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Six finalists announced for Wellington Low Carbon Challenge
Crowdfunding

Six finalists announced for Wellington Low Carbon Challenge

Six eco-pioneers vie for £45k fund in Wellington's Low Carbon Challenge, promoting sustainable surf boards, biofuel, and more.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Mon, 28th Aug 2017
Social enterprise changing lives over coffee and stroopwafels
Small Business

Social enterprise changing lives over coffee and stroopwafels

The idea behind The Lifeboat is to create highly individualised experiences and interactions; no story is the same as the next.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Mon, 28th Aug 2017
Kiwi gas company speeds up approval processes with Promapp
Robotic Process Automation

Kiwi gas company speeds up approval processes with Promapp

First Gas has signed a contract with Promapp, and will replace its current manual, paper-based business processes with Promapp's process mapping tool.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Fri, 25th Aug 2017
Eight things you didn't know about smartphone market challenger Oppo
OPPO

Eight things you didn't know about smartphone market challenger Oppo

Oppo stirs NZ market with savvy tech and Barcelona charm – eye-opening facts about the smartphone titan you've likely overlooked.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Thu, 24th Aug 2017
Year-old Kiwi delivery services startup is already playing with the big boys
LazyAz

Year-old Kiwi delivery services startup is already playing with the big boys

LazyAz began as a 17-year-old's bright idea and has surged into an app taking on global brands in the delivery services and digital marketplace arena.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 24th Aug 2017

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Australian mobile phone market exceeding expectations with 18% growth
Apple

Australian mobile phone market exceeding expectations with 18% growth

Australia's mobile phone market romped in ahead of expectations in Q2 2017, growing 18.4% thanks to the launch of new Android devices.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 28th Aug 2017
Western Digital announces massive 20TB external hard drive
Storage

Western Digital announces massive 20TB external hard drive

Western Digital launches My Book Duo storage system, offering consumers and professionals vast storage capacity.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Mon, 28th Aug 2017
Enterprise is set to adopt smart home technologies by 2019
Smart Home

Enterprise is set to adopt smart home technologies by 2019

Consumer and business spending on virtual personal assistant speakers is forecast to reach $3.52bn by 2021, according to Gartner.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Fri, 25th Aug 2017
Moving to cloud? Focus concerns on operational risk, rather than cybersecurity
Firewalls

Moving to cloud? Focus concerns on operational risk, rather than cybersecurity

Businesses should worry less about security and start addressing operational risk when it comes to moving to cloud, according to Palo Alto Networks.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 25th Aug 2017
Sydney: You're invited to Blancco's data erasure event
Data Analytics

Sydney: You're invited to Blancco's data erasure event

An increase in the amount of data businesses must store means the risk of a data breach or cyber-attack also increases.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Fri, 25th Aug 2017
Data centre markets in LDN, PAR, AMS and FFM flourishing – but who's best?
Hyperscale

Data centre markets in LDN, PAR, AMS and FFM flourishing – but who's best?

CBRE has released a report that shows EU's major data centre markets are thriving, including which cities have the most capacity and growth.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 24th Aug 2017
Survey reveals digital transformation playing into cybercriminals' hands
Digital Transformation

Survey reveals digital transformation playing into cybercriminals' hands

Digital transformation has many positives but it also benefits cybercrime as organisations are trying to walk before they can crawl.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 24th Aug 2017
Multi-site, multi-cloud data fabric promises cost-effective business continuity
Storage

Multi-site, multi-cloud data fabric promises cost-effective business continuity

With the high levels of protection that Vicinity provides, business continuity is protected from disaster or failure.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Thu, 24th Aug 2017
Company-X helps Kiwi parking solution deliver in the US
Partner Programmes

Company-X helps Kiwi parking solution deliver in the US

Together, Parking Sense and Company-X are rolling out the technology for 87 geographical sites across Los Angeles.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Thu, 24th Aug 2017
Schneider Electric make two new IT division appointments
DataCentre infrastructure

Schneider Electric make two new IT division appointments

The energy management and automation company says the appointments will be important for building stronger channel relationships.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Wed, 23rd Aug 2017
Sydney authentication provider to work with US National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence
Multi-factor authentication

Sydney authentication provider to work with US National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence

Sydney-based cybersecurity firm TokenOne is now the first Australian company to be selected for a consortium project for the NCCoE.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 23rd Aug 2017
New consent regime makes access to ultra-fast broadband easier & faster
Unified Communications

New consent regime makes access to ultra-fast broadband easier & faster

This will help us achieve our target of providing up to 85% of New Zealanders with access to fibre by the end of 2024.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Wed, 23rd Aug 2017

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