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Avaya has introduced an open SDN architecture which it says is the first to deliver a ‘connect anything, anywhere’ simplicity'.>>

"Through this partnership, mobile and cloud collaboration can now truly intersect without compromising enterprise security or user experience.”>>

LogicNow is touting the release of a new version of its hybrid cloud backup and disaster recovery solution as equipping MSPs to upgrade customers.>>

Resellers take note: the devil is in the detail for the IoT and its success will rest on managing identities and access.>>

The concomitant move towards bigger screens in smartphone handsets may be about to throw a further spanner in the works.>>

While the rumours of a takeover by Samsung of struggling BlackBerry were quickly hosed down by the companies concerned, such a move would make perfect sense for both.>>

In short, Balanced Deployment means putting printing and imaging technology within reach of everyone who needs it.>>

2degrees founder comes out swinging, saying the Commerce Commission is asleep at the wheel and has produced faulty information>>

With news out this week that HP is to split into two closely followed by a similar announcement from Symantec, it could be time to ponder whether or not mega-corporations still make sense in the technology business. >>

Rumours that Cisco is to limit its future involvement in VCE have been quickly hosed down by the networking giant.>>

Hot on the heels of yesterday’s rumours that Apple may have a 12-inch convertible tablet in its skunkworks, chatter is suggesting the possibility of a similarly sized tablet to join the regular iPad and the iPad mini.>>

While there is a young boffin and while he has done something amazing, the jury is still out – way out – on whether or not it is a useful something.>>

With its flailing Surface, Microsoft is pushing the notion that people want a single device instead of the practically ubiquitous ‘laptop plus tablet’ combination>>

The most exciting thing about the imminent introduction of Windows 10 is that Microsoft skipped number 9. Early previews of the operating system show a rejiggered interface which brings it closer to the Windows 7>>

Rumours that HP is to split into two have been confirmed by the company itself.>>

Reckon the top users of Big Data are the likes of banks, consumer products companies and mass marketers? Maybe so, but there’s another industry altoge>>

Forget about video stores being under siege by Netflix. It looks like streaming video services which go up against the market leader might be the first to hit the wall. That could be the lesson emerging as Verizon puts the kibosh on its video on demand service in the USA.>>

Any time you use a social media service, it provides an additional opportunity for spammers, scammers and malicious masterminds to take advantage.>>

After the expensive fiasco of the Internet Party which resulted in a declaration that his brand was ‘poisonous’, Kim Dotcom has sold his share in the proposed Baboom music streaming service. >>

Chances are, your company is forking out more than it should for telecommunications.>>

In the wake of the launch of Nicky Hager’s latest book, it has become apparent is that ‘Dirty Politics’ is enabled in an unprecedented fashion by technology in general and social media in particular.>>

In a recent update, Chorus says New Zealand is ranked first for growth in fibre coverage from 2012 to 2013 worldwide.>>

What better way for an IT museum to raise money than by leveraging technology itself? Startup Techvana, which intends to become New Zealand’s first and likely only public repository of the techie stuff from yesteryear>>

In the wake of the 2014 general election, it could be time for companies and political parties alike to take a fresh look at social media.>>