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Engineers develop universal wireless charger, a world first
Wireless Nation

Engineers develop universal wireless charger, a world first

UC San Diego engineers make a breakthrough with a universal wireless charger, potentially ending the battle of incompatible standards.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Tue, 27th Oct 2015
Education Minister heads to Finland
EduTech

Education Minister heads to Finland

Parata described how NZ has developed the Communities of Learning model to focus on how all kids can do better through collaboration between schools.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 27th Oct 2015
Linewize: Cloud managed content filtering for schools
EduTech

Linewize: Cloud managed content filtering for schools

Managing Internet access at schools is a very hard job. Linewize's cloud-managed firewall which doesn't merely block all content that's nominally off-topic.

By Dave Moskovitz • 4 min read • Tue, 27th Oct 2015

Global Stories

Oracle Cloud heads to Sydney with Equinix
Hyperscale

Oracle Cloud heads to Sydney with Equinix

Equinix is bringing Oracle's cloud services to Sydney, providing direct access to the vendor's public platform and infrastructure services.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 29th Oct 2015
Datacom, Insync among winners at HDS ANZ Partner Awards
Partner Programmes

Datacom, Insync among winners at HDS ANZ Partner Awards

Datacom leads as HDS ANZ Partner of the Year at a glitzy awards night, signifying a robust year for tech partnerships.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 29th Oct 2015
Dell debuts sweeping new channel programs and investments
Storage

Dell debuts sweeping new channel programs and investments

Dell is continuing to ramp up its channel business, with 'sweeping new programs and investments' to accelerate the channel business in 2016.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Thu, 29th Oct 2015
Road to 2025: Digital economy to hit $4.8trillion during second digital revolution
Supply Chain

Road to 2025: Digital economy to hit $4.8trillion during second digital revolution

A fresh wave of digital transformation is coming, with industries across the board impacted by the 'Second Digital Revolution'.

By Steven Hartley • 3 min read • Thu, 29th Oct 2015
Intel Security channel boss: It's all about detection and correction
Cloud Services

Intel Security channel boss: It's all about detection and correction

Intel Security's new channel boss says the security industry has failed to address the real problem with security. He outlines his views.

By Anthony Caruana • 3 min read • Thu, 29th Oct 2015
blueApache sees record business growth on back of Helion cloud
HP

blueApache sees record business growth on back of Helion cloud

Implementing a cloud platform based on HP Helion technology has helped IT service provider blueApache to record business revenue growth.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 28th Oct 2015
ANZ CIOs leading digital transformation
Data Analytics

ANZ CIOs leading digital transformation

BI, analytics and cloud top the list of priorities for IT spending for local CIOs, while digital transformation is foremost in many CIOs minds.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Wed, 28th Oct 2015
BlackLine seeks local partners for finance offerings
Financial Systems

BlackLine seeks local partners for finance offerings

Financial controls and automation provider BlackLine is on the hunt for local partners on the back of 'surging demand' for its offerings.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 28th Oct 2015
Consent: The rules around sexting
Texting

Consent: The rules around sexting

The advice on consent in sexting differs from general sex advice articles, according to a study by A.A. Hasinoff from the University of Colorado.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 28th Oct 2015
ANZ leading the charge as Veeam clocks up bumper growth
Virtualisation

ANZ leading the charge as Veeam clocks up bumper growth

The ANZ market is again among the star performers for Veeam, as the vendor clocks up 28% year on year revenue growth across APAC.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 28th Oct 2015
Intel Security working with channel to deliver 'complete solutions'
Endpoint Protection

Intel Security working with channel to deliver 'complete solutions'

The threat landscape it undergoing massive shifts. Intel Security outlines its views on the market - and the role partners will play for the company.

By Anthony Caruana • 4 min read • Wed, 28th Oct 2015
New, collaborative ICT conference comes to Wellington
Unified Communications

New, collaborative ICT conference comes to Wellington

Next July a major ICT conference will take place in Wellington. Known as ITx, the event will bring together 12 tech-related conferences and bodies.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Tue, 27th Oct 2015
Azure Aussie data centres seeing 'significant' uptake
Public Cloud

Azure Aussie data centres seeing 'significant' uptake

Microsoft is ramping up investment in its Australian Azure operations - and partner resources - on the back of 'significant' uptake.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 27th Oct 2015

Stories from Other Regions

VMtech nets Okta identity access management
Identity and Access Management

VMtech nets Okta identity access management

VMtech has signed a deal with identity and mobility management vendor Okta to include its IAM in VMtech's security and cloud offerings.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 27th Oct 2015