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Cognitive computing and a better customer experience for all
Chatbots can revolutionise how we interact with everyday services… read more...
GitHub shifts from tool for nerds to business collaboration platform
GitHub might sound like a silly name but it has become a trusted tool for developers, and now other business people, to store and share information… read more...
Social media entrepreneurs drive audience numbers
Kiwi tech set to revolutionise live event ticket sales… read more...
Technology no panacea in delivering education
Much has been said about the use of technology in schools, writes Anthony Caruana, but some principles just don’t change… read more...
Have your employees got the best tools for the job? Probably not
Less than half of respondents to a global study have the ‘latest technology’ to do their jobs… read more...
Fulcrum expands into Australia
New Zealand-based data startup Fulcrum launches on both sides of the Tasman, plans to tackle Asia and the US later this year… read more...
Smart glasses tipped for big things, despite probably still making you look stupid
Google Glass might be dead, but the segment in which it inspired a good deal of public opprobrium isn’t… read more...
M&A activity continues as Fusion5 and Myriad join forces
Australasian business solutions company Fusion5 merges with Myriad IT… read more...
The Curse of Machinery
Among the most viable of all economic delusions is the belief that machines on net balance create unemployment… read more...
Culture shift needed before transformation
Fear of the machines is real, so focus on people first, then tech… read more...
Strategic partnership heralds AI-driven service automation
For those to whom automation gives the willies, more frightening stuff… read more...
Vendor management in a volatile world
Mergers, acquisitions and divestitures are a fact of life that make vendor management an ongoing challenge for today’s tech leaders… read more...
Collaboration giants LogMeIn and Citrix GoTo merge
After a six-month courtship, the marriage between Citrix’s GoTo business and LogMeIn has been consummated… read more...
Within five years, organisations will be valued on information portfolios
Just how valuable is information? According to Gartner, by 2021 the answer will become clear… read more...
‘Digitally enhanced products’ and the dawn of the DX Economy
IDC peers into the future and insists on digital nativity for every enterprise… read more...
Chatbots take flight in New Zealand
But it is more Kitty Hawk than Cape Canaveral right now… read more...
Collaboration hots up as Slack boosts enterprise cred
Slack is a collaboration favourite for small workgroups – now it is targeting the big time… read more...
Shift to the cloud as minnows nip at big energy retailers’ flanks
The big boys of the electricity industry aren’t taking this digital transformation malarkey lying down… read more...
Chatbots hit the perfect pitch
With bots taking over the world, isn’t it a good thing they are so friendly… read more...
UFB going (more) places
Phase 2 rollout to put fibre within reach of most New Zealanders… read more...
