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IRD signs deal for $25 million knowledge management system
In the pursuit of transformation, Inland Revenue waves fat chequebook around… read more...
Does software licensing equate to theft?
Software vendors perpetuating a billion-dollar heist (or are they?)… read more...
Patterns in toast: How algorithms make machine learning work
Ever seen Jesus in a piece of toast? How algorithms and machine learning mimic the mind… read more...
Everything you know is wrong: Radicalising IT
He’s tackled the death of IT, now Ian Apperley muses about how IT should be ‘radicalised’ to stay relevant… read more...
‘Massive opportunities’ in subscription economy
Report says Aussies and Kiwis spend around AUD$660 per month on subscription services… read more...
Techweek NZ’s ‘biggest ever tech event’
Regions a focus for Techweek’17 scheduled for May 6 to 14 next year… read more...
Trends 2017: IoT and the emerging regulatory landscape
Internet of Things (IoT) momentum accelerated in 2016 and we can expect it to increase again in 2017, writes Eve Maler… read more...
The reality of the AI revolution
Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the most evocative and confusing terms in technology. In making sense of it, Steve Singer says AI is an everyday reality with plenty more to come… read more...
Tech slowdown begs question ‘Where have all the buyers gone?’
Market reports from IDC and Gartner show flat or declining numbers for PC, tablet and smartphone sales… read more...
The subscription gig gets new tooling
The complexities of selling ‘as-a-service’ has driven a new category of software – the subscription billing engine… read more...
New tech buyers could include machines
Vendors need to incorporate new customer types into go-to-market strategies… read more...
Good people (still) hard to find
Personnel problems highlighted in MYOB Business Monitor… read more...
Kicking the predictors in their crystal balls
December – the time for putting up the Christmas tree, counting down the days till holidays and trying to be nice to your work colleagues at the office party… read more...
Crystal balls come out for 2017
It’s that time of year again, so ready yourself for the prognostications of, well, everyone… read more...
NZTech firms up Techweek for ’17
Week-long celebration of technology and innovation scheduled for May 2017… read more...
Kevin Mitnick and the human hacking business
Every industry has rockstars. For hackers and infosec, there’s probably no one more famous, or perhaps infamous, than Kevin Mitnick… read more...
Everything you know is wrong – surviving the death of IT
The last six months have seen rapid changes in the world of IT, giving Ian Apperley pause to consider the future… read more...
MYOB appoints new NZ GM
Business management software provider MYOB has appointed Carolyn Luey as the new head of Enterprise Solutions division and GM New Zealand operations… read more...
Intelligent avatar seeks situation vacant
‘BabyX’ leaves the lab and looks for a job as Soul Machines opens for business… read more...
Tech driven quake response and a silver lining
New Zealand’s skills in advanced spatial technology and geographic intelligence has underpinned much of the response to last week’s 7.8 earthquake… read more...
