NZTE news stories

Hyperscale
Datagrid takes their carbon neutral vision south
Internationally backed data company 'New Zealand Datagrid' is planning to build a carbon-neutral $1 billion hyperscale data centre in Makarewa near Invercargill.

Digital Marketing
Report - Nine tips for tech companies to maximise growth
“Marketing and sales are critical to the successful growth of any business, but especially for those in the tech industry.”

Digital Transformation
Survey to explore high-performing tech firms' marketing secrets
The ninth annual Market Measures survey aims to gain feedback from at least 300 New Zealand tech firms about how they market and sell their products.

Microsoft
IT community asked to give a little - or a lot - in fundraising drive
The Kiwi IT sector has a chance to give back to a man who has given much to the sector, with a fundraising drive for cancer treatment for David Downs.

NZTech
Kiwi businesses need to engage more with Asia opportunities - NZTech chair
“The Kiwi tech sector must be an active part of the NZ story, presence and engagement in SEA to gain more brand awareness and business tractiion."

New Zealand
There's no stopping this Kiwi startup
Wellington-born startup, AREA360, has received $5.5 million investment from a US technology venture group, and is expanding into the American market.

VMob
Kiwi VMob expands into Japan and US markets
Co-investment from New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) spread over three years will help VMob expand into these markets.

Oracle
Silicon Valley tech trip fast-tracks business growth
Successful trade mission to America for Kiwis as companies follow up potential breakthrough leads in the industry.

Gaming
Online advertising specifications
Commonly used specification for advertising on our websites.

Pacific Fibre
Print advertising specifications
Commonly used specification for advertising in our print publications.

Pacific Fibre
Pacific Fibre raises $5.5 million
San Francisco investor Peter Thiel and New Zealand Trade and Enterprise pitch in to help.

Gaming
Dawn of War II collector's edition detailed
Exclusive art cards up for grabs only available in the Australian and New Zealand versions of the RTS.

Pacific Fibre
Myspace on the ropes again
News Corp's struggling social network site is shedding half its global workforce as part of a major restructure.

Apple
FileMaker begins 2011 with a 60% discount
Purchase FileMaker Go for iPad or iPhone and get 60% off the RRP of FileMaker Pro.

Apple
Verizon iPhone confirmed
iPhone 4 will be available on the US Verizon Wireless network from February 10th.

Gaming
Mighty Ape launches Marketplaces - squares up to Trade Me
Online retailer believes it has a better way to sell games, movies, books and music. Full details inside.

Cloud
Building World Class Companies
New Zealand has plenty of world class ICT intellectual property - the challenge is to leverage off it to build global scale companies and that’s where the government can help.