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NZ feels surge in spending during the first week of RWC
NZ businesses are enjoying a sharp increase in spending, as RWC tourist spending spikes dramatically, even before the opening ceremony kicked off on Friday night… read more...

Simon Power: SMEs to be freed from general purpose financial reports
The Minister of Commerce has announced proposals that will see SMEs enjoy drastically simplified financial reporting, a move expected to cut business compliance costs by $NZ90 million a year… read more...

What’s wrong with NZ’s take on copyright?
Now that the Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Act 2011 has come into effect, many Kiwis will have a raft of new worries when it comes to their internet writes TelstraClear chief executive Allan Freeth… read more...

Cloud computing code of practice proposed
Plans for the development of a voluntary Cloud Computing Code of Practice to inform and safeguard the public around cloud computing issues have been announced… read more...

Online advertising continues to climb as advertisers look ‘beyond the click through rate’
Online advertising in New Zealand experienced double digit growth for year-on-year ad revenue in Q2 says a new report, as mobile devices, video and social media continue to attract advertisers… read more...

MYOB sold to US firm
The bidding war over MYOB has ended with the accounting software giant being sold to US private equity firm Bain Capital for a reported $A1.2 billion… read more...

NZ IT firms score big with science and innovation grants
The government has announced a $50 million round of technology grants this week, to aid the research and development projects of several Kiwi companies… read more...

NZ IT firms score big with science and innovation grants
The government has announced a $50 million round of technology grants this week, to aid the research and development projects of several Kiwi companies… read more...

1 in every 5 online minutes wasted on social networking
comScore has released the State of the Internet New Zealand study and the results show that social media is far and away the biggest time-sink when online… read more...

iPad makes compulsory stationary list at Auckland school
Parents of Orewa College students have been told that they will need to purchase an iPad2 for year nine students for 2012… read more...

Smart card technology: A pocket guide
When it comes to engaging with your customers, there’s plenty to know in the realm of card technology. So if you don’t know your ICC from your NFC, read on to find out just how smart cards can serve your businesss… read more...

The iStart Smartphone Roundup
Thinking about buying a smartphone? Before you take the plunge check out the iStart Smartphone Roundup – it will help you navigate the pros and cons of six of the most popular units on the market, as well as important specs before you buy… read more...

New network highlights emerging NZ ICT project opportunities
The launch of the Kiwinet collaboration network is promoting NZ ICT projects looking to commercialise… read more...
ICE Ideas Conference a sellout success – review
NZ Inc needs to get aggressive and get noticed if kiwi innovation is to leave its mark – that was the conclusion from last Friday’s hectic Ice Ideas Conference in Auckland… read more...

The desktop goes virtual
You may shudder at the thought, but modern enterprise architecture is slowly but surely returning to the mainframe fold, at least conceptually, and never more so than with the idea of virtual desktops – hosted in ‘the cloud’… read more...
The web is critical. The web team is not.
Most organisations consider their website to be critical, yet web teams rarely have respect, power or resources. Here’s how to change that… read more...

Glitch sees Dick Smith giving items away for free
Dick Smith was forced to take its site down this morning after a glitch allowed customers to purchase items for the mistakenly displayed prices of zero dollars… read more...

Google+ unleashes the spam
Google+’s first snafu sees beta users plagued with spam… read more...

Alasdair Thompson sacked from the EMA
Alasdair Thompson has been dismissed from the role of chief executive with the EMA following comments about female employees taking excessive sick leave due to their periods… read more...

NATO server hacked, files now online
Servers belonging to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) have been breached again, this time with some 2,646 files from the server posted online as proof of the exploit… read more...