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Meet Google's new Chromebooks, optimised for business users
EduTech

Meet Google's new Chromebooks, optimised for business users

Google ups its game with new Chromebooks tailored for the corporate world, boasting enhanced security and seamless integration.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 18th Aug 2015
Seagate tackles cloud data protection with new solutions
Data Protection

Seagate tackles cloud data protection with new solutions

Seagate Technology has released new solutions for SMB and enterprise customers designed to help manage significant data growth and security needs.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 20th Jul 2015
2degrees continues 4G network rollout
Unified Communications

2degrees continues 4G network rollout

2degrees' 4G network now reaches almost 60% of the New Zealand population, following the second stage of the telco's 4G rollout.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 30th Jun 2015
Spark continues 4G rollout with 150th mobile site
Unified Communications

Spark continues 4G rollout with 150th mobile site

Spark has deployed 4G to its 150th mobile site over the 700MHz spectrum on its Hangatiki site, marking what it says is a key milestone for Waikato.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 27th May 2015
Bigpipe takes on Wellington; other cities to follow
Unified Communications

Bigpipe takes on Wellington; other cities to follow

Bigpipe enters Wellington's market with its targeted growth plan, aiming to expand further into Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, and Palmerston North.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 8th May 2015
Palmerston North City Council offers online payment service
Marketing Technologies

Palmerston North City Council offers online payment service

Palmerston North City Council launches new online payment service, allowing residents to pay parking fines and invoices online. More services to follow.

By Shannon Williams • 1 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2015
Tech gifts for your partner on Valentine's Day
Gaming

Tech gifts for your partner on Valentine's Day

If you are lucky enough not to be single, Valentine's Day this weekend is the perfect time to celebrate the love you have for your significant other.

By Damian Seeto • 2 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2015
ShareThePoint's Productivity Roadshow is coming to a town near you
Digital Entertainment

ShareThePoint's Productivity Roadshow is coming to a town near you

Discover how SharePoint can help your small to medium business. Join ShareThePoint for a free 2-hour seminar in March.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 10th Feb 2015
You're invited to Exeed's HP PC and Print Roadshow
HP

You're invited to Exeed's HP PC and Print Roadshow

Exeed's HP PC and Print Roadshow will showcase new HP products and market trends, from the end of Feb to the beginning of March.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Mon, 9th Feb 2015
FMG ditches Avaya, chooses Interactive Intelligence
Unified Communications

FMG ditches Avaya, chooses Interactive Intelligence

FMG swaps Avaya for Interactive Intelligence to enhance NZ rural insurance service with innovative multi-channel communication.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2015

Stories from Other Regions

Auckland exhibition looks at technology then and now
Wireless Networks

Auckland exhibition looks at technology then and now

Auckland's Museum of Transport and Technology's new Get Smart - NZ Wired in the Digital World exhibition focuses on the advancements of technology.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 6th Jul 2015
Kiwi nutrition app comes to Android
Apps

Kiwi nutrition app comes to Android

New Zealand's Foodeye app, a nutrition navigator, now on Android to help users make informed food choices at supermarkets.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 14th May 2015
NZX milestone 200k of dairy derivative trades shows it's on track to be 'global dairy hub'
Risk & Compliance

NZX milestone 200k of dairy derivative trades shows it's on track to be 'global dairy hub'

NZX says reaching 200,000 dairy derivative contracts traded across its platform shows the market operator is on track to become the global hub.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2015
Samsung targets under 25s with Galaxy A5 and A3
Digital Signage

Samsung targets under 25s with Galaxy A5 and A3

Samsung Electronics has unveiled the Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A3, saying the new phones are ultra slim and geared toward younger consumers.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2015
Up to 70 Shanton Fashions staff to lose their jobs in restructure prior to sale
Shanton Fashions

Up to 70 Shanton Fashions staff to lose their jobs in restructure prior to sale

Up to 70 staff, just under half of those working for Shanton Fashions, are losing their jobs as 17 stores close under a restructuring process before.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2015
Steel & Tube posts 35% gain in first-half profit on uplift in construction
Sales

Steel & Tube posts 35% gain in first-half profit on uplift in construction

Steel and Tube shines with a robust 35% profit surge, buoyed by the booming construction sector and strategic acquisitions.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2015
Get techie this Valentine's Day
Gaming

Get techie this Valentine's Day

It's not all about flowers and choccies. Tech gifts are far more exciting to give your loved one (or yourself, from your cat).

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2015
Wellington's CentrePort seeks to join big-league ports, dredging for 8,000 TEU ships
Port of Tauranga

Wellington's CentrePort seeks to join big-league ports, dredging for 8,000 TEU ships

CentrePort plans to seek resource consents to dredge the shipping channel in Wellington harbour to make room for container vessels almost twice the.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Feb 2015