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Worldwide BI to hit US$16.9 billion in 2016
Especially solid growth for analytics in ANZ in otherwise tepid IT market… read more...
Goodbye Koorb with latest Fusion5 acquisition
The wave of consolidation of trans-Tasman enterprise solution providers continues apace as Fusion5 snaps up the remnants of Koorb… read more...
More cloud consolidation as Plan B acquires ICONZ
Founding NZ ISP ICONZ is now part of Plan B as the acquiring company said it is ‘creating scale as a provider of business and continuity solutions’… read more...
Security blanky makes way for quilt
Enterprises need to rethink blanket rules regarding access to corporate information systems, and instead take more of a “patchwork quilt” approach according to a former FBI agent… read more...
Data proves as important as financial capital
Data is a form of capital on par with financial capital, even though it can’t yet be shown on a balance sheet, according to Paul Sonderegger, big data strategist for Oracle… read more...
Bulletproof to acquire Cloud House
NZ AWS partner snapped up by Australian cloud service provider… read more...
Cloud ERP? Make sure it is IRD-compliant
Businesses looking to move to cloud solutions should make sure their provider is compliant with applicable Inland Revenue Department requirements… read more...
Automation comes to live TV production
With the introduction of the Sony Hawk-Eye automated system, NZ Live set to revolutionise broadcasting… read more...
NZTech takes steps towards national alliance of industry bodies
Readies up to ink agreement with Canterbury Software Cluster… read more...
SAP enterprise omnichannel software available as a service (but not yet in ANZ)
A new agreement between systems integrator Dimension Data and SAP makes the vendor’s Hybris Commerce available on a software-as-a-service (SaaS) basis for the first time in APAC… read more...
New Zealand ranks 28th in global innovation
Just cracks top 30 in how domestic policies support worldwide innovation, according to Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) think tank… read more...
Promapp secures Callaghan funding, looks to build US presence
Cloud business process management (BPM) vendor awarded R&D Growth Grant… read more...
Five trends which will revolutionise customer experience
Interactive Intelligence shares its predictions for the five trends set to disrupt customer service… read more...
TechnologyOne launches latest cloud, built for scale
Trialled with early adopters since 2015, listed Australian software and services business TechnologyOne has launched the fifth incarnation of its cloud platform which has been primed for scale… read more...
First Software’s Xero integration eases road to ERP
Cloud ERP vendor’s Xero integration means more clients can access complete business management software… read more...
Despite ‘shocking’ state of global information security, it’s business as usual
Just 45 percent of organisations confident in security posture; attackers launching ‘more sophisticated, bold and resilient campaigns’… read more...
Strong performance bodes well – VMob
Location-based intelligence provider ‘positioned for success in 2016’… read more...
Unit4 ups ante for ‘people-centric’ ERP
Netherlands based ERP provider Unit4 is stepping up activities in Australia and New Zealand, just as it announces an integration with online messaging app Slack… read more...
Worldwide IT spending to grow – but only just
Just how much will the tech-crazy world blow on IT in 2016? Around US$3.54 trillion… read more...
IT professionals face daunting security KPI
IT professionals need to prepare for a new KPI that will track their ability to manage system security “dwell time”… read more...