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Fusion5 snaps up BPR to become ANZ's largest NetSuite practice

Tue, 19th Jul 2016
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Fusion5 has snapped up BPR Solutions creating what the business applications company says is Australasia's largest NetSuite practice.
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Xero's Singapore expansion a two-way learning experience

Mon, 18th Jul 2016
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Xero's expansion into Singapore is proving to be a challenging endeavour with 'massive potential' for the company, but there's still work to do.
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FireEye promotes two top guns for ANZ roles

Mon, 18th Jul 2016
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Cybersecurity firm FireEye appoints Richard Metcalfe as regional director ANZ, and Phil Vasic as senior director, strategic partners & alliances.
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Four ways to drive digital commerce innovation

Fri, 15th Jul 2016
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commerce systems
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marketing
Digital commerce exemplars don't merely convert their product catalogues into eCommerce sites and mobile commerce applications.
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Xero-TSheets partnership another step to global success

Thu, 14th Jul 2016
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Xero's success keeps growing, as the company reports a global partnership with TSheets, a specialist time tracking and software scheduling company.
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Former Xero MD Chris Ridd takes on strategic advisor role for cloud HR firm

Thu, 14th Jul 2016
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microsoft
'Business leader', entrepreneur and Xero's ex-managing director has joined tech talent sourcing firm Seera in a strategic advisor role.
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Dick Smith report outlines the decisions that lead to failure of a giant

Thu, 14th Jul 2016
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banking
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retail
A long awaited report into the collapse of Dick Smith Group highlighs numerous poor decisions which ultimately lead to the fall of an industry giant.
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MYOB praises digital tech curriculum announcement

Wed, 13th Jul 2016
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fintech
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financial systems
Cloud accounting software provider MYOB has praised the New Zealand government's decision to include digital technology in the school curriculum.
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Gender divide alive and well in NZ job market

Tue, 12th Jul 2016
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The gender divide is alive and well in the New Zealand employment market, while IT roles continue to dominate the top five highest average pay rate.
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'Digital experience' can make or break Kiwi customer satisfaction

Mon, 11th Jul 2016
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cx
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Digital performance has been cited by SAP research as being the dealmaker or dealbreaker to an organisation's digital performance.
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New malware steals passwords from OS X keychain

Mon, 11th Jul 2016
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malware
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cybersecurity
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apple
OSX/Keydnap is reportedly a Trojan stealing passwords and keys out of OS X keychains, while creating a permanent backdoor.
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Kiwi survey finds skilled staff crucial to small business growth

Mon, 11th Jul 2016
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Small business confidence is up & growth expectations are rising, but the clincher may end up being a lack of skilled staff, according to ANZ survey.
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Reckon forms tactical partnership with PayPal

Mon, 11th Jul 2016
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Reckon's new tie-up with PayPal opens a realm of swift payment solutions for SMEs, easing cash flow woes with a 'pay now' feature.
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Xero + Microsoft combine powers to deliver powerful business insights

Thu, 7th Jul 2016
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apm
Xero and Microsoft's merger ushers in key data insights, transforming SMEs with enterprise-level analytics straight from the cloud.
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Reckon ups accounting ante with strategic match up

Tue, 5th Jul 2016
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reckon
Reckon has partnered with OzForex to offer customers better-than-bank rates on international payments and 24/7 customer service.
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10 tips for staying cyber-safe when on the road

Tue, 5th Jul 2016
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cybersecurity
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opinion
Here is a short guide that we have refreshed to help you travel safely and keep all your data and devices protected.
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MYOB IT challenge - Victoria University #1

Tue, 5th Jul 2016
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financial systems
Victoria University clinches victory with innovative HR tech at NZ's MYOB IT Challenge, redefining employee data management and security.
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New Kiwi website aimed to help school leavers

Mon, 4th Jul 2016
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cloud services
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higher education
New Zealand school leavers can now access a new website, SchoolLeaver.nz, to help them plan their future after high school.
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Schneider Electric signs on new distie in PNG

Thu, 30th Jun 2016
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
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schneider electric
Remington Group becomes APC by Schneider Electric distributor in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands for IT growth in various sectors.
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Norton tackles hackers using Wi-Fi

Thu, 30th Jun 2016
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cybersecurity
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cloud services
Norton unveils a new app to secure personal data on risky public Wi-Fi, as their report reveals user confusion aids hackers.