Australasia catches, monitors and markets its seafood… read more...
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Techweek ’18 hits the country next week
Techweek is back with its compelling mix of tech ecosystem events, feel-good distractions for the kids and hearty self-congratulation for Kiwi innovators… read more...
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How back office transformation drives IRD efficiency
With the Inland Revenue Department undergoing a massive systems upgrade, transformation of the back office is among the central raisons d’etre… read more...
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iPod laws in a smartphone world: Will we ever get copyright right?
Innovation-unfriendly laws prevail as A/NZ lawmakers struggle to keep pace with technology… read more...
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New Canberra Azure regions target high-security and govt data
The MS megalith continues to spread its high-specced tentacles across Australia and the globe… read more...
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Finalists in the 2018 New Zealand Hi-Tech Awards announced
According to the judges, this year’s awards will also celebrate high diversity… read more...
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Championing the ‘why’: Securing business buy-in for change
Cigna CIO says when the business understands the rationale behind strategic decisions, execution gets a whole lot easier… read more...
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In the realm of the sensors: Oil and gas industry gears up for transformation
Data is the new Texas-tea as a conservative industry wakes up to the value of IoT… read more...
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B2B fintech: The $216 trillion opportunity
In the latest from our ‘whoa-that’s-a-big-number’ dept, Juniper predicts boom times in burgeoning B2B payment industry… read more...
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Facebook and the age of data enlightenment
With #DeleteFacebook trending, the creepiness of the social giant’s data-enabled reach is beginning to hit home… read more...
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A case in point: The value of back office transformation
What’s the value in a more efficient, automated back office?… read more...
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Salesforce buys Mulesoft for US$6.5 billion
The CRM giant pays top dollar for the integration specialist in its bid to tempt new customers… read more...