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Exclusive: Avnet ups Kiwi focus with new staff, new services, new vendors

Avnet is ramping up its NZ investment with new staff, services offerings - including a cloud marketplace - and vendors as it seeks big growth locally.

By Heather Wright • 5 min read • Mon, 13th Jun 2016

DTS

UFB business services – how much are ISPs really making?

How much money is being generated by ISPs in NZ from selling UFB business services, uptake of UFB business services and a few other bits and pieces?.

By Brendan Ritchie • 4 min read • Thu, 9th Jun 2016

Gaming

Kiwi gamers head to Sydney for the EB Expo 2016

NZ gamers flock to Sydney's EB Expo for a homegrown taste of gaming's best and latest, with cosplay and e-sports galore.

By Darren Price • 2 min read • Wed, 8th Jun 2016

EduTech

More government investment in Auckland schools

Mount Albert Grammar School in Auckland benefits from $153 million investment in school property, announced by Government.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 7th Jun 2016

Gaming

Hands-on Review: HTC Vive

HTC's Vive raises the bar in our hands-on review, delivering a mesmerising VR experience that justifies its hefty price tag.

By Darren Price • 6 min read • Sat, 4th Jun 2016

Digital Entertainment

Samsung launches revolutionary new family of TVs

2016 SUHD TVs with Quantum dot display deliver the most true-to-life picture quality, and the world's first curved boundless TV design.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 3rd Jun 2016

Global Stories

Retail stories

Bring Your Own Device

BYOD security: Key market research findings

The global BYOD security market is set to reach $337 million by 2020, driven by increased use of mobile devices, says Technavio.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 13th Jun 2016

Payment Technologies

Smartphone technologies and capabilities that can not be ignored by mobile device vendors

Mobile giants can't ignore the new top 10 smartphone techs that shape user experience, says Gartner's Roberta Cozza.

By Christy Pettey • 5 min read • Thu, 9th Jun 2016

Cybersecurity

State of the Internet Report - DDoS attacks surge

Akamai's Q1 2016 State of the Internet - Security Report has been released today, detailing threats affecting global cloud and cyber security.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 8th Jun 2016

Internet of Things

Expert opinion: Cisco and IBM adopt hybrid analytics architecture to drive IoT growth

The new Internet of Things (IoT) partnership between Cisco and IBM promises to enhance the companies' IoT offerings.

By Ezra Gottheil, Andrew Smith, Patrick Filkins and Molly Gallaher Boddy • 9 min read • Wed, 8th Jun 2016

Unified Communications

3 reasons why telecom operators should store historical data right now

Big Data technologies, cloud services and price drops in storage disks have made it possible to store huge datasets.

By Bora Kizil • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Jun 2016

Digital Transformation

Call for global agreement to promote digital trade growth

It's time for a renewed global digital trade policy to stop digital protectionism in its tracks, a new report by ITIF says.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Jun 2016

Carbon Black

How to shift the economic balance of cyber attacks

A harsh reality for the information security sector is that the businesses we are asked to protect are battling businesses that are built to attack.

By Kane Lightowler • 5 min read • Tue, 7th Jun 2016

Malware

Fortinet and Ransomware: What your clients need to know

The best way to protect your digital assets from Ransomware is to not get compromised in the first place - but can it be done?.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 3rd Jun 2016

Surveillance

Smart tracking tech: prepare for the next 10 years of evolution

Current tracking tech can pinpoint GPS accuracy to within a few metres. It will get much more powerful in the next decade, Daniel Lewkovitz says.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 3rd Jun 2016

Marketing Technologies

Agility critical for campaign success, says expert

Businesses urged to embrace agile marketing strategies to deliver real-time experiences to customers. #marketingstrategy #agilemarketing.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 3rd Jun 2016

Entrepreneur

Aussie start-up RangeMe gears up for massive growth

Australia's RangeMe, the online marketplace that connects retailers with suppliers, has caught the attention of serial US entrepreneurs.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 2nd Jun 2016

Network Infrastructure

Endace targets DDOS-backed security breaches

It's essential to ensure network monitoring infrastructure can record without loss, even under the of loads you would experience during a DDOS attack.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 2nd Jun 2016