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Did Google and Facebook pinch the corner office?
Tech boom and North American companies driving demand for serviced office space… read more...

Frost & Sullivan’s five big predictions for 2016
Head of research shares insights on what to expect next year… read more...

How the right systems can determine M&A success
Acquiring a company or merging with a peer can strengthen a business but, like any financial strategy, there are risks involved… read more...

Startups? Consider these four undervalued benefits of network monitoring
Regardless of business size, technology is pretty important – but how many startups pay sufficient attention to network monitoring, asks Andrew Timms… read more...

Volvo and Microsoft cosy up for better car buying experience
New partnership promises holographic technology to configure and preview car choices in 3D before purchase… read more...

Four considerations on the road to multinational business
Expanding overseas can be an effective way of broadening the customer base and increasing profits… read more...

How digital consumers are changing the contact centre
What does it mean when digital consumers are as knowledgeable as your front-line contact centre agents, asks Carl Price… read more...

Digital push must come from CEO and board to succeed
Enterprises which want to transition from traditional operations into a digital business need the CEO and board to drive the agenda, or they will likely fail… read more...

Towards 2020 in the ‘Age of the Customer’
As digital disruptions dissolve barriers to entry such as manufacturing strength, distribution momentum and information mastery, power has shifted. This, says Mike Lord, is the Age of the Customer… read more...

NZ security startup cashes out with Kordia acquisition
Kordia NZ is expands cyber-security portfolio with purchase of Wellington’s Aura Information Security… read more...

Apple Matters: iPad Pro or no-go?
Are you convinced by Tim Cook’s assertion that you don’t need a computer any longer, thanks to iPad Pro? Mark Webster isn’t… read more...

Board-level marketers must embrace data, technology and finance
Marketers gain a place on the board, credibility and strategic support from director-level peers only if they speak the right language… read more...

Acronym soup and the changing C-Suite
A changing workforce model is behind evolution in the executive suite, according to Accenture’s NZ country manager… read more...

Microsoft busts out Surface Pro 4
‘Laptop replacement’ gadget available for purchase in New Zealand from today… read more...

Telcos the new TV stations?
Make space Sky, TVNZ, Freeview and Mediaworks, because telcos are becoming pay-TV operators… read more...

Dynamics market gets shakeup
The Microsoft Dynamics partner environment is in flux with a number of players undergoing transformation as they are snapped up by larger operators… read more...

The case of Rackspace’s technology innovation study
‘Curious’ organisations more likely to see greater technological innovation and application in the workplace… read more...

Canon acquires Converga
Canon Australia has fully acquired The New Zealand Post Group’s managed services and business process outsourcing company, Converga, for an undisclosed sum… read more...

How to ease the four greatest business travel and expense pressures
The common business concerns relating to expense management can be solved through automation, says Matt Goss… read more...

PwC identifies ten behaviours for digital success
The key behaviours that correlate strong digital investment to profitability are highlighted by PwC New Zealand’s 2015 Global Digital IQ Survey… read more...