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TechEd gives customers a voice
Unusually, the recent New Zealand Microsoft developer’s conference showcased how six major customers are using technology to leverage business, help babies and more… read more...
Survey finds local organisations exposed to file recovery risk
Poll of senior ICT decision makers shows Australian and New Zealand organisations require ‘information intervention’ to improve governance processes… read more...
Microsoft’s Tech Ed conference hits Auckland
The country’s largest IT summit draws more than 2000 attendees to SkyCity… read more...
World-first claim for local online medical alert service
125,000 New Zealander MedicAlert users set to benefit from emergency access to vital medical records… read more...
Department of Building and Housing selects Objective
EDRMS specialist tasked with designing a solution to support the growth of the government agency’s knowledge base… read more...
Open Source Society targets public sector with ‘Remix’ project
New Zealand Open Source Society initiative aims to encourage government agencies to look at open source as a way of cutting desktop computing costs… read more...
New Zealand contact centres continue to expand
Local call centres defy the impact of the global financial crisis, but growth is set to slow next year… read more...
New auction website targets local IT industry
DealFoundry promoted as a tool for consumers, small businesses, IT dealers, manufacturers and distributors… read more...
Fonterra moves mobile business to Gen-i
In a significant business win for Telecom’s ICT services business, the dairy giant is shifting more than half of its mobile connections away from Vodafone… read more...
Symantec donates software to non-profits
Enterprise software available to eligible charities, voluntary and community groups… read more...
Tasmania Fire Service selects ComOps for risk management reporting
Solution allows TFS to automate safety and hazard reporting, and generate detailed reports to support training and OHS… read more...
Queensland Prosecutions Office chooses LexisNexis for case management
Lexis Visualfiles promises an integrated case management and research solution to automate workflow and ensure timeliness… read more...
ASICS keeps finger on the pulse with SAP BusinessObjects
Sportswear firm implements SAP BI 7.0 for reporting and market analysis to support the company’s continued growth… read more...
Super Cheap Auto selects SAP for CRM and BI
Retail group adds to its existing SAP base as it revs up its niche marketing efforts… read more...
Green efficiency helps datacentres do more with less, as budgets stagnate
Analyst firm Aperture Research reports that the economic slowdown has had little effect on the demand for IT services. Datacentre managers are looking to energy efficiencies and better use of resources to cope with the demand… read more...
Frucor MD, Mark Cowsill: The ‘V’ word
One-time apple juicing company Frucor has juiced up its business beyond Just Juice with the aid of ‘V’, MiZone and other innovative products – along with some custom-built technology, and grown to ten times its original size. It is now poised to go global with new Japanese owner Suntory… read more...
Google takes the Latitude
Do you have reason to share your location with colleagues or friends, or your boss? If so, then a new free Google Maps add-on could prove very useful… read more...
Switched on CEO: Mike Reynolds – 2 Degrees
Maori tribes… 3G wars… All Blacks… $100 million in private equity… the CEO of NZ Communications has a lot to contend with. But the boss of the revamped mobile player aims to level the playing field and is already anticipating kick-off…[View as PDF] read more...
Fleet management shifts up a gear
Advances in GPS technologies and location based services have made fleet tracking solutions more feature-rich and affordable. So what do you get for your money today and how are organisations taking advantage of the technology to gain a competitive edge? read more...
Switched on CFO: Peter Gregg, Qantas
At the heart of the Qantas airline’s success is its constantly evolving IT strategy and Gregg has been the man in the pilot seat when it comes to financing that vital IT investment… read more...
