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Tech sector frustrated by Ministry of Education announcement
Initial IT sector reaction to digital technology curriculum changes is one of frustration and missed opportunity… read more...
Tech industry going great guns, but business sector lags
TUANZ says digital enablement delivers results, but SMEs have been slow to engage and leverage the opportunity… read more...
Boundaries blur between robots and real life
As robots emerge from laboratories and science fiction to take on roles in factories, transport systems, hospitals and households, humans are having to come to terms with them… read more...
Nothing to see here: Auckland Council hits another SAP milestone
40 percent of Auckland services are now being delivered on NewCore, with the project’s $157 million budget on track… read more...
Whanganui aims for best broadband economy
Whanganui District Council has missed out on the top award for broadband economies at the Intelligent Community Forum Summit, but its CIO Jason Simons is not disappointed… read more...
Cloud demand spurs growth for single focus PrimeQ
Cloud-only consulting business PrimeQ is so confident of demand across Australia and New Zealand that it is planning to double headcount to 100 by the end of the year, and 200 the following year… read more...
Oracle and NetSuite lose local heads
There’s been a changing of the guard in leading technology companies including the Australian subsidiaries of ERP giants Oracle and NetSuite… read more...
Economic growth? It’s the internet, stupid
Connectivity key for NZ’s future… read more...
New CRM fresh on global market
Tired of having to cobble together systems for its sales reps, SaaS business Freshdesk set about creating its own CRM system for ‘high velocity sales teams’… read more...
Dynamics takes to the field
Microsoft’s CRM solution has been extended to handle field services, Rolls Royce on board with deployment… read more...
Expectations high for new Ministry of Health CTO role
Chai Chuah, director general of the Ministry of Health, has thrown down the gauntlet to the tech sector as he searches for a CTO to take health digital… read more...
Workplace security lifts, consumers’ sags
IT’s warnings about the need for greater vigilance about computer security is paying off – but Australian and New Zealand consumers are still playing fast and loose with their own protection… read more...
Corporate ‘no-cloud’ policies head for extinction
By 2020, a corporate “no-cloud” policy will be as rare as a “no-internet” policy is today, says technology analyst Gartner… read more...
NZ’s Tech Report
Comprehensive economic study shows the tech sector makes a significant and growing contribution to the economy… read more...
Personal tech poised to further disrupt enterprise
Gartner has identified five personal technologies it believes will deliver a fresh wave of disruption to the enterprise and IT operations over the next 5-10 years… read more...
Promapp appointment reflects global expansion plans
The successful Kiwi BPM company has appointed a chief customer officer… read more...
Bottoms up to emerging raft of technologies
Imagine swiping your left buttock across a terminal to complete a payment; banking giant ANZ has – and it’s just the start of a massive change in the way humans and technology interact… read more...
Veteran ERP company changes its spots
As purchasing power shifts away from the IT department, one business software vendor is launching an unlikely new service to get in front of the people who count… read more...
Nominations for NZTech Board close soon
The door is still open for those wanting to submit a last-minute nomination… read more...
Accelerating omnichannel in the public sector
SAP HQ has appointed local partner UXC Oxygen to build an app to enhance SAP’s public sector solution… read more...
