Kiwi IT company Koorb Consulting has been awarded its third ‘gold’ competency by Microsoft, distinguishing the company as one of the top BI partners in New Zealand… read more...

Information overload. It defines the age we live in… read more...

iStart investigates what Councils are doing with technology to improve service and asks if amalgamation is the answer… read more...

Jonathan Cotton unravels the seemingly far-fetched but very real story of Dotcom, and asks if he has killed the cloud…[View as PDF] read more...

After persistent rumours questioning the IT decisions inside the Super City, iStart embarked on a wide ranging investigation into council IT systems, and whether amalgamation works. Auckland’s CEO, CFO and CIO fronted – here is the full interview…by Chris Bell read more...

For successful companies, says Brett Roberts, it’s all about preparing for the battle. But while you can’t succeed without adequate preparation, planning can quickly veer into ‘useless’ territory, especially when those ‘best laid plans’ equate to little more than opportunities lost… read more...

Support communities, indeed social media in general, is how a potential customer finds out what an organisation is really like, says Gerry McGovern. So why are so many companies getting the support community model all wrong?… read more...

14 groups of Information Technology students from Otago Polytechnic have pitched their business project to a panel of industry leaders in a tense ‘Dragon’s Den’ style session in Dunedin… read more...

A year ago it was the development no employer wanted to know about; now, it’s the movement every employer has to deal with. Bring-your-own-device (BYOD) computing is the trend du jour, but is it really the Holy Grail of increased productivity, customer engagement and happy employees? Or are we just nearing the peak of inflated expectations before the inevitable trough of disillusionment?…[View as PDF] read more...

Tech giant Apple has enlisted an independent investigator to inspect its Chinese operations, in an attempt to quell a potential consumer backlash over allegations of worker abuse in its supply chain… read more...

Innovative NZ science research projects are being put up to attract investor interest for commercial development… read more...

Wellington-based angel investment group Angel HQ is partnering with the New Zealand Venture Investment Fund to invest up to NZ$8 million into start-up companies… read more...

Transitioning Shell from global outpost to fresh local upstart has presented some major marketing conundrums, and some tough technology challenges along the way… read more...

Samsung has kicked Apple off the top of the heap as sales of Samsung electronics overtake those of former market-dominator Apple Inc… read more...

Orion health Asia Pacific has signed an agreement to purchase Microsoft’s hospital information software assets which will enable it to offer to provide solutions to the global eHealth market… read more...

Telecom will pay rivals $31.6 million to resolve allegations of discrimination under the Telecom Separation Undertakings… read more...

Business forums, professional networking sites and the internet in general is awash with stories detailing just how difficult dealing with an IT recruiter can be. But is all this online odium justified? Are they really the new ‘used-car salesman’? Or are recruiters just the fall guys for frustrated job-seekers in a down-turned economy?… read more...

While New Zealand may be a small country at the bottom of the world, it is nevertheless a hothouse for entrepreneurship and innovation, boasting some of the savviest and most creative risk-takers in the world. Why then are we labouring in obscurity? iStart sat down with some of the country’s best and brightest to find out… read more...

The cutting-edge tech required for modern-day V8 racing means that you’re just as likely to find computer engineers and grease-monkeys in the pit… read more...

CallPlus and Slingshot today announced they are abandoning former partner Vodafone and switching to Telecom Wholesale to provide “faster, flexible and more competitive mobile services” to the burgeoning Kiwi smartphone market… read more...