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SAP Concur: Manual expense management holding back SMBs

“Fundamentally, automated expense management systems help SMBs target areas they’re likely to lose money on."More

IRD warning customers of new email scam over tax refunds

“We’ve received more than 900 reports over the weekend. It looks like the real thing but has some tell-tale mistakes that people can use to tell it’s a scam."More

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ComCom says its time to deregulate copper voice services

The Commerce Commission has cited the range of alternative voice offerings and shrinking consumer numbers as reasons to let Spark take the reigns.More

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8x8 opens A/NZ support centre, expands through acquisition

8x8 has APAC in its sights as it opens a Sydney support centre for A/NZ and acquires a Singaporean Comms-Platform-aaS provider.More

10 ways to benefit from the emerging ‘data nation’ - Snowflake

VMware to acquire Bitfusion

Lateral phishing: The latest in email account takeover

Attunity wins Microsoft award for cloud-data estate modernisation

How to derive maximum value from business data

NZ digital advertising revenue reaches $275m in Q1

Why holding back from cloud adoption is holding your business up

The study surveys more than 950 IT decision-makers and IT pros from across the globe to better understand the barriers to increasing cloud usage.More

Tesla's suit against ex-employee a strong case for IP security

“There was no need for this employee to be using their own iCloud for data storage even if the original intent was non-malicious."More

Businesses feel they need AI to respond to cyber-threats - Capgemini

Two in three organisations plan to deploy artificial intelligence to bolster their defense as soon as 2020.More

Frost & Sullivan: How SIEM is either an enabler or a retardant

Addressing a constant flow of security alerts is an inevitable consequence of the digital age.More

Telcos in the hot seat after ComCom lays charges

Slingshot, Flip and Orcon have had 13 charges laid against them by the Commerce Commission.More

Conquer the cloud divide: Build, run, protect, and move ahead in the cloud

Find out how to build hybrid applications and run them seamlessly, no matter where they are.More

Valuing your shift into Agile – Certus3

As Agile has taken on a more organisation-wide focus, it has also become more closely aligned with the overall objectives of the organisation.More

Using UEBA to fight user-based threats internally

This whitepaper uncovers how User and Entity Behaviour Analytics (UEBA) reduces your organisational risk and enables you to respond more quickly to attacks.More

Businesses investing US$5M into RPA technology

In the past year, 53% of businesses reported a revenue increase in the areas where they applied RPA. All project revenue to increase in the next two years.More

IoT home connectivity on the up, as are cybersecurity threats

“This data helps us shed light on the global emergence of IoT and types of the security problems present in the devices real users own.”More

The Epson FastFoto FF-680W – an all-in-one photo and document scanner

Featuring Epson ScanSmart software, the FastFoto FF-680W scanner is also a powerful document scanner.More

Report: Why vulnerability assessment is the first step in security strategy

Tenable’s latest research examines real-world vulnerability assessment practices at 2,100 organisations to see how they’re approaching cyber hygiene.More

Overcoming security gaps with people, process, and technology

One of the largest inhibitors to cloud adoption is concern around the security of leveraging a service provider in a multi-cloud world.More

Why data is the key to Finance/HR collaboration

Looking at a key part of the digital transformation puzzle for large organisations.More

Check Point releases report on public cloud security challenges

Unauthorised access, insecure interfaces, misconfigurations and account hijacking named as the biggest vulnerabilities in the public cloud.More

The future of cybercrime in Australia – ESET

Cyber-attacks will continue so long as the target seems worthwhile and the attackers have funding to continue their work. More

Barracuda improves Azure connectivity for Office 365 security

New functionality enforces Office 365 local breakout policies in Microsoft Azure Virtual WAN to optimise Office 365 UX while increasing security.More

Kiwi EdTech software innovation goes international

SimPHARM, a state of the art simulation tool developed at the University of Otago and now commercially licensed by a United States-based company.More

Micro Focus launches new robotic process automation product

Designed for the enterprise, the scalable and resilient solution is first to deliver UI and API-based RPA.More

Cisco and Pure Storage team up on converged infrastructure solution

FlashStack enables enterprises to grow through maximum performance and reliability for business-critical applications, right out of the box. More

Relationship Unlimited strengthens SaaS offerings with partnership

The partnership with Chargebee will allow Relationship Unlimited to strengthen its offering to clients in the subscription economy.More

Gartner deems Juniper Networks a leader in data center networking

“For us, to once again be recognized by Gartner as a leader in the data center space reinforces what we’re already hearing from our customers and partners."More

Druva acquires hybrid cloud data protection firm

The acquisition will enable Druva to provide customers the ability to keep data readily available on-site through SaaS-based business continuity, short recovery windows, and greater workload mobility.More

OpenText and Mastercard partner dominate financial processes market

“We are excited OpenText is partnering with Mastercard to integrate our digital platforms together to allow companies to quickly identify and vet business relationships and make the end-to-end payments process even simpler.”More

Supermicro launch solutions for security and AI at the edge

New edge servers bring up to 37 LAN port software-defined networking solutions and AI inferencing to the network edge.More

NZ's international tech reputation on the rise

"The delegation was impressed with the companies and how well the New Zealand tech ecosystem collaborates together and with government."More

Insider threats & breach reports: Why security needs more investment

Insider threats (those that come from within your organisation) are a serious concern - here's why.More

Blue Prism acquires Thoughtonomy, develops new SaaS offering

Blue Prism has closed its acquisition of Thoughtonomy. The company says the acquisition will enable it to build on its intelligent automation and cloud delivery capabilities.More

Whitepaper: Measuring SIEM’s ability to create actionable defence

Many organisations are struggling to keep pace with the speed in which hackers are attacking their system.More

Global banks fail to keep up with application security

One bank had an unpatched vulnerability that has existed since at least 2011.More

QNAP launches beta of new version of NAS OS

QTS 4.4.1 beta 3 includes VJBOD Cloud for integrated cloud object storage and CacheMount for low-latency cloud data access.More

Google buys enterprise cloud file storage firm Elastifile

The acquisition will bring Elastifile’s cloud file storage for enterprises into Google Cloud Filestore.More

Opinion: Facebook's Libra proves cryptocurrencies are now mainstream

They are here to stay. And their influence is set to grow exponentially."More

Whitepaper: Fighting advanced persistent threats in a new security paradigm

There is no doubt that a move to hybrid cloud is a massive mission but one that - if successful - promises a better world.More

IT & OT convergence brings new cyber risks to industrial sector

IT and operational technology (OT) are on a journey to convergence, but that convergence must be managed with caution in order to manage cybersecurity risks that go with it. More

Microsoft releases progammes and tech for partners

“Our portfolio of programmes, offers and resources for companies partnering with Microsoft is transforming to help them capitalise on the opportunity of the cloud era.”More

Zendesk expands AWS support for customer data accessibility

Native connector for Amazon EventBridge allows easy access to customer experience data across the organisation.More

Dunedin City Council rolls out smart streetlights

Dunedin City Council is making the switch to smart street lighting as part of its agreement with global smart city solutions provider Telensa.More

Govt gets serious about drone regulation in NZ

New Zealand could be leading the world in the development of drone technologies, but we need to work out how to make those technologies safe first.More

Google, Apple, Amazon financial moves could impact NZ

The tech giants are encroaching on financial services and threatening incumbents, says FintechNZ.More

How to prevent malware risk with ESET

Find out how you can get a 30-day FREE trial for ESET cyber security & antivirus products.More

Adobe welcomes NZ country manager to its team

Adobe is welcoming Colin Rebairo as its New Zealand country manager, following continued momentum in the local market. More

Blue Prism to deliver automation solutions through Azure

The collaboration will integrate Blue Prism’s automation capabilities with Azure AI technologies including Cognitive Services and Machine Learning.More

Case study: How Central Innovation prototyped the Nura headphones with SOLIDWORKS

Sound pioneer Nura had an ambitious concept to deliver when it raised almost two million dollars via crowdsourcing and then over five million dollars through a seed round.More

Looking to land your dream job? Build your soft skills, says Hays

According to Hays latest Salary Guide, soft skills could be the differentiator between a successful or failed job search.More