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Wirelessly yours: Mobico wins double award
It was a double act for Mobico at the recent Motorola ANZ Awards – it picked up two major awards.
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Beyond No. 8 fencing wire
We’re not as innovative as we think we are, says an IBM study. New Zealand innovation flatlined between 2000 and 2007, and then took a recessionary dive.
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Timetable for Government's ultra-fast broadband network announced
Crown Fibre Holdings announces indicative timetable for network build partner selection process.
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Local software market tipped to continue recovery
Ovum says major vendors are well-placed as the economy improves.
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Fast-paced data centre growth continues
Energy-guzzling business shows no signs of slowing down, says Frost & Sullivan.
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Aviation Security Service chooses Quintiq for employee scheduling
Avsec aims to boost operational efficiencies with a new system that can cope with common rostering issues faced by the agency such as delayed flights.
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Geographic Information Systems pioneer to attend NZ summit
ESRI founder Jack Dangermond to present keynote address at Annual GIS Senior Executive Summit in Wellington…
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Auckland IT event to feature leading vendors
Organiser Eagle Technology hopes the initiative – allowing direct interaction with a range of providers – will become an annual event…
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Unisys picks 2010 to be a big year for security roll-outs
IT services and software company predicts miniaturisation and attitudinal change will drive the take-up of innovative measures focused around identity security …
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Objective claims local government wasting $1.4m a year
Councils losing out on potential savings through inefficient document management, says the content solutions vendor…
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IT salaries forecast to remain flat this year
Contract rates and demand for staff expected to continue to be impacted by tough economic conditions…
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Dell signs Simms International as NZ distributor
New arrangement in local SMB channel mirrors a similar approach Dell has taken in other markets, the company says.
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Microsoft seeking ‘road warrior’ sales staff to promote Office 2010
Top salespeople invited to apply for audition and four-month contract.
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Intergen first to win elite SharePoint status
Kiwi integrator’s expertise pays off as it becomes the world’s first Microsoft SharePoint Elite certified partner.
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Social media ‘key to increasing customer engagement’
Survey finds New Zealand businesses believe social media builds customer relationships, but few are prepared to invest in it significantly.
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Malware and spam rise 70% on social networks
Report finds three out of four businesses fear corporate security risks from staff use of social networking sites.
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Kordia selects Juniper Networks for network upgrade Telecommunications provider boosts network capacity to 10Gbps as data traffic and customer demand increases.
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TelstraClear enhances printing efficiency with Canon
Tailor-made in-house solution expected to save $200,000 a year in reduced paper and toner use, meaning a return on investment in nine months.
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QV partners Revera for virtual computing infrastructure
Outsourcing property valuation service’s IT infrastructure results in savings of 20%.
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Ovum forecasts modest recovery for local IT services market
Research firm expects 2010 to “an optimistic year, sprinkled with a healthy dose of cautiousness”. Project-led consulting and systems integration work also tipped to rebound.
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IT research forum aims to drive economic growth
New organisation focused on bringing industry, academia and government research communities together to help grow of the local software economy.
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Internet reaches critical turning point
New Zealand businesses must sit up and take note of the need to migrate to the new method of addressing computers and servers, says the IPv6 Taskforce.
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Businesses demand more reliable broadband
Survey finds a need for more consistency of service. Regional service providers promise to deliver.
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Avoiding data loss and digital footprints
Mobiu USB data key targets mobile staff who need access to sensitive files while out of the office.
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NetSafe launches Cybersafety resource for businesses
Whatsit business security resource website simplifies IT security policy implementation, especially for smaller businesses.
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New ISO standard signals Risk Management is maturing
ISO 31000 aims to help organizations develop, implement and continuously improve their risk management framework.
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TracMap secures major US deals
Local GPS guidance systems business sees big market potential in the large North American rural fire-fighting industry.
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Simms International opens for business in New Zealand
Former Renaissance MD Paul Johnston tasked with building up the IT distributor and supplier’s new local operation.
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Growth in PC shipments hits seven-year high
Gartner says all regions around the world experienced positive shipment results during the final quarter of last year.
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Hacking: the new form of organised crime
The ‘industrialisation’ of hacking by criminal cartels is the new decade’s greatest security threat, according to Imperva.
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Unisys predicts a ‘biometrics boom’ in 2010
While organisations go on the offensive to protect data, advances in surveillance systems and continued Trojan attacks are also on the horizon.
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Paper Plus Group signs with SmartPay
Merchant technology provider SmartPay picked to supply point of decision marketing systems and in store radio across 164 shops.
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Gen-i launches cloud strategy and services
ICT services provider gears up to tap into the growing Australasian market for cloud computing solutions.
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ECN Group partners with Innovit
Local business process management and messaging solutions specialist says its deal with Innovit will make implementing GS1net solutions easier for its customers.
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Fujitsu wins five year services deal with Meridian
Electricity generator says new converged operating and delivery model will major benefits, including significant cost reductions.
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New Zealand outperforms other countries in technology innovation
Strong performance of kiwi companies in the annual Deloitte Technology Fast 500 shows local innovation is alive and well, says ICT industry body.
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Microsoft announces changes to partner awards
Company expands categories for next year’s local awards and aligns timing with global schedule.
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Gartner predicts strong growth for open-source BI
Open-source business intelligence tools production deployments picked to grow five-fold through 2012.
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Infosys opens its first New Zealand office
Up to 100 of the IT services and outsourcing company’s staff will work from New Zealand at any one time, spread across client sites and the new Wellington office.
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Cisco marks 10 Years of IP telephony in New Zealand
A decade after NZ Post first trialled IP telephony, the technology has transformed the way local businesses operate.
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IBM building new ‘state-of-the-art’ Auckland data centre
The $80 million facility will harness the latest green technologies, including making use of outside air for cooling during winter months.
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New Zealand Defence Force awards Gen-i major licensing contract
Appointment as Microsoft and other software licensing management partner extends Gen-i’s existing relationship with NZDF.
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IT job market tipped to improve
2010 will be a better year for technology job seekers, but the pick-up in New Zealand is likely to lag behind Australia, says recruitment specialist.
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Microsoft releases Office 2010 beta
The latest beta versions of SharePoint 2010 and Silverlight 4 can also be downloaded for a complimentary test.
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IDC warns the rough economic ride isn’t over
Issuing its top 10 predictions for 2010, the IT analyst firm says while the economic recovery will accelerate IT-based business transformation, the rough ride isn't over.
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Survey shows ‘workforce planning’ is on most companies’ to-do list
Despite tough economic times, almost half of businesses expect to spend more on WFP next year.
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VectorFibre launches ‘all you can eat’ business broadband service
Network company says its unlimited InterNet offer is a “critical departure” from standard business data plans.
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Poll finds local businesses switching on to video communications
40% of New Zealand companies have invested in VC over the past year and almost half plan desktop implementations within five years.
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GeoSmart launches online route optimisation solution
The mapping company’s new software-as-a-service Route²GO solution is being promoted as a way for smaller businesses to save travel costs and time.
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Zeacom adds ‘Record and Evaluate’ module to UC offering
With contact centre agents spend more time engaging with high-value customers, effective reporting and evaluation tools are critical, company says.
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Airways NZ plans ahead with Oracle Primavera
New project management solution allows air navigation services business to pull all this information together in one central and easily accessible location.
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Datamail Group orders HP digital presses
Country’s largest communications management group says the HP Indigo W7200 commercial presses represent a “re-engineering” of its business.
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‘Human error’ causing more business data disasters
Increasingly complex storage systems and reductions in corporate IT staffing levels are behind the growing number of bungles, says Kroll Ontrack.
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Organisations urged to start planning for Windows 7 migration immediately
FrontRange Solutions outlines four-stage plan to ease the pressure of switching to the new operating system.
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IMS Payroll launches online module
Major local payroll software provider adds web-based data entry and processing capabilities.
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Cortell shines at IBM Business Partner Awards
BI specialist picks up the Supreme Business Partner of the Year award for its deployment of a Cognos TM1 solution for burger chain Wendy’s.
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NetSuite adds ‘social intelligence’ to business software
Vendor says its InsideView for NetSuite application is the first to bring social media insights directly to its CRM and ERP solutions.
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Most companies survive GFC without cutting IT staff
IDC survey finds that to survive the global financial crisis, firms have trimmed admin, operations and ICT budgets rather than making IT staff redundant.
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Hardwired hands-free kits way to go
Once you go hard-wired you won’t look back.
This is the message from hands-free car kit distributor Grant Eveleigh.
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Is Facebook worth it for business?
Facebook hasn’t had much success with its advertising efforts so far, now it’s hoping that brand-oriented company Facebook pages will prove a winner.
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IT Spending Survives the Global Recession
Survey finds CFOs are demanding efficiency gains and cost savings from IT initiatives, and modifying existing systems is often the preferred option.
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Warning to BlackBerry Users: Beware the PhoneSnoop
Could your competitors be listening in on your business calls? A simple BlackBerry app makes corporate espionage easy – at least in theory.
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Virtual Computer expands into New Zealand
Virtualisation vendor partners with resellers to grow its presence in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Microsoft trims cost of Business Productivity Online Suite
The business communication and collaboration software delivered as a service is now used by more than 200 New Zealand companies.
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Leighton Contractors extends managed print services contract with HP
Construction company says partnership with HP has already reduced costs and improved staff productivity.
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Humes signs Infor to support plant growth
As it builds a new state-of-the-art plant, New Zealand’s largest pipeline systems supplier is focused on improving planning processes and reducing stock levels.
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NextWindow selects Oracle’s Agile Product Lifecycle Management
Local optical touch screen exporter is the first company in New Zealand to deploy Oracle’s PLM solution.
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Local Microsoft partner takes the stage at international SharePoint conference
Intergen’s Chris Auld shares his company’s experience with a global audience ahead of next month’s beta release of SharePoint 2010.
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Pingar debuts kiwi-made enterprise search solution
Local software developer says while half of all searches don’t find the correct answer, it has the solution.
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Local SaaS vendor launches new on-demand CRM tool
ActionStep says its new product – called CRM+ – can help businesses boost sales in a tough market.
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Author-it and Lionbridge launch multilingual content delivery solution
Partnership focused on unified global content lifecycle solution for managing content in multiple languages and formats.
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“Context-aware computing” tipped as the next business advantage
Gartner says within six years, context will be as influential in mobile consumer services and relationships as search engines are to the web.
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Plant & Food Research selects SAP Business Suite
Crown research institute says rapid deployment, and on-time, under-budget delivery adds up to good value.
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IBM partners with eCom for business processing
Partnership will deliver IBM’s FileNet content and business process management solutions to clients throughout New Zealand and Australia.
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Telecom picks Opengear and Prophecy Networks for remote management
Country’s largest telco using centralised, out of band management of all equipment in its Network Integration Lab.
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Punk legend Iggy Pop fronts for Orcon
Local telco’s latest promotion involves the music icon putting a band together – with kiwi talent he meets online.
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CourierPost marks birthday with super-fast Kiwi sorting system
The national courier is now 20 years old and still keen to innovate. Its locally developed automated sorting technology has increased parcel-sorting capacity by a whopping 600 percent, it says.
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Orcon launches locally-developed cloud computing service
ISP says the service, aimed at SMEs and launched under its iSERVE brand, is a first for New Zealand.
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Statistics NZ selects IBM for 2011 Census imaging services
Contract aims to improve quality and accuracy of data captured during the five-yearly national head-count.
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IT confidence in US bodes well for New Zealand
KPMG says local technology firms will benefit from the new positive economic outlook of American IT companies.
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AXA picks Gen-i for mobility solutions
Insurer has sights set on cost savings and improved productivity as it moves to the new XT mobile network.
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Amway signs mobile deal with Vodafone
Partnership will see Vodafone handsets and services promoted through Amway’s network of independent business owners.
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LogMeIn promises easy, secure remote access
Despite the advent of Google Docs and remote access to email via the web, working remotely remains an issue for many staff.
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Survey finds over half of IT departments fail to deliver value
Importance of ‘service value management’ tipped to grow as lack of real-time metrics aligning IT with business needs continues to frustrate corporates.
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Vector’s Nigel Bernie appointed SAP User Group chair
Infrastructure company’s IT business systems manager plans to expand the NZSUG’s reach as Business One and SAP BusinessObjects users come onboard.
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Improve your business pitch, NZX boss tells IT start-ups
Investors looking to buy into fledgling technology companies want to hear business plans, not product details, says Mark Weldon.
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API Consumer Brands implements Infor Advanced Scheduler
The custodian of Blackmores, Health Basics and other well-known brands expects to increase production capacity by 20% with its new solution...
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Agile expands Networks Group
Company appoints Phil Josephs as business development manager responsible for growing its carrier and service provider business.
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Security concerns keeping businesses out of the cloud
Poll finds corporate concerns about security and data privacy continue to be the major barriers to enterprise adoption of cloud computing.
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Microsoft gifts $1.4m of software to Barnardos
Corporation says its donations to non-profit organisations in New Zealand topped $5.5 million over the past year.
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Windows Mobile app store to sell business applications
The forthcoming iTunes-style store will offer downloadable applications aimed at small business as well as the more usual fun consumer apps.
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Jet Reports goes one better with V2009
Jet Reports, the Excel-based report writing tool designed for business people, has been rewritten in Microsoft .NET Version 2009 and launched on September 21.
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Zintel Acquires Cogent
Communications solutions provider says the $1.9 million deal will broaden its telephony offering.
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Air New Zealand awards telco contract to Gen-i
Global network management services agreement aimed at saving costs and improving technology.
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TechEd gives customers a voice
Unusually, the recent New Zealand Microsoft developer’s conference showcased how six major customers are using technology to leverage business, help babies and more.
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Survey finds local organisations exposed to file recovery risk
Poll of senior ICT decision makers shows Australian and New Zealand organisations require ‘information intervention’ to improve governance processes.
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Maori Land maps out future
Te Puni Kokiri, the Ministry of Maori Development is using the latest mapping software to build its Land Information Base.
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Microsoft’s Tech Ed conference hits Auckland
The country’s largest IT summit draws more than 2000 attendees to SkyCity.
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World-first claim for local online medical alert service
125,000 New Zealander MedicAlert users set to benefit from emergency access to vital medical records.
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Department of Building and Housing selects Objective
EDRMS specialist tasked with designing a solution to support the growth of the government agency’s knowledge base.
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Symantec Donates Software to local charities
Enterprise software available to eligible charities, voluntary and community groups.
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‘Antique and collectable’ computers up for auction
Organisers of the eDay electronics recycling initiative plan to sell donated technology gems on Trade Me.
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Fonterra moves mobile business to Gen-i
In a significant business win for Telecom’s ICT services business, the dairy giant is shifting more than half of its mobile connections away from Vodafone.
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New auction website targets local IT industry
DealFoundry promoted as a tool for consumers, small businesses, IT dealers, manufacturers and distributors.
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SAP expands University Alliances Program in New Zealand
AUT joins University of Auckland and Waikato University as a third local participant in the ‘hands-on’ software education initiative.
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New Zealand contact centres continue to expand
Local call centres defy the impact of the global financial crisis, but growth is set to slow next year.
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Open Source Society targets public sector with ‘Remix’ project
New Zealand Open Source Society initiative aims to encourage government agencies to look at open source as a way of cutting desktop computing costs.
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IBM supercomputer boosts NIWA’s environmental forecasting
Science institute’s $12.7 million IBM Power 575 will be the most powerful climate research supercomputer in the Southern Hemisphere...
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Optimation partners with Indian IT services giant HCL
The two companies say their combined mix of global scale and local expertise will benefit New Zealand customers.
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Olympic Software brings new spend management solutions to NZ
Global vendor Ariba says its on-demand corporate spending technology can boost local businesses’ bottom line.
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NetSuite luring businesses into the cloud with “Cash for Clunkers” promotion
Cloud computing vendor offers new customers who ditch legacy software $500 off for every $5,000 they spend.
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Growth-focused businesses continue to invest in IT to improve ‘customer care’
Despite tight economic times, IDC says New Zealand firms are still using technology to ‘keep customers happy’.
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Dell appoints new NZ country manager
Mike Hill replaces Deborah Harrigan and will focus on growing the local business market.
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Intergen flags Azure’s ‘scalable’ cost-savings advantages
The new Microsoft cloud platform will handle workload peaks with ease.
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HP Opens Global Applications Services Centre in Christchurch
Government apps centre also in the pipeline for Wellington as company increases its focus on “best-shoring” to meet client needs.
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Kmart selects HP retail publishing solutions
In-store and online service will allow customers to order prints and ‘creative’ photo products.
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Recession sees local IT vendors focused on verticals
Tough economic conditions are encouraging New Zealand vendors to target specialist niche markets, says IDC.
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SmartPay buys ProvencoCadmus payments business
Company says the $6 million acquisition makes it New Zealand’s largest eftpos provider.
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Kaseya opens New Zealand office
IT automation software provider aims to grow its managed services capabilities in the local market.
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Napier City Council selects Accela asset management solution
Local authority plans to use the software to eventually track almost 100,000 assets.
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Microsoft releases Dynamics POS 2009
The new solution for retailers is available in five countries, including New Zealand.
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NetSuite partners with Australian start-up JCurve Solutions
Partnership delivers a quick and easily-deployable packaged business management solution targeted at Australian and New Zealand SMEs.
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ERP competition hots up as users demand more but want to pay less
Big ERP providers like SAP and Oracle are coming under pressure from customers seeking better value as the recession bites into their budgets.
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Txt keyword quadruples radio adverts’ results
Blue Crystal chlorine-free pool and spa cleaner marketer Counties Cleaner got a sparkling result when it added a text keyword option to its nationwide radio marketing campaign...
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2degrees halves call prices, promises business offering
The newbie telco has slashed call prices and is pushing pre-pay as the recession-busting mobile way for consumers and businesses. While its launch offering is aimed at consumers, it says it has a business offering waiting in the wings…
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Rod Oram future-gazes at IBM Forum
Veteran business commentator Rod Oram heads the speaker list at Auckland’s forthcoming IBM Insight Forum 2009 and says he will be conducting a ‘standing in the future’ exercise to focus on Auckland 20 years on…
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Big turn-out for contact centre body launch
Contact centres’ business value is rising because of their low cost, but ‘isolated’ managers feel the need of networking support CCiNZ can provide.
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New contact centre body in triple launch
Frustrated contact centre professionals needed a place to meet, share ideas and access resources – they have it now in the form of the new Contact Centre Institute, which launches in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch this week.
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Australia puts business online as broadband speed jumps
Australian business users are downloading data big-time – twice as much as last year, in fact.
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‘Going green’ on par with GFC for Oz businesses
An Infor survey of business’ attitudes to carbon emission reduction found it was still high on companies’ hot-list despite recession worries.
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iPhone provides sweet smartphone satisfaction
It’s the apple of users’ eye – far outstripping rival Blackberry when it comes to user love.
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Information is power - business looks to BI for help
Companies may still be in survival mode, but the outlook is improving and with it an interest in knowledge management.
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Free battery recycling service
Recytech is offering a free nationwide battery take-back services to businesses nationwide.
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MapIt mapping software ‘tells a story’
ESRI’s latest offering, MapIt – offspring of the marriage of GIS and BI – promises to make studying data a cinch for business managers, enabling them to think and plan geographically.
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Two-thirds of Kiwi businesses doing alright
Revenue stays the same for most companies – up for some, according to MYOB survey.
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2degrees’ sign-up of 20,000 bodes well for business users
News that 20,000 people have already registered for new third mobile operator 2degrees shows how keen people are to embrace new telecommunications offerings – and how unimpressed they are with what Telecom and Vodafone currently offer.
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MagnumMac Christchurch store ‘the business’
Bucking the recession gloom, Apple reseller Renaissance opened a new MagnumMac store in Christchurch in early July.
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EMA bolsters membership with 'recession' e-marketplace
The Employers and Manufacturers Association has come up with a novel way to boost membership – an e-marketplace, called E-MArket.
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3Com cites 'value and technical excellence' as reasons to switch
The company’s H3C router and switching products are now No. 2 in the world – because it offers both value for money and technical excellence, it says.
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Soap star: seven ways to survive the recession
It was more a case of soap’s up, rather than surf’s up for soap giant P&G during the Great Depression. But it spent its way out of trouble. Now, an NZ Trade & Enterprise report details how companies can do similar to survive and thrive in this recession.
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Accomplish xeros in on online accounting market
Long-time Australasian accounting software specialist Accomplish aims to give Kiwi online accounting service sharemarket darling Xero a run for the money.
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Cloud computing propels NZ$1.3 billion market to business’ benefit
Bucking the trend for all forecasts to be doom-and-gloom recession reports nowadays, analyst IDC’s latest report says the consulting and integration (C &I) market is set grow over the next five years, to reach NZ$1.3 billion.
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Savio Maximizes SME potential
CRM provider Maximizer and New Zealand’s Savio Solutions have joined forces as business partners on both sides of the Tasman.
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Social media a hit with business – but how do you use it?
Survey finds companies are keen to experiment with the new technology, but aren’t sure how, nor are their initiatives proving very successful so far.
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Oracle’s Ellison tells why he’s chasing low-margin business
The database company, which recently bought Sun – and its jewel, Java – is keen to move into the difficult hardware business.
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SMBs get access to BI the SaaS way
It’s not only the economic slowdown that’s driving New Zealanders to SaaS, says analyst firm IDC. The enterprise market is saturated in New Zealand and this is driving vendors to look at the small- to medium-sized business market, says analyst Vern Hue.
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Kodak signs up Nutech
Kodak has signed up Nutech IT Supplies as distributor for consumer and professional businesses in New Zealand.
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Pronto eases into Phase 6
Pronto Software has released a new version of its flagship ERP solution, PRONTO-Xi.
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Sixty-eight percent of consumers fear security details at risk
A survey by research company callcentres.net has found 68 percent of New Zealanders interviewed feared their security details were at risk.
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Cloud computing – out of the sandbox into the mainstream
It’s a long-term ‘disruptive’ development that the global recession is only speeding up –customers buying only what services they want – and only when they want them.
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Third mobile network launch set for August
Switch and retain your old number – and phone.
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Slashing of ‘rip-off’ European mobile rates could be good for NZ
A drastic recommendation by the European Commission that “rip-off” mobile termination rates (MTRs) be cut to 1.5 to 3 euro cents could be good news for NZ consumers – and third mobile player NZ Communications, now renamed Two Degrees Mobile.
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Tandberg goes mobile with Movi PC-based video
Tandberg has released a PC-based mobile video-communications tool, called Movi, aimed at business users.
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Cheap recession mobile offering in the wings?
While Telecom and Vodafone have been battling it out in courts and the media, NZ Communications could end up stealing a march on the pair.
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Survey finds Auckland IT sector bucking recessionary trend
Auckland recruiters Potentia recently surveyed 450 IT sector managers and found, surprisingly, that the majority of IT organisations expect to more than survive this year and actually increase revenue. A significant proportion of organisations are also planning to expand, says Potentia.
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Bay of Plenty council goes Objective route
Western Bay of Plenty District Council has chosen Objective’s content management system to help it store and manage the myriad of information related to the range of services it offers local people.
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Twitter marketing - the next big thing?
Do you twitter? As in the SMS-style online chat phenomenon that recently hit an all-time popularity high? Maybe you should. The business case for tweeting is building – but some subtlety is required.
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Six cost drivers behind US$42 billion SaaS uptake
Analyst IDC finds cost is the major factor driving up spending on cloud computing, also known as SaaS, which is set to jump three-fold, to US$42 billion, by 2012.
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Enabling goes down on the farm with CRT
Enabling has won the tender to upgrade South Island co-operative Combined Rural Traders’ ERP system with a ‘people-centric’ Microsoft Dymamics AX solution.
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‘Hot’ clouds and the GFC top IDC 2009 conference topic list
Hot topics on the list for discussion at analyst firm IDC’s forthcoming annual ‘Directions’ conference include Cloud Computing and the challenges we face as a result of the global financial crisis (GFC).
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Oracle’s $US7.4 billion Sun buy provokes much excitement
Oracle’s US$7.4 billion purchase of Sun Microsystems has caused much excitement in both the tech and business communities because of its implications for the future openness of Java and MySQL.
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Focus on IBM Cognos award
IBM has named its Cognos Partners of the Year for 2009, with Focus Strategies and Solutions winning the premier Business Intelligence of the Year Award for Australia and New Zealand.
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Renaissance takes on NetComm’s rugged routers
Renaissance has been appointed exclusive distributor for Australia’s NetComm range of rugged industrial 3G cellular products in New Zealand.
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Samsung appoints senior manager sales and marketing
Samsung has appointed Francis File to a new role in the company: senior manager sales and marketing for consumer electronics, IT and appliances.
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Backing up small business with Plan-b
The Auckland data back-up services company has launched an online ‘business continuity’ service for SMEs
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Canon appoints new senior general manager marketing for Australia
Canon has promoted New Zealand managing director Craig Manson to the newly created position of senior general manager, marketing, for Canon Australia. The move is part of the company’s transition towards becoming more customer and channel focused.
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Sybiz appoints new channel manager
Software provider Sybiz has appointed Neil Landers as channel manager for New Zealand. Landers brings a blend of technical know-how and sales management experience to his new role that should benefit both customers and the channel.
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Carter Holt Harvey opts for SAP BusinessObjects
Following a competitive tender, Carter Holt Harvey has chosen SAP BusinessObjects to provide standardised BI reporting and analysis tools to end-users in its building supplies group.
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Bypass recession pain the web way
EconomicTurningPoint.com is an unusual – and timely – website forum. It’s from the US, but is nevertheless still useful.
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Create your own phone short-cuts
Tired of continually having to unlock your phone and scroll through various menus and submenus to get to the feature you want?
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Nokia sets store by new app shop
Following in the footsteps of Apple’s pioneering success with the Apple App Store, Nokia is opening a similar store for its millions of phone users.
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Kiwi first for accounting software for blind
A blind Dunedin entrepreneur has helped adapt a locally made small business accounting package for blind users.
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Nokia users get extra care
Nokia is opening a care centre in Auckland as part of a multi-million dollar investment programme. A second centre is planned for Christchurch in the middle of the year.
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Rodney Hyde tipped as Minister for Commerce Commission
Controversy continues to swirl around the Commerce Commission, with the possibility that outspoken ACT leader Rodney Hyde is to be appointed Minister for the Commerce Commission.
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Map location
Do you have reason to share your location with colleagues or friends, or your boss? If so, then a new free Google Maps add-on could prove very useful.
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Canon appoints country manager
Canon has appointed Mike Johnston to the newly created role of country manager for Canon New Zealand.
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Next-Gen Orcon goes to Wellington
Orcon is launching its next-generation network in the capital, giving Wellingtonians a taste of high speed connection.
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Controversial copyright act scrapped
In a rare case of government paying heed to grassroots objections, the National Government has scrapped the controversial Copyright Amendment Act (Section 92A).
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Txt2complain and get better service
Kiwis really don’t like to complain – it goes against the retiring, we-don’t-want-to-stand-out’ national character – but that doesn’t mean we don’t fume over bad service. Now a Kiwi company has come up with a text-based way of getting the ‘I didn’t like it’ message across without the person having to endure a personal confrontation.
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Copyright law puts businesses at risk from rogue downloaders
Businesses need to be aware they could be at risk from the activities of rogue employees who illegally download music and films while at work.
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Telecom prepares for 'T-Day'
Telecom has finally announced the launch of its new cellular network and has been using statements like "The mobile phone revolution begins" and "A new era in New Zealand's telecommunications is at hand".
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Storage: Trends to watch in 2009
As we move into 2009, Simon Elisha , chief technologist of Hitachi Data Systems ANZ, offers his predictions for the year ahead in the dynamic world of enterprise data storage.
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Windows 7 - what’s in it for business?
While most people are still getting to grips with Vista, Windows 7 - Microsoft's latest version of its operating system - is provoking a lot of interest. The question is what's in it for business users?
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Kiwifruit packer harvests sweet result with RFID
EastPack achieves pay back in less than 12 month with RFID warehouse solution saving around $400,000-plus in its first year, with more savings to come.
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Web analytics tool tracks off-site activity to discover what ads work best
Coremetrics has developed a tool that tags – and then maps –display ads, videos and microsites to see what drives customers to a client’s website.
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Kiwi Google engineering director wins ‘World Class’ tall poppy award
Expat Craig Nevill-Manning and creator of Maori language Google has won the ICT category of the World Class New Zealand Awards.
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Vodafone and Telecom neck-and-neck as both roll out 3G networks
Telecoms users on-the-go to benefit as mobile broadband services reach 97 percent of people.
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Recession to accelerate shift to online advertising
While spending on online advertising is set to slow further, TV and print advertising spend will continue move online.
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Survey finds East/West divide in digital media habits
The so-called digital divide between emerging and developed economies worldwide may not be that wide after all.
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SmartPay buys wi-fi operator FIVO
IP-services company National Communications Corporation (NATCOM) says it has finalised the sale of its New Zealand wi-fi technology and network services business, FIVO, to listed transaction technology company SmartPay.
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Lawson brings APAC operation together
Lawson Software is combining its Australian and New Zealand business with its Asia operations to create a unified Asia Pacific regional organisation.
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New ICT industry body has skills high on agenda
More than 30 of the country’s leading ICT companies have agreed in principle to join together in the creation of a new ICT industry association.
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Report proposes utility expansion for broadband future
Research released by internet advocacy group InternetNZ concludes that utility expansion provides the best opportunity for dramatic improvement of New Zealand's broadband infrastructure.
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Local ICT industry working on IPv6 transition plan
Following a workshop convened by the Ministry of Economic Development, major ICT industry and stakeholder organizations have agreed on the need for New Zealand to develop a transition plan from IPv4 to IPv6, the next generation Internet addressing protocol.
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EROAD joins road user charge trial in Sweden
New Zealand technology company EROAD is to deploy its eHubo product in a government sponsored field trial to develop an electronic road user charge system for heavy vehicles in Sweden.
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Technology makes us greener and more productive, says Vodafone
According to a Vodafone survey, kiwis believe they are more productive at work and have less of an impact on the environment as a result of mobile phones and broadband at home.
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Pumpkin Patch deploys Riverbed Steelhead WAN appliances
Local children’s clothing retailer Pumpkin Patch has deployed a range of Riverbed Steelhead appliances at its New Zealand headquarters and its regional offices in the UK and US.
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Economic crisis set to hit NZ hardware and software vendors hardest, says IDC
In its latest report – Economic Crisis Response: The Impact on the New Zealand ICT Market – IT research firm IDC says hardware and software markets will be the hardest hit in the local market during the economic downturn.
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Ovum warns of major IT services issues in 2009
The impact of the slowing economy on business process outsourcing (BPO) business models, the convergence of IT and telecom services, and the continued importance of quality and security are among the top issues IT service providers will face in 2009, according to IT consulting firm Ovum.
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Mega-D Botnet returns after McColo shutdown
One of three major botnets shut down as a result of the closure of major spam hosting provider, McColo, has been re-established and is back spamming in large volumes, according to security vendor Marshal8e6.
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Roast laptop, anyone? The year’s top data disasters
Vendor Kroll Ontrack has released its fifth annual top ten list of “data disasters” and says the list –a global representation of real data loss situations compiled by its Ontrack Data Recovery engineers –demonstrates that regardless of how prepared you are, data loss can be unavoidable.
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Survey finds ongoing demand for storage spend
The majority of CIOs will continue spending money on boosting their organisations’ storage capacity despite the economic crisis, according to a new survey.
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Telecom begins inbound roaming on new mobile network
Telecom’s new W850 mobile network has passed a key milestone with the start of inbound roaming for overseas visitors.
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Defence Force selects TelstraClear and Vodafone
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has selected TelstraClear as its preferred supplier for Wide Area Network services and Vodafone for the provision of mobile services.
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Fronde technology boosts mobile commerce in the Philippines
Logica and New Zealand company Fronde Anywhere have launched a new mobile ordering and payment service in the Philippines with i.can Worldwide, part of the TAO Group of companies.
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Kiwi tech sector ‘out-markets’ the US
Kiwi technology companies outspend their US counterparts on sales and marketing, but not necessarily on the most effective strategies, according to a new study.
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Livestock Improvement embraces utility computing
Hamilton-based farm improvement company Livestock Improvement (LIC) has signed a five-year deal for utility computing from ICT infrastructure provider Revera.
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Sun Microsystems offers cheap deals to start-ups
Sun Microsystems has unveiled its Sun Startup Essentials Program, offering free and heavily discounted Sun products and services to newly established businesses.
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New Symantec report reveals booming underground economy
Security vendor Symantec has released a new report detailing an online underground economy that has matured into an efficient, global marketplace in which stolen goods and fraud-related services are regularly bought and sold, and where the estimated value of goods offered by individual traders is measured in millions of dollars.
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Unisys completes ‘green’ data centre
Unisys has completed the expansion of its Kapiti data centre, near Wellington.
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Research finds strong demand for ID theft protection
Five out of 10 New Zealanders are extremely or very concerned about the security of their financial transactions, up sharply according to the latest Unisys Security Index.
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Transpower plugs into TelstraClear’s network
TelstraClear has signed a 10 year contract with Transpower for enhanced fibre services from its Next IP Network.
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Global spam cut after botnet host shut-down
On November 11, the volume of spam around the world fell by as much as 70 percent due to the shutdown of a major spam hosting network, McColo.
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Netsuite targets Salesforce.com customers
Competition in the on-demand CRM space is intensifying, with mid-market vendor NetSuite announcing an “aggressive” new pricing program aimed at winning local customers from rival software-as-a-service provider Salesfoceforce.com.
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‘Back to basics’ approach to IT spend expected next year
IT research firm IBRS believes the impact of the global economic crisis will result in businesses focusing their 2009 IT spend on technologies that increase productivity or save costs.
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NZ Rugby Union pics StayinFront for CRM
CRM vendor StayinFront has won a contract to develop a new CRM solution for the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU).
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Microsoft offers interest-free financing
Microsoft Financing has announced it will offer a zero-interest deal over 36 months for new purchasers of selected Microsoft Dynamics ERP and Microsoft Dynamics CRM software solutions.
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FrontRange boosts local channel presence
FrontRange Solutions says it has strengthened its channel presence in New Zealand by expanding its relationship with its premier partner, Focus on Business.
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Marshal to merger with 8e6 Technologies
New Zealand-founded security company Marshal is merging with 8e6 Technologies, a US-based specialist in web filtering appliances and technology, to form a new company, Marshal8e6.
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Zeacom and Datasquirt launch SMS queuing solution
Zeacom and Datasquirt are launching a new SMS-based communications service for organisations wanting to better manage high volumes of in-bound and out-bound customer calls.
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Next Generation Networks conference registrations open
The Commerce Commission has opened registrations for its Next Generation Networks conference, to be held in February.
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Cisco targets small business market
Networking giant Cisco has announced a $US100 million global strategic initiative focused on small business networking and communications solutions for companies with fewer than 100 employees.
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Microsoft offers free software and support to start-ups
Microsoft has launched a global program designed to help accelerate the success of entrepreneurs and early stage start-ups.
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Ricoh becomes first carbon neutral NZ office equipment company
Copier and printer company Ricoh says it is the first supplier in the New Zealand office equipment market to achieve a carbon neutrality rating through the carboNZero programme. Ricoh says as well as offsetting emissions from its own business operations, it has gone a step further and also offset greenhouse gases emitted as a result of customers using its copiers and printers.
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Survey finds businesses believe IT is crucial for business success
The inaugural SAP/EMA Innovation for Growth Survey has revealed the importance of IT to the success of New Zealand businesses.
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ComOps lands in New Zealand
ComOps, an Australasian provider of business software products and services, has launched offices in New Zealand citing robust opportunity for its suite of business software solutions among both local public and private sector organisations.
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Diligent Board Member Services Signs Burger King
Listed software company Diligent Board Member Services says it has signed a deal with the parent company of international fast food chain Burger King to use its web-based Diligent Boardbooks service.
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Sales move online as economy tightens
New Zealanders are turning to internet sales for additional cash according to the latest sales figures from Trade Me.
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TeamTalk expands secure technology network
Communications company TeamTalk has rolled out secure top end IP-based “P25” technology in Auckland, linking to the service already in place in Wellington and Christchurch.
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NZRS replaces .nz name server
New Zealand Registry Services (NZRS) has replaced the authoritative name server for the .nz Domain Name System (DNS) has been replaced.
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Infor launches Web 2.0 user interface
Software vendor Infor has used the inaugural Australian Inforum conference to unveil MyDay, a new role-based Web 2.0 user interface that sits on top of Infor's Open SOA platform.
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Technology drives Air New Zealand domestic airport changes
Air New Zealand customers will be among the first in the world to access radio frequency identification-enabled technology that will enable self-scanned check in and boarding at domestic airports.
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Broadband uptake increases
An OECD report showing that broadband penetration in New Zealand is growing at the sixth fastest rate in the developed world has been welcomed as excellent news by TUANZ, the Telecommunications Users Association.
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Politicians challenged to better broadband commitments
The broadband commitments being made by both major political parties are a move in the right direction, but not enough by themselves, says ICT consultancy firm Voco.
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Retailers using technology as a competitive advantage
A study by Global Retail Insights, an IDC company, has found that New Zealand retailers are beginning to use emergent payment technologies not only to complete a financial transaction, but also to enhance the retail experience, increase operational efficiencies and to obtain competitive advantage.
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Southland District Council beefs up storage platform
Southland District Council is banking on SAN storage to cope with fast-rising volumes of rich media and virtualisation requirements.
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Tuapeka Gold Print chooses Syspro for ERP
New Zealand’s largest supplier of printed pens and promotional products, Tuapeka Gold Print (TGP), has selected Syspro Software as its new company-wide ERP system to underpin rapid growth plans.
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TelstraClear launches VDSL2 business offer
TelstraClear says it is now offering New Zealand businesses the fastest DSL broadband technology in the country, VDSL2.
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Graeme Riley appointed SAP’s local MD
SAP New Zealand has appointed Graeme Riley as managing director, reporting to Tim Ebbeck, SAP’s ANZ president and CEO.
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Resort gets NZ’s first gigabit fibre network
Residents of the newly-developed Gracefield Living community resort in Stoke (near Nelson) have become the first in New Zealand to enjoy a broadband network capable of 1Gbps speeds.
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Jade chief executive to become Vice-Chancellor of the University of Canterbury
Jade Software’s chief executive, Dr Rod Carr, had been appointed Vice-Chancellor at the University of Canterbury.
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Companies struggling to attract tech-savvy ‘millennials’
A survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit and Alcatel-Lucent’s call centre and customer interaction arm Genesys has found most companies are struggling with how to adapt their businesses to serve a new wave of consumers from the “millennial” generation.
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Napier high-tech graffiti initiative wins award
Location intelligence solutions provider Pitney Bowes MapInfo has handed Napier City Council its “Outstanding Implementation of a Geographic Information Systems Project” award for the council's new graffiti mapping solution.
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Smartphone market heads into a storm
Life just got tougher for the tech-conscious executive trying to decide which smartphone to accessorise – thanks to Research In Motion’s latest BlackBerry: the touch-screen enabled Storm.
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NZ businesses accused of undercharging
According to Software Associates, New Zealand businesses are losing up to five per cent of their profits each year as a result of undercharging.
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Waikato DHB signs with Vodafone
Enabling clients to contact its community workers wherever they are and reducing costs are just two of the ways the Waikato District Health Board will benefit from a new contract with Vodafone to provide its fixed line and mobile telephone services.
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Royal Mail selects Blackbay mobile worker solution
Following successful trials, Royal Mail has chosen New Zealand mobile enterprise solutions and services specialist Blackbay’s Delivery Connect solution to provide a real-time mobility solution for the majority of Royal Mail’s tracked products, including Special Delivery and Recorded Signed For.
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Compliance prompts records management spending
A survey by enterprise content management specialist Open Text has found New Zealand and Australian businesses are planning to invest in records management solutions to meet regulatory requirements.
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New provider tackles ‘sorry state’ of data centres
A newly launched ICT infrastructure consultancy says it aims to help businesses close the gap between advances in technology hardware and systems and their increasingly rundown accommodations.
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Retail sectors spends up large on IT
A new report by Global Retail Insights, an IDC company, has shown that IT expenditure in New Zealand's retail industry is not expected to slow down over the next five years.
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Kordia progressing Trans-Tasman cable plans
Kordia says it is making solid progress with the development of its business case to build a new fibre optic, submarine cable that will link Australia and New Zealand.
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New SmartPay GM restructures business
Merchant services provider SmartPay has implemented a restructuring programme to focus the company on its three main market segments of telecommunications, music/media and the taxi transaction payment market.
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WaikatoLink opens technology pathway into China
WaikatoLink, the commercialisation and technology transfer company of the University of Waikato, has set the foundation for more effective market access into China by entering into a partnership with their equivalent at one of China’s top universities, Tsinghua University.
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NetValue joins elite Microsoft club
Microsoft has named Hamilton IT services and development company NetValue as its first New Zealand-based High Performance Computing (HPC) Partner and a Microsoft High Potential Managed Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Partner.
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Jab reminders to be sent by txt
Absentmindedness is no longer an excuse for failing to follow doctor’s orders.
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Companies in the dark over worker surfing
Workers’ private time online is spiralling out of control according to an ICT security consultant, Paul Hortop from Voco.
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MSD chooses Dell desktops and notebooks
The Ministry of Social Development has chosen Dell as the hardware vendor to supply its personal desktop and notebook computers for the next three years.
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ICT industry highlights ‘copyright confusion’
Industry organisations representing the telecommunications sector, internet service providers, user groups, internet advocates and IT professionals have all labelled parts of the recently passed Copyright (New Technologies) Amendment Act “a deeply flawed law that undermines fundamental rights and simply will not work”.
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NZ's Endev partners with WorkTech
Fortune 500 companies around the world depend on WorkTech software for their daily operations.
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Jade Software schedules trains in Toronto
Jade Software Corporation says an IT system it developed for passenger trains in Toronto, Canada, has gone live.
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Eagle boosts SAP Business One practice with strategic acquisition
Eagle Technology is boosting its SAP Business One implementation and service capability, following the acquisition of Enprise Solutions’ SAP Business One consulting practice.
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Williamson outlines National’s IT strategy
The National party’s ICT spokesman, Maurice Williamson, used a recent speaking engagement at a CIO luncheon forum hosted by Zephyr Consulting to outline National’s IT strategy to an audience of senior industry executives.
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Agile connects with an Australian partner
Voice, video and contact centre technologies specialist Agile has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with convergence and contact centre integrator GlobalConnect Australia, an arrangement the two organisations say will mean a commitment to providing uninterrupted service and support for customers on both sides of the Tasman.
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Computer Brokers becomes Lexel Systems
Auckland IT infrastructure solutions provider Computer Brokers has changed its name to Lexel Systems.
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Codec acquires Black Coffee Software
Codec Software has completed its purchase of Wellington-based Java developer Black Coffee.
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Study finds mobile phone coupons help win over consumers
While most consumers’ initial reactions to marketing and advertising messages on their mobile phone can often be negative, a recent survey from ABI Research found that their level of responsiveness can often be improved if they are offered incentives.
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IT engineering named a ‘recession proof career’
IT engineering has been named as one of five “recession proof” career options by recruitment firm Tradestaff.
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Integral Technology Group acquires APL Plus
Integral Technology Group has made what it calls “a significant investment” through the acquisition of APL Plus Ltd.
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Identity and access management market heats up
IT research firm IDC says competition in the identity and access management (IAM) market in Australia and New Zealand has intensified over the last 12 months.
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Eclipse appoints national business development manager
Business solutions provider Eclipse has appointed Boris Lamb as the company’s national business development manager for New Zealand.
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US payment processor acquires NZ’s Financial Automation
Financial Automation Limited (FAL), a New Zealand-based international provider of fuel card processing software solutions, has been acquired by US-based Wright Express Corporation for around $US9 million.
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Imarda wins $US10m freight company deal
Fleet tracking solutions company Imarda has announced a US$10 million deal with a major, publically listed, US freight services company to provide an advanced Telematics based solution.
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HealthAlliance wins Symantec award
Security vendor Symantec has named Auckland’s HealthAlliance as one of two winners of its 2008 Visionary Awards for Australia and New Zealand.
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Advertising guru Roberts joins Telecom board
Telecom has appointed kiwi advertising industry high-flyer Kevin Roberts to its board, replacing retiring director Patsy Reddy.
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Blue Wing Honda and Intek Security implements Lawson QuickStep Distribution
Blue Wing Honda and Intek Security Group, Auckland-based import and distribution businesses both owned by Caspex Corporation, are implementing Lawson QuickStep Distribution, a pre-configured ERP package designed for distribution-based companies.
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Marketing Impact buys MessageMedia
Marketing Impact, one of the country’s largest mail processing providers, has bought MessageMedia, a text messaging provider, and specialist in bespoke customer management processes.
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Napier City Council selects Cognos TM1
Napier City Council has selected Cognos TM1 to provide it with a reporting, budgeting, planning and modelling solution.
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Sex, drugs and software lead spam purchase growth
Twenty-nine percent of internet users have purchased goods from spam emails, according to new research by Internet security company Marshal.
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NEC pushes into local unified comms market
Business communications giant NEC has announced the New Zealand availability of its unified communications offerings for the SMB and enterprise markets, describing the launch as “marking a major assault on the UC market”.
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Mitre 10 first to deploy AnySite
Pitney Bowes MapInfo, a global provider of location intelligence solutions, has launched AnySite New Zealand, a market analysis application is says is tailored for the local market and delivers visual and predictive analytic capabilities to improve the accuracy and efficiency of territory management and site selection.
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SAP adds CRM to Business All-in-One
SAP New Zealand has announced the local availability of CRM functionality in the SAP Business All-in-One solution, a move it says addresses the needs of midsize companies to better manage every aspect of their customer relationships.
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Bailey to head restructured SmartPay
Former Cadmus Technology head Ian Bailey has been appointed managing director of integrated merchant services provider and electronic product distribution company SmartPay.
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Intergen named Microsoft Partner of the Year
Intergen has been named Microsoft Partner of the Year, the top honour handed out at Microsoft’s annual Partner Awards, held in Auckland.
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Microsoft grows devices & applications team
Microsoft’s Specialised Devices & Applications (SDA) group, responsible for the retail channel of the company’s keyboards, mice, webcams and Office for Mac software, has announced several appointments as it moves into a new financial year.
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Securing personal information remains a challenge
Securing personally identifiable information (PII) is a top concern facing business and technology executives this year, according to a survey of more than 3,100 professionals in more than 95 countries.
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Multi-million dollar deal for kiwi medical-tech company
New Zealand medical technology company Enztec has secured a deal to supply innovative surgical instruments to DePuy International, one of the top four orthopaedic companies in the world.
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Jade goes live in Northern Territories hospitals
Christchurch-based enterprise solutions developer Jade Software has made further inroads into the Australian health sector with the go-live of its applications across the Northern Territories’ Health Service.
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Education Ministry selects Talent2
Australian-based human resources outsourcing provider Talent2 has secured a support deal with the Ministry of Education, which operates New Zealand’s largest payroll.
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Paymark signs Sybase and Yellowfin
New Zealand payment transaction company Paymark has implemented a new transactional data and reporting solution jointly deployed by Australian business intelligence (BI) provider Yellowfin and global enterprise software company Sybase.
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iSOFT signs $3.5 m deals with three DHBs
iSOFT, a subsidiary of Australia’s IBA Health Group, has signed agreements valued at over $3.5 million with three New Zealand district health boards (DHBs) for iSOFT patient management and clinical systems.
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Unisys introduces UC test drive service
Unisys has announced the availability of a trial service enabling enterprise customers to test drive Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Microsoft Office Communication Server 2007, and Microsoft Office LiveMeeting at no cost.
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Maclean Computing buys ATL Systems
IT solutions provider Maclean Computing is acquiring IT solutions business ATL Systems Limited.
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TelstraClear develops trans-Tasman TelePresence
TelstraClear says it is developing New Zealand’s first end-to-end trans-Tasman telepresence experience.
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Software Associates exports to Australia
New Zealand IT company Software Associates has started exporting a warehouse management product to Australia.
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Businesses yet to embrace social networking
The majority of users of social networking websites are motivated mainly by personal needs and a desire for entertainment, rather than business and practical objectives, according to a survey by Gartner.
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Telecom to build sustainable Wellington offices
Telecom has signed an agreement with The Wellington Company to develop new purpose-built environmentally rated premises at 52 Willis St, Wellington.
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George Bush and Microsoft exploited by spammers
Emails with exploitive headlines mentioning George Bush, Microsoft and Al Qaeda in their subject lines are part of a co-ordinated malicious spam campaign from criminals controlling the Rustock botnet.
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Otago Uni joins Sun Microsystems initiative
The University of Otago has achieved a coup by becoming the first university outside of the United States to be selected as a Sun Microsystems OpenSPARC Centre of Excellence.
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Survey: NZ Businesses cautious of Web 2.0
New Zealand’s small and medium businesses (SMBs) remained concerned about security risks from mobile devices and Web 2.0 applications such as social networking, according to a new survey.
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Sage taps new Business Solutions CRM partner
Sage Business Solutions, part of the global Sage Software group, has signed customer relationship management (CRM) specialist Focus On Business Limited as its implementation partner and reseller in New Zealand.
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Norfolk Group signs Gen-i
Gen-i has won a managed ICT contract with Norfolk Group, an international provider of integrated building and engineering services.
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Gen-i and Vodafone sign major Government department
The Ministry of Social Development has signed contracts with Gen-i and Vodafone for its telecommunications services.
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West Coast DHB trials Cisco HealthPresence
Cisco, the West Coast District Health Board and Gen-i have announced an agreement to deliver the first global trial of Cisco HealthPresence between two organisations: Buller Health in Westport and Grey Base Hospital, about 100 kilometres away in Greymouth.
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Auckland Uni rolls out Google Apps
The University of Auckland is rolling out Google Apps Education Edition to 50,000 students, staff and alumni.
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Telecom picks Alcatel-Lucent for IP network build
Telecom says it is engaging its long-time infrastructure partner Alcatel-Lucent to deliver an Internet Protocol (IP) nationwide network that will bring voice, internet and mobile telephony services together onto one integrated technology platform.
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SAP New Zealand targeting growth in Business Intelligence
SAP says it is focused on building its Business Objects presence in New Zealand and has hiring two experienced business intelligence experts to drive growth.
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Nextspace appoints CEO
Local 3D visualisation industry “catalyst” organisation Nextspace has appointed Gavin Lennox as its CEO.
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Local organisations unclear on emissions
Only 22 percent of Australasian businesses have practices in place to enable them to measure carbon emissions, according to a survey of 2,500 IT professionals from medium and large businesses and government organisations.
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DS reports strong local profit growth
The local arm of global IT business services company EDS has reported a healthy rise in revenue and profit for last year after it picked up more high-paying work from its blue-chip client base.
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InternetNZ welcomes web domain name changes
The Internet Society of New Zealand, InternetNZ, has welcomed two significant decisions announced at a meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in Paris.
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Public Records Act means skills crisis
With the pressure on to achieve Public Records Act compliance by 2010, tenders for electronic document and records management systems (EDRMS) are starting to flow thick and fast.
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SmartPay launches VoIP
Local integrated merchant services provider and electronic product distribution company SmartPay has expanded its range of services to include VoIP (Voice Over IP) and telephony services.
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VAD and IronPort team up
Security appliance vendor IronPort Systems has further increased its New Zealand market focus, signing a nationwide distribution agreement with Value Added Distributors (VAD). The distribution agreement follows IronPort’s recent employment of a New Zealand-based team.
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Firms in the dark over IT assets
Organisations across New Zealand and Australia have little or no idea of the true value of their IT assets and the contribution those assets make to the business.
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New fibre network on trial in Orewa
The next generation of broadband delivering content-rich services to New Zealand households over an open access fibre network is being piloted in a new housing development in Orewa, north of Auckland.
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Metlifecare chooses StorageCraft for data protection
Retirement village operator Metlifecare has selected StorageCraft’s ShadowProtect Server to provides disaster recovery, system migration and real-time data protection for its Windows servers.
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Local mobile software firm launches into the UK
Christchurch-based mobile software specialists Netresult Mobility have launched in the United Kingdom.
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SAFI Technologies reverses acquisition trend
Christchurch-based SAFI Technologies has reversed the usual trend of US companies buying out successful New Zealand businesses – it has acquired US-based hosting and domain company, Host World Wide.
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It’s official: NZ broadband lagging
A new official report into the state of the New Zealand broadband market shows it is up to 50 percent behind the performance of the UK, Australia and the US in some key areas.
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Software industry associations form alliance
New Zealand’s primary software associations – New Zealand Software Association (NZSA), Canterbury Software Inc (CSI), Website Developers Association NZ (WDANZ) and Wireless and Broadband Forum (WBF) – have signed collaborative agreements to form the “Software NZ” alliance.
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Software helps farmers meet Kyoto obligations
A software solution developed by MAF, AgResearch and FertResearch will enable farmers to accurately estimate their greenhouse gas emissions and help New Zealand comply with its obligations under the Kyoto Protocol.
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iPhone 3G due in New Zealand on July 11
Vodafone and Apple have announced that the new, much-anticipated 3G version of Apple’s iPhone will be available in New Zealand, Australia, Italy, and Portugal on July 11.
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Tough times mean more spam
Security company Symantec says it is seeing a continuing trend of spammers capitalising on the economic slowdown in order to harvest personal information.
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Digital Island launches SME broadband redundancy solution
Telecommunications company Digital Island has developed what it believes is a New Zealand first – its NetDEPEND Internet access product.
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Xero now available on the iPhone
Local software developer Xero has released a customised version of its software-as-a-service accounting solution that runs on Apple’s iPhone.
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PGG Wrightson chooses Promapp
Rural services group PGG Wrightson has chosen the Promapp process management toolset to support its ongoing process improvement efforts.
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Orcon upgrades network infrastructure with Juniper
Internet service provider Orcon has deployed Juniper Networks MX960 Ethernet Services Routers and E120 Broadband Services Routers to increase the capacity and performance of its network infrastructure.
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Vodafone launches the Red Network
Vodafone says it is launching a new era in fixed line broadband in New Zealand with the introduction of its ‘Red Network’.
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Jade Software wins $20m development contract
Two years ago Christchurch-based Jade Software Corporation sold its health IT business to UK health software and related services supplier Ascribe PLC in a transaction which netted millions of dollars from the sale of intellectual property rights and future services with Jade.
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New Zealand Communication Appoints CEO
Mobile network aspirant New Zealand Communication has appointed Singapore-based Mike Reynolds as its Chief Executive Officer, and he will be relocating to Auckland next month.
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Zintel buys Commspec
Publicly listed ICT company Zintel has announced the conditional acquisition of Commspec (NZ) Limited, a reseller of Alcatel-Lucent and Samsung telephony solutions.
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Telecom appoints senior execs
Telecom has announced two key appointments to its executive team.
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Medtel goes mobile with Lawson
Medtel, an Australasian supplier of high technology products to the medical industry, has purchased Lawson Enterprise Mobility for Service to provide greater business process efficiency in the field.
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Symantec snares SunCorp
Security vendor Symantec has been selected by Australasian financial services group Suncorp to secure its information, minimise data loss risk and reduce its storage and retrieval costs.
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Online advertising up 67% to new record
New Zealand online advertising hit record levels during the first quarter of 2008, according to research from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
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Kiwis embracing internet video
New Zealand and Australian broadband users are spending considerably more time using the internet than watching television or movies and are downloading video in significant numbers, a study by Cisco has found.
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Budget heralds $500m broadband pledge
The Government’s 2008 Budget included provision for a “five-year down-payment for a 10 year plan which will take New Zealand towards the government’s vision of a fast broadband future”.
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IBM appoints new distributors
IBM has appointed Ingram Micro to join Express Data as its broad-based distributor for all its software brands – Information Management, Lotus, Rational, Tivoli and Websphere.
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Spammers switch from remedies to replicas
Spam promoting replica watches, pens and cheap jewellery has taken over from spam pushing male enlargement and sexual performance pills as the leading items for sale by spammers according to new data released by security vendor Marshal’s TRACE security team.
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Fronde’s success with mobile authentication
Wellington-based mobile financial services solution provider Fronde Anywhere says it is enjoying “significant uptake” of its mobile two-factor authentication platform, TwoSecure.
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NZ Communications secures new backing
United States telecommunications investor Trilogy International Partners has taken a 25 percent shareholding in NZ Communications, which is currently building this country’s third mobile phone network.
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Gen-i signs four-year telco deal with ANZ National Bank
ANZ National Bank and Telecom subsidiary Gen-i have signed a new agreement that extends their existing services and relationship to include a core telecommunications infrastructure upgrade.
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Dell expands virtualisation offer
Dell has announced what it is calling its broadest ever line-up of dedicated virtualisation solutions.
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Data service company Digiweb goes green
Christchurch-based data service provider Digiweb says each year, the average business server produces approximately a third of a tonne of carbon emissions.
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Yellow Pages embraces digital media
Yellow Pages Group has announced the creation of a new Digital Media business unit, to be headed by the company’s current marketing director, Blair Glubb.
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Ballance selects SAP for enterprise apps
Fertiliser manufacturer and distributor Ballance Agri-Nutrients has selected SAP to provide enterprise applications to replace its legacy system.
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Young software guns off to Paris
After intense competition, Team Phoenix from the University of Canterbury emerged as the winner of the New Zealand final in the worldwide Software Design Invitational of Imagine Cup 2008.
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Kordia eyes Northland broadband opportunities
Broadcast and telecommunications company Kordia says the first steps have been taken towards possible development of a multimillion dollar publicly-owned broadband network tailor-made for the Northland region.
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SAP releases environmental compliance solution
SAP has announced the New Zealand launch of SAP Environmental Compliance (EC), an enterprise-wide software platform which enables companies to monitor and manage their greenhouse gas emissions to ensure they comply with national and worldwide environmental laws and policies.
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Telecom halves roaming charges
Telecom says its mobile customers who roam overseas will be able to make or receive calls for half price until the end of November.
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Cisco launches TelePresence in New Zealand
Cisco New Zealand has announced the local availability of the company’s life-size “face-to-face” TelePresence 3000 videoconferencing solution.
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Poor customer service costs businesses
More than half of the consumers surveyed in a new customer experience report have ceased buying products and services from a company due to poor customer service and a high number felt that the supplier didn’t know it had lost their business.
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Vodafone launches new VoIP/mobility suite
Vodafone says its newly-launched Vodafone Office suite of services for businesses will enable customers to keep their landline number, and answer it on whatever device they have to hand – an IP desktop phone, mobile or softphone on a laptop.
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Fronde appoints new CEO, reports profit
Software development and integration company Fronde Systems Group has appointed Ian Clarke as its new chief executive.
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New network partnership targets Whangarei businesses
TelstraClear and Northpower say they plan to bring next generation telecommunications services to Whangarei businesses by Christmas.
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WorldxChange adds Juniper routers
Internet service provider WorldxChange has deployed Juniper Networks’ E320 broadband services routers to enable the quality delivery of advanced voice-over-IP and high value Internet services. WorldxChange has also deployed Juniper Networks’ secure service gateways (SSGs) to secure its services and backend systems–including its domain name system (DNS) servers.
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Government Technology Services GM appointed
The State Services Commission has appointed a general manager of the new Government Technology Services (GTS) business unit.
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TelstraClear returns to business mobile market
TelstraClear has launched new mobile plans for business customers and a “whole of business” proposition following its split last year with Vodafone and the signing of a new mobile network access agreement with Telecom.
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National pledges to build $1.5b network
A National Government would invest up to $1.5 billion to drive the roll-out of a fibre-to-the-home broadband network.
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ICT industry growth slows
Total sales of goods and services from New Zealand's information and communication technology (ICT) industry increased 3.3 percent to $18.2 billion in the 2007 financial year, according to Statistics New Zealand.
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Study finds green IT low on NZ business agenda
Beyond recycling and energy-efficient light bulbs, two-thirds of New Zealand businesses are struggling to act sustainably, according to the first New Zealand research into ‘Green IT’ by IBM and the New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development.
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Space-Time Research signs Infometrics
Wellington economic forecasting organisation Infometrics has selected Melbourne-based Space-Time Research’s SuperSTAR solution to deliver its data analytics capabilities.
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Software Associates launches secure messaging solution
New Zealand development company Software Associates has launched Securit-e, a secure, digital document exchange system.
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CA shifts focus to channel sales model
Software vendor CA has re-jigged its New Zealand operation, shifting the focus to a “significantly expanded” channel sales model.
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High customer churn rates hitting NZ businesses
Switching suppliers has become a national habit costing New Zealand businesses $320 million a year in lost business, according to new research out today.
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Government calls for feedback on Digital Strategy
Communications and Information Technology Minister David Cunliffe is calling for all New Zealanders to have their say on the Draft Digital Strategy 2.0 which has been released for public comment today.
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Unisys expanding Kapiti data centre
Unisys New Zealand is expanding its data centre in Kapiti, near Wellington, doubling the capacity of the facility.
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Most popular websites accessed at work: Google, Facebook and Trade Me
A survey by New Zealand Internet security and management company Mako Networks shows Google, Facebook and Trade Me were the top three most accessed websites during business hours in March.
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Survey Result: Ceos behind data breaches should be jailed
An international survey of 107 security professionals conducted by Websense at this year’s e-Crime Congress reveals a quarter of respondents believe the arrest and jail sentence for the CEO or Board member responsible would be a fitting punishment for a serious company data breach that exposes consumers’ confidential data.
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TANDBERG and Agile in new strategic partnership
Global technology provider TANDBERG, a specialist in telepresence, high-definition videoconferencing and mobile video products and services, says it has strengthened its channel presence in New Zealand with the appointment of Agile.
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New Trans-Tasman submarine cable planned
New Zealand Government-owned telco network company Kordia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Australia’s PIPE Networks under which the two companies have agreed to collaborate on a project to establish a new, private fibre optic cable linking the two countries.
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OOXML format wins ISO approval
The ISO international standards body has voted to adopt Microsoft's Office Open XML (OOXML) document format as an international standard based despite strong opposition from a number of quarters, including organisations in New Zealand.
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TSB adds POLi payments to its online banking
The TSB Bank has integrated the POLi payment service into the heart of its internet banking software.
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Spam up in March, says Symantec
Worldwide spam activity continued to inch upward in March, according to security company Symantec. The latest Symantec Spam report says spam levels “bounced” higher during the month, averaging 81 percent of all emails and peaking at times during the month at all-time highs of nearly 88 percent.
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Honeywell is sweet with Electricity Commission
Technology manufacturer Honeywell has been selected by the Electricity Commission to partner in a three-year programme to help local businesses reduce their electricity consumption.
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Maclean Computing launches integrated IT/Tel service
Auckland-based Maclean Computing, which focuses on solutions for mid-sized businesses, has launched a telephony and IT integration service it says will fill a gap in the market.
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New R&D tax credit arrives
A new 15 percent research and development (R&D) tax credit for businesses came into effect on April 1.
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Freightways bundles up Australian info and document businesses
Freightways has extended its presence in the Australian information management market spending $A5.9 million buying Canberra-based National Records Managers (NRM) and Melbourne’s Fine Paper Suppliers (FPS).
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EDS New Zealand searching for new MD
Industry heavyweight EDS New Zealand has announced the resignation of MD Steve Murray, who has left the organisation for family reasons after just under two years at the helm.
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Sheppard Industries powers on with Lawson ERP
The Sheppard Industries Group, an Auckland-based Australasian cycling industry provider, has revved up its ERP capabilities through a new deal with solution provider Lawson Software.
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Rotary Platforms NZ milks Sage for growth
The fast-growing manufacturer of rotary platforms for the dairy industry has deployed Sage’s resource planning and management solutions.
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