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Gold

MHA goes gold with Microsoft

Fri, 27th Feb 2015
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MHA Cloud Computing reaches top 1% of Microsoft partner ecosystem with Gold Hosting competency. Via @MHAcloud #cloudcomputing.
Eset

ESET launches 're-engineered' business security products

Thu, 26th Feb 2015
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malware
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cybersecurity
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chillisoft
ESET is heralding 'a new era of IT security' with the launch of its re-engineered and redesigned business security products.
Micro partner awards finals

Familiar faces to fight it out at Microsoft NZ Partner Awards

Wed, 25th Feb 2015
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data analytics
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microsoft
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bi
Microsoft has announced its 2015 New Zealand Partner Award finalists, with familiar faces, and some newer ones, vying for top place.
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EXCLUSIVE...The real story on Westcon's cloud

Wed, 25th Feb 2015
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microsoft
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cloud services
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westcon-comstor
Westcon warns Kiwi resellers' slow cloud adoption poses risks to their future, despite impressive company growth and cloud platform success.
Paul

Baker to take top role at Westcon NZ

Wed, 25th Feb 2015
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westcon-comstor
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distributors
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managing director
Mark Baker has been promoted to Westcon NZ country manager, as the distributor looks to ramp up its complementary support services and NOCs.
Satellite

Huge interest in VoIP over satellite, says Wireless Nation

Wed, 25th Feb 2015
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uc
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voip
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contact centre
And the move to VoIP isn't only on the satellite front. Wireless Nation says it's also seeing high uptake of VoIP via its fibre offerings.
Percentage

Spark dumps Telecom Cook Islands on Teleraro

Tue, 24th Feb 2015
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uc
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customers
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spark
Spark NZ sheds 60% stake in Telecom Cook Islands to Teleraro for NZ$23m, aligning with its customer-centric local focus strategy.
Angry businessman

Spark New Zealand calls Chorus out

Tue, 24th Feb 2015
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uc
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chorus
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commerce commission
Spark New Zealand urges regulator to lower unjust '80% higher' Chorus fees, citing expert analysis for fairer charges.
Cio

The rise of the outsourced CIO

Mon, 23rd Feb 2015
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partner programmes
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managed services
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logicnow
Forget about being a 'trusted advisor'. It's time for Kiwi managed service providers to step up to being an 'outsourced CIO'.
Skills gap

Asia Pacific IT skills gap widens, drives hybrid cloud adoption

Thu, 19th Feb 2015
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devops
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apm
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hybrid & remote work
Hybrid cloud adoption is growing across Asia Pacific, as technology spend moves outside of IT's control and a widening skills gap drives interest in h.
Internet

Kiwis suffering withdrawal anxiety when not online

Thu, 19th Feb 2015
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uc
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canstar blue
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partners
New survey reveals 41% of Kiwis grapple with anxiety if disconnected from the web, with online socialising eclipsing real-life interactions.
Russelljones

Russell Jones: Banking on technology

Tue, 17th Feb 2015
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fintech
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banking
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asb bank
ASB's Russell Jones mixes tech and human touch to shape future banking, focusing on customer-centric innovation beyond just the bits and bytes.
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Dynamic Duo's growing business

Mon, 16th Feb 2015
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duo
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distributors
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awards
Kendra Ross and Jackie Hatchwell talk to Heather Wright about passion, failure and re-evaluating life and business.
Phil coates

Brocade and EMC switch it up

Mon, 16th Feb 2015
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partners
Brocade has expanded its OEM relationship with EMC, adding Brocade VCS Ethernet fabric solutions to EMC's Connextrix family of network switches.
Eset

Kiwi cybercrime focus turns to enterprise

Mon, 16th Feb 2015
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malware
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cybersecurity
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cyber attacks
New Zealand businesses are urged to adopt stronger cybersecurity measures in 2015, as hackers increasingly target enterprises, says Eset's latest report.
Sym

Symantec Kiwi profits not so great

Thu, 12th Feb 2015
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fintech
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symantec
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finance, leasing & rental
Symantec's New Zealand arm suffers a decline with profits falling to NZD $360,081 on revenue of NZD $4.6 million, down from prior year figures.
Profit

Express Data NZ posts substantial profit

Thu, 12th Feb 2015
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express data
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dicker data
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distributors
Express Data NZ posts a GBP £3.2 million profit on GBP £112.3 million revenue for nine months ending June 30, 2014, after Dicker Data acquisition.
Money

Kiwis paying through the roof for residential broadband

Wed, 11th Feb 2015
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uc
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point topic
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broadband
Kiwis hit with some of the highest costs for basic home broadband, ranking 77th globally, says Point Topic report.
Ssh

Barracuda's 'dirty little secret'

Wed, 11th Feb 2015
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firewalls
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data protection
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dr
On the security side, Hughes says it's a 'tough' job for the channel with cloud changing the security landscape.
Bt

BT ramps up push into NZ market

Tue, 10th Feb 2015
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uc
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asnet technologies
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bt
BT strides into NZ with Asnet for advanced communication solutions, enhancing global links and collaboration for local businesses.