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Wellington gains new tech hub and Collider program
Wed, 11th Nov 2015
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Wellington's innovative businesses have a new place to call home, with the launch of a new $3 million tech hub tonight.
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Blue Coat strengthens cloud security play with Elastica acquisition
Wed, 11th Nov 2015
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Blue Coat Systems is acquiring cloud security company Elastica for US$280 million in a move designed to strenghten the security vendor’s cloud play.
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IT infrastructure at the core of biggest new tech trends
Wed, 11th Nov 2015
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According to CenturyLink, IT infrastructure will play a growing role in how businesses overcome challenges, and more infrastructure will be outsourced.
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Enterprise driving IoT hardware and services spend
Wed, 11th Nov 2015
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Enterprises will lead the way with IoT spend next year, with Gartner predicting 5.5m new 'things' will connect to the internet of things every day.
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Dedicated devices: A possible solution to mobility
Wed, 11th Nov 2015
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cloud services
To protect companies from risks that come with mobility, organisations should consider using dedicated workplace mobile devices, according to Wavelink.
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US company takes major stake in NZ's Debitsuccess
Wed, 11th Nov 2015
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A US private equity firm has taken a major stake in Kiwi global payment solutions provider Transaction Services Group, which includes Debitsuccess.
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Kiwi lack of curiosity impacting tech innovation
Wed, 11th Nov 2015
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workplace
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Curiosity may have killed the cat, but a lack of curiosity is killing technology potential for Kiwi businesses according to a new survey.
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New billion dollar Cisco-Ericsson partnership 'aggressive' move
Wed, 11th Nov 2015
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A new partnership between Cisco and Ericsson to create ‘the networks of the future’ has been dubbed an ‘aggressive move’ - but one with big rewards.
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Bumper growth for MapR as companies seek value from data
Tue, 10th Nov 2015
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Big data and Hadoop expert MapR Technologies has reported record bookings for Q3 as companies look for revenue growth and efficiencies from data.
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ESET offers up secure USB drives with built in antivirus
Tue, 10th Nov 2015
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data protection
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malware
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encryption
ESET has debuted a new range of secure USB drives to aimed at preventing malware from spreading via portable drives.
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SME internet satisfaction drops but online benefits are increasing
Tue, 10th Nov 2015
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accounting systems
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digital banking
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myob
Kiwi SMEs are increasingly unhappy about internet access speeds and reliability but those with an online presence are reaping the benefits.
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Sophos synchronises network, endpoint security with Heartbeat
Tue, 10th Nov 2015
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network management
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network security
Sophos' latest offering synchronises real time threat information between endpoints and the network firewall or UTM to provide faster threat detection.
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Huawei completes SDN industry first
Tue, 10th Nov 2015
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network management
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sdn
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network infrastructure
Huawei has completed the industry's first multi-vendor Wireless Transport SDN Proof of Concept (PoC) with the Open Networking Foundation (ONF).
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NZ’s smaller regions represent huge opportunity
Tue, 10th Nov 2015
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New Zealand's smaller regions have the opportunity to become more developed hotbeds of activity, according to a new report from PwC.
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5G investments high, despite lack of standardisation
Tue, 10th Nov 2015
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cloud services
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wireless networks
5G R&D and trial investments will account for nearly $5 billion by 2020, following a CAGR of nearly 40%, according to new research.
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Big data demand soars as companies become data driven businesses
Tue, 10th Nov 2015
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big data
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data analytics
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Big data continues to be big business with IDC forecasting strong growth across big-data related infrastructure, software and services.
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Security, privileges and the cloud
Tue, 10th Nov 2015
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Privileged accounts represent one of the largest security vulnerabilities an organisation faces today says CyberArk’s Sam Ghebranious.
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Enterprise mobile business apps a growing market
Tue, 10th Nov 2015
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contact centre
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strategy analytics
The mobile enterprise business applications market offers good potential for the channel, with predictions the market will top US$40.5b in 2015.
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CIOs fighting back against shadow IT
Mon, 9th Nov 2015
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shadow it
A new report says CIOs are increasingly being left out of the IT purchasing loop - but they're fighting back, becoming internal service providers.
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Businesses unbound
Mon, 9th Nov 2015
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cloud services
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iaas
Cloud platforms can help businesses large and small get ahead of the competition, says Oracle Cloud Platform director Tim Scott.
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OS/2 to ride again
Mon, 9th Nov 2015
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apple
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technology gifts
Many techies of a certain age have fond memories of OS/2. Where Windows 3 was a crash prone disaster, OS/2 offered industrial strength stability.
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Enprise sells off software business; refocuses on 'high growth'
Mon, 9th Nov 2015
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Enprise Group has sold its software business to a North American company, but held onto its Enprise Anywhere software, as it refocuses the business.
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Wellington gains wireless IoT network
Mon, 9th Nov 2015
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cloud services
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iot
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wireless networks
Wellington’s goal of becoming a smart city is being bolstered by a new wireless network for the IoT - with plans for the network to go national.
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IDC to CIOs: You must transform or be left behind
Mon, 9th Nov 2015
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paas
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digital transformation
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iaas
IDC has issued a stark warning to local CIOs, saying they must transform or be left behind, with digital transformation and third platform booming.