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Apple Matters: Do yourself a favour and check out iBooks
When Mark Webster wanted to get a book out, publishers wanted nothing of it. He took matters into his own hands… read more...
The internet’s gone to the dogs as Bow Wow Box seeks investors
Pets aren’t being left behind in the march to the subscription-based digital economy… read more...
Orion Health makes hay in Vietnam
Orion Health to provide solutions to Vinmec International Hospitals, signs a strategic partnership with VITCORP… read more...
Marketing insight: Where love and money intersect
Oracle says marketing leaders today are expected to meet skyrocketing customer expectations, whilst at the same time meet the ever-increasing demands of the boardroom… read more...
Changing of the guard at Microsoft NZ
The local subsidiary of Microsoft is getting a new MD as Barrie Sheers is set to succeed Paul Muckleston… read more...
Heads in the cloud as Oracle hires hundreds
Over 800 salespeople hired to support growing demand for cloud across the region… read more...
Mixed outcome in Commerce Commission draft decision disappoints
While Spark is ‘encouraged’ by the Commerce Commission draft decision on wholesale copper charges, TUANZ is ‘disappointed’… read more...
Global IT spending down, yet simultaneously up
Worldwide IT spending should total $3.5 trillion in 2015, a 5.5 percent decline from 2014, according to the latest forecast by Gartner… read more...
Better CX through AI? Callaghan contribution helps find the answer
Radiant project aimed at better understanding customer/company interactions… read more...
How Freeview is addressing the Netflix effect
The dreaded ‘N’ word wasn’t mentioned at the launch of Freeview Plus in Auckland this morning, but its presence was certainly felt in the room… read more...
Disruptive technology without disruption
Business systems should be game-changers – not gamebreakers, says Greentree CEO, Peter Dickinson… read more...
Westpac rolls out Black Pearl Mail
After breaking the news in a recent interview with iStart, Black Pearl Mail has confirmed its implementation at Westpac New Zealand… read more...
Redefining the final frontier
Clare Coulson spoke to rocket man Peter Beck to check on progress and find out what easy access to space means for mankind… read more...
Power to the people: the rise of virtual personal assistants
In a world where your data is considered fair game for marketers, Brian Blau says the virtual personal assistant could give power over information back to the people… read more...
How the internet helps watch New Zealand’s water
Environmental monitoring website Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA) has expanded the number of sensors nationwide to provide more data on New Zealand’s water… read more...
Consumer electronics retailer hitches wagon to ‘Internet of Things’
The tech industry is notorious for misunderstandings, blurred definitions and, perhaps above all, three letter acronyms (TLA)… read more...
Move over cowboy, the UrbanSherpa is here
As a species, humans have never had a problem paying for convenience… read more...
Business is taking charge of digitisation effort
Line of business managers are taking a far more direct role in choosing the technology they use, working alongside, rather than under, their IT team… read more...
Ditch the PJs (and other obvious video conference advice)
Throw enough people in front of a video camera and strange things are certain to happen… read more...
Expect a spend-up on customer experience
New research by the Economist Intelligence Unit reveals link between customer experience investment, increased profitability, revenue growth and customer retention… read more...
