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Positive effect of outsourcing R&D abroad spells opportunity for NZ
A new study shows that businesses that outsource R&D overseas are more likely to innovate than those who outsource at home… read more...

GeoOp private share offer significantly oversubscribed
The mobile job costing company could be shaping up to be the next Kiwi cloud darling as it makes moves to float on the stock market… read more...
Gartner offers top predictions for industry sectors
Transformative technologies are set to continue to disrupt the enterprise in 2014 and beyond… read more...

Gartner: Top technology trends you cannot afford to ignore
Gartner has published its annual list of the top strategic technology trends, which includes software-defined anything (SDx), 3D printing, mobile apps, cloud/client architecture, hybrid cloud and IT-as-service-broker and smart machines… read more...

BNZ taps facial recognition software for marketing campaign
The bank is using the technology to help get New Zealanders talking about their finances, but the software creator nViso sees many other business applications for the technology… read more...

Gen-i says goodbye to training cash cow Auldhouse
The ICT provider continues to realign its business, divesting IT training company Auldhouse through another management buy-out… read more...
CIOs lose control of the enterprise IT budget
A recent report from Forrester Research reveals that chief information officers are losing their grip on enterprise IT budgets with line-of-business managers taking up the slack… read more...

Ellison snubs Oracle World to go sailing
Despite the Oracle world conference currently being held in San Francisco, iStart’s source on the ground says founder and CEO Larry Ellison seems to have his mind firmly on his other pet project… read more...

Westpac launches new digital strategy and platform
Westpac has announced its new mobile-first strategy, unveiling its re-engineered banking platform that puts the customer front and centre… read more...

Emirates Team New Zealand a “tech company”, says Ian Taylor
The CEO of Animation Research Limited says the America’s Cup is more than just a boat race – it is also a tech showcase… read more...

Xero receives offshore data storage approval for NZ customers
Following updates from the IRD that allow tax data to be stored in offshore clouds, Xero is one of the first companies to be given approval… read more...
LinkedIn and Facebook battle for territory
LinkedIn opens up to teens while Facebook adds a professional skills category… read more...

Chief digital officers tipped as key to future business success
Almost half of Australian businesses surveyed already have a chief digital officer but the new role must be better articulated to avoid conflict with existing CIO responsibilities and promote acceptance. read more...

Is forex breaking your bank?
Bank fees are part of life, but when it comes to international transaction payments we could be paying over the odds. Beverley Head reports… read more...

Online habits too expensive to change
Web specialist Gerry McGovern says you are likely to be much more successful on the web if you try to leverage existing behaviour… read more...

Tech secrets of Emirates Team New Zealand
The America’s Cup might be the oldest active trophy in international sport, yet it creates one of the most dramatic displays of cutting edge technology in action and now it’s talking big data and data centres… read more...

Online voting to be trialled at 2016 elections
Government aims to boost voter turnout with a digital solution… read more...

Details of 700 MHz auction released
The auction conditions ensure that at least 90 percent of New Zealanders have access to a 4G network and faster mobile broadband coverage within five years… read more...

Wellington growth planned for FNZ
Little known Kiwi success story has announced plans to hire 30 new staff for its Wellington office… read more...

Software patents thing of the past with new Patents Bill
IT industry bodies are celebrating the near unanimous passing of the Patents Bill in Parliament, which will effectively remove software patents from New Zealand… read more...