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Put your PC on a New Year's diet
PC Hardware

Put your PC on a New Year's diet

Many people are now making resolutions to slim down in 2013, but have you considered also putting your computer on a well-deserved New Year's diet?.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 4th Jan 2013
Kiwi couple tackle free speech online
Thinkpinion

Kiwi couple tackle free speech online

Thinkpinion.com recently launched as the ultimate online destination for people to give their opinion about anything and everything.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 4th Jan 2013
Consumer-facing industries to drive Australian IT investment
IT Budget

Consumer-facing industries to drive Australian IT investment

Australian enterprise IT spending is forecast to total A$73 billion in 2013, nearly a 5% increase of projected 2012 spending of A$69 billion.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 4th Jan 2013
Building B2B relationships...
Customer Experience

Building B2B relationships...

In an era of rapid commoditisation and increasing competition, companies are focusing on delivering a superior customer experience to differentiate themselves.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Thu, 3rd Jan 2013
Nimble start-up's aggressive market play
Storage

Nimble start-up's aggressive market play

Silicon Valley start-up Nimble Storage is hitting the New Zealand market. Heather Wright talks to the company's Asia Pacific executives about their pl.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Thu, 3rd Jan 2013
Securing business in the information age
Wireless Networks

Securing business in the information age

Security is perhaps never so high in the public conscience as it is today, thanks largely to the high-profile blunders by several government agencies.

By Donovan Jackson • 5 min read • Thu, 3rd Jan 2013
Rethinking the connected home
Cisco

Rethinking the connected home

Brad Findlay of Cisco asserts the urgency for resellers to evolve home networking solutions, as the connected home future beckons.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 3rd Jan 2013
ERP vendor gives open source software a boost
Open source

ERP vendor gives open source software a boost

ERP vendor Infor announces that its products are available on Red Hat's Enterprise Linux and JBoss middleware.

By Donovan Jackson • 3 min read • Thu, 3rd Jan 2013
Accelerating the journey to the cloud
Virtualisation

Accelerating the journey to the cloud

NZ firms embrace hybrid cloud solutions, driven by Windows Server 2012, for scalability and cost efficiency amidst tight budgets.

By Donovan Jackson • 3 min read • Thu, 3rd Jan 2013
Emulex offer for Endace shares dispatched
Emulex

Emulex offer for Endace shares dispatched

Emulex dispatches a lucrative 500p/share offer to Endace's shareholders, aiming to seal a $131m deal by March 2013, recommended by both boards.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 3rd Jan 2013
Microsoft rings in New Year with retail boost
Gaming

Microsoft rings in New Year with retail boost

Microsoft unveils expansion of its retail stores across America, bolstering its 2012 success with new locations announced.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 3rd Jan 2013
Overwhelming response to virtual Twitter patrol
Social Media

Overwhelming response to virtual Twitter patrol

Nearly 45,000 people took to Twitter to follow police on a virtual ride-along in the Bay of Plenty on New Year's Eve.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 3rd Jan 2013
Free WiFi hotspots for Kiwi holidaymakers
Unified Communications

Free WiFi hotspots for Kiwi holidaymakers

New Zealanders get free WiFi this summer thanks to Telecom and Vodafone installing public hotspots throughout the country.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 28th Dec 2012
The top business iPad & iPhone Apps of 2012
NZEnterpriseTech

The top business iPad & iPhone Apps of 2012

Apple's top apps of 2012 reveal a surge in gaming, as professionals seek the best business tools for iPhone and iPad.

By Staff Writer • 13 min read • Thu, 27th Dec 2012
Between a rock and a hard place: Mobile security
Firewalls

Between a rock and a hard place: Mobile security

Change creates opportunities for risk and reward. Peter Lee, Sophos ANZ enterprise sales engineer, Sophos ANZ looks at mobile security opportunities.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 27th Dec 2012
Crafting your BYOD policy
Document Management

Crafting your BYOD policy

Imagine a situation where a third-party knows exactly what information concerning your business is on your employee's iPad, but you do not.

By Donovan Jackson • 3 min read • Thu, 27th Dec 2012
How Richard Branson became the million-follower man
LinkedIn

How Richard Branson became the million-follower man

Sir Richard Branson becomes the first LinkedIn Influencer to surpass one million followers, doubling Barack Obama's count and setting a new record.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 27th Dec 2012
Tapping the power of Social Media
Unified Communications

Tapping the power of Social Media

Business and IT leaders are failing in their social media efforts due to a lack of emphasis on community participation, says Gartner.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 27th Dec 2012
Top 3 security issues for BYOD
Firewalls

Top 3 security issues for BYOD

BYOD trend in 2013 firms heightens security risks, data leaks and privacy issues as personal and enterprise device boundaries blur.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Thu, 27th Dec 2012