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MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares follow ASX lower, paced by Spark, Xero
Unified Communications

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares follow ASX lower, paced by Spark, Xero

New Zealand shares fell paced by Xero, Spark New Zealand and other dual listed stocks as investors across the Tasman sold off stocks after a major cap.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Mon, 30th Mar 2015
Robots to significantly boost business in coming years
Data Analytics

Robots to significantly boost business in coming years

Machine learning, artificial intelligence and effective use of big data - essentially software robots - will unlock value within the next 3-5 years.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 30th Mar 2015
Kiwi businesses cutting the cord with wireless
Wireless Networks

Kiwi businesses cutting the cord with wireless

New Zealand enterprises are preparing for an all-wireless world, with GenMobile employees and students driving a trend to 802.11ac's gigabit Wi-Fi.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2015
Zuora heightens focus on ANZ region
Software-as-a-Service

Zuora heightens focus on ANZ region

Zuora has appointed two new territory account executives based in Sydney to support sales momentum and account management for the company's ANZ growth.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2015
Samsung: what the IoT means for enterprise
Supply Chain

Samsung: what the IoT means for enterprise

Samsung unveils Samsung Business, a brand that unifies its end-to-end business solutions, including IoT offerings. #CeBIT2015.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2015
Samsung offers education solutions for schools
EduTech

Samsung offers education solutions for schools

Samsung Electronic has announced it is creating an innovative IoT ecosystem at this week's CeBIT conference. #Samsung #IoT #CeBIT2015.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2015
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise; Contact, Genesis gain
Power / Energy

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise; Contact, Genesis gain

New Zealand shares rose, paced by Contact Energy and Genesis Energy after high-dividend paying stocks were made more attractive by the prospect of low.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2015
Communications Minister Adams rolls out plan to extend UFB
Unified Communications

Communications Minister Adams rolls out plan to extend UFB

Communications Minister Amy Adams today made good on an election year pledge to extend the government's ultrafast broadband fibre network to more regi.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2015
Apple gains dominance in healthcare sector
Open source

Apple gains dominance in healthcare sector

Apple is gaining traction in the health and medical research space with ResearchKit, the open source software framework.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2015
Behind the HP Aruba acquisition
Wireless Networks

Behind the HP Aruba acquisition

HP's acquisition of Aruba Networks means HP, when it absorbs Aruba, will finally make the jump up the WLan vendor ladder to number two slot.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2015
Looking back at Office 365
Health Technologies

Looking back at Office 365

Microsoft's Maria Martinez Torres takes a look at the past year for Office 365 and outlines what the year ahead will bring for Kiwi Office 365 business users.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2015
Orion Health named top vendor in major healthcare IT report
Health Technologies

Orion Health named top vendor in major healthcare IT report

Orion Health hailed as the leading vendor in a key healthcare IT study, underscoring its impact on managing and integrating patient data.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2015

Stories from Other Regions

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall led by Kathmandu on weak outlook
Health Technologies

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall led by Kathmandu on weak outlook

NZ shares dip as Kathmandu's grim half-year loss hints at retail turbulence; market watchers wary of recovery prospects.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2015
New patents and publicity for Pacific Edge
Health Technologies

New patents and publicity for Pacific Edge

Pacific Edge, the Dunedin-based developer of technology to detect cancer, says it has new patents and its technology will soon feature in a medical jo.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2015
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall; Fonterra fund slips as market mulls dairy scare
Health Technologies

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall; Fonterra fund slips as market mulls dairy scare

New Zealand shares fell, and Fonterra Shareholders' Fund edged lower after the government revealed threats to contaminate infant formula and other dai.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2015
GSMA predicts one billion new mobile subscribers by 2020
Health Technologies

GSMA predicts one billion new mobile subscribers by 2020

By 2020 an additional one billion people will become mobile subscribers, according to a new GSMA report published at the 2015 Mobile World Congress.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2015
NZ listed company earnings underwhelm analysts in market priced for stronger growth
Health Technologies

NZ listed company earnings underwhelm analysts in market priced for stronger growth

New Zealand's listed companies beat earnings estimates on average in the latest results season, but still fell short of the bullish growth expectation.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2015
Microsoft's Imagine Cup unleashes student innovation
EduTech

Microsoft's Imagine Cup unleashes student innovation

The technological innovations of New Zealand tertiary students will be on display tonight in Auckland at Microsoft's 2015 Imagine Cup event.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 9th Mar 2015