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Symantec Kiwi profits not so great
Fintech

Symantec Kiwi profits not so great

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.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2015
APN sits tight on NZME sales, as it waits to see benefit of restructure
Initial Public Offering

APN sits tight on NZME sales, as it waits to see benefit of restructure

APN News and Media, the Australian publisher of The New Zealand Herald newspaper, has put off the public share float for its newly consolidated kiw.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2015
Drought declared on NZ's South Island east coast, IRD invokes tax relief
Government

Drought declared on NZ's South Island east coast, IRD invokes tax relief

The government has declared drought conditions on the east coast of the South Island, triggering a range of support measures, and said the tax depa.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2015
Oracle NZ financials show drop in revenue from 2013
Fintech

Oracle NZ financials show drop in revenue from 2013

Oracle NZ's revenue dips but profits hold, with earnings of £35.3m from £139.8m in sales, signalling resilience amidst a competitive cloud market.

By Shannon Williams • 1 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2015
Information Leadership targets public sector with cloud service
Infrastructure-as-a-Service

Information Leadership targets public sector with cloud service

Information Leadership and Revera have launched two IaaS platforms to help companies transition to information management in the cloud.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2015
China economic reform low on government priority list, WSJ commentator says
Partner Programmes

China economic reform low on government priority list, WSJ commentator says

Economic reform in China, one of New Zealand's largest trading partners accounting for 22 percent of exports, is a lower priority than trying to sa.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2015
Sky go after online sports fanatics with Fan Pass
Gaming

Sky go after online sports fanatics with Fan Pass

Us Kiwis are almost as mad about sports as we are about our TVs, and this hasn't exactly escaped the attentions of the clever folks at Sky TV.

By Patrick Pilcher • 3 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2015
Naverisk and Vorex partner up to target MSP market
Partner Programmes

Naverisk and Vorex partner up to target MSP market

Naverisk and Vorex have entered into a strategic alliance to create a fully integrated RMM and PSA solution for the MPS market.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2015
Express Data NZ posts substantial profit
Express Data

Express Data NZ posts substantial profit

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.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2015
NZOG seeks 30% of Cue Energy via full takeover bid
Power / Energy

NZOG seeks 30% of Cue Energy via full takeover bid

New Zealand Oil & Gas is fulfilling industry analysts' predictions that falling oil prices would prompt mergers and acquisitions among smaller loca.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2015
NZ manufacturing activity falls to 2-year low in January as production drops
Manufacturing

NZ manufacturing activity falls to 2-year low in January as production drops

New Zealand manufacturing activity fell to a two-year low in January, as production declined for the first time in two-and-a-half years, new orders.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2015
Sony releases 'affordable' Xperia E4, says battery lasts two days
Gaming

Sony releases 'affordable' Xperia E4, says battery lasts two days

Sony Mobile has released the Xperia E4 smartphone, saying two stand-out features are the price and battery performance.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2015
Kiwi creators launch global 3D printing platform
Cloud Services

Kiwi creators launch global 3D printing platform

A group of Kiwis are in the final stage of building www.boffles.com, a global platform for hosting and downloading 3D design files.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2015
Finance Minister Bill English to address SUNZ 2015 conference
OptimalBI

Finance Minister Bill English to address SUNZ 2015 conference

The conference brings together execs from the public and private sectors for the networking of SAS users, business leaders, analysts and data experts.

By Shannon Williams • 1 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2015
Spark crapped itself last night
Unified Communications

Spark crapped itself last night

Spark customers were sent into an annoyed frenzy last night when a breakdown impacted data, texts and phone calls.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2015
NZ dollar rises to 5-week high vs Aussie ahead of labour market data
New Zealand Dollar

NZ dollar rises to 5-week high vs Aussie ahead of labour market data

The New Zealand dollar jumped to its highest in almost five weeks against the Australian dollar, edging closer to its post-float high, as investors.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2015
Kiwi consumers urged to stay vigilant amid online threats
Gaming

Kiwi consumers urged to stay vigilant amid online threats

Despite decreases of online threats, New Zealanders are being urged to take a vigilant approach to cybersecurity this year.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2015
While you were sleeping: Greek talks continue
Apple

While you were sleeping: Greek talks continue

Equities moved lower as investors remained focused on an outcome of Greek efforts to renegotiate the deals of its bailout which puts the euro at ri.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2015
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise; SkyCity gains on Key's hint of convention funding
Skycity

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise; SkyCity gains on Key's hint of convention funding

New Zealand shares rose, paced by Sky City Entertainment Group after Prime Minister John Key said he wouldn't rule out government funding to help i.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2015